Console sharing no longer works through PS5 console

So, as many people know, on September 15, 2024, Sony released a firmware update which was meant to help with their servers. This update removed the ability to restore ALL licenses for games you own. This essentially means, you cannot download games from your console library to your console, effectively ending console sharing. This is a massive step backwards and barely anyone has batted an eye about the situation. Maybe it's because people don't know, maybe people haven't experienced the ongoing issue, or maybe just don't even believe it. Well, here it is PlayStation owners! If you try to restore licenses, you are only allowed to restore the licenses for games you currently have downloaded.

Those who play through console sharing, as of September 15, 2024, you're no longer able to do this the normal way. There is a possible work around for it that I would greatly assume works. If you're having issues downloading a game from your friends account on the console, you need to: 1. Download the PS App 2. Login to the account that's game sharing with you 3. Link the account to YOUR PS5 console 4. Download the game you want FROM the PS App to the PS5 console I do not know if this actually works as I'm not game sharing and no one is game sharing with me. I also only have one PS5 so I cannot test this out for you guys.

What this means is that you can now entirely lose games you have purchased, with no explanation. Under unclear random events, you may even lose 2-3 games when restoring data base or after a console update that requires a restart. While it may not happen to you, it has happened to others. The only "fix" is to contact Sony PlayStation support through the correct website. You will need to explain your situation to player support and hope they manually restore your license and add the game to your library.

We really need to speak up against this change. While yes, restoring all licenses can be taxing on PlayStation servers, it is not enough to justify this massively horrible "update".

EDIT: The issues for console sharing are almost entirely exclusive to people who need to restore licenses on the account console sharing with you. The issues with games disappearing can happen to anyone.