Valve have announced a new service feature, Steam Family Sharing, that allows friends and family to share their libraries of Steam games. It will become available next week through a limited beta and is supported on PC, Mac and Linux systems.
While friends and family members can play each other’s games, individual members will still be able to keep saves achievements intact via the Steam cloud. If a user authorizes their device for sharing, their library will be available for others to access. The owner of the game will always be able to play their games, if a friend is ‘borrowing’ it and the owner starts playing it then the friend has a few minutes to purchase it or quit.
Sharing can be authorized for up to 10 devices at any time, with libraries shared in entirety. Valve have stated that some restrictions will apply, for example, games that require a third-party key, and that DLC will not be available to buy for those who do not own the game themselves.
Steam are giving a thousand users access to beta for Family Sharing, which is available to register for here.
Source: Gamespot
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