Gameshare on PlayStation 5 allows you to share your games with a friend, just like Family Share on Steam. This is very economical for you and your friends because you know that PlayStation 5 games, especially new ones, can be a bit expensive. With this PS5 system, you and your friends can buy different games, and you can play each other’s games. However, in order to Gameshare on PS5, there are steps that both you and your Gameshare friend must follow.
How You Can Gameshare With Your Friend on PS5
Gameshare on PS5 lets you share PS5 games, PS4 games, and even PlayStation Plus with all users on another console. However, the games you share must be digital, not physical. Otherwise, you won’t be able to share them with your friends.
We will treat this guide as if you were going to share your games with your friend. So your friend will be able to play your games. If you want to play your friend’s games, you should send them this guide so that they can follow the same steps and share their games with you.
- Turn on your PS5 to Gameshare, and go to Settings on the top right side.
- Then select Users and Accounts.
- Go to Other and click on Console Sharing and Offline Play.
- Then select the Disable button on your screen. If it shows as Enable, do nothing.
- Now open your friend’s PS5 and click Add User, then select Get Started, and finally log in using your PSN Account.
- Now you need to do the same process as you did with your own account. Settings > Users and Accounts > Other > Console Sharing and Offline Play, but this time you need to select Enable button. This will make this PS5 the Home Console and Gameshare your games with all users.
Finally, to avoid problems with the games, select Restore Licenses under Console Sharing and Offline Play and check the licenses of the games.
When downloading the games your friend wants to play on their PS5, they need to be on your user. They can then switch to their own user and play the game.
If you want some visual help with this “how to Gameshare on PS5” topic, the Semi-Comprehensive Guide YouTube channel has a very understandable guide on the subject, which you can watch below:
