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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Bulletwithbatwings on 2024-09-13 15:20:07+00:00.
I have two kids, and the longest time I've wanted to share my games with them but Steam's previous Family share implementation was horrible. If my son played Game X and I logged in to Game Y he would be booted out. I also didn't like that he had access to my 900+ game library, including violent games.
Fast forward to today, and I now have him set up as a child account and created a child account for my daughter as well. I can play Street Fighter VI while he gets into Monster Hunter World and my daughter is enjoying Peppa Pig.
No I know I'm an exception as I have 4 gaming capable PCs + a Steam Deck, whereas most PC gamers will have only one gaming PC. This is where the cheap LCD SD comes in. Instead of buy an overpriced Playstation or Switch, along with $70 games and annual online service fees, a parent can buy a discounted Steam Deck, add their kids to their family and proceed to share only select games they've accumulated over the years, while also limiting the store, social aspects and more should they choose to.
This is a game changer.