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Can you share PS4 games bought online?

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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Can you share PS4 games online?

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 you share games bought on PSN?

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, such as online multiplayer.
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How do I share my PS4 games with another account?

How to gameshare on PS4
  1. Step 1: Start by logging in to your PlayStation Network account on a friend's console.
  2. Step 2: Select Settings in the main PlayStation 4 menu.
  3. Step 3: Select Account Management.
  4. Step 4: Select Activate as Your Primary PS4.
  5. Step 5: Select Activate.
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How does PS4 game sharing work?

Really the only thing that matters when game sharing is that the consoles are both set as the other gamers primary PS4. Then you simply sign into what is deemed their primary PS4 but logged into you account. Every game has two licenses.
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Are digital PS4 games tied to account?

Are ps4 games tied to account? 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 share play online games?

Share Play allows you to hand over your controller to a visitor so they can play instead. You can also invite your visitor to play a local multiplayer session over the internet, even if the game doesn't support online multiplayer. The visitor doesn't need to own the game to use Share Play.
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Why can't I share games on PS4?

You need a PSN account that will be used by the 2 players. The person who buys the game must not have their PS4 set as the primary for their account. The second player will login to this account the first person used and set their PS4 as primary on the account, this player will download the game.
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Can you family share online games?

Yes. A Steam account may authorize Family Library Sharing on up to 5 accounts and on up to 10 devices in a 90 day period. This includes accounts/devices that you have cancelled sharing with in that same time period. also own the base game.
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Are digital games tied to account or console?

Digital games are tied to the Nintendo Account that was used to purchase them. All users on a console will be able to play games purchased by any Nintendo Account that has registered the console as their primary console.
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Is it better to buy physical or digital games?

Much of it comes down to personal preference. If you like having shelves lined with your games that you can browse and reminisce, you'll want to go for physical. If you prefer the convenience and speed offered through digital purchases, and don't want game boxes lying around, then you'll want to go digital.
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Can I download a purchased game on another PS4?

You absolutely can! There's no limit on the amount of systems you can have the game downloaded to. The only thing is you can only be logged in to two systems at once. Your primary system and one secondary.
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Do you truly own digital games?

Do you permanently own digital games? You own a license to the software on the media but you don't actually own the software itself. So there is no difference between buying a digital and physical copy as far as ownership or rights are concerned.
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Are digital games forever?

Don't want to pack hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of games in your checked bags? With a library of games stored on your hard drive, you'll never face that dilemma. In the same way, digital games can never be lost by accident; they remain on a player's account, essentially permanently.
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What's the point of buying physical games?

Another big plus: There are no subscriptions needed for physical games; they're always yours. What's more, unlike digital games, physical games have a resale value. This value can even rise above the original purchase price if the game becomes a collector's item.
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Can I transfer my digital games to another account?

Digital game purchases and code redemptions are final, and cannot be transferred to a different Nintendo Account.
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Can you transfer digital games to another console?

From within the System Settings of the original console, use the option to Transfer Your User and Save Data for each account you wish to transfer. You can also select Transfer Your Save Data if you want to move an individual game save file to a different system.
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Can I use digital games on multiple consoles?

You can link your Nintendo Account to multiple consoles. You can play digital games you've purchased on any Nintendo Switch console. Please note that you can register one primary console per Nintendo Account.
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How many Playstations can you share games with?

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 2 consoles use the same account at the same time?

You can sign in to multiple devices at once, such as an Xbox One console, Xbox Series X|S console, mobile device, Windows device, or through cloud gaming.
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Can I purchase a game on one account and then access it from a different account on the same console?

Can I purchase a game on one account and then access it from a different account on the same console? As long as that account is logged into the Xbox, any other account on that Xbox can play that game. You can have multiple accounts logged into the same Xbox at the same time.
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Is it legal to resell digital games?

Digital games can't be stuffed into a bag and hauled down to Main Street. They are lumps of code that are owned and controlled by the publishers of the games, and their retail partners. The code cannot be sold on, at least, not legally, without the publisher's permission.
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Can you copy PlayStation 4 games?

You can copy PS4 game saved data from your source console to a USB drive, and then use the USB drive to copy the data to your destination console. If you already have saved data for the same game on your PS5 console, you can replace it with the saved data from your USB drive.
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Do you actually own the games you buy?

You do not own your games. Whether bought through Steam, Origin, or any other digital download service that requires a live account to play them, you are at best renting those games, with no guarantee that you'll be able to continue to do so.
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