Steam Broadcasting now in beta

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Starting today on Steam, users can watch their friends play games through the new Steam Broadcasting feature that is now in beta.

Steam users can watch their friends play by clicking on "Watch Game" on their profile or via their Friend's list.

On the Steam Broadcasting page it states that both you and your friend need to opt into the Steam Client Beta.

To try out Broadcasting now, both you and your friends need to opt into the Steam Client Beta. In the Steam client main menu, select Settings > Account and change your "Beta Participation" to "Steam Beta Update".


You can head over to the Steam Broadcasting page for more information.

 



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bsmPosted:

Arbok So someone could watch what game im playing?? Kinda weird . I hope there is a way to edit this option so you could have more privacy.
There's an option whether you want to do it or not, as well as an option to make your friends 'request' to view your stream, rather than them just being allowed to go straight into it, though that is an option.

DeluxeHazardPosted:

-Skittle This looks like a neat feature, if only you could do this on Xbox :O

That would be really cool if Xbox had a feature similar to this. A group of friends could be in a party chat and watch on of them play a game and commentate over it.

MissPosted:

Arbok So someone could watch what game im playing?? Kinda weird . I hope there is a way to edit this option so you could have more privacy.


Yea I think you would have to be streaming in order for someone to see it.

TreyarchedPosted:

Pretty cool feature I remember something like this on the ON Live service.

GaryPosted:

Arbok So someone could watch what game im playing?? Kinda weird . I hope there is a way to edit this option so you could have more privacy.


Your friend needs to be broadcasting before you can watche there game.

NotePosted:

Just tested it out with a friend.
It seems to work amazingly, and the quality of the broadcast is smooth and clear. The chat box doesn't seem to work right now, for me at least. But it's very nice.
You can choose your preferences for this feature too. For example, people can request to watch, or you can tick the option to allow all friends to watch you play, or don't allow it at all. You can also invite friends to watch.

GnarPosted:

So someone could watch what game im playing?? Kinda weird . I hope there is a way to edit this option so you could have more privacy.

bsmPosted:

I like this feature, but I see problems coming with it too.

T-TPosted:

Though it doesn't work on linux right now, I hope they fix that soon.

SkittlePosted:

This looks like a neat feature, if only you could do this on Xbox :O