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Gusburg Sep 16, 2024 @ 3:26pm
New steam family sharing Questions
Hi I'm on the old family sharing and the way I've set it up is i've shared with my cousin (both ways), and my girlfriend (both ways), but my cousin and my girlfriend do not share with each other. I have that set up with a few other relatives too.

I'm considering making a family share group with all of us in together but I want to make sure I'm getting the benefits I want before I make the irreversible change.

Can I play a family member's game while they are using their own library on a different game? (of course we cant play together with 1 copy of the game)

What are the "downgrades" to the new family share?
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Originally posted by Ettanin:
You get:
* Games are now shared, not libraries.
* Sharing is now tied to the account, not shared computers.
* Storing credentials (save password/authorize device) for FLS to work is no longer a thing.

You also get:
* Cooldown of 1 year after you left the family and want to join another.
* Limit of 6 members.
* Restricted to the same country and (possibly) requiring at least one shared system on file.
* You still risk VAC bans if family members happen to cheat and get detected.
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V3LTA Sep 16, 2024 @ 3:27pm 
yes you can, only downgrade is you all must be in the same country or have set same store region

and another downgrade is you cant change family for 1 year after quitting :)
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Ettanin Sep 16, 2024 @ 3:28pm 
You get:
* Games are now shared, not libraries.
* Sharing is now tied to the account, not shared computers.
* Storing credentials (save password/authorize device) for FLS to work is no longer a thing.

You also get:
* Cooldown of 1 year after you left the family and want to join another.
* Limit of 6 members.
* Restricted to the same country and (possibly) requiring at least one shared system on file.
* You still risk VAC bans if family members happen to cheat and get detected.
Last edited by Ettanin; Sep 16, 2024 @ 3:30pm
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Gusburg Sep 16, 2024 @ 3:34pm 
Originally posted by Ettanin:
You get:
* Games are now shared, not libraries.
* Sharing is now tied to the account, not shared computers.
* Storing credentials (save password/authorize device) for FLS to work is no longer a thing.

You also get:
* Cooldown of 1 year after you left the family and want to join another.
* Limit of 6 members.
* Restricted to the same country and (possibly) requiring at least one shared system on file.
* You still risk VAC bans if family members happen to cheat and get detected.
sounds like overall a win. definitely a huge win for actual families
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V3LTA Sep 16, 2024 @ 3:35pm 
steam family

old: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/57A7-503C-991F-E9A8#frequent
new: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/054C-3167-DD7F-49D4#frequent
Last edited by V3LTA; Sep 16, 2024 @ 3:37pm
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