Play on all platforms with 3 accounts?

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3 of us want to play this game in my home.

I purchased it on pc, but we also have an Xbox and ps5.

I was originally planning on buying one game on each platform in the hopes that we can all play on the other systems.

For example, I will have d4 installed on my sons pc since I can log in my account t and download game.

I’ll have a copy installed on both consoles. Could my son/wife log on my pc (where game is installed) and play?

Could I log on and play on Xbox/ps5 (which already has game downloaded) ?

We are all in the same family plan on both consoles.

Lastly, could I buy the game on my Xbox/ps5 account or should it be purchased on the others accounts

Thanks

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Blizzard does not allow Battlenet Account sharing. You also can’t use your own account on more than one device at a time (not that they should be logging into it).

Each would need their own Battlenet account and copy of the game on the platform they wish to play on. If your son is younger than 13 the account should be set up in the name of the parent, with Parental Controls set.

I am not sure how any of that interacts with console accounts/subscriptions or linking to Battlenet accounts. Hopefully someone who is more console oriented comes along and can clarify that part.

Note: MVPs are other players, not Blizzard staff. MVPs do not speak for, or represent, Blizzard.

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Think you didn’t read any of my comment.

We have 3 bnet accounts already.

I want to be able to play on all my consoles and pc.

If I purchased the games on all 3 (1 for each of us), would we be able to log in on the other systems (I.e me (purchased on pc) log into ps5 (game purchased by wife) and Xbox (game purchased by son).

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If you mean can you all play together as long as each of you is logged on their own account on each device?

Yes. D4 has Cross Play. It is enabled by default. Guilds are also cross platform so you can create your own community as well.

I feel like I am probably still not understanding…

Each Bnet account needs their own license on each platform they want to play it on.

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Short answer, yes.

As long as each of you have your own Blizzard account and your own copy of the game tied to that account from the correct platform, you will be fine.

And with crossplay, you can all play together.

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I apologize if I’m unclear. But let’s say I purchase all 3 games, one on each console/pc…

Can all 3 of us play on 3 separate pcs (I’d have to install game with my bnet account)?

Could all 3 of us play on 3 separate ps5 accounts

Could all of us play on 3 separate Xbox accounts.

Etc.

My thoughts are of the console has the game installed from the purchase, other people that purchased on other systems will be able to log on.

Wanted to confirm that before I purchase

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I don’t think so.

I think the games are tied to the platform they are purchased on for that account that was logged in during the purchase.

So if say Bob goes and buys the game on Xbox, and Sam goes and buys the game on PC, they cannot play their accounts on the opposite platform. Meaning Bob can log into his account on the PC, but the game will show a purchase option, same for Sam if he goes and tries to play on the Xbox.

Even though both have bought the game.

Which frankly sucks, but that is how its working apparently.

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Yes, but what if bob and Sam let each other play on their system/console.

If Sam played on bobs ps5 (with Diablo installed), does he have to buy it?

And if bob plays on Sam’s pc (which has Diablo installed), I think there will be a play button, not a buy button.

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I was saying if they wanted to play on their own account.

Technically Blizzard doesn’t allow account sharing. But at the same time, how are they going to know unless you tell them?

Anyway.

Bob buys it on the console, with his own Battlenet account linked to that console.

If he logs into a PC with that same account, he won’t be able to play. But sure, if he was using Sam’s login… No problem. But as I said above… ^

Anyway. What you do is what you do. Just saying what you need at least.

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Really bad idea. Please do not encourage people to account share. It ends up with only ONE person having access to that account eventually, and others losing all their progress or access. Given only one person can play a Bnet account at a time. They can’t play together anyway.

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I’m not.

This isn’t true either.

If they all have their own bnet account and are all playing from different platforms with their own copy of the game on their own respective platform and have cross play enabled on all 3, they most certainly can play together.

What they cannot do is use their account to log into a different platform that they have not bought a copy of the game on and expect it to work.

Now if they are family and they want to rotate between their private accounts within their own home, I say more power to them but I understand Blizzard’s stance, however limiting it can be.

That’s what I was saying. lol

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The situation could be expressed this way:

  • Alice, Bob and Sam are a family
  • They each of have a prefered playing device (you are Bob given you said the PC was yours, if in my below fiction example isn’t matching the real situation because your wife isn’t on Xbox but rather on PS5, then change the names to Alan and Sonya for example).

Alice loves her Xbox
Bob like his PC
Sam enjoys his PS5

Alice buys a D4 licence for her Xbox, and create a Battle.net account for it, named ax
Bob got a D4 licence for his PC, Bnet account is bp
Sam got D4 licence for PS5, Bnet account is s5

3 users, 3 machines, 3 licences, 3 accounts

Right now, every can play with each other, but nobody can play on another on someone’s else machine.

If Alice is willing to play on PC and/or PS5, she needs to attach her ax Bnet account to one or even two other licences (depending on will of playing on one other system or one both others) that’s +1 or +2 licences
If Bob also want similar flexibility, he’ll also have to buy +1 or +2 licences and bind them to his bp Bnet account
If Sam wishes to play on his parents devices, once again, that +1 or +2 licences, all bound to s5 Bnet account.

You wish full flexibility for the whole family? That’s 3 PC licences + 3 Xbox licences + 3 PS5 licences.

If every one of you is just willing to play on his main device and also one alternative, then it’s at least 6 licences, or potentitially more if two people pick the same alternatives (but if the whole family also wish being able to play all together at anytime, and not on his main device).

This is the only way doing it “legally” (following Blizzard’s rules regarding the use of personal and non sharable accounts).

Now for intellectual purpose, if you begin with account sharing in order to maintain the user’s flexibility playing on various devices at a lower cost (set aside of the above rule being broken), you also enter into several headache situations (I won’t take in account situations such as a couple split, or the boy leaving the house), in fact when you’re not playing D4 together on your main device, one willing to play WoW (on the PC) while Bob is willing to play D3/D4 on a console mean Bob can’t play using his bp account (so not using his Diablo character), given someone else is already logged onto that account for WoW, etc. In that “operative mode”, the Bnet accounts aren’t anymore attached to the persons, but rather to the devices (and aside of being against the rules, it limits the playing characters available for each one, and the possibility to play several characters together e.g. Bob can only play his sorc on the PC, he can only play “his” druid on the Xbox (using Alice’s ax account), and only “his” necro on the PS5 using Sam’s s5 account, etc.). Probably the best way to create frustration and conflicts!

Edit : In the above example, I forgot Sam also had a PC so everytime you read PS5 above, in fact it was his PC, and his bnet account was bound to PC not the PS5, in such case nobody can use the PS5, but Sam & Bob can play on each other’s PC’s without having to bother about legal ease (bp account can be used on Sam’s PC by Bob and s5 account can be used by Sam on Bob’s PC) that’s up to -2 PC licences required compared to above legal explanation (or no licences changes if Bob will never use Sam’s PC and Sam will never use Bob’s PC), but then you need to buy from one to 3 PS5 licences depending one who’s willing be allowed to play D4 on that device (considering Alice uses the Xbox mainly - if it was the opposite, again it’s just a math permutation which is neutral about the number of licences you need to acquire/or by whom it’s owned). I made a mistake focusing on your message #6 with trying to explain who to answer “yes” to the 3 login questions.

It’s clear that given both Bob & Sam own a PC, you start with at least 2 PC licences. If Alice is willing on any PC, she has to buy the 3rd PC licence. And now you add 1, 2 or 3 Xbox licences depending on who’s going to play on the Xbox, and likewise you buy 1, 2 or 3 PS5 licences depending on who’s willing to play on the PlayStation. Alice always uses her Bnet account (bound to 1, 2 or 3 licences depending on which devices she’s willing to play), Bob always uses his bp account no matter on which PC he plays (1 PC licence, plus another or two others depending one which console(s) he’s willing to be able playing), Sam’s situation is similar to Bob’s except he’s playing on his s5 account bound to PC and potentially also bound to PS5 and/or Xbox (+1 or +2 licences). Everyone uses the cross-platform feature linked to his own Bnet account.

What’s the age of David? :wink:

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