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Steam :: Introducing Steam Families (steamcommunity.com)
submitted 7 months ago by Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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Valve announced a replacement feature for both Family Sharing and Family View. Currently in beta.

Features:

  • up to 5 members
  • game sharing
  • parental controls
    • allow access to appropriate games
    • restrict access to the Steam Store, Community or Friends Chat
    • set playtime limits (hourly/daily)
    • view playtime reports
    • approve or deny requests from child accounts for additional playtime or feature access (temporary or permanent)
    • recover a child's account if they lost their password
  • child purchase requests
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[-] trigonated@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

And it's bizarre that some of them seem to get angry when someone else points the issues out.

[-] The_Lopen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Looks weird from my side too, when someone starts frothing at the mouth about monopolies when steam is so much as mentioned.

[-] Kedly@lemm.ee -3 points 7 months ago

Its the braindead takes that are getting the Ire, Steam ISNT a monopoly, and the 30% cut is industry standard

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