Setting a PS5 as the Primary Console

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Login to the primary user account on the PS5.If your PS5 has multiple user profiles, make sure you sign in with the primary account holder's user account. This can be the parent account or the account that all PlayStation Store purchases are made through. Select the primary account holder's icon on the PlayStation 5 sign-in screen.

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Select the Settings icon.It's the icon that resembles a gear. It's in the upper-right corner of the PlayStation 5 Home screen. Use the left analog stick or directional buttons to navigate the PlayStation menu system. Press the "X" button to make a selection.

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Select Users and Accounts.It's next to an icon that resembles a square with a smiley face or your account's profile picture. It's near the top of the Settings menu.

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Select Other.It's in the menu bar to the left.

Select Console Sharing and Offline Play.It's a the top of the "Other" menu under "Users and Accounts."

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Select Enable.It's the second button at the bottom of the screen. This enables Console Sharing and Offline Play, which sets your PS5 console as the primary console.

• The first PlayStation 5 console you log into is set as the primary automatically. If your console is already set as the primary console, you will see "Disable" and "Don't disable" at the bottom instead. Select Don't Disable to leave the console as your primary console.