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How do I family share DLCs?

DwightsLifeMatters
DwightsLifeMatters Member Posts: 1,649
edited December 2018 in General Discussions
I tried to family share the DLCs with my brother, but they are still unlocked on his account. Is this a bug or something? How can I fix that?
Forgot to mention that I'm on PC, so the family share I tried was with steam.
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  • The_Crusader
    The_Crusader Member Posts: 3,688
    You can't family share dlc.
  • DwightsLifeMatters
    DwightsLifeMatters Member Posts: 1,649
    Why not? It works on other games just fine, but for DbD somehow not 
  • CJsDBD
    CJsDBD Member Posts: 85
    I think because its online but i tried that as well and ended up losing 30 levels worth of points when the primary ps4 was switched so i just bought the DLC. Not sure why it cant work though
  • Iceman
    Iceman Member Posts: 1,457
    DwightsLifeMatters said:
    I tried to family share the DLCs with my brother, but they are still unlocked on his account. Is this a bug or something? How can I fix that?
    If you are playing on console then it could only be done on the console that has the main account. 
  • DwightsLifeMatters
    DwightsLifeMatters Member Posts: 1,649
    Forgot to mention that I'm on PC, so the family share I tried was with steam.
  • Speshul_Kitten
    Speshul_Kitten Member Posts: 1,861

    assuming you're using consoles, you have to make your brother's console your "home" console and he has to do the same for yours. You will then be able to share games, DLC's, memberships, etc.

  • The_Crusader
    The_Crusader Member Posts: 3,688
    edited December 2018
    DwightsLifeMatters said:
    Why not? It works on other games just fine, but for DbD somehow not 
    If you own a game but your brother does not own it, he can download and play the game + dlc

    However if he owns the base game, then he can not share the dlc.

    Dlc sharing only works if the person wanting to play it doesn't already own the base game.
  • DwightsLifeMatters
    DwightsLifeMatters Member Posts: 1,649
    The_Crusader said:
    DwightsLifeMatters said:
    Why not? It works on other games just fine, but for DbD somehow not 
    If you own a game but your brother does not own it, he can download and play the game + dlc

    However if he owns the base game, then he can not share the dlc.

    Dlc sharing only works if the person wanting to play it doesn't already own the base game.
    Really? What kind of logic is that lol 
    I remember something similar with the Nurse DLC back then, but I don't know anymore how the fix was
  • ReneAensland
    ReneAensland Member Posts: 838

    Only works on Console. You buy DLC on one profile, it's available for all profiles on that PlayStation.

  • Orion
    Orion Member Posts: 21,675

    @DwightsLifeMatters said:
    Really? What kind of logic is that lol 
    I remember something similar with the Nurse DLC back then, but I don't know anymore how the fix was

    I think it's Steam's logic, but don't quote me.

  • DwightsLifeMatters
    DwightsLifeMatters Member Posts: 1,649
    @Peanits @MandyTalk do you have more informations about that?
  • DwightsLifeMatters
    DwightsLifeMatters Member Posts: 1,649
    @not_Queen can you help me out with this issue?
  • Master
    Master Member Posts: 10,200

    @DwightsLifeMatters said:
    The_Crusader said:


    DwightsLifeMatters said:

    Why not? It works on other games just fine, but for DbD somehow not 

    If you own a game but your brother does not own it, he can download and play the game + dlc

    However if he owns the base game, then he can not share the dlc.

    Dlc sharing only works if the person wanting to play it doesn't already own the base game.

    Really? What kind of logic is that lol 
    I remember something similar with the Nurse DLC back then, but I don't know anymore how the fix was

    Nurse is free for everyone