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Can I play my PS4 games on someone else's PS4?

Yes, if you buy a PS4 digital game with your psn you can log in to a second PS4 with your account and play it.
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Can you play your own games on someone else's PS4?

Sony allows you to share your games with a player on a different PlayStation 4 — which means you and a friend can play the same game together even if only one of you owns the game. PS4 supports both game sharing and Share Play — but they're slightly different features.
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Can I log into someone else's PS4 and play my games?

Yes, you can even download and play digital games you own on the other PS4 as long as you are using YOUR account. My daughter and I log on to each other's PS4 all the time. It's a well-done feature. Was this worth your time?
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Can you get banned for game sharing on PS4?

Activating your console allows you to share your games with users on YOUR console only. Game sharing can get your account banned because it violates our terms of service.
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Why are my PS4 games locked after game sharing?

What Causes The Locked Icon on PS4 Games? The locked icon is generally a piracy prevention system. This exists to stop one person sharing games with others that they do not have a license to play.
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How to GAMESHARE on ps4 and play games for free!

How do I share games on PS4 without primary?

You can create an account by logging on to the Sony PlayStation website or via your gaming console.
  1. Make sure you have two accounts on your PS4. ...
  2. Make sure you deactivate the Primary Account option on your and your friend's PlayStation. ...
  3. Now you need to Switch User and log in to your PS4 using your friend's account.
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Can I share a game I bought on PlayStation Store?

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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Are digital PS4 games tied to account?

Games are tied to your PSN account, not the physical system. The only way to possibly let another owner play the games is if you keep your account info on that PS4 and it's also designated as the “primary” PS4 for that account. Can you lose digital games?
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Can digital PS4 games be transferred?

Your games and PS Plus subscription are all link to your PSN account, not the PS4 console itself. Just login your PSN account on your new PS4 and re download all the games.
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What happens to my games when I sell my PS4?

All of the games you purchased are tied to your PSN account, not your PS4 console itself. The games you've purchased give no value to the PS4 you're selling, as the games don't belong to the console. If you throw in disk based games, then sure, those are fair game.
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Can you play digital games on other accounts?

Once you've registered a primary console, your digital purchases can also be played by anyone that uses the primary console. Other players will not be able to access your digital games on a non-primary console.
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Can you share games between consoles?

Important You can download, play, and share your digital games on any Xbox console without having to switch your home Xbox. This is handy if you have a second console or play on a friend's console. Everyone can enjoy your games if the console is online and everyone is signed in to the Xbox network.
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What is share play on PS4?

With Share Play, two players who have joined the same party can share the game screen in real time. The player who initiates Share Play is the host, and the player who joins is the visitor. You can use Share Play with players using a PS5™ console or a PS4™ system.
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Can 2 PS4 have the same primary account?

Each player can have one PS4 console activated as the primary PS4 console for their account.
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How do you make someone your primary on PS4?

  1. Log into your PS4. Turn on your PS4 and make sure you log into the account you want to make the primary account.
  2. Go to Settings. Scroll along the menu and click on the Settings button.
  3. Go to Account Management. ...
  4. Press Account Information. ...
  5. Click on Activate as your Primary PS4. ...
  6. Press Activate. ...
  7. Click on Change to This PS4.
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What is the difference between primary and secondary account on PS4?

The short version is that the primary PS4 is to be the system that you use most often. The secondary account should be used on any additional PS4s that you have in the house and use less frequently. It should not be used to share games with friends.
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Why are my purchased PS4 games locked?

Padlock next to purchased contents

If you see a padlock icon next to your purchased content, please try the following steps: Download the content through your account and activate Console Sharing and Offline Play on your PS5 console. If you're trying to play on a PS4 console, activate the console as your primary PS4.
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How many times can you game share on PS4?

There's no limit to the number of consoles you can download a game on, but only two games can be played concurrently — one on your primary system, one on a secondary console, which you must be logged into. Sony has also revealed you'll be able to change which PS4 is your primary system if you need to.
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Can two people play the same game on different consoles?

Each Xbox console must have either a digital or physical copy of a game. For example, if you have other consoles in your home and other people want to play the same game with you using those additional consoles, each console must have its own copy of the game.
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How do you share PlayStation games?

How to Game Share on PS4
  1. Firstly, you need access to another's PS4 and your primary account information.
  2. Next, log in to your PS account on a friend's PlayStation console, from where the game sharing occurs.
  3. Go to the main PS4 menu and press Settings.
  4. Then, open Account Management.
  5. Press Activate as Your Primary PS4.
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Is console sharing the same as game sharing?

It's slightly different from game sharing on PS4 since you don't set the other PS5 system as your primary console. Rather, you link your PSN account to the other console and enable an option called Console Sharing and Offline Play. Do not confuse game sharing with Share Play on PlayStation 5.
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Can you share digital games with friends?

As long as you have a digital copy of a game in your account, you can easily share that game with a friend or just between a Switch and a Switch Lite.
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Are digital games tied to console or account?

Digital games are tied to the Nintendo Account with which they were purchased.
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Do you own digital games forever?

You own them for as long as you have your account and the service that provides the game is still up. If the PlayStation Network shut down for PS4 as they tried to do with PS3 & PSP then you may lose access to those games until you upgrade your console assuming the newer console can even support those games.
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