To sum up, PS4 Remote Play is a Sony vetted companion application for the PlayStation4 system that offers you the possibility to enjoy the gaming platform remotely, from your Mac computer. PS4 Remote Play can connect the two devices automatically by using your Sony account, but you can also manually register the PS4 device. To simply explain what the Playstation 4 Remote Play does, after you download and install the special software required at your pc/laptop, you can stream your ps4 directly to your Windows or Mac devices and play. This can happen both locally and remotely. For remote play Sony says you need approx 5 mbps of upload speed to play smoothly.
2 weeks ago Sony pushed out 3.5 version of their PS4 software and the biggest feature of that update is Remote Play. Basically Remote play allows you to stream your PS4 games to your Mac or Windows 8.1 PC and you can play them on your computer using PS4 controller.
The only gripe that I have with Remote play is that there should have been an option to stream PS4 games to your computer via LAN but it seems like that is not the case. You have to have a fairly fast internet connection with atleast 12mbps upload and download speeds. For someone living in the US or other developed country this internet speed may be normal but a lot of players belong to India and other 3rd world countries where you don’t normally have this speed.
That said, Today I will show you how you can Play your PS4 games to your computer (Mac or Windows) using the latest Remote Play.
Pre-requisites
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Obviously you got to have a couple of things before you can continue with the guide. I have listed them below for you.
- Your Play Station 4 should be updated to Software version 3.5 and if you haven’t already upgraded then you must upgrade to make this guide work.
- Decent internet connection ( According to Sony, You have to have at least 12mbps upload as well as download speeds )
- Remote Play Client for Mac or PC. Make sure that your PC is running Windows 8.1 or 10 and in case if you have a Mac then Mac OS X Yosemite is the minimum required. You can download either of the clients from this page.
- You will also require a PS4 Controller and a USB cable to connect it to your computer.
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How to play PS4 games on Mac or PC using Remote Play
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- First of all you have to download and install the Remote Play client form the link given above. It is a fairly small pakage. Simply double-click the downloaded file and install it on your computer.
- Once done installing, you will be able to find PS4 Remote Play app in the Applications folder of your Mac computer and if you are using windows then you can save it on to the desktop and start from there.
- When you open Remote Play for the first time, this is how it will look like. At this point you will need to connect your PS4 controller with your computer via USB cable and then click on Settings button on if you are on windows and sign in to your Play Station account. For Mac OS X you can sign in from the preferences manu.
PS4 Remote Play Setting. (Click to Enlarge)
- You can also change the streaming resolution based on internet connection that you have and also the frame-rate. ( Standard = 30fps and High = 60fps )
- Once you are successfully logged in, Remote Play should automatically detect your PS4 and you will be able to see your PS4 screen on your computer and play using the PS4 controller.
Make sure that your computer and PS4 are connected to the same network and for minimum latency I recommend using wired connection with the router instead of Wi-Fi.
If everything goes well, you shall be able to stream and play all of the PS4 games on your computer and you can even make it full screen and kinda make the games look native for Computer.
Final thoughts
PS4 Remote play is a really good and nifty feature but the there are some limitations in it. You can not play games at 1080p via Remote Play, no matter what internet speeds you have. The technology is limited to only 720p. Although there isn’t much latency or input lag in the gameplay, Because the computer and the PS4 are on same LAN network, but still if you have slow internet then you should not expect smooth gameplay.
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PS4 Remote Play is a cool feature announced by Sony that allows you to play PS4 games on your smartphone. Sony made this feature available only for Xperia phones but a developer managed to port the app and make it work even in other devices. So no matter if you own a Samsung, HTC or any other Android phone, you will be able to install PS4 Remote Play app on it.
The app you are going to find below is and official port of PS4 Remote Play and it’s only a single apk file you have to install. You don’t need to go through long and hard procedure to install this cool app. You may have seen previously that by flashing a mod you can manipulate the system and install the Remote Play. But today you don’t even have to root your phone.
Let’s leave behind all those tired guide and let’s focus in the apk we have found. The only requirement is that your device should run and Android 4.0+. So let’s go and download PS4 remote Play apk app and enjoy the coolest PS4 games directly on our smartphone.
Requirements
- Android 4.0 and higher.
Download
- PS4 RemotePlayPortITBV1.3.2 (invisible touch buttons)
How to install PS4 Remote Play on any Android
- Download the PS4 Remote Play apk file.
- If you downloaded to PC plug your phone to computer and move the apk file to the phone.
- Make sure you have enabled “Unknown Sources” under Settings > Security.
- Install the apk file as normal.
- You can either install it using adb command “adb install ” from your PC.
- That’s all. You are done!
If you get a LTE setup/Error 8801e209 all you have to do is to create a different access point name depending on your carrier. To do that go to Settings > Mobile Networks > Acces Point Names. Create a new access point with the same information.
To APN Protocol input ipv4 instead of ipv6 and you will be able to remote play over mobile data and WiFi.
Instructions to setup a Dualshock bluetooth
- Download Sixaxis Controller app from Play Store.
- Follow the instructions for pairing the controller.
- Ensure that “Enable Gamepad” is checked under Gamepad Settings.
- Edit mappings in the app so the x = A, Squre = X, Circle = B, Triangle = Y.
- Load up the remote and enjoy playing.