Is there a cap on amount of times PSN purchases can be "shared"?

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#1 signore
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I was thinking of getting WipeOut HD, Ratchet & Clank: QFB and Street Fighter HD with a couple friends and splitting the costs.

Is there an amount of times the sharing limit gets capped, and how many, and has anybody experienced this cap, or can provide any proof or link about the subject?

Also, are the above games shareable?

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#2 The-Fear-S3
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5 times i believe
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#3 ArchoNils2
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5 times i believeThe-Fear-S3

That's what I heard too, but I never reached that limit so far :/

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#4 Macri
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It can be installed on 5 different PS3s.... but it can be downloaded an unlimited amount of times on those 5 machines....
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It can be installed on 5 different PS3s.... but it can be downloaded an unlimited amount of times on those 5 machines....Macri
Correct!!
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#6 Eternal_Sleeper
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It doesn't apply to all games though (ex: doesn't work with warhawk), so check around before you make a purchase.

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#7 rogerjak
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It doesn't apply to all games though (ex: doesn't work with warhawk), so check around before you make a purchase.

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Kinda...with the new update Warhawk can be shared ( I shared it), but you can't play while the other person is playing it. Warhawk expansion packs don't work if shared too. All other games work just fine (including Wipeout , SF and Ratchet & Clank. I know this because I have those games...all shared :P)
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#8 signore
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[QUOTE="Eternal_Sleeper"]

It doesn't apply to all games though (ex: doesn't work with warhawk), so check around before you make a purchase.

rogerjak
Kinda...with the new update Warhawk can be shared ( I shared it), but you can't play while the other person is playing it. Warhawk expansion packs don't work if shared too. All other games work just fine (including Wipeout , SF and Ratchet & Clank. I know this because I have those games...all shared :P)

niiiiiice share Warhawk with me ;)
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Shared Warhawk expansions work as long as the other user is not using a shared Warhawk full game.
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It can be installed on 5 different PS3s.... but it can be downloaded an unlimited amount of times on those 5 machines....Macri

I didn't even know you can share!! Anyone mind telling me how?

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#11 signore
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[QUOTE="Macri"]It can be installed on 5 different PS3s.... but it can be downloaded an unlimited amount of times on those 5 machines....Amir29

I didn't even know you can share!! Anyone mind telling me how?

Jack buys any downloadable game. Jack gives Bobby his account information, and Bobby logs onto his own PS3 with Jacks under Jack's account. Bobby downloads the game from the 'view downloads' section in the playstation store and then he has the game on his own PS3. I would highly discourage doing game trades with strangers over the internet
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#12 Sarbuth_Tetulis
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I heard five, it says on their website somewhere.
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#13 oblivionpol
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thats quite a useful information, thnx
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So no matter how many times my PS3 gets busted (theoritically) I can redownload the stuff I bought as long as that same PS3 gets fixed?
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#15 rogerjak
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So no matter how many times my PS3 gets busted (theoritically) I can redownload the stuff I bought as long as that same PS3 gets fixed?Zidaneski
Exactly.
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[QUOTE="Zidaneski"]So no matter how many times my PS3 gets busted (theoritically) I can redownload the stuff I bought as long as that same PS3 gets fixed?rogerjak
Exactly.

Sweet.

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#18 slip_killer
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Let's say I got a shared game, can I re-download it as many times as I want onto my own system?
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#19 deactivated-5d6e91f5c147a
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4-5 times I believe. I got echochrome off a friend, the sad part was that I deleted the user account that I used to download it and now I can't play it anymore :(
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#22 Amir29
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[QUOTE="Amir29"]

[QUOTE="Macri"]It can be installed on 5 different PS3s.... but it can be downloaded an unlimited amount of times on those 5 machines....signore

I didn't even know you can share!! Anyone mind telling me how?

Jack buys any downloadable game. Jack gives Bobby his account information, and Bobby logs onto his own PS3 with Jacks under Jack's account. Bobby downloads the game from the 'view downloads' section in the playstation store and then he has the game on his own PS3. I would highly discourage doing game trades with strangers over the internet

Excellent!! Thanks for the info Mr. Reynolds ;)

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#23 acegreatone
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Let's say I got a shared game, can I re-download it as many times as I want onto my own system?slip_killer
thank you
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#24 signore
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[QUOTE="slip_killer"]Let's say I got a shared game, can I re-download it as many times as I want onto my own system?acegreatone
thank you

As long as you have the original user info of the person you took from.
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#25 sa10kun
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One thing to keep in mind with street fighter hd. If two of the people have the same router ip then they both can't go online at the same time. It will keep kicking them. Like my two cousins both have their own ps3's and when I tried to play against both of them online in sfhd it kept disconnecting.
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#26 odin2019
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[QUOTE="Macri"]It can be installed on 5 different PS3s.... but it can be downloaded an unlimited amount of times on those 5 machines....rogerjak
Correct!!

Well you probably could plug in a usb to your ps3 and then move it onto pc for unlimited downloads any where.

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#27 LeeSan420
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i shared all my psn games (13 in all) with my best friend but he's a cheep bastard and doesn't buy games so i have yet 2 receive a share from anyone wheres the love?