2023 is a great year for fighting game fans. Bandai Namco is releasing details on the Tekken 8 roster quite regularly, NetherRealm Studios is coming into the fold with Mortal Kombat 1, and finally, Capcom is here with the next installment of the Street Fighter franchise, Street Fighter 6. Released on June 1, 2023, for the PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, the game’s reception has been pretty great from major gaming media outlets. Now that Street Fighter 6 is finally here, there are a lot of unknown factors about the game that many don’t know about. Take, for example, whether Steam Family Share is supported for it.
For the uninitiated, Steam Family Share is a feature that is provided by Valve on its digital storefront. The feature allows a user to share their Steam library with friends and family, provided they have authorization from the owner. You can play each other’s games and even earn your own Steam achievements along with separate saves through Steam Cloud. All in all, it’s a great little feature. According to the Family Sharing FAQ, a user can share his library with up to 10 devices at any given point in time. Furthermore, up to five accounts can use your game library. One thing to note here is that you need to be online if you want to use this feature. And that only one user can access a library at a particular time. So, now that you are somewhat familiar with Steam Family Share, let’s see if Street Fighter 6 can be played using this feature.
Street Fighter (SF) 6 Steam Family Share: Is it available
Officially, we don’t have any confirmation on Steam Family Share being available for Street Fighter 6. However, according to some players on the game’s Steam discussion page, they were able to play the game via this feature. Although we cannot really say how authentic these claims are, we have some facts to share.
Note: We are currently unsure about the availability of Steam Family Share for Street Fighter 6. We will update this article with more information once we fetch it.
Well, titles requiring third-party accounts, keys, or subscriptions aren’t eligible for Steam Family Share. And Street Fighter 6, if you didn’t already know, requires a Capcom ID. Furthermore, the official SF6 website clearly mentions in the FAQ section that players will need to log in with a Capcom ID before they can even play the game. As such, registering is a clear-cut requirement here. Also, as per SteamDB, SF 6 doesn’t offer Family Share.
Steam doesn’t really advertise the Family Share feature actively. Due to this, it becomes quite hard to know if a game supports Family Share or not. Suffice it to say, Street Fighter 6 cannot be played via Steam Family Share. However, since there is no official claim on the same, take this information with a pinch of salt. Well, you should try it out yourself since many have had success playing the game via this feature.
You can also wait until more information is released on the subject. Meanwhile, don’t forget to check out DigiStatement to get the latest updates on Street Fighter 6 and everything gaming-related.
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