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Can I buy DLC for a family shared game?

A guest will have access to the lender's DLC, but only if the guest doesn't also own the base game. Guests may not purchase DLC for a base game they don't own. Any player may purchase, trade, earn, or otherwise acquire in-game content while playing a game, but in-game items cannot be shared between accounts.
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Does game sharing share DLC?

Players accessing Destiny content through the game sharing feature may not be able to access all DLC, add-ons, promotional items, or pre-order items for which the primary account owns the licenses.
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How do I download family sharing DLC?

  1. Buy the DLC on one account and remove the game from the other account thus allowing all content to be shared. (Despite what Steam displays this process isn't permanent and is reversible).
  2. Buy the DLC on one account, install the game from that account and then play from the other account. ...
  3. Buy the DLC on both accounts.
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Can I buy DLC for a shared game on ps4?

Both of you will be able to play DLC - this is how sharing works for local accounts. However, if your roommate will ever decide to stop paying for PS+ you will lose access to game itself. If you purchase DLC on his account everything will be the same - both of you will have access to game and DLC until PS+ is active.
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Why isn t Steam Family sharing working with DLC?

DLC can only be shared with an account if that account doesn't own the base game; it's all or nothing. DLC will be shared if the account doesn't own the base game. If the account owns the base game, then they cannot benefit from DLC.
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How to Enable Family Sharing on Steam & Share Games (Easy Method)

Does Steam ban for family sharing?

Will I be punished if someone sharing my Library cheats? Your Family Sharing privileges may be revoked and your account may also be VAC banned if your library is used by others to cheat. Additionally, VAC-banned games cannot be shared between accounts.
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How do I gift a DLC I already own on Steam?

You cannot gift games that were previously purchased on your Steam account to friends.
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Can I buy DLC on another account?

So yes, you should be able to play the DLC so long as you're console sharing with the account that owns it.
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Does PS4 DLC work on all users?

As long as the console is the main system of the account owning the DLC, any other account on the system can use the DLC.
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Can I buy a DLC to a game that I don't own?

Consoles and Epic Store don't treat their userbase like children. It's simply a license to use that DLC if you end up getting the game at some point. Besides, you can buy DLC without owning the base game on Steam but you can't add these free licenses to your account.
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How do I share purchases on Family Sharing?

Use your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to turn on purchase sharing
  1. If you haven't set up Family Sharing yet, set up Family Sharing.
  2. Open the Settings app.
  3. Tap Family. ...
  4. Tap Purchase Sharing.
  5. Tap Continue and follow the onscreen instructions.
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How do you share purchases but not payment methods in Family Sharing?

Add Funds to Your Apple ID Instead of Using the Family Payment Method. If you're a member on an Apple Family Sharing account, you can still add funds to your own Apple ID and they will be used up first before payments for your purchases resume being charged to the organizer's primary payment method.
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Does DLC transfer with cross save?

DLC Licenses and Cross Save

DLC licenses, such as Beyond Light or Shadowkeep, do not transfer between platform accounts with Cross Save. Players who wish to access DLC on platforms they play on will need to purchase that DLC on that platform.
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Can you share play DLC on PS5?

You may be wondering if the gameshare feature runs both ways. The answer is yes — whoever you share with will have access to your library, and you'll have access to any of the games on their console. Say goodbye to the days of sharing discs.
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Can you share a shared game PS4?

You can log into your PlayStation account on anyone's PS4 to access digital games you own. But since you can only play those games while logged into your account, other people can't play them under their own name. On PS4, gamesharing takes advantage of the "primary system" feature of the console.
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Do both players need the DLC to play together?

Does everyone need to own the DLC to play new missions together? If the host of a game session owns the DLC, players that do not own them can still join the host and play the new missions.
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Will I lose my DLC if I delete a game on PS4?

It is not possible to remove a DLC separately once it was installed on the PS4. To remove a DLC, you will need to uninstall the full game and then reinstall it without the DLC.
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Can PS4 DLC codes be used twice?

You can only use a voucher code once. Check your transaction history. If the voucher code has already been redeemed, it appears in the transaction details section.
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Can you redownload purchased DLC on PS4?

How To Download Add-ons. Sign in to your account on PlayStation™Network under which you purchased the content. From the Home screen on PS4™, go to [Library] > [Purchased] > click on the game title you purchased the add-on for. Select [PlayStation™Store], then [Your Add-Ons] in the Add-Ons section on the right.
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What happens if you buy a DLC before you buy the game?

If you purchase DLC before purchasing a game, the DLC will be added to your account but it will not be downloadable or accessible until you install the game it is intended for.
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Can you transfer DLC?

DLCs do NOT transfer between platforms.
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Can you use DLC on family sharing Steam?

For free to play games, DLC cannot be shared since all Steam users "own" the game. Any user may purchase, trade, earn, or otherwise acquire in-game content while playing a game, but in-game items cannot be shared between accounts. These items remain the property of the account that purchased or acquired them.
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Can you buy DLC for a game you don't own Steam?

You can buy DLC from stores selling the key, but it has to be for the platform you bought the main game on, and not some other. Say if you bought a key on eBay, it would specifically say the platform, whether it's Steam or one of the others. It's just the way digital keys & games work.
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How do I share DLC with family on Steam?

To enable Family Library Sharing, first be sure you have Steam Guard security enabled via Steam > Settings > Account in the Steam Client. Then enable the sharing feature via Settings > Family, (or in Big Picture mode, Settings > Family Library Sharing,) where you'll also authorize specific computers and users to share.
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