Sony ps4 how to share a game

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If you don't like the idea of giving your friends or family members full access to your PS4 game library, or you simply don't have access to their PS4 console, then Share Play is perhaps a safer method to game share on PS4.

Sony's Share Play feature allows you to hand over control of the game you're playing to a friend, while you watch them play. This method requires both you and the other player to have PS4 running system software 2. Sony also recommends a minimum upload speed of 2Mbps. To start Share Play, go to your PSN friends list on your PS4 console, choose the friend you wish to game share with they need to be online and start a party chat. You can then send a Share Play invite to friend you want to share with — they just need to accept.

This will link your PS4 consoles and your friend will then be able to see your screen. However, if you want to let them play the game, then you need to hand over your controller. This is done by pressing the 'Share' button on your PS4 controller again with the game open , and selecting 'Go to party for Share Play'. On the right-hand side of the screen you'll see 'Share Play' with the amount of time left for your session, select that, then select 'Give controller to visitor' and then 'Allow visitor to play as you'.

Unfortunately, Share Play sessions only last 60 minutes so you may need to keep restarting your session. In addition, while watching someone play through Share Play doesn't require a PS Plus subscription, giving the controller to a visitor does - however only the host requires an active PS Plus subscription.

The person you're Share Playing with will be able to see your screen as well as talk to you if you're both playing with microphones. After you're in a session together, you can also let your friend try out the game. The host will need to be a PlayStation Plus member to do this, but the visitor doesn't. Playing co-op requires both gamers to be PlayStation Plus members, but only the host needs a copy of the game in both cases.

To go back to basic screen sharing, press the share button on your controller again, select Go to Party for Share Play and choose Take back Controller. This is also the path you'll take to Stop Share Play.

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