PS5 Console Sharing & Offline Play — How to Set Your Home Console

Setting your PlayStation 5 as your home console (Console Sharing and Offline Play) lets other local users on that PS5 access your digital games and PlayStation Plus benefits — even offline. This guide walks you through enabling the feature, checks, limits, and practical tips.

Quick highlights

• Local users on the same PS5 can play games from your library and use PS Plus features.
• Downloaded games can be launched offline (some DRM may require online revalidation).
• Only one PS5 can have Console Sharing active per PSN account at a time.

How to enable Console Sharing & Offline Play

1. Sign in on the PS5 with the account that owns the games/PS Plus.
2. From the Home screen, go to Settings (gear icon).
3. Select Users and Accounts.
4. Open the Other tab in the left sidebar.
5. Choose Console Sharing and Offline Play and select Enable.

How to check or disable

Return to the same settings path. If the option shows Disable, Console Sharing is active. Select Disable to remove access or switch the active console.

Important limits and tips

• One active console per account — activating it on another PS5 will deactivate it on the first.
• You can only toggle this from a PS5; there’s no remote web deactivation for now.
• Sharing applies to local users on that PS5 only; it does not give access on other consoles.
• For smoother offline play, launch games once while online after downloading to reduce DRM revalidation issues.
• If you sell or give away a console, remember to disable Console Sharing first (or enable it on your new PS5).

Common scenarios

Family sharing: Great for households with multiple players — everyone keeps their own save and trophies but shares the library.

Offline play: Useful if your internet is unreliable or you’ll be away from home.

What happens if you don’t enable it

• Only the purchasing account can launch its digital games.
• Other local users won’t have PS Plus or game access tied to your account.
• You may lose access to your games when offline.

More info and resources

Official PlayStation support: Console Sharing & Offline Play — PlayStation Support

Buy or search for PS5 on Amazon (affiliate): https://www.amazon.com/s?k=PlayStation+5&tag=f1rede-20

Conclusion

Enabling Console Sharing on your PS5 takes just a few minutes and can save purchases and account hassles for everyone using the same console. Remember it’s bound to one PS5 at a time — plan ahead when switching devices.