A quick and free way to share games with a friend on PS5
Do you have PlayStation 5 games you want to share with friends? You can easily do so with PS5's "Console Sharing and Offline Play" feature. You can game share with one other PSN account at a time; if you have other friends you want to share with, you'll need to repeat the process for each. Keep in mind you should only game share with friends you trust, as this involves sharing your PlayStation Network account information. This wikiHow will show you how to game share with another person on the PlayStation 5 console.
Things You Should Know
- Go to "Settings" → "Users and Accounts" → "Other" → enable "Console Sharing and Offline Play" for your PSN account and your friend's account.
- Sign into the game share PlayStation Network account on your console or a friend's console.
- Restore game licenses in "Settings" → "Users and Accounts" → "Restore Licenses" → "Restore".
Steps
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Enable "Console Sharing and Offline Play" on your PS5 . You must have this feature turned on to share your games with others. If you want to use a friend's games, your friend must enable this feature on their account. To enable this feature, do the following: [1] X Research source
- Navigate to Settings .
- Select Users and Accounts .
- Select Other .
- Select Console Sharing and Offline Play
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- If it is already enabled, select Don't disable .
- As this method involves sharing your PlayStation Network account with another PS5, be sure to game share only with people you trust. You should never give your account information to strangers.
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Log into your PlayStation Network account on the other PS5. This is to share your games with a friend. If you want to use your friend's games, you'll need to log into their PlayStation Network account on your own PS5. Do the following: [2] X Research source
- On the home screen, press and hold the PS button on your controller to open the Control Center.
- Select Switch User .
- Select Add User .
- Enter the login details of the other PSN account.
- Select Sign in .
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Restore game licenses. This will make sure the games download properly to the PS5. To do this: [3] X Research source
- Navigate to Settings .
- Select Users and Accounts .
- Select Other .
- Select Restore Licenses .
- Select Restore .
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Navigate to the Game Library. This will be at the far right of the home screen.
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Download the games you want to play. Go to the Your Collection tab and select any game you want to download.
- Download speed will depend on your internet connection.
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Switch back to your own PSN account. Hold the PS button to open the Control Center and select Switch User . Select your account. You can now play the shared games.
- You must switch to your own account if you want to play the same game at the same time. You can even use Discord on the PS5 .
- Do not log out of the game share account. This will remove the games from your library.
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References
- ↑ https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/account/ps5-console-sharing-offline-play/
- ↑ https://www.playstation.com/en-ph/support/account/sign-in-psn/#signin
- ↑ https://www.playstation.com/en-ph/support/games/restore-licences-playstation/
- ↑ https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/connectivity/internet-connect-playstation/#ps5
- ↑ https://www.playstation.com/en-ph/support/games/restore-licences-playstation/
- ↑ https://www.ign.com/wikis/playstation-5/How_to_Restart_Your_Console
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