PS5 - Console Sharing and Offline Play

Find out how you can share the digital games you own with other users on your PS5 console. Activating console sharing and offline play on your PS5 will also allow you to play your digital games when your console is offline

[Puty]

So now you need to switch it on compared to previous gens? Why are we going backwards?

[S2Killinit]

Do they have even this ability on xbox?

[Petebloodyonion]

Been there since 360, you can also share your Gamepass subscription and online play capability,
And you can swap your home console 5 times per year
https://support.xbox.com/en...

[DankSinatra]

Lmao they do and its been a thing for over a decade. It's funny that when its pointed out that playstation has a flaw the response is "bbbbbut, can xbox do this?".

Seriously guys Sony and the playstation brand isn't some flawless entity. They have plenty of things that suck and have nothing to do with other companies.

[MrNinosan]

@Pegebloodyonion
Don't present it like it should be better on Xbox than Playstation.

On Playstation, you can change Home Console unlimited times, and also add more home consoles cross gen.

I can have a Primary PS3, PS4, PSVita and PS5 and share all of those with different people, accounts, snd play on the all at the same time.

Xbox is limited to one console across all gens.

And pretty dure game sharing wasn't a thing on X360, but came on Xbox One.

[S2Killinit]

@DankSinatra
It was a simple question. What I remember was that MS pulled back some feature related to family sharing some time ago and it really irked people, but couldnt remember what it was. Thus my question. That’s all.

[MatrixxGT]

Yes since last gen.

[Petebloodyonion]

@Mr Ninosan
I don't know why you are so defensive when I just answered a question with the how-to from MS.

The video is about sharing your library with other users' accounts on a console not playing the same account on numerous devices at the same time. So yeah that's possible on an Xbox 360 as long as the game licenses are tied to that console. If the case you don't need to log online and all users can access the game if installed.

What you could not do on 360 was use Xbox live gold with a secondary account (PSN was free for online play on PS3)

[northpaws]

Awesome feature, have been doing this the whole gen, basically paying 50% for all games day one when split with my brother.

[northpaws]

My bad, this is not related to the family sharing thing.

[bradfh]

I been doing this since ps4 first came out.

[Cacabunga]

Does anyone know if the PS+ account must be active on the ps5 before the sharing is allowed? On ps4 it’s not possible.. if you have 2ps4 and profile is activated on one of them the other users of the second ps4 cannot play online because it’ that ps4 is a secondary console.. i hope they fixed this..

[mandf]

It doesnt

[mandf]

For the disagree it doesn't need ps plu for sharing

[DickyD1226]

What do you mean you can't play online? I game shared with my sister (managed GameStop and got most new releases for free.) I could play online on my personal account. And she didn't have to buy plus because I had it.

[mandf]

I'm saying don't need ps plus to game share

[Cacabunga]

I’m asking about secondary console, not primary.. if ps+ is not activated, other users cannot game share on ps4

[Flakegriffin]

@cacabunga

That’s incorrect.

[MrNinosan]

Many of us have done this for 17 years (since PS3).
But I guess a reminder is good for the few who doesn't knew about it.

[ocelot07]

I remember back on PS3 you where allowed to share with 4 or 5 friends. But obviously people just abused it. Buying a game selling access to the account on eBay making the money back + more. Making the game free and some extra cash.

[MrNinosan]

Yeah.
PS3 allowed console sharing between 5 accounts in total, but as you say, it got abused, massively.

[TheColbertinator]

I stopped using it when my friend let his friend borrow it and his console died. Locked my account out of sharing afterward. Bummer.

[MrNinosan]

Could just go to Sony homepage and release all the consoles 😏

[Eonjay]

You can do this online by logging into your account with your user and password.

[liamnguyen1]

cool

[Deeeeznuuuts]

Me and my friend have been doing this since the PS3 days, every new release is half price, definitely worth doing with a good friend

[Fuzzybacon]

This is old news. I have been console sharing on PS5 and Xbox since day one.

[LastAvenger]

My wife and I discovered this about a year now where we use my account as the Main subscribed to PS Plus I download whatever and she has access to it with her account. And we mostly game on Division 2 alternating living room / bedroom based on preference. So setting home console unlimited times is a saving grace. Only drawback back was it wanted her to buy her own license of WarLords or NewYork. Beyond that everything works well.