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Steam Family Sharing Announced OP Updated with FAQ
Marcem:
--- Quote from: Niven on September 11, 2013, 08:58:06 PM ---actually no
you can be online, while someone else is playing one of your games. you can also play a game while someone else is playing your game. its just you both cant play the same game at the same time
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Nope: "No, a shared library may only be accessed by one user at a time."
Flush535:
This is gonna suck for me kind of
I have this friend at school who has like 4 games and he is gonna bug me to no end to get me to share with him, then he's gonna throw a fit when I decide to play a game while he's playing
Niven:
--- Quote from: Marcem on September 11, 2013, 09:03:29 PM ---Nope: "No, a shared library may only be accessed by one user at a time."
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guess i misread that, huh
Marcem:
--- Quote from: Niven on September 11, 2013, 09:12:09 PM ---guess i misread that, huh
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Yeah, this is really only useful for if you want to try a game with the account holder right behind you, at class, or maybe with a shared media pc with big picture.
Regulith:
--- Quote from: Bisjac on September 11, 2013, 08:35:03 PM ---how is this any different then just knowing your friends password for steam?
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They can't richard around with your account