![]() ![]() ![]() Valve's move to allow game sharing in Steam has been rumored in the past, and its announcement just before the release of new consoles from Microsoft and Sony may be of little coincidence. Steam will kick borrowers off if they don't wrap up within a few minutes. But because only one device can access the library at a time, the account owner will always be given priority. That won't mean sharing accounts or game progress though - each account will remain discrete, recording its own game saves and achievements. Once the device is authorized, it'll be counted toward the 10 total devices that are always allowed access to that account's library of titles. ![]() To begin sharing a title, one Steam user will send a request for another user to authorize their device. Region locked games still won't be usable outside of their region either. Though it appears that Family Sharing will support most titles in gamers' libraries, Steam does note that "some" games, such as those that require third-party serial keys or recurring subscriptions, won't be sharable. The feature will be available in a limited beta beginning next week, when an initial 1,000 accounts will be granted access. Steam has announced a new Family Sharing program that will allow gamers to share their entire library of titles with up to 10 additional devices, letting others they know play any game that they own, so long as only one person is accessing the library at a time. Friends and family of PC gamers are about to have their library of Steam titles jump way up in size. ![]()
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