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How does PS Share play work?

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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How does PSN Shareplay work?

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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Do both players need PS Plus for Shareplay?

Can I use share play without a PS Plus Premium membership? No, you will need a PS Plus Premium membership to access all of the benefits of share play.
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How do I use Shareplay on PS4?

How to Share Play on the PS4
  1. On the Invite Players screen, add the friend you want to start a party with by searching for them, or select them from your friends list. ...
  2. Load the game you want to play.
  3. Press the share button on your DualShock 4 controller.
  4. Choose Share Play on your TV screen.
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How does shareplay work PS5?

PlayStation Share Play is a feature that allows PS5 console users to let their friends with PS4 consoles view their game screen or try out their PS5 games for free. You can pass your controller virtually to a friend, or pass a second controller virtually to play co-op games together.
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Can multiple people watch 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.
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How long can you share play on PS5?

A Share Play session lasts for one hour and automatically ends one hour after the visitor joins. When you're the host, only you can earn trophies during Share Play.
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How long can you share play on PS4?

You can use Share Play for up to 1 hour at a time. Share Play automatically ends 1 hour after the visitor joins. You can view the remaining time for Share Play from the party screen.
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How do you play SharePlay with friends?

Start a Group FaceTime call. Go to the Home Screen, then open a music streaming app that supports SharePlay (for example, the Music app ). Select the music you want to listen to, then tap the Play button to begin listening to the music together. (Others on the call may have to tap Join SharePlay to hear the music.)
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Does console sharing and offline play share PS Plus?

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 many people can share play at once?

What is Share Play? Share Play is a feature that allows you to share games with your friends even if they don't own the game themselves. You can only use it with one other person at a time.
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Does game sharing also share PS Plus?

Absolutely! As long as the account with playstation plus has that PS4 set to primary (Found in account management -> Set PS4 as primary) then you can share anything on that account with any other user on that PS4.
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How does SharePlay work on iPhone?

Start a SharePlay session from your iPhone or iPad

Swipe up from the bottom edge of the FaceTime call, then open a video streaming app that supports SharePlay. Choose a movie or show and tap play, then select SharePlay if it appears. Others on the call might have to tap Join SharePlay to see the video.
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Can PlayStation ban you for game sharing?

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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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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Is share play safe?

Share Play allows players to safely share their game through PSN. Simply invite your friend to a Party on your PS4 and start a Share Play session.
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How many times can you Gameshare on 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 enable console sharing 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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Can I watch my friend play PS5 on my phone?

Thanks to the PS5 Remote Play feature, you can stream games from the console to your PC, phone, or PS4 and play from anywhere.
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Why isn t shareplay working PS5?

Make sure both users have PlayStation Plus

Before you start using PS5 Share Play, you need to make sure that both the host and the remote player have PlayStation Plus accounts. Otherwise, the Share Play service won't work.
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Can 2 Playstations use the same account at the same time?

No. 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 two people use the same PlayStation Plus account?

So long as one account on the PS4 or PS5 has PS Plus and is set as the primary account for that console, anyone who signs into that console with another PlayStation Network account will be able to share many of those benefits and play any digital games associated with it.
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How do I share my PS Plus with two consoles?

How do I share PlayStation Plus on two consoles? It can't be done simultaneously. Whichever console an account is on and signed on is the only console that can share PSPlus: other consoles with that account cannot sign into that same account until after the first console is signed out of that account.
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Can two people watch SharePlay?

With iOS 15.1 or later, you can start a FaceTime call in the Apple TV app while you're browsing or watching video content, and share the item in sync with others using SharePlay. Everyone on the call needs to have the same type of access to the content on their own device, through either a subscription or purchase.
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