How to gameshare on PS5
Console sharing and offline play allow you to share your games and some PlayStation Plus subscription benefits with other players, such as online multiplayer. When you enable the feature, anyone signed into your PS5 console can access the library of games or media you’ve purchased and downloaded on their PS5. However, you can only do so with one other person at a time, so use the feature wisely.
- To enable gameshare, navigate to Settings > Users and Accounts.
- Scroll down and select Other, then choose Console Sharing and Offline Play to enable the feature.
- After the person you’re gamesharing with logs into your console with their PSN account, they’ll have access to any of your compatible games from their PS5
The pros and cons of gameshare on PS5
You may be wondering if gamesharing goes both ways, and thankfully, the answer is yes. Whoever you share with will have access to your library, and you’ll have access to any of the games on their console. It’s a great way for a new PS5 owner to gain access to titles without investing much time or money in building their collection. The only catch is that only one of you can play the other’s games at a time, meaning you can’t be playing each other’s games simultaneously. But you can theoretically coordinate to get twice as many games for half the price with a trusted friend. Let’s keep that on the down-low.
FAQs
Yes, you can gameshare with one other PSN account at a time on PS5.
Yes, you can gameshare on PS4 and PS5 and even gameshare between them. This is especially great for the catalog of backwards compatible games available. However, you can’t download or play PS5 games on a PS4, for obvious reasons.
You can gameshare with one other PSN account at a time.
If you’ve purchased a disc for a PS5 game, you need to lend your friend that platter for them to play. They can, however, download the game via gameshare to have it ready in advance.
No, you can only share with one other person at a time.
Yes, provided one player owns the game, gameshare allows two players across two consoles to play the same game simultaneously.
No, gameshare allows another access to one’s entire digital games library, while Share Play allows for temporary access to a single title.
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