so true. lol
Why do people keep saying this? People on GAF liked the idea:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=585726
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=596681
It was everything else that Microsoft was doing that they hated.
so true. lol
so true. lol
so true. lol
Hum? That's a bit extreme, isn't it?Guys get ready to fight a war. be strong and boycott ubisoft and ea games until we can have family share with steam also for their game. im already angry i cant have cards for rayman cause ubi want me to unlock some wallpaper in their own platform, but this will require a fight from us. stay together and boycott!
To all the leeches in this thread: I suspect that anyone you know with a large number of games is instantly going to get bombarded with sharing requests, and it's going to make them resent those people and also feel like they're only being talked to because they have cool toys. Unless you want to alienate people, don't ask them to share their library with you.
Mechanically, yes, but it's worth noting that giving out your login/password to someone else is probably legally iffy (Fraud?), while this is authorised and legitimate.All this really is, is instead of giving out your login/password to someone else's computer, they can just use their own. It'll just be like Steam is now where you can only login to your library from one computer at a time with an auto log out elsewhere. Very little has changed other than not needing to give out your credentials to a limited number of computers.
Hum? That's a bit extreme, isn't it?
I'm never big into deliberate, willpower-fueled boycotts, by the way.
The other side of the coin is that if I don't like the service tied to the game (i.e. Origin or Uplay) that makes pretty easy for me to ignore it unless I consider it an absolute must have (which doesn't happen often)., while on services I like (Steam, GoG) I'm more than willing to try "exploratory purchases" if the price is right.
Last HopeNo, I think everyone forgot that Ms announced that you'd be able to share digital games with other accounts on the same physical box.
This is the same thing as Steam just announced.
Or am I wrong?
ruh roh!so true. lol
Baby step towards digital reselling?
How many people said publishers would never allow this when MS said they were going to do it.
Looks like publishers have no issue whatsoever. The whole it's only one hour thing was nonsense after all.
The present for the last 7 years on console :x
I think this "workaround" is due to the fact that Steam contracts were probably signed with no path for sharing games digitally. So, Valve has to get creative with what gets shared (sharing an account is Valve's rights to do, but sharing individual games is the right of the publisher). So, rather than re-negotiating every contract with every game on steam, this is the "block" workaround. Valve can argue that the one account that bought the game is still the only owner, but that account can be passed around.
I'd imagine at some point in the future, items that can be shared individually will be marked as such, kinda like the cross-platform marking now that exists on games, once some contracts get negotiated with the idea of sharing in place.
This isn't really comparable to the XBone's family plan. Steam has the infrastructure and the multi-device functionality to make it worthwhile. Microsoft doesn't. They tried to prematurely implement it to incentivize their overall horrible "always online" restrictions. Additionally, there were those rumors regarding the XBone family plan actually being timed demos to encourage purchases, rather than actual sharing.
And I also feel the need to remind people that Microsoft didn't have to pull the family plan. They could have (re: SHOULD have) restricted it to digital download titles only when they did a 180 on their other policies... rather than the half physical half digital bullshit that they were planning at the start.
Why do people keep saying this? Were there a lot of people down on this specific feature for the Xbox One? If I remember right, its the feature everyone liked.
This is glorified account sharing and IMO it sucks. Way too limited to be of much use to most people. This is coming from a pretty big Steam supporter.
If the Batman games switch over to Steamworks - wouldn't they then be shareable?
Yep. Most of my gut thinks this is mostly about reducing customer support issues. Giving people an official and secure alternative to account sharing.Glorified account sharing > account sharing.
So just to confirm, you're not sharing your games but your account? If a friend is playing one of my games, I can't play any of mine without him/her having to quit out beforehand?
Correct. As soon as you start a game, your friend will be prompted to quit or buy the game.
Edit: to clarify, he doesn't have to quit beforehand. You have full access to your games at any time, he is the one that has to quit.
So I can't play game a on my account whilst my mate plays game b using my account?
Correct, but there are still questions, such as if I am playing games in offline mode, can my friend still be playing games, or do I have to be online, what if a family member and a friend both want to play games I my library at the same time, etc.So I can't play game a on my account whilst my mate plays game b using my account?
obviously its only a one hour demo
Yes. If you start one of your games, your pal gets kicked out of his after a time.
Correct, but there are still questions, such as if I am playing games in offline mode, can my friend still be playing games, or do I have to be online, what if a family member and a friend both want to play games I my library at the same time, etc.
I want to do this, it comes at a wonderful point as I'm trying to get my brother more into Steam (I have a game library of over 800 titles on Steam so he'd have a lot to choose from), but a lot of things to see, test around with, and undoubtedly be changed through the course of experimenting with it.
Nothing to be impressed about right now.Baby steps I guess.
I'm not terribly impressed with the way it's going to be implemented, unless they change it during the beta.
Well that's just stupid. What's the point of that.
The point is the sharing of a library between different users in a family. As in, if four people are using the same computer in the household, they now get separate saves and achievements without having to buy four different copies. It also allows up to ten people to gain access to your library and play games when you're not.
I did read an interesting suggestion on the Steam forums. A user there recommended the creation of lending "slots" according to a user's Steam level or game library size. So a Level 5 user wouldn't be able to lend games, a level 15 user would be able to lend out one game at any one time and so on. Kinda like Redbox.
You share your library, yes.So just to confirm, you're not sharing your games but your account? If a friend is playing one of my games, I can't play any of mine without him/her having to quit out beforehand?
Both parties have to be online when you are sharing AFAIKApologies if this has already been addressed (read through the first 10 pages and didn't see any mention of it), but can someone let me know if this is a "loophole" in their strategy?
Person A shares their library with Person B.
Person B likely has to remain in online mode in order to access Person A's Library
If Person A logs into Steam, it boots out Person B.
But what if Person A plays games in Offline Mode while Person B is using the shared library? How would Steam know to boot off Person B?
Steam Family Sharing allows you share games from your steam account with other users. This thread is for letting gaffers share their games.
The Beta is open to the first 1000 users during mid September, but more invites are coming soon. For more info click here.
Rules:
- Please share as much as you request in the spreadsheet, It's unfair if others just leech games while not letting others play their games.
- Do not share games which can cause a VAC BAN.
- For more information read the FAQ at the bottom of the page.
Both parties have to be online when you are sharing AFAIK