Steam now lets you livestream!

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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-02-steam-now-lets-you-watch-your-friends-play

https://steamcommunity.com/updates/broadcasting

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When you see a friend is in a game - either from their profile or your Friends List - you'll see a button that says "watch game." Click it and voila! You can eavesdrop on their good time.

In order to give Steam Broadcasting a go you and your friends need to opt into the Steam Client Beta. To do this, simply go into your settings menu and change your "Beta Participation" to "Steam Beta Update."

Steam users will be able to select who gets to watch their games, with options for anyone, friends only, only friends that you invite, or set it so friends can request to watch but you'll need to accept before they gain access. The first time you get a viewing request you'll be presented with the broadcasting options.

Players will be able to request that their friends watch them, too, should they be so inclined.

Right now the service only includes livestreams, so you can't save your footage. Thus if a tree falls in The Forest and there's no one there to watch, did it really happen?
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I never understood watching other people play currently released video games live over the internet. *shrug*
 
This is interesting. Does this apply for all games, including non-Steam games?
 
I'm very happy Valve did this.

I don't see this taking on Twitch, and I don't think it's Valve's intention, but this works perfectly for friends without the need to install streaming programs. You simply see what game your friend is playing and just start watching.
 
Aqua Snake said:
I'm very happy Valve did this.

I don't see this taking on Twitch, and I don't think it's Valve's intention, but this works perfectly for friends without the need to install streaming programs. You simply see what game your friend is playing and just start watching.
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Agreed. I've been using it much. Just opening my friends list and seeing what they play is great, and I actually want to watch them play because it's people I know and game with versus random dude playing his animu OST music.
 
eVo7 said:
I never understood watching other people play currently released video games live over the internet. *shrug*
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I do it on X1 all the time. Usually after I download a game and I'm waiting for it to install.
 
So what's the pros/cons of this vs using Twitch?
 
I was broadcasting publicly a couple of hours ago. Modded Skyrim.
Had like 4 people watching. Was broadcasting in 1080p though from what I gather it doesn't look like that on the other end.
Still needs to work out some kinks.
 
My friends tried to watch my livestream today but it shows a black screen for them. How do i fix this?
 
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