With Gamescom ongoing, Sony is showing off some of the games that will be pertaining to the PlayStation 4 in the coming months. even with all the big name titles flying around though, Sony CEO Jim Ryan found time to give gamers a little sneak height at what they will be able to play with as part of the PS4’s fall update.

Part of that update is a new feature called Share Play, and it sounds rather amazing indeed. With so much of the PS4’s main functionality revolving around being able to play games remotely both currently and by means of future additions to the system’s software, Share Play actually makes a lot of sense even if the name doesn’t right away give away what it does.

In its a lot of basic form, Share Play will allow gamers to successfully share their games with any individual who has a PlayStation plus account. That’s any game, regardless of publisher or developer and certainly not limited to Sony’s first-party titles, which is quite excellent in its own right.

That sharing of games will allow a co-op experience that Sony is calling the ‘virtual couch,’ with gamers able to play with each other even though only one party owns the game they’re playing. Mechanics will also be in place that will allow gamers to give control of their in-game characters to their friends, indicating they can ask their cohorts to help them navigate a particularly troublesome area in a game, for example.

Part of the fall update, Share Play is another fine reason for gamers to consider Sony’s subscription-based PlayStation plus service. Akin to Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE, PlayStation plus is becoming the center of Sony’s online gaming experience and is absolutely beginning to get incredibly interesting, especially if Share Play is any indication of what it is capable of.

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