New PlayStation 5 consoles are still impossible to find, but that doesn’t mean you can’t play PS5 games like Returnal and Ratchet & Clank. You just need a PlayStation 4. And a friend…with a PS5. Oh, yeah, and you’ll both need PS Plus subscriptions. And some patience. Okay, it’s not exactly a breeze, but it is possible, thanks to recently expanded functionality for PlayStation’s “Share Play” feature.
What’s Share Play?
“Share Play,” first introduced for PlayStation 4 in 2014, essentially allows you to beam a game from your PlayStation onto a friend’s PlayStation. Your friend can then watch you play, take over the controller, or join a multiplayer session—even if they don’t own a copy of that particular game. There were some limitations at launch, like sub-optimal streaming resolutions and 60-minute session limits, but the general reaction…
