Watch the Official Share Play Walkthrough Video to See How It Works

We’ve heard about Sony’s upcoming Share Play feature quite a bit, and have been told that it launches next week with the PlayStation 4 firmware update 2.00. Now, the official PlayStation YouTube channel has uploaded a brief walkthrough video (above) to show us how the feature works. 

For those who haven’t caught on yet, here’s Sony’s description of the Share Play feature:

The best way to think about Share Play is like a “virtual couch”. PlayStation 4 will create an online local co-op experience by allowing you to invite a friend to join your game—even when they don’t own a copy of it. With this first-of-its-kind feature, you’ll be able to play games with a friend just as if you were together in the same room. Let’s say that with games… you’ll be able to invite your friend online to play against the Miami Heat for the championship as the San Antonio Spurs in NBA2K, tackle the challenging Towerfall Ascension Quest Mode together, or aide, heal, and protect you as Igniculus in Child of Light’s local co-op mode.

With Share Play, you can even jump into a game to assist a friend. For example, if there is part of a game that you can’t quite finish, you can invite a friend to take over your controls. Like handing over the controller to a friend on your couch, your screen will be shared as your friend gets through the part of the game that has been giving you trouble—can’t get past that part in The Last of Us: Remastered when you’re hanging upside down? Get a little help.

The PS4 firmware update 2.00 will go live on Tuesday, October 28.

[Source: PlayStation (YouTube)]

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