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Valve Launches Steam Remote Play Together Beta

Valve Corporation launched a new system for Steam players to try out in beta as you can now experiment with Steam Remote Play Together. The entire concept of the system is to essentially allow couch co-op onto your Steam account, as you can now invite Steam Friends for local multiplayer with a shared/split-screen system. You can do up to four players, but the host needs to be the one to own and run the game. We have the instructions here for you to give it a shot, but keep in mind, it is still a beta. So don't immediately trash it if you have an error just because it's Steam, it might work well after the bugs are worked out.

Valve Launches Steam Remote Play Together Beta
Credit: Valve Corporation
1. Launch your game.

Join Steam Beta, then launch any of your local multiplayer games.

2. Invite your friends.

From your Friends list in the Steam Overlay, select Remote Play Together. Once they accept…

3. You're playing together.

Their controllers will act as if they're plugged directly into your computer, and all your voice chat and game volume options are available in one place.

To keep things simple, only the game is displayed to your Friends, never your desktop or other Top Secret stuff. You can share — or limit access to — the keyboard and mouse. It's your choice.

WITH REMOTE PLAY TOGETHER NOW YOU CAN…
  • Play local multiplayer games with Steam Friends online
  • Stream video, audio, input, and voice between players
  • Use your own controllers, or share control of the keyboard & mouse
  • Play together across PC, Mac, and Linux

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