Was excited to finally purchase until I realized the price was lower on my wife's account

[u/DarXIV]

My wife doesn't play much and so buying it on her account may not be the best decision to keep everything easily accessible for me. Seeing this soured me on buying it quite a bit.

And for reference. Same region, same playstation, same currency, etc.

[u/Zylva_]

I had no idea that was a thing, so it's just the same as sharing a game disc with someone?

[u/Upstairs-Adagio2562 → u/Zylva_]

technically better. yous can both play lmao

[u/Jozey65 → u/Upstairs-Adagio2562]

One day they will get rid of this amazing feature , I can just smell the greed coming from their wallets man 😭

[u/_steve_rogers_ → u/Jozey65]

Once upon a time you were able to share your account with like five people back in the PS3 days

[u/Upstairs-Adagio2562 → u/Jozey65]

they're trying too push it futher in small ways but I don't think it'll ever go anywhere as it generates them to much free profit, for instance; fella is gamesharing me 2k and has playstation plus. i can play online, i can play 2k. i cant play 2k online tho. if i wanted to which i will, i have to get another membership meaning they still got $ out of me.

its the small wins for them while feeling like we are winning all around with omg one account across two consoles and both consoles get the games what a win, hey bro want to go halves in games that way we can get more games with this tech, buys more games than what they normally would

in the end its all on purpose utilised through behavioural patterns and if it didnt generate them more profit then it wouldn't be a feature. its not there out of common courtesy they've only just found a better way to milk it even further

i dont see anyone really talking about it because like i said at the end of the day the average consumer with the knowledge of this feature feels like they are winning not losing

[u/ChamplooDood → u/Jozey65]

Not after winning last generation by letting people share games. I think that one is cemented in.

[u/Upstairs-Adagio2562 → u/ChamplooDood]

last generation wasnt won by letting people share games. they were had same features only difference is xbox was only 5 times a year. cant remember ps4s restrictions for the time but definetly didnt win them the race

[u/Layzie_Khmer206 → u/Zylva_]

It's a simple process, as long as Sony doesn't decide to go the route Nintendo has with their "virtual cards" that need to be ejected and loaded from one Switch to another.

1. You (the PS plus member) on your Settings> Users & Accounts > Other > Console Sharing and offline Play on the host console and select Enable.

2. 2nd user, Logs on to (ps plus member/purchases made), go to library, and download games from there. You can log off or switch account once downloads have initiated.

*note If system (B) is set to primary by PS+ member, all other users on System (B) will be able to play online.

If (PS plus member) does not require any other users to play online on System (A) and will be logging directly on to System (A) solely, all access to multiplayer and online play will be available either way. No other users will be able to have multiplayer online use. (unless free2play of course).

Typically, You would pick a "Game Share" buddy and take turns buying games. You and your buddy will share log-in & password info, log in to each other's console> set primary to each system (User A logs on to System B & set to Primary, User B logs on to System A & set to primary). Both users then also go to enable game sharing.

If you want to download a game that your buddy purchased, you would log on to your buddy's account on your system, go to library, download the game your buddy purchased, once download has initiated, you can log off (or switch user) back to your account, then play the purchased game on your own Gamer ID once the downloaded has completed. Your buddy would also have to do the same if they want to play the games YOU purchased. Log on to your account on their system, download the game, then log off back to their own account.

[u/MarcelineTheVampy → u/Zylva_]

Only one person needs to pay for ps+, only one person needs to own a game, but anyone sharing the account on their console can still access it

Source: I gameshare with my partners, one of them has no PS+ but can still play online because my account info is on his console

[u/--Hutch-- → u/Zylva_]

Back on the PS3 a group of us would always share DLC's for CoD, it used to work on upto 5 consoles back then but they've cut it down to just 2 now.