Steam Families is now out of beta and available for everyone!

September 12, 2024 05:47 PM

Himanshu Sharma

Steam Families has now been introduced on the PC gaming platform Steam, which offers new levels of connection for relatives. On a positive note, the concept of a family gaming portal is great for all families, but there is a hitch, and people have started complaining about it on the Steam forum page and social media.

Steam was officially launched in the year 2003, and at present it is recognized as one of the leading services of PC game distribution, the specified portal previously had the option of sharing a library with friends within the framework of family usage with several friends – up to 10. The same is visible with MW2 which disabled family sharing on Steam in the past and the Call of Duty fans were angry at that and it is the same with the new restrictions of Steam Families.

Steam Families is now out of beta and available for everyone! Learn more here: https://t.co/fhnJtvnkHJ

— Steam (@Steam) September 11, 2024

After testing the feature this year through the Steam Families Beta, the feature currently allows up to five family members to join one Steam Family. Views: Identified users can read and share the games owned by their direct relatives; Also, each member can play different games at once. Moreover, if in a family library, there are more copies of one game, several members of the family can play this game at the same time.

In addition, the Steam Families feature means that parents are able to control the chat, and stores, set time usage restrictions and have access to appropriate games. A new payment type will enable one think of ordering an adult family member to make the payment on the items they want to purchase, thereby averting gift purchase. In fact, while Gearbox Software co-founder Randy Pitchford recently claimed that Steam is dead, it appears that it is motivated to introduce new features in order to enhance its capabilities.