
Share Play won't work if the game you want to play isn't available in the visitor's PlayStation Store, if the visitor's parental control levels don't match the game, or if the visitor's age is lower than the game's age rating. The PS4 will also need to be running system software 2.0 or higher. For now, only two people can Share Play at a time. The player hosting the session and the player visiting must be friends on the PlayStation Network and be online at the same time. After that, you can just start a new session. PS5 owners can host for 60 minutes per session. To use Share Play, all you need is a PS4, a friend with a PS5, and a good internet connection for screen sharing ( Sony recommends a minimum upload speed of 2 megabits per second).

You can pass your controller virtually to a friend, or pass a second controller virtually to play co-op games together. PlayStation Share Play is a feature that allows PS5 console users to let their friends with PS4 consoles view their game screen or try out their PS5 games for free. Here's how to use Share Play if you're still hunting down a PS5 while rocking the PS4. (Here's our list of the best PS5 games so far.)

So if you know someone who lucked out this holiday season, you can play PS5 games on your PS4 with a little help. You can even play PS5 co-op games together. The first major PS5 update included a new feature called cross-generation Share Play, allowing PS4 users to try out their friends' PS5 games by virtually sharing a screen or passing a controller.

The PS5 includes player perks that can save you money, like a backward compatibility feature that lets you play many older games on the new console, and partnerships with some publishers that are letting players upgrade PS4 games to PS5 for free, boosting them to 4K resolution. The PS5 continues to fly off of virtual shelves faster than retailers can restock - keep up with our PlayStation 5 restock updates here. It's been over a year since the PlayStation 5 hit stores, but it's still difficult to get your hands on what's been dubbed the fastest-selling console in US history. Even if you don't have a PS5, you can still experience the excitement with a PS4.
