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PSN account sharing no longer possible

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Apparently it's no longer possible to share your PSN account with someone else. It's illegal in the first place, but one could do otherwise. Today someone figured out that he can't play the PSN games anymore that he got from someone else's PSN account.
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Published: 339 days 4 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3
 
 

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Rise Of The Bad Guy - 339 days 5 hours ago
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1 - "It's illegal in the first place"
The End.
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PixlSheX - 339 days 4 hours ago
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1.1 - But I use
an USA account to download the games, and the EU account to collect trophies and this and that. WTF sony?

You mean, I'm not going to be able to play warhawk, burnout, wipeout, ssdhd, etc????.. Damn... Somebody pls explain this.
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sonarus - 339 days 4 hours ago
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Actually its not illegal. Sony actually said they allow you share games with up to 5ppl just before the PS3 launched. I remember Jack Tretton saying something like we care about player happiness and not just money or some sappy crap like that.

Also if you notice games sony doesn't want you sharing get locked. GT5, Warhawk e.tc.
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Jerkapotamus - 339 days 4 hours ago
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1.3 - Not illegal
http://www.wired.com/gaming...

Jack Tretton: If a player logs into his PlayStation 3 account on a friend's system, he can download any game he has already purchased. "You can send that content to four other friends for that initial investment," said Tretton. "We want to get the game in as many hands as possible."

I think the president of SCEA would know.
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sonarus - 339 days 4 hours ago
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1.4 - @jerkapotamus
Yea that was the thing i was looking for lol
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himdeel - 339 days 4 hours ago
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1.5 - Well if you don't have the PSN ID and Password...
...saved then it will not allow you to play shared games. It now even shows who owns the content of certain downloadable games when you select "Information" from the XMB. Either way you must keep the account of the owner on your PS3.

My brother changed his password recently and I couldn't log into Warhawk, a game he purchased, until I called him to get his new password. I saved it on his account via my Playstation3 and I was up and running again on Warhawk moments later.
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Ju - 339 days 4 hours ago
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There is no general term in the PSN which defines how many people may play a game. It is up to the individual license agreement, which comes with each game which defines that. Warhawk does not allow multiple users at the same time (24hr cap in between, for example), but you can install it on multiple machines. Savage Moon is open, Wipeout HD is open, etc. So, it varies.
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UnwanteDreamz - 339 days 4 hours ago
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I have to call BS here. I tried it and my stuff still works.

Edit

Whoever disagreed is a POS troll.
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MisterNiwa - 339 days 4 hours ago
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1.8 -
My Street Fighter HD Remix works, my Puzzle Fighter HD works, my Wipeout HD works.

Verdict?

BULL SH!T
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darkride66 - 339 days 4 hours ago
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1.9 - Depends on the title.
When you read the agreement, some say you can use it on up to 5 PS3's, some don't.
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Maulerr - 339 days 4 hours ago
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1.10 - The guy he came up with the story
doesn't know about the thing to save the account on his ps3 from which he's downloaded it.
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crck - 339 days 3 hours ago
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Yep I hooked up a ps3 for my friend and loaded all the games I bought. I then created 2nd log in and deleted the log in that was linked to my psn account. They were sudden locked out. So yes you can still share. But you must keep the user log in that dled the games.
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hoppermania - 339 days 4 hours ago
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Yes illegal but sometimes can be very handy.
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Timberland2K9 - 339 days 4 hours ago
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3 - Omg No MOre socom
Nooooooooooooooooooo

But i downloaded it from my cousins account
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vincentvegawchz - 339 days 4 hours ago
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4 - All Depends on the Legailty of the SItuation
My sister Lives a miles or 2 from me, and we go in half on every game we buy on the PS3, and we share, the same goes for the PSN games, we go in Halfzies, and take turns buying them. So if they Discontinue this service, that is fine they can not allow me to play it, but they will be giving me half of the price of all the games downloaded on my sisters PS3, which is about 37. not dollars, Games. So I dunno, i enjoy this Feature, and not all games are elligible, such as Warhawk, i can play it on both systems, but i have to wait 24 hours in between each system, 12 hours with Socom... So i had to pay back my Sister for warhawk, and Vise Versa for socom... I DO however believe that you should NOT be sharing with people that you have became friends with over PSN. Thats a little different, unless you are mailing a check to them to cover half of the cost.

P.S. All of my downloaded games from sisters and Brother in Laws account are working Flawlessly, Maybe i didnt understand the Article because Google Translated, but it Only Works on 5 Systems.
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thezuur - 338 days 20 hours ago
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4.1 - of course those work. i do the same
people need to know more about the activation of PS3s. this is where the rubber meets the road. you can log into as many ps3's that you could ever want. but you can only be activated on 5 systems at one time. and only an activated system can run/play your downloaded games.
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Blacktigra - 339 days 4 hours ago
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What is this article talking about it still works.
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thezuur - 338 days 20 hours ago
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5.1 - i think this article is about a dum*@$$
he must have shared with over 5 people.
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SeanScythe - 339 days 4 hours ago
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Still works for me
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caliblue15 - 339 days 2 hours ago
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+1, still works for me, scared the crap out of me though, there goes all my rock band songs...
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Fishy Fingers - 339 days 4 hours ago
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Nobody ever said it was illegal. Sony even mentioned time and time again you can share with up to 5 other PS3. I imagine after the recent downturn in profits and the economic issues facing us all, Sony want those 5 people to buy the games, rather than just 1 and sharing it.

Shame whatever the reasoning, I have a US friend who allows me access to charged content on the US store that SCEE are twiddling their thumbs over.

Edit: Hold on, I just turned on my PS3, no problems playing games or accessing his account? So....?
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BLuKhaos - 339 days 2 hours ago
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How the hell can sharing something YOU own be illegal?
Edit:my bad I replied to the wrong person.
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Darkiewonder - 339 days 4 hours ago
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Proper translation of article please.
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Dark General - 339 days 4 hours ago
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Huh? This doesn't make any sense. It's not illegal and i was just playing SF2HD last night that i downloaded from a shared account i have with a few online buddies.
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chasegamez2 - 339 days 4 hours ago
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10 - Still works for me
Still works for me
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Sasanova - 339 days 4 hours ago
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friend of mine has all his shi working fine
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Toolster - 339 days 4 hours ago
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Who can tell me that it is illegal to share my account with other ppl? (dont get me wrong I dont nor never will) but if I choose to it should be upto me!

Its like telling me I cant lend a game to a friend.
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Bren86 - 339 days 4 hours ago
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lol illegal....right *rolls eyes*

mine still works, article is bs
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No FanS Land - 339 days 4 hours ago
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how come this website could report this? on my KZ2 demo voucher it is written that the demo can be DL'd up to 5 times. the day the KZ2 demo goes live for those who preordered would be the same where sharing becomes illegal? nonsense.
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dkgshiz - 339 days 4 hours ago
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15 - yeah, this is BS
Just someone pulling sh!t out of there @ss. Jack trenton even said its legal.
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freeluv - 339 days 4 hours ago
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you can still do it. I have a ps3 in the living room and one in the bedroom. Same account on both. I'd be angry if it didn't work anymore
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DevilsJoker - 339 days 4 hours ago
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17 - He obviously downloaded it
And deleted the account. It still works.
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darkpower - 339 days 4 hours ago
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18 - Anyone else getting a Google server error from this one?
Tried reading this, and couldn't because Google had some "server error".

Something is REALLY off about THIS claim to me.
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Maulerr - 339 days 4 hours ago
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18.1 - Server down
I've been told by those guys from the site that the server is having problems all day. It should be back up anytime soon.
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Idree - 339 days 4 hours ago
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Old, and there is already a bypass around it.

SO F*CKIN OLD
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Ray186 - 339 days 3 hours ago
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19.1 - Go into
Account management and activate the account.
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jams_shop - 339 days 3 hours ago
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20 - I call it BS
all the staff I downloaded from my friend's account STILL works
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maverick1191 - 339 days 3 hours ago
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its suicidal tbh espec if you have credit card details on it and some money left in the wallet on psn all they do is change the password and the worlds your oyster
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MC_KOOL_K - 339 days 3 hours ago
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22 - I own two ps3
and recently bought magic ball and had no problem putting it onto my second ps3, if this changes ill be forced to buy only disc only games

magic ball is an amazing game by the way, my first 100% finished game, "all trophies"
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Whoa Its Wes - 339 days 3 hours ago
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23 - You need to leave
the account on your PS3.. if you remove the account you downloaded the content from, you get an error.
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darkpower - 339 days 2 hours ago
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23.1 -
Yeah, it DOES say that in several places. As long as the owner (as in, the PS3 which has the account of the person who actually BOUGHT it) has it, the sharing can be done.
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Maulerr - 339 days 2 hours ago
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24 - Site back online
The db servers that were used are back online.
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whateva - 339 days 2 hours ago
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25 - Case Close!
I'm still playing Pain and someone else bought it!

So stop letting Chicken Little post the News!
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Lumbo - 339 days 2 hours ago
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Erm, it says so right in the EULA ... you have to keep the useraccount on the PS3 system you "share" the stuff. If you delete the "owner" the stuff gets disabled .. so how is that new?

Seems to be a case of gross idiocy on the authors side ...
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Ahmay - 339 days 2 hours ago
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27 - I've never done this before!!
I should be taking advantage of it.... how does it work? can you only play those shared games from your friends account on your ps3? or can you also play on your account? And can you play while offline? do some games allow you to both play online simultaneously?
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Ahmay - 339 days 2 hours ago
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28 - wait up!!
if ur friend has ur account, would he be able to screw u up by using it to purchase games?
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UltimateIdiot911 - 339 days 1 hour ago
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No, if you share an account with your friend, you can change the password right after he downloads it and/or you can delete all your CC info. Besides, this is why you share with people you trust.
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LeonSKennedy4Life - 339 days 1 hour ago
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29 - Fake
It's a fake article.

His friend probably disabled all used accounts besides his own.
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jonnyfivealive - 339 days ago
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this is happening to me for one game and that is Warhawk Ive downloaded it from my friends account but it wont let me play it on my account
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PirateThom - 338 days 20 hours ago
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30.1 -
That's because Warhawk isn't sharable (neither is Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Burnout Pradise or Wipeout HD), but everything else should be and, I just checked, still is.
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