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Steam :: Introducing Steam Families (steamcommunity.com)

submitted 9 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 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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 9 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 9 months ago

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