Steam gets support for local multiplayer over the web

Steam is getting a feature to play games with local multiplayer via this option over the internet. That is what Valve says on a page for developers. The feature will be called Remote Play Together.

This includes games with local multiplayer, co-op games that work over local networks and games that can normally be played in split screen, PCGamer reports. All games that support that are automatically in the beta, which according to Valve will start in about two weeks. The idea is for users to play with others over the Internet as if they were in one room together.

The system works by letting users invite other users to play. Only the person sending the invitation needs to have the game. After the session, the invited person will not be able to play the game without owning it; it should simulate the experience of visiting someone and then playing a game. Valve recommends an internet connection with a download speed of at least 10-30Mbit/s for the function to work.

The beta will be available to users of the Steam Beta client. When other customers of the game streaming service will be able to start using it is unknown. The feature is new to Steam, but Nvidia’s GeForce Experience, among others, supported it before.