With PS4 system software 5.00 comes Family accounts, a new way to help keep your family members safer on your PS4 system and PlayStation Network.
By setting up accounts for your family members you can customise individual parental controls and spending limits for each child, and appoint adult family members as parents/guardians. A family can consist of up to 7 PSN accounts (including yourself) or 15 local users.
Family accounts can be managed directly on the PS4 system, or through account management on the web.
If children will be using the PlayStation 4 system, parents and guardians can set limitations on things such as online access, age ratings, spending limits and what content is suitable for them to play or watch.
There are three areas of parental controls that can be set:
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System Restrictions |
These settings affect a child's PSN account, and are saved on the cloud so they work across all devices. These include:
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These settings can be customised for individual users on the PS4 system that are under 18, regardless of whether they have a PSN account or not. These include:
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These settings apply to all local users on the PS4 system regardless of age, family member status and whether they have a PSN account or not. These include:
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