Ps4 Remote Play Mac

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What is PS4 Remote Play for Mac PS4 Remote Play lets you stream your PS4 games to another room in your home. Start playing on your main television, and continue your big-screen adventures with your DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller and Mac, thanks to Remote Play streaming over your home Wi-fi network. What's new in PS4 Remote Play.

  • PS4 Remote Play is an application for PC, Mac, Android & iOS (iPhone & iPad) users that will help you to play different PlayStation 4 games with the help of your gadgets. You can see the picture on your gadget and play PS4 games with the help of the Dualshock controller.
  • You can use your wireless controller to play games streamed from your PS4 using the Remote Play app on PC or Mac. Your wireless controller can also be used with compatible games and applications on your PC or Mac. Please visit the publisher's website to check if a game or application supports the DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller.
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in Mac Softwareedited October 2019
Remote Sony on Wednesday released a firmware update for its PlayStation 4 console, introducing a long-awaited Remote Play feature that lets gamers use their PC or Mac as a second screen device. AppleInsider shows you how to set it up. Previously limited to Sony's PS Vita and certain Xperia smartphones, Remote Play technology streams content from a PS4 console to a second screen, freeing up a TV or letting users game from bed (also the bathroom, let's be real). And with today's release of version 3.50, the format now supports PCs and Macs, which can be linked up via ethernet or wireless. First, install Sony's new firmware on your PS4 then, if you haven't already done so, activate the Remote Play feature in Settings > Remote Play Connection Settings. Make sure to sign in to the PlayStation Network . If so desired, users can configure PS4 to accept wake commands from Remote Play for Mac. Navigate to Settings > Power Save Settings > Set Features Available in Rest Mode and activate 'Stay Connected to the Internet,' as well as 'Enable Turning On PS4 from Network.' Switching over to Mac, download the Remote Play app from Sony's website and run the package installer. Open the app and click 'Start.' As seen in the screenshot below, a sign-in window -- apparently ported directly from Sony's Xperia setup assets -- will pop up. Sign in to the same PlayStation Network account linked to the target PS4. Returning to the main Remote Play splash screen, click 'Start' once more. Depending on local network settings, the app should connect to and register with PS4 automatically in a process that takes about two minutes. A manual network configuration option is also provided. It should be noted that Remote Play runs at a default 540p resolution at 30 frames per second. These settings, which cannot be modified while Remote Play is running, can be changed to 360p or 720p, and up to 60fps by navigating to PS4 Remote Play > Preferences and selecting desired options from the dropdown menus. Finally, connect a Dualshock controller to your Mac via USB and get ready to game.

First impressions

Despite -- or perhaps because -- it lacks bells and whistles, Remote Play delivers a solid streaming experience and feels less like an afterthought than we anticipated. The Mac app discovers and wakes PS4 in seconds over Wi-Fi, and the resulting connection has, for the most part, been extremely reliable. Video is smooth, sound is synced and, importantly, the Dualshock controller responds with little to no perceivable lag. The app features just three mouse-clickable buttons, themselves redundant software versions of the Share, PlayStation and Option hardware controls on Dualshock. A separate button overlay resizes the app window. That's it. There are, of course, areas in which Sony could improve. Latency and the occasional dropped frame could cause issues for godlike pros playing games like The Division, a fast-paced, multiplayer action-RPG whose fun factor is directly correlated to network stability. As a result, we had to lower joystick sensitivity back down to normal levels, prohibiting fast-twitch no scopes. While the games we tested look decent running full-screen at 720p and 60fps, the resolution unsurprisingly falls short compared to OS X apps coded with native Retina display support. Aside from a few quibbles, Remote Play delivers on its promises, making Mac a viable second screen appliance for those lucky enough to have both.

Comments

  • I tried it out on my Macbook Pro. Very nice. But as the article says latency was an issue. I have the PS4 connected using Ethernet and my MBP on Wifi (802.11n) within 15 ft of my Time Capsule. Let's hope Sony keep improving the app for better performance.
  • I'm going to wire the ps4 to my router. I don't think the N radio antenna in the ps4 is particularly good. From there it can connected wirelessly to my AC PC and Macbook. Should solve the problems.
  • I set this up last night on my MacBook Pro with a thunderbolt -> Gb Ethernet adapter plugged into the same Gb switch as the PS4 and didn't find any real issues with latency while playing GTA V with my tv still on to compare the screen refreshes. Have to admit I've not tried it over wifi yet so that could introduce some lag but so far I'm very impressed with it.
  • I got it to work too, although, for some reason I can't work out, on my iMac the PS4 text appears in Russian!
  • Can someone enlighten me? Is the point of this so you can play on your Mac instead of your TV, or is it so you can have one player on the Mac and one player on the TV playing each other?
  • Can someone enlighten me? Is the point of this so you can play on your Mac instead of your TV, or is it so you can have one player on the Mac and one player on the TV playing each other?

    So you can play while someone else is using the TV, or you can play remotely
  • Just got my 27' 5K iMac connected, would have been great if the quality was 5K. Glad Sony listened.
  • for some reason it says ps4 cannot connect can any body help me with that
  • I got it to work too, although, for some reason I can't work out, on my iMac the PS4 text appears in Russian!

    Really? Lol.
  • What is the game in the screenshot at the top please?
  • What is the game in the screenshot at the top please?
    The Division, as it looked in 2016 when this article was published.

Install [PS Remote Play] on your Windows PC, and then connect to your PS4 console.

Get ready

You’ll need the following to use Remote Play:

  • Windows PC

    OSWindows 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)
    Processor7th Generation Intel® Core™ processors or later
    Storage space100 MB or more
    RAM2 GB or more
    Display resolution1024 × 768 or higher
    Sound cardRequired
    USB portRequired
  • PS4 console
    Always update your PS4 console to the latest version of the system software.
  • An account for PlayStation™Network
    Use the same account that you use for your PS4 console. If you don’t have an account, you’ll need to create one first.
  • High-speed internet connection
    As a standard, we recommend a high-speed connection with upload and download speeds of at least 5 Mbps. For best performance, we recommend a high-speed connection with upload and download speeds of at least 15 Mbps.
  • DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller
  • USB cable
    Connect your Windows PC and your controller with a USB cable. You can also use a DUALSHOCK®4 USB wireless adaptor.
  • You can also use your wireless controller for your PS5 console. Connect the controller to your Windows PC using a USB cable.
  • To use voice chat, you’ll need a microphone, such as the built-in microphone on your Windows PC.
Ps4 Remote Play Mac

Install the app

You’ll only need to do these steps the first time you use the app. You can use the same app to connect to your PS4 console and PS5 console.

1.

Download [PS Remote Play] and save it to your desktop or other location.
Read the “SIE application end user license agreement” as well as “Privacy policy”. When you select the checkbox, the download button will become available.

Download
2.
Run the installation file, and then follow the on-screen instructions to install the app.
During the installation, you might see a request to download additional software that’s needed to use [PS Remote Play]. To download this software, follow the on-screen instructions.
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Set up your PS4 console

Set up your PS4 console in the following ways. You’ll only need to do this the first time you use Remote Play:

  • From the function screen, go to [Settings] > [Remote Play Connection Settings], and then turn on [Enable Remote Play].
  • From the function screen, go to [Settings] > [Account Management] > [Activate as Your Primary PS4], and then select [Activate]. You can enable this setting on only one PS4 console for each account. Find out more about activating your PS4 console as your primary console in the PS4 User’s Guide.
  • To start Remote Play while your PS4 console is in rest mode, select [Settings] > [Power Save Settings] > [Set Features Available in Rest Mode]. Then select the checkboxes for [Stay Connected to the Internet] and [Enable Turning on PS4 from Network].

Ps4 Remote Play Macbook Pro

Start Remote Play

You’ll take the following steps each time you connect to your PS4 console from your Windows PC.

1.
Turn on your PS4 console or put it into rest mode.
2.
Use a USB cable to connect your controller to your Windows PC.
You can also use a DUALSHOCK®4 USB wireless adaptor.
3.
Launch [PS Remote Play] on your Windows PC, and then select [Sign In to PSN].
4.
Sign in with the same account that you use for your PS4 console.
When you select [Settings], you can configure video quality settings for Remote Play such as resolution and frame rate.
5.
Select [PS4].
The app searches for the PS4 console that you set up in Set up your PS4 console, and then connects. After it connects, the screen of your PS4 console displays on your Windows PC and you can start using Remote Play.
From the second time onwards, you’ll be able to select the console that you connected to previously.
  • Before trying to connect remotely from outside your home, check that your device connects properly while you are near your PS4 console.
  • If the app can’t find the device that you’d like to connect, or if you can’t use Remote Play, see “When Remote Play is not available”.

Remote Play controls

Besides using your controller, you can also control your PS4 console with the control panel.
During Remote Play, if you move the mouse cursor of your Windows PC over the screen that you’re using for Remote Play, the control panel displays:

  • SHARE button
    Perform the same functions as the controller’s SHARE button.
  • PS button
    Display the home screen of your PS4 console.
  • OPTIONS button
    Perform the same functions as the controller’s OPTIONS button.

  • Microphone status
    Select [Mic on] / [Mic off] to turn the microphone on or off.

    Mic on
    Mic off
    Mic not connected
  • Battery level
    You can check your controller’s battery level.

  • Screen size
    You can change the screen size during Remote Play.

    Enter full screen
    Exit full screen

Quit Remote Play

Ps4 Remote Play Macbook Air

1.
Click the at the top right corner of the screen you’re using for Remote Play.
You’ll see a message that says “This Remote Play session will be disconnected”.
To quit Remote Play while your PS4 console is in rest mode, select the checkbox for [Put the connected console in rest mode].
2.
Select [OK].
Remote Play quits and the screen returns to its original state before your Windows PC was connected to your PS4 console.

To uninstall [PS Remote Play], go to your Windows PC settings and select [Apps] > [Apps & features], and then delete [PS Remote Play]. Folder and command names might vary depending on your OS version.