will-guy-bebe Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 So I'm still playing on my ps3 as I cant afford to upgrade yet. A friend of mine gets a ps4 quite soon after launch and I started playing ghosts aliens with him and a cool feature of the ps4 was I could sign in to my PSN account through the console, play the game and earn my own trophies etc. Brilliant..... Ive been doing this for months and even playing through the new dlcs hes bought.... Then last weekend I go round try the same again and it says I cant use this feature without ps+ So have they done this because they want to force me to upgrade to a ps4? Or is it because I dont have the dlcs my friend has bought? And even if I did get a ps4 myself would I still need ps+ to play on his system with my account? And lastly does anyone know a way around this so I can keep playing ghosts aliens with my friend? Any advise would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobThanatos Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 PS+ is required for online play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will-guy-bebe Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Why has it only stopped me now though? Just seems strange to me that it has let me play all this time with no issues then all of a sudden tells me I need ps+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneJusticius Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Did you have PS+ and it's since lapsed? I can see by your profile that you don't have it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobThanatos Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Or you have just been playing offline modes with your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will-guy-bebe Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 No never had ps+ and ive definitely been playing online with full lobbies and all, maybe I should count myself lucky that I had months of free play when I shouldnt have lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogw Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Maybe your friend had PS + and doesn't now and you're receiving that message after it had run out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobThanatos Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Maybe there's a free trial period I'm not aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeautifulTorment Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Your friend's subscription ran out. A PS4 requires one account on the system to have a plus subscription for online play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will-guy-bebe Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Ah ok that could be the issue ill have him look into it and try and sort it. Thanks for the replies guys Edited September 22, 2014 by will-guy-bebe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShaka Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Wait a sec, wait a sec. You have been playing with your friend, but i'm kinda confused. you were playing on your ps3 cod ghosts with your ps4 friend online? or you were at your friend's house playing couch coop on his ps4? if the answer is the second, that depends of the game, some games let you get trophies when you're playing coop because you can play using your profile/account. If there's a portion of the game the device don't let you play is because you need to buy those dlc that your friend has bought. Edited September 22, 2014 by GoldenShaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will-guy-bebe Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 I have been going to his house playing couch co op on his ps4. I sign in to my account through his console, but thats where things get strange I don't have any of the DLCs he has bought but it used to let me play them regardless, you can see the trophies I have earned on those DLCs on my profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agoraz123 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 On the PS3, you can play DLC on other accounts besides the original owners. It's more tied to the console then to the account itself. If you were to play on your own system though (same game, minus the DLC), you would need to re-buy it for THAT PS3 system. I imagine this is the same for PS4 as well, and why you were getting those trophies during co-op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will-guy-bebe Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Well........... Just asked my friend to check he could still play online, make sure his subscription is still active etc. which he did and everything was ok, he tried signing in as me on his second controller and hey presto "I" was allowed to play online. It seems like we were victims of some sort of glitch and it seems to be working normally again. So, I am sorry to have wasted your time. I suppose the old rule of "switch it off and on again" did the trick this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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