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How to Make Your PS5 the Shared Console for a PlayStation Account

To make a PS5 the shared console for an account, enable Console Sharing and Offline Play in Settings. Here’s what it shares and how to switch consoles.
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On PS5, the setting people often call “making the console primary” is named Console Sharing and Offline Play. Sign in with the account that owns the games, then go to Settings > Users and Accounts > Other > Console Sharing and Offline Play and select Enable. Sony says this is automatically enabled on the first PS5 used to sign in to PlayStation. Sony’s PS5 guide

Enable Console Sharing and Offline Play on PS5

  1. Sign in on the PS5 with the PlayStation account that owns the games or media you want other users to access.
  2. Open Settings > Users and Accounts > Other > Console Sharing and Offline Play.
  3. Select Enable.

If the setting is already enabled on another PS5, disable it on that console before enabling it here. Sony allows the feature on one PS5 at a time. Sony’s PS5 guide

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What other users can access

  • Other users on the enabled PS5 can play games and use media purchased and downloaded by the account holder, including while the console is offline.
  • Other users can use some PlayStation Plus benefits, but not every benefit is shared. The relevant subscription must be active, and access to a game offered through the service may depend on whether it remains in the catalog.
  • If another person owns the content, that person must enable Console Sharing and Offline Play for their own account.

Sony describes the PS Plus allowance as sharing “selected benefits on your primary PS4 and one PS5 with Console Sharing and Offline Play enabled.” The “primary PS4” wording refers to the PS4 activation feature; on PS5, use the Console Sharing and Offline Play setting. PlayStation Plus sharing details

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Switch sharing to a different PS5

If you can access the currently enabled PS5, sign in with the account that has sharing enabled, open Settings > Users and Accounts > Other > Console Sharing and Offline Play, and select Disable. Then sign in to the account on the new PS5 and enable the setting there. Sony states that this PS5 setting is limited to one console at a time; it does not change the account’s other console activation limits. Sony’s PS5 guide

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If you cannot access the old PS5

Use Account Management to deactivate all devices remotely as a fallback when the old console is unavailable. This deactivates devices broadly rather than just switching the sharing setting for one PS5. Sony limits remote deactivation of all devices to once every six months. Sony’s device deactivation instructions

Fix activation or missing-content problems

Enable is unavailable or activation fails

  1. Check whether Console Sharing and Offline Play is still enabled on another PS5 and disable it there.
  2. Check PlayStation service status.
  3. Update the PS5 system software.
  4. Restart the router: turn it off, wait at least five minutes, then turn it back on.
  5. Restart the PS5 and try enabling the setting again.

Sony lists these checks in its PS5 troubleshooting guide.

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A game or PlayStation Plus benefit is missing

  • Confirm that the account with sharing enabled purchased the game or media.
  • For a PlayStation Plus title or benefit, verify that the relevant subscription is active and that the game is still available through the service.
  • If the game shows a padlock, check the license and network connection using Sony’s content troubleshooting steps.

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