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How does PlayStation family share work?

Child family members are able to subscribe to PlayStation Plus using funds from their family manager's wallet to pay the recurring PlayStation Plus subscriptions fees (within the child's set spending limit).
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Is there a way to share PS Plus with family?

Family Sharing is a feature of the PS Plus subscription that lets the primary account share the benefits of the subscription with their family members. To activate it, you don't need to do anything extra.
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Can 2 Playstations use the same account at the same time?

Yes, you can share it between all accounts on one console, and just one account on a second. You set the first console as the “primary” console for the account that purchased the PS+ subscription. Any player can play on that console. Meanwhile, on the second console, the actual account owner logs in and plays on that.
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Can one account be primary on two PS4?

You can activate the following consoles on your account: 1 primary PS4 console. 2 PS3 consoles. 2 portable PlayStation systems (PSP or PS Vita/TV)
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Can you have 2 accounts activated as primary on PS4?

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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How to share PS Plus across all accounts (PS4/PS5)

Can you share a PS Plus membership on two consoles?

Yes, a PlayStation plus account can be used on multiple consoles at one time, the caveat being that only one console can be logged into the account at any given time. It goes a bit deeper with defining a primary console and multiple secondary consoles.
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How do you share games on PS4 with multiple accounts?

How to use Share Play on PS4
  1. On the PS4's Home screen, select Party, then choose Start Party.
  2. Select Create Group and then choose Add Players to invite the friend you want to Share Play with.
  3. Start the game you want to play.
  4. Press the Share button on your controller and then choose Share Play on the screen.
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Do both users need PlayStation Plus to Gameshare?

(If you do have a friend with a PS5, you can also play their PS5 games on your PS4 with Share Play, too.) Here are two ways to use Share Play to share digital copies of a PS4 game with another PS4 player. Just note that to use the Share Play feature, both of you will need to have a PlayStation Plus subscription.
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Does PS5 have family sharing?

PS5™ Console Sharing and Offline Play is automatically enabled on the PS5 console you use to sign in to PlayStation™Network for the first time. To disable or enable Console Sharing on a new PS5 console, follow these steps: Go to Settings > Users and Accounts > Other > Console Sharing and Offline Play.
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Does each profile need PlayStation Plus?

Do I need another playstation plus activation for a second PS4 account? If you are using the same PS4 then no. As long as your PS4 has your PS+ account as the primary system the any other accounts on that PS4 get PS+ access through your primary account.
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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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Can you game share with two accounts?

The process of gamesharing on Xbox comes with some caveats, mainly: Gamesharing is limited to two people at a time. You won't be able to add another person into the mix unless you stop game sharing with your original gameshare partner. Only gameshare with someone you trust.
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Can 3 ps4 accounts share games?

If it's your primary ps4, yes. How it works is, if you have a playstation set up as your primary, every other user on it can use the software and its associated dlc like they own it, but only on that one specific console. If they started using their own ps4 they would have to buy it for themselves.
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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 two people play the same game with family sharing?

You can play multiplayer games, but not with the owner of the family sharing account. Only one computer can play games from one account at a time. You can take turns playing multiplayer games, just as you can single player games.
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How many times can you game share PS5?

As far as we know, you can only gameshare with one other person, so make the decision a good one. If worst comes to worst, you should be able to shut down the feature and then try it all again from the beginning to share it with someone else.
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How many times can you game share on PS4?

As long as you don't have any other consoles set up for gameshare, you can still use your personal console to play your games. But again, beware that if you try to do a gameshare on three or more devices, your account could be suspended.
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Why isn t gameshare working PS5?

You can only enable game sharing for your account on one PS5 console at a time. This means you need to disable this feature on your main PS5 console before you can enable it on another. The first thing you need to do is make sure you've connected your PS5 to the internet and that you've logged into your PSN account.
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What is a family account on PS5?

As the Family Manager, you have control over each child account. You can tailor their permissions individually, keep track of their PS4 or PS5 usage and oversee play time, and set spending limits.
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Can 2 people share play PS5?

Use Share Screen to let other players in a party watch your gameplay in real-time as if you're all in the same room. With Share Play, your game screen appears on another player's screen. Both of you can enjoy the same game, regardless of who owns it. To start Share Play, you need to be a PlayStation®Plus member.
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How does family management work PS5?

On your PS5 console, go to “Settings” and select “Family and Parental Controls.” Select “Family Management.” Select the user for whom you want to schedule play time, then select “Parental Controls”. The user's current restriction level is shown at the top of the Parental Controls screen.
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How does PlayStation pick who gets a PS5?

Our selection is based on previous interests and PlayStation activities.
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How does PS5 Gameshare work?

To gameshare on PS5, navigate to Settings--> Users and Accounts--> Other and select Console Sharing and Offline Play. Then, have your friend sign in to your console with their PSN account, and you will both have access to the game library on each other's consoles.
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What do PlayStation Parental Controls do?

You can prevent child accounts from communicating with other players via chat, messages and game invitations. This setting also restricts viewing content created by other players. You can block videos, images, and text created by other users.
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