- cross-posted to:
- games@sh.itjust.works
- steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
- steam@lemmy.ml
- cross-posted to:
- games@sh.itjust.works
- steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
- steam@lemmy.ml
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
This isn’t Steam specific; this applies to almost every digital marketplace. Yeah, it sucks, but there’s some things you just have to accept. When’s the last time you bought a physical copy of a PC game?
You don’t need to buy physical copies. Games from GoG and, for example, itch.io can be downloaded DRM free.