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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by Spooky23 on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @12:00AM (#46429699)
I wish they had a way to transfer licenses. I have a huge steam library and my son is the biggest user. No big deal when he was 7 but now I just want to play my ancient games… and we kick each other out sometimes!

And yeah.. it’s trivial to bypass, but I’d rather have a choice not to.

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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by murrain on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @12:33AM (#46429896)
You can share a Steam library with your family. https://store.steampowered.com/promotion/familysharing
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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by vintermann on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @01:49AM (#46430295)
That's what he does, from the comment about accidentally kicking each other out.
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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by 71bw on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @04:42AM (#46431361)
No, the new system allows multiple users to play the same game at the same time (unless the publisher explicitely opted out).
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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by spockz on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @08:22AM (#46433080)
Does it? I thought only as many times as there are original licenses in the family. Or is this yet another mechanism?
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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by TuringTest on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @10:36AM (#46434339)
If you want to play the same exact title, yes. But previous versions would kick you out from playing a shared game if the owner was playing any other title in their library, and they've recently removed that behaviout.
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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by Spooky23 on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @12:04AM (#46441472)
That’s awesome, thank you!
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