Game sharing

Hey everyone. I’ve never heard of the game sharing feature before.

So I have a Ps5 with no disc dive. My bro has shared me a game using this legitimate feature.

I’ve never done this before. I’ve read the official PlayStation spiel, but I honestly don’t understand it.

Can we both play the game simultaneously offline

I’ve logged on and it’s currently downloading

Sorry for what is possibly a basic question.

am0019

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Hey everyone. I’ve never heard of the game sharing feature before.

So I have a Ps5 with no disc dive. My bro has shared me a game using this legitimate feature.

I’ve never done this before. I’ve read the official PlayStation spiel, but I honestly don’t understand it.

Can we both play the game simultaneously offline

I’ve logged on and it’s currently downloading

Sorry for what is possibly a basic question.

Yeah, you can play both games online as well at the same time

dreamers75

You have unlocked the actual reason Sony win every console generation "contest"

Cheers thanks a million
What’s the catch though. Sounds like a big win for the customers

orwell77

So for a very technically challenged mother here woth NO clue about this stuff how do I do this, my child and his best friend both got PS5 from Santa ?
Both mothers clueless about this stuff

orwell77

orwell77 wrote: »

So for a very technically challenged mother here woth NO clue about this stuff how do I do this, my child and his best friend both got PS5 from Santa ?
Both mothers clueless about this stuff

Hi Orwell, the steps can be found here
https://www.playstation.com/en-ie/support/account/ps5-console-sharing-offline-play/

It actually works, just tried it for the first time myself. Never heard of this before.

orwell77

Thanks brother Andy, I’ll take a look now:-)

recyclops

dreamers75 wrote: »

You have unlocked the actual reason Sony win every console generation "contest"

???? By copying Microsoft

dreamers75

recyclops wrote: »

???? By copying Microsoft

How do i gameshare on Xbox ?

recyclops

Pretty much exact same way, been doing it since early xbox one and ps4 days. Nintendo is similar but a little more locked down.


https://support.xbox.com/en-IE/help/hardware-network/console/my-home-xbox

Fuzzy Logic

dreamers75 wrote: »

How do i gameshare on Xbox ?

Very easily.

Taltos

Any risk Sony will block the account of the person sharing though?

recyclops

Never heard of it myself and I've been doing it on both for years.

It's realistically why digital is a no brainer if you game with someone regularly. Can absolutely clean up in sales and all new releases are cheaper than physical.

Damo 2k9

I'm probably over complicating this....

Do I log into my brother's PS5 with my account, and enable the console sharing on his account. Then log him in on my ps5, and enable console sharing on my account? Then his games will show in game library for me to download?

Or do I have to download them on his account (on my playstation?)

nedd

Just so I get this right, the person game sharing with me has to set my console as their primary console? So I lose auto download of updates and stuff like that.

Is this correct?

WildCardDoW

nedd wrote: »

Just so I get this right, the person game sharing with me has to set my console as their primary console? So I lose auto download of updates and stuff like that.

Is this correct?

I'm not 100% on auto updates, all my updates queue but I don't out the PS in rest mode.

You lose auto cloud saves but can do it manually.

WildCardDoW

Damo 2k9 wrote: »

I'm probably over complicating this....

Do I log into my brother's PS5 with my account, and enable the console sharing on his account. Then log him in on my ps5, and enable console sharing on my account? Then his games will show in game library for me to download?

Or do I have to download them on his account (on my playstation?)

So, pretty sure this is right.
1. You sign into his console and set it up as primary.
2. He signs into your console and set it up as primary.
3. You have to sign into the account to download that accounts games.
4. You can use the PS app to trigger downloads to any device but it has to be turned on usually.

Ould Mr Brennan

Hi all does anybody know how to share between PS4 and ps5?

RocketRaccoon

Ould Mr Brennan wrote: »

Hi all does anybody know how to share between PS4 and ps5?

Was just coming to ask if this is possible.