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Can one PlayStation Plus subscription be shared between multiple PSN accounts on the same machine?
I just purchased a new ps4 and found out that PlayStation Plus is required for online gameplay. My ps4 is shared with someone else at home so I want to ask if one PlayStation Plus subscription can be ...
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Where to find expiring data for Playstation Plus on the PS4
I was looking around for an equivalent to PS3s account management but it seems not to exist or is it hidden? I would appreciate some help on the matter since I need to know when my Playstation Plus ...
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Can I get free PS+ games 'retroactively'?
I just discovered to my utter dismay that I was paying for Plus membership (for over a year), thinking that it is required to access PlayStation Shop. I would have continued to do so, but luckily I ...
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Can I re-download digital copies of games I've purchased without Playstation Plus?
Can you delete a game purchased from the Playstation store then re-install without a subscription at a later date?
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Check download progress while away
I started downloading three games yesterday so I left the PS4 in Rest Mode.
Now I'm at work and I'd like to see the progress but going to https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/download/...
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What determines whether a PS4 game can be played online without PS Plus?
The Playstation 4 requires a PS Plus account for online play. However, I have noticed that various games have some online functionality without a PS Plus subscription:
Watch_Dogs online hacking and ...
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How can I tell if my game saves are backed up?
I'm a PlayStation Plus subscriber. On my PS3, I get a message every day saying which game saves were backed up that night. On the PS4, I don't get any messages about the success or failure of my game ...
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Playstation Plus for PS4 on multiple Console accounts?
When paying for a Playstation Plus subscription, for online gaming with the PS4, is the subscription tied to one account on the console, or the console itself?
To provide some scope, I'm assuming ...
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Will my Minecraft worlds stay in my game after my Playstation Plus expires?
My Playstation Plus subscription expires in about 3 more days. I have a Minecraft world that is in the cloud storage that Playstation Plus offers. When my subscription expires, will I still be able to ...
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If I cancel my PS Plus subscription, will my game saves that I uploaded to the cloud disappear?
Recently, I bought a 12 months subscription for PS Plus and uploaded some game saves to the cloud. Then, I canceled my subscription and requested a refund which was approved and bought a 3 months ...
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Can I check playtime on PS4 without PS Plus?
I have been playing a log of RDR2 recently. I have bought the PS4 only to play exclusive games. Hence, don't have a PS Plus subscription.
I want to know how long I played the game. Is there a generic ...
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I can't get PlayStation plus to work on all of my accounts
I have 2 accounts on my ps4. One is PlayStation Plus enabled.
I know that as long as one account on the system has PlayStation Plus, then I'm good to go. However, for some reason, every time I log ...
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Playstation Plus - Will different account subscription activate locked games?
I bought PlayStation 4 a year ago which was also my first PlayStation. My friend recommended that I should have two accounts.
UK Account for playing games with PlayStation Plus subscription.
Already ...
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What are the implications of a PSN account country?
I just bought a PS4, and want to purchase PS Plus for multiplayer gaming. I read on the internet that you can't change the country of a PSN account after creating it.
What are the implications of ...
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PlayStation says I already have Playstation Plus but Overwatch says i don't
I have my own PSN account which was created on my mom's PS4 (not a sub account I’m over 18) and so I recently bought my own PS4. Without PlayStation plus from my mom I went to go purchase a ...
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Does PS Plus help prevent savegame corruption?
I recently encountered a crash in Battlefield 4 and decided to take a break. Out of curiosity, I browsed my PS4's storage to see what's stored inside, and noticed that only the Battlefield 4 savegame ...
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Can I successfully obtain a PS+ account from Europe with a US PSN account?
I am from Europe and have a US PSN account. If I buy Playstation Plus through the PS Store, will I be able to play online multiplayer games through that account as I'm not from US?
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Data with same name has been uploaded from another PS4?
I just turned on my PS4, and received a notification to tell me a saved game could not be automatically uploaded.
Looking at some more detailed information I was told that "Data with same name has ...
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If my PS Plus account expires, do my free packs expire as well?
I know you lose free games, such as the free monthly games, when your Plus expires. But what about the free packs you've downloaded?
I have Tera — a free game you can get without PS Plus, and since I ...
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Do I have a PS Plus subscription?
So I recently ordered a PS4 on Gamestop's website. I ordered a PS4 and a year-long subscription to Sony's Playstation Plus. I used the code on my account, but the purchase didn't go through because I ...
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If I buy a secondhand PS4 can I still get the 1 month free PS Plus Trial?
If I buy a secondhand PS4 can I still get the 1 month free PS Plus Trial?
Or since it's second hand, do I have to pay for it? And by paying, do you pay on the PS4 or do you have to buy a PS card?
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If I cancel a PS+ subscription, will I still have access to downloaded saves from the cloud?
So, I borrowed a friend’s PS4 in order to play an exclusive game and I loved it so much that I went out and bought my own PS4 so I could play the game more. I know you have to have a PlayStation Plus ...
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PS Plus Monthly Games Already Owned
I live in Germany and I'm a PS Plus user since last October. I've been really enjoying the monthly free games since it pushes you to go out of your comfort zone with video games and try excellent ...
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I don't have playstation plus and deleted my saved data
I don't have PlayStation plus and deleted my saved data if I subscribe to PS plus will my deleted data be there? I have used all my trials and I DO NOT have PS plus this current moment. So shall I ...
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Can I download free games with an expired PlayStation Plus subscription?
I had a PlayStation Plus subscription but it expired. Can you not still download the free games you have if you do it on a console that you had your account set to primary?
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Does having a Sub acct add charges?
Okay, so I'm only 14 and I don't know what I'm doing, but I just made a sub account on my PS4.
Will it add charges to my moms card or will it just share the Plus member ship my mom has?
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Sharing PS4 games between 2 consoles
I have a (probably reposted) question about PS4.
I'm thinking of buying it and one of the main reasons is that I will be able to share the games with another person, meaning that we can go 50/50 on ...
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If I login to a PS4 from a different region to my PSN account can I use a payment method from the the PS4s region to make purchases on my account?
I have a PSN account set to a different region than I am currently in, so I am unable to buy PS Plus.
Can I log in with my account on my friend's device that is set to my current region, subscribe ...
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Effective way to block Playstation Store without deleting/recreating users?
I'm hoping to block the Playstation Store to prevent unnecessary spending and browsing for some users on my PS4. In researching how to do this, it involves setting up Family Management and ...
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Move PS4 HDD to PS4 Pro? Keep data intact?
I upgraded my PS4 to a 2 TB HDD, can I just install it into a new PS4 Pro? Im asking because Im worried there might be problems with the software and/or firmware differences between the playstations. ...
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PS4 online play if not primary login?
We have 2 PS4s: the one downstairs which my son has as his primary console and the PS4 upstairs which my husband has listed as his primary console. My husband's account is the account that is a PS+ ...
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Does Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas 4 require PlayStation network subscription?
I have read in a review about
Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas 4, that PlayStation network subscription is required for the hotas to work on PS4, is this true?
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Can I online-play a game purchased on one account when logged into another account set to a different locale?
On my PS4, I have one PSN account with my location set as India, and another account with location entered as United States. I have a PS Plus membership on my 1st account but not the 2nd account.
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Linking two Ps4's
I just got my second PS4. My brother and I have the same individual account for each Playstation, so they are linked. On our main PS4 we have had Playstation plus for a year. On our second PS4, it ...
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No PSN+ Membership benefits?
So the master ( Primary ) account has a Playstation Plus membership with 11 months left to go before expiration.
Why isn't my local profile on the same Playstation 4 system getting any multiplayer ...
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PS plus various accounts
I have both USA region user, and Saudi Arabia region user, both on same playstation console,
Can I subscribe to the PS plus America account, and still be able to use the Saudi Region User to play ...
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Playstation Plus account for a *child* account? (PS4)
I'm looking to get a Playstation Plus account for my eldest. I have setup a Family and my PSN account is the "parent" account. I am aware that if I activate the PS+ subscription on "my&...
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Can I retrieve saved data from a deleted user that had uploaded data through Playstation Plus?
I got an error code: 36006-5 and I wasn't able to start up any game anymore.
On a forum I saw that deleting the user and creating a new one might do the trick. Before I deleted the user, I uploaded ...
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Can I buy a PS4 game if I own the free version? [duplicate]
Say I have a PS4 subscription and a free monthly game. What happens if I decide to cancel my subscription, but decide to buy the previously free game (so I won't need the subscription to play it).
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Can a single PS Plus subscription be used on two different profiles on the same PS4? [duplicate]
Both my girlfriend and I play on the PS4 at home, so there are 2 profiles on PS4. When we set our profile in PS4, we set the console as the primary console.
Now we want to buy PSN Plus subscription, ...
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Can I have two PlayStation 4s, two accounts and still only use one PlayStation Plus subscription?
Here is an example:
PlayStation 4 #1: PSN account name: Jack
PlayStation 4 #2: PSN account name: Harry
Jack has PlayStation Network Plus, Harry does not. Jack confers his
PlayStation ...
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Corrupted Digital Games
Alright so my Red Dead Redemption 2 game is corrupted on my PS4 and I only have it in digital. I do not have access to the account that originally bought it so I don’t know what to do. If I upload my ...
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Ps4 free monthly games
I have a question. I am subscribed to PS+, and I started downloading a free game in June. Can I download it anytime I want or is there a deadline before they charge me for it?
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Playstation plus account on different consoles
I'm wondering if me and one of my friend could play online using only one playstation plus account but on different consoles. I mean, the user to be on both machines and playing at the same time. Is ...
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Will my Playstation Plus be affected if I share games with a friend?
Ok, so, this is the situation. I have my primary account on the PS4 with my PS+ account. I want to share games with my friend, he will give me his account to play some games. So, since, from what I ...
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US Playstation Plus on EU Playstation on PS4
If I got an active US Playstation plus subscription on my alternative user. Would I be able to play games online on my main user(which is a EU account) that does not have an active ps+ subscription?
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How many PS+ subscriptions do we need to play on a private server over the Internet?
I want to play Ark: Survival Evolved with a friend. We both got a PS4, but no PS+ subscription (yet). I've read that you can host a non-dedicated server on one of the consoles or get a 3rd one and ...
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Share 2 PS4s with 2 PSN Accounts
I've recently moved in with a friend who owns a shiny PS4 pro connected to our main TV. I have a trusty standard edition PS4 in my office. We both have our own seperate PS+ subscriptons. We own a ...
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Cannot connect to my local server in Minecraft Bedrock LAN Games on PS4
I have a Minecraft Bedrock server up and running on my LAN (local network).
In Minecraft on PS4 there is a Friends tab with LAN Games section, where my server appears.
When I click to join the server ...
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Can I buy, download and play a game from PSN Store without Activate my PS4 console?
I would like to ask you if it is possible to buy a game from PSN Store and then download it to my PS4 console which is already activated as primary but with other console user and PSN account.
So ...
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