Google has announced that its cloud gaming service, Stadia, will now have family sharing, where groups can now share games across multiple accounts.

On Thursday, Google announced that its cloud gaming service Stadia would have family sharing. With family sharing, users could buy a game and play it across several accounts. You’d have to link yourselves through Google’s Play Family Library system first.  

Stadia Family Sharing

The Verge reports that Stadia’s family sharing will let you buy one copy of a game for the family to play. This way, your parents or your siblings can play the same game on separate devices. They can also save their data separately.

You can borrow a friend’s Google Stadia library with new family sharing feature https://t.co/u5Rv15ZABd pic.twitter.com/OLY9cjoRLp

— The Verge (@verge) November 8, 2020

Moreover, only one Stadia account needs a Pro subscription to get free games and share them with the group.

How Family Sharing Works

Stadia’s family sharing works through the Google Play Family Library system. This system allows Android users to share mobile apps across several accounts in one family.

However, Google did put some restrictions. You can’t play a shared game with another account at the same time. Both accounts should have bought the game separately. On the other hand, both accounts should have claimed the game from their Pro subscription. 

Also, you can’t share a Stadia Pro free game if you cancel your subscription or let it expire. With Stadia’s family sharing, friends can now form groups beyond the household.  

How Do I Use Stadia’s Family Sharing?

If you want to try Stadia’s new family sharing function, Google can help you. First, you can set up your Google Play Family Library through this tutorial. Next, follow this tutorial to set up a Stadia account for your family.

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With Microsoft’s Project xCloud set to release next month, Google Stadia might need a flagship game to put it over the top. Microsoft’s cloud gaming service offers hundreds of Xbox games to mobile players. How can Google beat a massive library of games? Right now, Google’s hopes rest on games like Baldur’s Gate 3.

Google Stadia and Baldur’s Gate 3

Gizmodo reports that Larian Studios, developers of Baldur’s Gate 3, is excited to work on the Stadia. They wanted to bring the game to Stadia because it’s much easier than porting it to the Xbox or Playstation. Moreover, Larian has stressed they were thrilled to work with Stadia’s development tools. These tools let them do things they can’t do on PC or other consoles.

Stadia's success as a serious gaming platform rests on Baldur's Gate 3 https://t.co/fkkbGp6UvC pic.twitter.com/afqoyDhyJJ

— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) August 18, 2020

Baldur’s Gate 3 on Stadia: “Crowd Choice”

For example, Google Stadia has a feature called “Crowd Choice.” This feature allows Stadia users to start live polls online while playing. Before players make an in-game decision, they can ask viewers what they should do. As of now, Crowd Choice comes as multiple choice or chat poll options.

 With this new feature, viewers can vote on the player’s gear. They can buff or debuff the streamer’s character. If the player talks to an NPC, the viewers can vote on how the NPC responds. Notably, viewers can even take control of enemies and bosses. 

 Larian hopes to take advantage of this feature for Baldur’s Gate 3. 

What’s Next for Google Stadia

However, Business Insider said Google isn’t giving developers enough money incentives to make games. The company has also quit on large projects in the past, which might be possible for Stadia. 

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