Can you have a primary PS4 and a primary PS5?

You can have both a PS5 console and a PS4™ console activated at the same time. If you use your account on multiple PS5 consoles or PS4 consoles, you can only activate one each.
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Can you have a primary PS4 and PS5 at the same time?

You can have a PS5® console and a PS4 console both activated without deactivating one of them.
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Can you have a PS4 and PS5 on the same account?

Yes, you can. Your PS account is not tied to a specific machine. Though due to some reasons, it is tied to PSN region but that's outside this topic. So with ONE PSN account, you can use it to login to any Playstation device, like PS3, PS4, upcoming PS5, PSP, and PS Vita.
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How to make PS5 primary and PS4 secondary?

Select the "Settings" icon > "Users and Accounts" > "Other" > "Console Sharing and Offline Play > "Enable" to set a PS5 as the primary console.
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Can you have 2 primary accounts on PS5?

Knowing how to set a primary account on PS5 will enhance the gaming experience for you and others who share the same console. There can only be one primary account on a PlayStation 5, and setting a primary account enables sharing where the benefits tied to that account extend to the other accounts on the console.
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Why can't I set my PS5 as primary?

For example, if you have multiple consoles in the home, only one can be your primary PS5. Or if you're sharing games with a friend on another PS5, they'll lose access to those games once you do this. But if you have access to both PS5s, you can change the primary account as many times as you want.
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Can you have 2 PS5 on the same PSN account?

No. You can only share your games and PlayStation Plus benefits with accounts on one PS5 console with Console Sharing and Offline Play activated and your primary PS4 console.
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Can you gameshare PS4 and PS5?

You can play games together or share your game library with friends and family members who are also still using their PS4, thanks to a feature called Share Play. (If you do have a friend with a PS5, you can also play their PS5 games on your PS4 with Share Play, too.)
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Can I switch back and forth between PS4 and PS5?

Play PS4 games on PS5 with backwards compatibility

All your digital PS4 games from PlayStation Store will be available via your game library as soon as you sign in on either console, and with PlayStation Plus cloud storage** you can easily take your save game files from PS4 to PS5 (and back again).
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What to do with my PS4 now that I have a PS5?

Upon the PlayStation 5's release, Sony added a feature to the PS4 to stream directly from it, giving you a second console to access content that's on your shiny, new PS5. Using the Remote Play options in the system settings, you can pair the two consoles.
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Can you transfer two PS4 accounts to PS5?

You can only transfer data from one PS4 console or PS5 console to one PS5 console.
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Can I play PS4 discs on PS5?

Backwards compatibility means that games which are made for the PlayStation 4 (PS4) also work on the PlayStation 5 (PS5). With backwards compatibility on the PS5: You can play physical or digital PS4 games on the PS5. You can upgrade certain PS4 games to a next-gen PS5 version with 4K resolution and high framerate.
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What does deactivating primary PS4 do?

If you're no longer planning to use your PS4, perhaps because you've upgraded to a PS5 or you're selling it, you should deactivate the PS4 so it's no longer associated with your account. That'll let you set up another console using the same account.
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Can you share play between PS4 and PS5?

You can use Share Play with players using a PlayStation®5 console or a PS4® console.
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Can you play the same game on PS5 and PS4?

Yes. If a PS4 game is playable on the PS5, and you are still a PlayStation Plus member, you will be able to download it onto your PS5 and play.
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Can one account be primary on PS4 and PS5?

You can have both a PS5 console and a PS4™ console activated at the same time. If you use your account on multiple PS5 consoles or PS4 consoles, you can only activate one each.
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Can I have the same game installed on PS4 and PS5?

If you own the PS4 and PS5 versions of the same game, you can install both of them on your PS5 console at the same time. If you have both versions installed, here is how to switch between them. From Home screen, go to [Game Library].
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Can I use both PS4 and PS5 with same account?

I have a PS4 and 5 my son uses PS4 with my account as master on it and I just log on ps5 no problem we can both game. The same account cannot play the same game at the same time on different consoles it causes a conflict especially if it's a server based one you login.
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How to set PS4 as primary?

The PS4™ system you use to sign in to PlayStation™Network for the first time is automatically activated as your primary PS4™ system. To activate your system after you first sign in, select (Settings) > [Account Management] > [Activate as Your Primary PS4] > [Activate].
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What are the cons of game sharing PS5?

The game sharing PS5 doesn't have apparent drawbacks, but it has a limit on PlayStation Now – Sony's games-on-demand service. It means that a person who is not signed up for the service even with console sharing activated for both accounts is unable to make use of the subscription.
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Can a PS4 account be used on a PS5?

If you already have an account on your PS4 console, you can use the same account for your PS5 console. Your PlayStation Plus subscription, trophies, friends, and other information will sync to your PS5 console. Go to Account Management and select Create New Account. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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Can I use PS Plus on PS4 and PS5 at the same time?

Both can play online simultaneously on different accounts. However the console needs to be set as primary to be able to play games on second account same with ps plus. Also one thing to be noted however is that the console which is not primary system needs to be online to be able to play owned games.
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Can you gameshare with 2 PS5s?

You can enable Console Sharing and Offline Play on one PS5 console at a time.
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