For me, this is the first game changing feature that sets Next Gen apart. To be able to play games with your friends is amazing. To be able to play games with your friends that they don't own the title is even better. I can't wait to show off my skills to some friends overseas while allowing them to help me in the process.
I feel everything else so far has had a been there done that vibe. Who else is excited for Share Play?
There are three modes of operation:
- Display host’s game screen for visitor: the host has control of the game.
- Visitor plays instead of the host: the visitor has control of the game. For this particular mode only the host needs to have a PlayStation Plus subscription active.
- Host and visitor play together: both host and visitor can control the game. Only for this particular mode both host and visitor need to have a PlayStation Plus subscription active. The visitor will automatically log out from the PlayStation 4 of the host at the end of the Share Play
- Of course the visitor does not need to own the game, as we already know.
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The Share Play feature, which is built into the party chat app, will also follow the rules below:
- You can be in a Party with 8 people, but Share Play can be done only with one of them at the same time. The rest of the Party won’t be able to see the screen, but will still be able to chat with host and guest.
- When the host is visualizing any other screen than the game being shared, the guest is shown a “stand by” screen.
- The Share Play time is limited to one hour, and the remaining time is visualized in the Party screen, but you can start a new session immediately after the one before expires.
- Certain games may have scenes that cannot be displayed during Share Play.
- While you use Share Play, livestreaming and remote play are not available.
- The guest cannot save video clips and screenshots during share play.
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