{"id":911,"date":"2024-09-05T12:33:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T12:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tasteshk.com\/?p=911"},"modified":"2024-09-13T12:40:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T12:40:16","slug":"911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/911\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve Announces Official Launch of Steam Family Groups Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing Steam Families\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b248W74jcFc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Valve has officially rolled out the Steam Family Groups feature, now available to all users. With this new feature, parents can share games with family members, implement parental controls, and approve their children\u2019s requests to purchase games on Steam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After launching the beta earlier this year, Valve is now offering the full version of Steam Family Groups. This feature combines new and existing family-related functions, replacing the Steam Family Sharing and Steam Family View systems. With Family Groups, players can manage who has access to certain games and set restrictions on playtime in one centralized location. Once a player joins a Steam Family Group, they can automatically access shared games from other members&#8217; libraries. Each player gets their own save files, Steam achievements, and access to Workshop content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"334\" data-id=\"913\" src=\"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/9f479079df1044c3c65d470c5fceb7ab2dd5ac04-1024x334.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/9f479079df1044c3c65d470c5fceb7ab2dd5ac04-1024x334.png 1024w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/9f479079df1044c3c65d470c5fceb7ab2dd5ac04-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/9f479079df1044c3c65d470c5fceb7ab2dd5ac04-768x251.png 768w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/9f479079df1044c3c65d470c5fceb7ab2dd5ac04.png 1486w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Steam-logo-on-top-of-a-background-full-of-Steam-library-games-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Steam-logo-on-top-of-a-background-full-of-Steam-library-games-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Steam-logo-on-top-of-a-background-full-of-Steam-library-games-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Steam-logo-on-top-of-a-background-full-of-Steam-library-games-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Steam-logo-on-top-of-a-background-full-of-Steam-library-games.webp 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" data-id=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a15bd9b556fcac3703863244ba1rfgr5-1024x560.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a15bd9b556fcac3703863244ba1rfgr5-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a15bd9b556fcac3703863244ba1rfgr5-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a15bd9b556fcac3703863244ba1rfgr5-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/tasteshk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/a15bd9b556fcac3703863244ba1rfgr5.png 1184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The feature allows for seamless family sharing. For example, multiple members can play different games from a family library simultaneously. If there are multiple copies of a game, more than one member can play that game at the same time. For instance, if you own copies of Portal 2 and Half-Life, one member of your group could play Portal 2 while another plays Half-Life. If two members want to play Portal 2 at the same time, an additional copy would need to be purchased, allowing both to play together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valve explained that Steam Family Groups can include up to six close family members. Members are assigned roles as either adults or children, with adult members able to manage invitations and account restrictions. Child members, on the other hand, are subject to parental controls and cannot manage the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The parental controls allow adult members to control access to certain games, restrict access to the Steam Store, community, or friends chat, set game time limits, view playtime reports, and approve or deny requests for extra playtime or access to specific features. Adults can also recover child accounts if a password is forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/593110\/view\/4605582245626919823\">https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/593110\/view\/4605582245626919823<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u00a92024 Valve. All Rights Reserved. Valve and the logo are registered trademarks in the US and\/or other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valve has officially rolled out the Steam Family Groups feature, now available to all users. With this new feature, parents can share games with family members, implement parental controls, and approve their children\u2019s requests to purchase games on Steam. 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