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The_Real_Chomp_Chomp

[Extreme Salt] "Cannot use the content. You were signed in to Playstation Network on another PS4. It will take some time until you can use the content on this PS4 with your license."6

So I just bought a PS Pro so my wife could have her "game, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Vue" box in the bedroom and so I could play 4k games in the living room. But I just downloaded FFXV and after having to wait while it downloaded overnight, I get this ridiculous message telling me to simply "wait" for no other reason than because Sony can't get their shit together on account integration on the same network.

To top it off, there seems to be some serious confusion as to what "my" account actually is. A long time ago I had to create an account for my wife because a single game we played together required both of us to have separate accounts for coop. She's been logged into that account on the "old" Playstation, yet it's triggering this lock on the "new" Playstation for some mysterious reason.

The worst of this, however, is that we didn't have this problem with using the PS3 in the bedroom and the PS4 in the living room. So this is literally a punishment for purchasing a new product from Sony.

It's for these reasons that I immediately canceled my Playstation Vue (can't use it on two PS4s at the same time--but I can use it on a smart TV, a PS3, and a PS4 at once), will not purchase anymore digital games for my consoles (you don't really own them, do you?), and that the PS Pro will be the last console I will ever own (because apparently Sony specifically has something against people who spend money on more than one console).

I own those fucking games. They're mine. MINE. I paid for them and, nearly every time, more than I would if I bought a used copy at GameStop. I should be allowed to move from one goddamn room to another and play between my living room and my bedroom if I so desire. I own two Playstations, why the fuck is this a problem, Sony? Do you not like money? Do you make it a practice to punish people who spend money on your products?

It's 2017, how the shit do you not have a system that anticipates and embraces multiple devices in one household?

Posted Mar 19, 2017, 4:21 PM UTC

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mitch079•

http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/Consoles-Peripherals/Unable-to-use-any-service-on-PS4/td-p/45638137

Did you check to see if there's another console out there activated as your primary and/or try deactivating and reactivating your devices online?

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The_Real_Chomp_ChompOP•

The primary has always been the PS4 until I changed it to the PS4 Pro. I didn't think I needed to deactivate the other Playstation, so I'll check on that when I have a moment.

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Grimm0129•

i've had this happen before go onto your other playstation log in to your account and then log out of it again... works every time for me(i have a habit of not logging off but simply entering rest mode)

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tucker42tkarenko•

Make sure that your account isn't logging in automatically on the old ps4, and if it is she is choosing "log out" and not "switch user".

Also you don't own the games. You own a license to use them. Digital and physical.

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The_Real_Chomp_ChompOP•

Make sure that your account isn't logging in automatically on the old ps4, and if it is she is choosing "log out" and not "switch user".

I doubt that's the case but I'll check to make sure all my bases are covered.

Also you don't own the games. You own a license to use them. Digital and physical.

I realize in technicality that this is the case, but Sony doesn't have any ways to stop me from using a physical copy in one Playstation or the other--nor should they, honestly. It's a pretty stupid thing to implement, if you ask me. By my logic, games purchased through the PSN are much better for Sony and game developers than physical copies since they decrease resales--making digital games less appealing/approachable is just bad business.

Also, I really dislike the fact that we've made it to the point where a game is purchased as a license. That should have never happened.

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TheDevils10thMan•

I'm sorry you're having troubles, but..

The worst of this, however, is that we didn't have this problem with using the PS3 in the bedroom and the PS4 in the living room. So this is literally a punishment for purchasing a new product from Sony.

Makes me think very little of you.

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The_Real_Chomp_ChompOP•

How so? By spending additional money for a new product, I lost cross console access to items I already paid for.

Mathematically and chronologically you can easily discern that by spending more money on Sony products, I lost access to things that I previously had in exchange for a more powerful system in each room.

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r_k_ologistarkyologist•

PEBCAC

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ShelobTheGreat•

I can. It's not Sony.

Apparently you set, your setup, up, like shit.

Also, you not buying stuff, doesn't make a dent.

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The_Real_Chomp_ChompOP•

I can. It's not Sony.

Can you show me where in my house you are, since you know so much about what's going on with my situation?

Apparently you set, your setup, up, like shit.

Let's assume I'm an idiot and don't know how to operate a gaming console: why is it even an option to set it up incorrectly? Furthermore, if you know so goddamn much, then where's your solution?

Also, you not buying stuff, doesn't make a dent.

Because that's what I was going for: to strong arm Sony into doing the right thing by threatening a loss of one sale. It surely has nothing to do with making an argument explaining why a loss of sales could result from having a system that is counter-intuitive, anti-consumer, and aged.

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ShelobTheGreat•

Can you show me where in my house you are, since you know so much about what's going on with my situation?

Your generic, "I own 2 consoles," situation? Yeah, I do too. It works fine.

Let's assume I'm an idiot and don't know how to operate a gaming console:

Dude, you're literally making a whine out of a problem that does not exist. But no, it's a problem, and NOT, a user error, right?

why is it even an option to set it up incorrectly?

I can f up my pc pretty badly. Seems a common thing with tech.

why a loss of sales could result from having a system that is counter-intuitive, anti-consumer, and aged.

There won't be a loss of sales because this is not a problem, since

I should be allowed to move from one goddamn room to another and play between my living room and my bedroom if I so desire

I and a lot of people can do exactly this.

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The_Real_Chomp_ChompOP•

Your generic, "I own 2 consoles," situation? Yeah, I do too. It works fine.

Generic? I gave all the information necessary to paint the whole picture. I had no problem with my PS3 and PS4 in combination--the trouble came when I added as second PS4 to the mix. Maybe you never experienced that problem because you don't have two PS4s?

Dude, you're literally making a whine out of a problem that does not exist. But no, it's a problem, and NOT, a user error, right?

Are you shitting me? I searched for "Cannot use the content. You were signed in to Playstation Network on another PS4. It will take some time until you can use the content on this PS4 with your license" and came up with hundreds of results. Did you even bother to look up and verify that it's not a problem, or are you just that full of yourself?

I can f up my pc pretty badly. Seems a common thing with tech.

Are you serious? A PC and Playstation are in no way comparable in this discussion. One is a self-contained system for the very purpose of ease of access and being user friendly. With the other, I can delete my own goddamn hard drive data if I'm an idiot.

There won't be a loss of sales because this is not a problem, since

I should be allowed to move from one goddamn room to another and play between my living room and my bedroom if I so desire

I and a lot of people can do exactly this.

I honestly don't know what you're hoping to accomplish here, but judging from your post history on this sub you sound a lot like a stereotypical contrarian who likes to get a rise out of people. So I guess you can consider this a mission lost: you're not going to get me any angrier than what I started off as. Go find someone in a good mood and try to bring them down instead.

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