#SHAREPLAY PS4 TO COMPUTER PLUS#
#SHAREPLAY PS4 TO COMPUTER DOWNLOAD#

By designing a game-sharing system that works with any game-and without any onerous purchasing or download requirements-Sony is letting players easily reconnect with friends that may live too far away to come over for a quick gaming session but who still want to play together with their buddies as if they were in the same room. While a lot will depend on the implementation, this is the kind of no-brainer, value-added feature that seems like a good, innovative use of what's becoming near-ubiquitous broadband connections in many parts of the world. While Sony didn't get technical at the press event, it seems the feature works through the same kind of Gaikai-fueled game-streaming/screen-sharing technology that powers PlayStation Now and PS4 Remote Play on the Vita.

#SHAREPLAY PS4 TO COMPUTER PLUS#

It all happens without the need for the second online player to buy or download anything, Sony said, although both players will need to have a PlayStation Plus account. Alternatively, an online friend can take over for you in single-player games to help with a particularly difficult section. That means you'll be able to play simultaneous cooperative and competitive games with your PSN friends, even if the game is only designed for local multiplayer. Steam's library-wide Family Sharing features were a step in the right direction, but Sony's newly announced Share Play feature sounds like the Internet game sharing we've been waiting for.Īnnounced at Sony's pre-Gamescom press conference today, Share Play is being sold as a 'virtual couch' that lets you in effect 'pass the controller' to friends online even if they don't own a copy of the game.

Since the announcement and revocation of Microsoft's 'Family Sharing' features on Xbox One, we've been waiting for someone to come up with a fair and logical way of sharing generalized gameplay experiences with friends over the Internet.

Shareplay ps4 to computer