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| − | [[File:PSVita-RemotePlay-DefinitiveEdition.jpg|225px|thumb|right|PS Vita streaming [[Tomb Raider (2013)]] via | + | [[File:PSVita-RemotePlay-DefinitiveEdition.jpg|225px|thumb|right|PS Vita streaming [[Tomb Raider (2013)]] via Remote Play from a [[PlayStation 4]]]] |
| − | '''Remote Play''' is a technique used to connect the [[PlayStation 4]] and the [[PlayStation Vita]]. | + | '''Remote Play''' is a technique originally used to connect the [[PlayStation 4]] and the [[PlayStation Vita]]. This specification has nowadays been expanded to include other hardware/software as well. |
| − | + | When using Remote Play the Vita acts as a [[Controller]] and renders a video stream of the PS4's desktop on its build-in display. Thus the PS Vita can be used to play PS4 games over the network, either locally through a LAN or remotely over the internet. With the now discontinued PlayStation Vita 3G it was even possible to use Remote Play over a mobile phone network. | |
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| + | == Other Hardware == | ||
| + | While originally conceived as a feature for the PS Vita, Remote Play is now available on other platforms as well. | ||
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| + | === Smartphones === | ||
| + | Remote Play is available on some Xperia<ref>http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/apps-services/remote-play/</ref> branded [[Sony]] [[Smartphones]] by using the Remote Play app downloadable from the [[Google Play Store]]<ref>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playstation.remoteplay</ref>. The App can not officially be installed on other Smartphones, though it might be possible to directly install an APK obtained from such a phone. | ||
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| + | === Windows and Mac === | ||
| + | An official '''Remote Play App'''<ref>https://remoteplay.dl.playstation.net/remoteplay/lang/en/index.html</ref> for [[Windows]] 8.1/10 and [[MacOS X]] was released by Sony in 2016. This program enables any reasonably fast [[PC]] with a network connection to display the incoming video stream send by the PS4. A PS4 [[DualShock#DualShock 4|DualShock 4]] controller connected via USB is needed as an input device. | ||
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| + | There are four quality settings - Low (360p), Standard (540p), High (720p), Best (1080p) - and two frame rate settings - Standard, High - available. The lower the quality the less lagging is experienced by the player over slow network connections. The "Best" and "High" settings are only available when connecting to a [[PlayStation 4 Pro]]. | ||
== Tomb Raider Games Supporting Remote Play == | == Tomb Raider Games Supporting Remote Play == | ||
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== Similar Techniques == | == Similar Techniques == | ||
| − | The [[Windows 10]] [[Xbox App]] supports a similar feature where the screen content of the [[Xbox One]] can be streamed. A [[Xbox 360]] or [[Xbox One]] controller plugged into the PC is needed. | + | The [[Windows 10]] [[Xbox App]] supports a similar feature where the screen content of the [[Xbox One]] can be streamed. A [[Xbox 360]] or [[Xbox One]] controller plugged into the PC is needed to play. |
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| + | == Gallery == | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:RemotePlay-Setup.png|Setting up the Remote Play App | ||
| + | File:RotTR-playingViaSonyRemotePlayApp.jpg|Playing RotTR [[Blood Ties]] via Remote Play on a Windows 10 PC | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
[[Category:Platforms]] | [[Category:Platforms]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:13, 13 November 2016
Remote Play is a technique originally used to connect the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Vita. This specification has nowadays been expanded to include other hardware/software as well.
When using Remote Play the Vita acts as a Controller and renders a video stream of the PS4's desktop on its build-in display. Thus the PS Vita can be used to play PS4 games over the network, either locally through a LAN or remotely over the internet. With the now discontinued PlayStation Vita 3G it was even possible to use Remote Play over a mobile phone network.
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Other Hardware
While originally conceived as a feature for the PS Vita, Remote Play is now available on other platforms as well.
Smartphones
Remote Play is available on some Xperia[1] branded Sony Smartphones by using the Remote Play app downloadable from the Google Play Store[2]. The App can not officially be installed on other Smartphones, though it might be possible to directly install an APK obtained from such a phone.
Windows and Mac
An official Remote Play App[3] for Windows 8.1/10 and MacOS X was released by Sony in 2016. This program enables any reasonably fast PC with a network connection to display the incoming video stream send by the PS4. A PS4 DualShock 4 controller connected via USB is needed as an input device.
There are four quality settings - Low (360p), Standard (540p), High (720p), Best (1080p) - and two frame rate settings - Standard, High - available. The lower the quality the less lagging is experienced by the player over slow network connections. The "Best" and "High" settings are only available when connecting to a PlayStation 4 Pro.
Tomb Raider Games Supporting Remote Play
Lara Croft Games Supporting Remote Play
- Limited to one player logged in via Remote Play; additional players have to be logged in directly to the PS4 or via network on their own PS4s
Similar Techniques
The Windows 10 Xbox App supports a similar feature where the screen content of the Xbox One can be streamed. A Xbox 360 or Xbox One controller plugged into the PC is needed to play.
Gallery
Setting up the Remote Play App
Playing RotTR Blood Ties via Remote Play on a Windows 10 PC
