a big idea about having different slots of game for peoples sharing intead of using the same save slot yours

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Julio89florida Oct 27 @ 2:00pm

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rawWwRrr Oct 27 @ 2:09pm

Save slots on PC depend on whether or not the game has implemented them. There are several games that provide multiple save slots. That's not something Steam can solve.

Anonymous Helper Oct 27 @ 3:30pm

How, when, where and how many save slots game allows is entirely up to the developer of the game. Steam has nothing to do with it. Some games are designed to only have single save slot to make it harder (most rogue likes for example). That is by design. I you have any complaints about how a game saves work on particular game, send the complaints to the developer of the game as they are the only ones that can change it.

Julio89florida Oct 28 @ 2:24pm

the other consoles wich is the same as steam... like 360, one, plastation give this possibility by using a pen drive... why steam could not do this ? this would't warm their benefits i guess.. and would alow peoples using diferent slots to only play in your particular slot,
obs. peoples already can use the same account on steam in a remote pc... just not playing game at the same time... so this would only make things get more aacesible for players

Julio89florida Oct 28 @ 2:28pm

rawWwRrr yes games have this issues but... consoles always gives a way for peoples play in diferent slots... since the bengining... ps2... its only stops use memory card and change for storage device... maybe you had never played on a console like xbox one or etc besides steam....

Julio89florida Oct 28 @ 2:32pm

well Anonymous Helper if you noticed... almost none game maybe 2 % of games haves give this own option... the solution is gived by years ago... on ps1 startig using memory cards... games dont have this own option if you notice, in modern games it only chaange for external hd or pen drive...

Julio89florida Oct 28 @ 2:34pm

thisis vey coomum i myself use to use the same game... and have diferent slots for me and my brother on 360... this doen't warm steam in nothing....

Anonymous Helper Oct 28 @ 3:21pm

Originally posted by Julio89florida:
well Anonymous Helper if you noticed... almost none game maybe 2 % of games haves give this own option... the solution is gived by years ago... on ps1 startig using memory cards... games dont have this own option if you notice, in modern games it only chaange for external hd or pen drive...

I highly doubt PC gamers would like of games requiring external drives, memory cards or thumb drives to save their game. Also would still be responsibility of the developers as they dictate how their game's save system work. Valve has no power over game developer's development decisions.

And no, Steam and consoles are not the thing. Consoles are closed platform where the console creator dictates what can be done with it and how. PC's are open platform developers can do what ever they want as long as it's not illegal. There's billions of different PC's (no two computers are the same) while on consoles there is (generally) one set of hardware and software (preinstalled) per console generation.

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Crazy Tiger Oct 28 @ 3:56pm

Originally posted by Julio89florida:
the other consoles wich is the same as steam... like 360, one, plastation give this possibility by using a pen drive... why steam could not do this ? this would't warm their benefits i guess.. and would alow peoples using diferent slots to only play in your particular slot,
obs. peoples already can use the same account on steam in a remote pc... just not playing game at the same time... so this would only make things get more aacesible for players

Microsoft controls both hardware and software in the regard of their consoles. Steam does neither, PC is open.

It doesn't change that game devs are responsible for how they program their game.

Julio89florida Oct 28 @ 9:57pm

Anonymous Helper i dont mean inside the game, i know steam could not make changes on games itselfs, i mean outside the games... a interface made properly for only peoples who wants to play in a diferent slot, if a 2 person or a 3 wants to play on your pc... lets says resident evils, nor of resident evil have this option, so this visit who wants to play on your pc, will be obligated to play on your own save slot, this is a simple adjust, , i am saying because my brother came to my house once...and i say haaa ok play on my save slot... because it doen1t have another option

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Ben Lubar Oct 28 @ 10:03pm

Games that support Steam Cloud already do this. You just need to not share a Steam account with another person and use Steam Families for what it's made for.

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WoJo © Oct 28 @ 10:05pm

You have multiple options.

Separate steam accounts and family sharing.
Separate game installations per OS user account.
Separate saves folder (set in OS for different user accounts; have to disable steam cloud for the given game).
Folder permission manipulation.

Just to name a few.

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Julio89florida Oct 29 @ 5:35am

didnt know this, i will check

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Julio89florida Oct 29 @ 5:39am

wojo, i got you mam but if steam could create a little interface in the program itself.... we would not have to log into microsoft another account... this woulbe be more simple

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Julio89florida Oct 29 @ 5:43am

ben lubar, i alwas check this option in the config of the game, it only shows the size of the gbs or mb you have avaible for keeping save yourr game, it doens't show a option to other save slots

Last edited by Julio89florida; Oct 29 @ 5:56am

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Ettanin Oct 29 @ 5:45am

Originally posted by Julio89florida:
wojo, i got you mam but if steam could create a little interface in the program itself.... we would not have to log into microsoft another account... this woulbe be more simple

Valve cannot dictate how developers have to provide functionality, nor force the implementation of certain functionality.

Your suggestion is not feasible for Valve to implement because games on PC follow no set convention on how to store save files.

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