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I’m considering reopening the Green Library. I'm currently keeping my PS5 completely offline (I’m waiting for a chance to install Linux and test Steam on the console), so right now I’m only gaming on my Xbox. Game sharing on the Xbox is a bit more restricted - the main issue is a limit of five activations within a 12-month period - but we don’t have that many users, and so far, no game has been borrowed five times.
Deactivating wastes a slot, but logging in on a new console overwrites the current activation, this means the first borrower can simply state that they’re no longer using the game, even though they could technically keep playing until someone else takes it.
The second major limitation is regional matching. While games aren't region-locked, significant discrepancies between the account region and the console region (e.g., logging into a Turkish account from the UK) can trigger a security check, forcing the owner to manually confirm their account hasn't been stolen before the new console is allowed to log in. I only encountered this kind of security measure once on the PS5: after not using a Hong Kong account for a few years, I logged in on a European console and Sony forced a password reset.
It’s not a big deal, but both parties involved need to be available for a moment, or else we have to stick to a single region for library purchases. Logging into US accounts from Europe works without issues. I haven't tested it the other way around. There are still some details to work out, but for the moment, we don't have any Green Users anyway.
Deactivating wastes a slot, but logging in on a new console overwrites the current activation, this means the first borrower can simply state that they’re no longer using the game, even though they could technically keep playing until someone else takes it.
The second major limitation is regional matching. While games aren't region-locked, significant discrepancies between the account region and the console region (e.g., logging into a Turkish account from the UK) can trigger a security check, forcing the owner to manually confirm their account hasn't been stolen before the new console is allowed to log in. I only encountered this kind of security measure once on the PS5: after not using a Hong Kong account for a few years, I logged in on a European console and Sony forced a password reset.
It’s not a big deal, but both parties involved need to be available for a moment, or else we have to stick to a single region for library purchases. Logging into US accounts from Europe works without issues. I haven't tested it the other way around. There are still some details to work out, but for the moment, we don't have any Green Users anyway.