*Note I did not come up with these rules some guys on gaf did. It worked well for them and I really want to share and receive some games so here it goes

INSTRUCTIONS/FAQ ON GAME SHARING

For the "sender":

1. Purchase and download a game from the Playstation Store
2. Go to account management for the account and delete the billing information from your personal information if the PS3 saved your credit card info
3. Change your password temporarily for the share
4. Give login info (email address and password) to the receiver
5. When the share is completed, change the password


For the "receiver":

1. In the PS3 XMB menu, add a new user account on your PS3 and sign in to it
2. Select the network on the XMB and create an existing Playstation Network account
3. Use the login information given from the "sender" to create the existing account
4. Login into the account
5. Enter into the Playstation store
6. Click on "Download List" on the upper right near the person's userID and select the game you wish to download and hit download
7. After game is downloaded, notify the "sender" that the download is complete so they can change the password to the account
8. Enjoy!




Q/A:

Q: Should I worry about misuse for my account?
A: If you taken the steps to delete your credit card/billing information and changed your password temporary, it should be safe. If you're paranoid about someone stealing your account, only share with people that you really, really trust

Q: Can't I just make a sub-account and use that to share the games?
A: Not sure if this is allowed, but someone could try and report the results

Q: I just received the game from the sender and the game won't play, help!
A: In order to play the game on your PS3, the game must be activated AND the user account that was used to download the game must stay on your PS3. For example, say you created user account "User1" on your local Playstation 3 and you downloaded a full version of Lemmings. After you download the game, you MUST keep "User1" on your Playstation 3 in order for the game to run on your PS3. If you somehow delete the user account, you must relogin with the sender's account and redownload the game. If the game is still on your HDD, simply redownload then cancel to re-authorize the game.

Q: Do I have to login with the sender's account to play the game?
A: No, it just needs to be authorized on your PS3. You can play the game using your account thereafter. Just do not delete the user account as mentioned above or else the game will be locked out.

Q: I'm trying to download the game from the Playstation store but it is not appearing in the store. Where is it?
A: Games that are purchased disappear from the store. You have to download the game going through the "Download List" screen on the upper right of the Playstation Store.

Q: How many times can I share a game?
A: The store says you can share up to 5 different Playstation 3's.

I Have: Pain, Siren, Bionic Commando Rearmed, Pixeljunk Monsters (Encore), Tekken DR, Warhawk, GT5 Prologue, HV Bowling, Toy Home (Expansion), Flow, plus abunch of ps1 games and psp games.

I Want: Pixeljunk Eden, Snakeball, and others

This breaks forum rule #9

edit:  I guess it must be okay now.  The last time somebody made a psn sharing thread they were banned and the thread locked because it is technically stealing.

 oh... that sucks

 I have all of those except super rub a dub plus the ones I listed in the OP

Or not. This is completely legal and, in fact, was mentioned by Sony.

One thing I do caution against is using up your 5 shares because if your PS3 fails in the future you'll lose your downloads unless you contact Sony and beg for another use of the account.

I do have a question, though...does the 5 count your system?

Actually, you can both play at the same time except for a few games that tie the download to the account, like Warhawk (basically the games that are also retail).  Once you download the game, you can log into a different account (probably your main one) and play the game.

In fact, in games like Stardust, you can get different high-score lists for each account if you want to compete with family members or something.  I think most of the PSN games do that, and retail ones for that matter (worked with Oblivion for me). 

It's also cool because you can go to someone else's house and use your account to get high scores if you have shared your account on their system (remember only 5 shares or 5 total PS3s, whichever it is).

Im very interested in Bionic commando

i dont have any downloadable games yet seeing as lolsony wont accept my CC on PSN, i do however have 2 of the 3 ninja gaiden sigma add on's if anyone is interested (i dont like rachel so i didnt get her add on) or needs them i do however have disk games, some of them ive ended and no longer play.

I generally do this when I go to a friends house and they don't have any good PSN games, and if they are a pretty good friend of mine. It often encourages them to check out the PSN more, which is something a lot of people are finally coming around to.

so does it cost playstation points or whatever to share?