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Steam :: Introducing Steam Families (steamcommunity.com)
submitted 8 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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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 50 points 8 months ago (8 children)

BuT wHy iS eVeRyOnE RiDiNg sTeAm'S DiCK? ThEy aRe A mOnOpOlY!!11!!!

- Some fuckwits

[–] Wes_Dev@lemmy.ml 32 points 8 months ago (5 children)

To be fair, a lot of monopolies are great in the beginning. It's the inevitable power-tripping downslide that sucks.

I still love Steam and Valve though.

[–] noyou@lemmy.world 32 points 8 months ago (4 children)

The only reason this hasnt happened with valve is because it's a private company. Publically traded companies are the cancer of ou society tbh

[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

Laughs in Rockefeller and standard oil

Steam is a private company and being run by a decent human. Didn't have to be both.

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