Ps3 – PSN sharing games

It's possible to share PSN games between PS3 systems. There's a thread on the SomethingAwful forums that goes into a good bit of detail as to how to do this.

It appears to be at least acknowledged and ignored by Sony, but keep in mind that you should be very careful not to violate any of the terms of your PSN agreement, lest you lose your games or access to the online support of your console. This process is also not without risk, and your "friend" might do something dishonest and cheat you.

Do note that recently Sony changed the rules, so that you can only have 2 PS3 consoles sharing a single copy of a PSN game.

They changed the rules in November to restrict sharing from 5 devices down to 2. If you purchased content after November 18th, then these new rules are in effect.

To deactivate a console, visit this page, which contains detailed instructions for both PS3 and PSP.

If you've got the PS3 you wish to deactivate, the instructions are:

• From the XMB, choose Playstation Network and then Sign In.
• Choose the Account Management option
• Choose System Activation
• Choose PS3 system
• Choose "Game"
• Choose Deactivate System

This system is now deactivated.

If you don't physically have the console you wish to deactivate, you can do so via the web. Detailed instructions for this process are on this page.

Essentially you will need to log in to the PSN website, then go to Account, then choose Media and Devices, and from there you can deactivate all of your devices. Note that you can only do this once every six months and it appears from their help pictures that it will deactivate all the devices on your account.