Steam Families

awestorr

awestorr

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Similar to older family sharing with stricter restrictions on adding and removing people(1yr cooldown)
Only upside is both can play simultaneously if playing different games.
 
magesh85

magesh85

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Are there any location restriction on Family? Just thinking if we can add our friends as family so that we can share the games across our libraries ?
 
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t3chg33k

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magesh85 said:
Are there any location restriction on Family? Just thinking if we can add our friends as family so that we can share the games across our libraries ?
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A bit like Netflix where you have to be in the same household. Also the developer needs to opt in to share.
Your account activity does not show that you are part of the same household as the existing members.
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t3chg33k

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rxuser said:
This is going to be a IP restriction only right ?
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They will not reveal the true check but the intention is that it is really a family using it.
While we know that families come in many shapes and sizes, Steam Families is intended for a household of up to 6 close family members.

To that end, as we monitor the usage of this feature, we may adjust the requirements for participating in a Steam Family or the number of members over time to keep usage in line with this intent.
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