Do I need three ps+ accounts if I have three PS4's in the same house?

I have 2 ps4's in my house and thinking of adding a third will I have to pay $150/year total for all systems to have ps+?

The reason I ask is that when I got the second PS4 for my kids for Christmas, I couldn't play destiny with my them even though they logged in with their names from their profiles on my ps4. It being Christmas, I just hurriedly plunked down the $50 so we could play. Now that I'm thinking of getting a third ps4 so we can all play destiny together, I'm a littl concerned with having to pay $150/year for all three of them so we can play together.

Thanks all.

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Best Answer

Take a look at the accepted answer to this question.

I will highlight a couple key points I think apply to you, and hopefully it makes sense.

The Playstation Plus subscription is tied to the SEN account, but that account can specify a single PS4 console as its primary PS4, which enables other (non-PS+) accounts to access everything on the console.

So any account using that console (the one specified as the primary by at least 1 PS+ subsriber) can enjoy the benefits of PS+, when using that console. That includes multiplayer.

Meaning you can have non-PS+ accounts utilizing the PS+ subscription if playing on the same console, meaning you cannot also be playing (even I was not aware of this...).
Keep in mind this answer was from Dec 2013, so not all information may be 100% accurate currently, but I believe most should be.

However, I can tell you that multiple consoles cannot all play online using the same PS+ subscription, so I suppose the TL;DR answer is "You will have to buy separate subscriptions if you're all playing online on different consoles at the same time."

You're essentially wanting to use the same service 3 times simultaneously while paying the price for 1.

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Can 3 PS4 use same account?

Absolutely! As long as the account with playstation plus has that PS4 set to primary (Found in account management -> Set PS4 as primary) then you can share anything on that account with any other user on that PS4.

Do I need a PlayStation Plus account for each user?

Unfortunately, if you have more than one PS4 or PS5, you'll need another account with PS Plus for each extra console you have. That's because benefits can only be shared from the primary account to other accounts on the same console, and there can only be one primary account per console.

Can multiple PS4 have the same primary account?

Each player can have one PS4 console activated as the primary PS4 console for their account. Go to Settings > Account Management > Activate as Your Primary PlayStation 4.

Can you play 2 PS4 in the same house?

You can connect to your PS4 system via the Internet using Remote Play on another device. Anyone who uses your primary PS4 system can use the themes that you purchase from PlayStation Store.

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