I'm gamesharing with a friend on ps4. I set his account as primary on my ps4 and he put my account as primary on his ps4. He downloaded a dlc for a game that I want to download. I have one he wants to download. The game has a lock next to it and will not let us download it. What do I do?
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Sharing your digital games, apps, and other downloads with your family and friends is possible with the Primary and Non-Primary Account [...]
In this example we are using Ethan and Katie who both have their own PSN account IDs. Ethan also has a bunch of digital games which he bought on the PSN Store using his PSN account. Objective: He wants to share these digital games with Katie, so this is what he does:
Both Ethan and Katie can now play the same game at the same time on PS4 (A) and PS4 (B) with no restrictions.
Benefits of activating a PS4 as Primary:
- Anyone who uses your Primary PS4™ system can enjoy applications you purchase from the PlayStation®Store. Other users on the system can also enjoy some PlayStation Plus benefits from that account, even if that user is not logged in.
Limitations:
- This method of sharing only applies to digital games and apps. The sharing of disc games will still require you to physically lend your discs to others.
- When you log into a non-primary PS4 with your PSN ID, you will need an active Internet connection so that games and apps from your PSN account can be authenticated by PSN.
- You can activate only one PS4 system as primary per PSN account.
- You can deactivate a PS4 system only from that system.
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There is an official article about activating and deactivating you Primary PS4 on playstation.com.
According to this site, you are able to do what you described for you and your friend to share games. However, in order to play your own games, you will be required to have an active connection to the internet at all times, which is less than ideal.
However, because your own PS4 will not be registered as your primary PS4, no one besides you can access your games on your PS4. However, everyone who has access to your console will be able to play your friend's games, since that would be the account with your PS4 listed as its primary. Likewise, anyone that plays on your friend's PS4 could access games that you have purchased on your account.
Savefiles are kept on a per-account basis, so any games that your brother plays on his account will not affect you or your friend's savefiles in any way.
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The account that purchases the content will need to perform the download/install on the system before the guest/alternate account can access the content.