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Sony surprised everyone today by quietly launching a PS5 Remote Play app for PS4 and with it, paved the way for streaming PS5 games to the current generation console.
As VGC reports, for the Remote Play app to work you need to have a PS4 and PS5 console. The two consoles can be connected via a home network. First, the Remote Play feature must be enabled on the PS5 before the PS4 can locate it on the network. This can be accomplished automatically or by entering a code.
Once connected, it will be possible to stream a game running on the PS5 to the PS4 and control it as if it were running on the PS4. This means that you can play PS5 games in a different room and control those games with a DualShock 4 controller, although the enhanced level of feedback that the PS5 DualSense controller offers will be lost.
Ultimately, the best place to play PS5 games is on a PS5, but Remote Play is a good option if the room where the PS5 is located cannot be used for some reason. As for how well streaming works, we’ll have to wait until PS5 launch day to find out. However, this is not a new feature that Sony is introducing. Remote Play was made available for PS3 and PS4, allowing for game streaming to PSP, PS Vita, PlayStation TV, Xperia smartphones, tablets, and even Windows and macOS machines.
