What is PlayStation sharing?

When you enable Console Sharing and Offline Play, anyone who uses your PS5 console can: Play your games and media even when the console is offline. Play games and media you've purchased and downloaded. Enjoy some benefits of your PlayStation®Plus membership.
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What does PlayStation share play do?

Using Share Play modes, your game screen appears on another player's screen. Both of you can enjoy the same game, regardless of who owns it.
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How does account sharing work on PlayStation?

To set up your family on PlayStation™Network (PSN), you need to create an adult account and then add child members or adult members. Once you have an adult account, add family members to become the family manager.
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What does family sharing do on PlayStation?

Family sharing on PS5

This feature allows each member of the family to have their own account and enjoy the games purchased by the main account holder.
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Is PlayStation share play free?

Share Play and Share Screen explained

Both of you can enjoy the same game, regardless of who owns it. You need to be a PlayStation Plus member.
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What are the cons of game sharing on PlayStation?

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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Is game sharing on PlayStation illegal?

You won't get banned for gamesharing but it's TECHNICALLY against TOS to gameshare and those reasons where from the perspective of the Sony's customer services. It's not enforced really, as too many people gameshare and Sony is fully aware of this.
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Do I need a PlayStation Plus for each family member?

Sharing PlayStation Plus benefits with child family members

Alternatively, if you are a family manager and you share a console with child family members, you can subscribe to PlayStation Plus and share some of the main benefits of PlayStation Plus with child family members on one PS5™console and one PS4™console.
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What does PlayStation family account do?

Each child account comes with parental controls that let you manage their experience. You can manage various settings, such as what features your child can access, whether they can exchange photos and videos with other users, whether they can shop on PlayStation™ Store and how much they can spend each month.
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Can my son play my games on his PS5?

When you enable Console Sharing and Offline Play, anyone who uses your PS5 console can: Play your games and media even when the console is offline. Play games and media you've purchased and downloaded. Enjoy some benefits of your PlayStation®Plus membership.
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Is sharing PS account safe?

Sharing your account details compromises the security of your account. It's also a breach of our Terms of Service, so never share your sign-in information. If someone signs in to your account, they can change your sign-in information and lock you out.
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Can 2 people use the same PS4 account?

Up to four users can log in to your PS4™ system at the same time.
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Can I have my PlayStation account on two consoles?

You can activate the following consoles on your account:

If you use your account on multiple PS5 consoles or PS4 consoles, you can only activate one each.
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What is share on PS4?

SHARE button on the DUALSHOCK®4 captures videos and screenshots on PS4. The SHARE button ( ) is a new feature on PlayStation®4 that allows you to capture and save videos and screenshots of your games directly on the console, and then upload them to your favorite online service, or Copy to USB.
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Is PlayStation getting rid of game sharing?

Nope! Game sharing is still alive and well. You can share your digital game library with one trusted friend by setting your PS5 or PS4 as their primary console and vice versa. Just remember to keep it in the family (or close friends) for a smoother experience!
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What does sharing PS Plus do?

You will not be able to share PS Plus across accounts on different consoles. PlayStation Plus benefits that can be shared include Online Multiplayer, downloading games purchased with a PS discount, downloading Monthly Plus games, and access to the PS Plus game catalog.
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Does my child need their own PSN account?

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PlayStation doesn't allow children under 18 years old to have an uncontrolled account on their network. However, you can create a sub-account for your child, which is linked to your account. This gives you control over the parental controls that PlayStation provides.
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What does linking PlayStation accounts do?

By linking your accounts and your data:

We will regularly synchronize your core account information across participating Sony services, including your name, sign-in ID (email address), address, country/region, birthdate, gender, language, password and security question/answer.
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How to share games on PS4 between accounts?

How to gameshare on the PS4
  1. Log into your PlayStation account on a friend's PS4 console.
  2. Choose Settings.
  3. Choose Account Management.
  4. Select Activate as Your Primary PS4 and confirm the choice. You might need to deactivate your own PS4 console, but don't worry, you can reactivate it.
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How does PlayStation family work?

A user can be in only one family at a time. Children are automatically added to the family of the adult who creates their user accounts. Children cannot be removed from the family they are added to, so be sure that the adult who creates a child's user account intends to be the family manager.
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What are the different PlayStation subscriptions?

Sony offers three PlayStation Plus plans. The Essential plan starts at $10/month, while Extra starts at $15/month, and Premium starts at $18/month. All three tiers are also available at a discount if you choose to pay for three months or one year upfront.
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How many times can you activate a PS4 as primary?

You can activate only one PS4™ system per account. When you activate a system, other users of the system can use applications and enjoy some of the PlayStation®Plus benefits of your account, even when that user is not logged in. To enjoy certain PlayStation®Plus benefits, you must subscribe to the service.
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Does deleting a PS4 user deactivate the account?

As outlined above, the deletion process does not entirely remove an account from Sony's system; a different process must be followed if you wish for an account to be wholly deleted, but this does delete the account from your system.
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