For PS+ members, coming with the PS4 Firmware 2.0 update sometime this year.
-Invite any friend anywhere to take turns playing games, essentially "passing the controller" to the friend while the game is playing.
-Play local multiplayer online using this method.
-No need to download or own the game, streams like PS Now.
More details soon. This sounds crazy!
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Adam Boyes said:SharePlay - allows PS+ members to either take turns playing games remotely or play remotely local multiplayer games!
-Invite any friend anywhere to take turns playing games, essentially "passing the controller" to the friend while the game is playing.
-Play local multiplayer online using this method.
-No need to download or own the game, streams like PS Now.
More details soon. This sounds crazy!
edit: more details-
Today at the PlayStation press conference at Gamescom, we will deliver on yet another promise from the PS4 announcement and introduce Share Play, coming to PlayStation 4 later this fall.
The best way to think about Share Play is like a “virtual couch”. PlayStation 4 will create an online local co-op experience by allowing you to invite a friend to join your game—even when they don’t own a copy of it. With this first-of-its-kind feature, you’ll be able to play games with a friend just as if you were together in the same room. Let’s say that with games… you’ll be able to invite your friend online to play against the Miami Heat for the championship as the San Antonio Spurs in NBA2K, tackle the challenging Towerfall Ascension Quest Mode together, or aide, heal, and protect you as Igniculus in Child of Light’s local co-op mode.
With Share Play, you can even jump into a game to assist a friend. For example, if there is part of a game that you can’t quite finish, you can invite a friend to take over your controls. Like handing over the controller to a friend on your couch, your screen will be shared as your friend gets through the part of the game that has been giving you trouble—can’t get past that part in The Last of Us: Remastered when you’re hanging upside down? Get a little help.
Share Play will be coming to PS4 as part of the upcoming system software update v2.00, scheduled for release this fall.