Jason Stettner of Gamerheadquarters writes "The ability to extend your Playstation 4 to computers was released today to support both PC and Mac operating systems so I decided to give this great capability a try."
It works fine to me. The resolution (720P) is decent enough to enjoy the overall experience. I'm sure they will add 1080p in the future. Keep in mind it all depends on your internet connection too.
I'm able to play Black Ops and do just fine. Its more than adequate. Also, did you know that you can use your keyboard instead of the controller? I haven't figured out everything but circle is Esc, Cross is Enter and arrows are arrows.
Does anyone know how to remap the keyboard?
Also, my PC automatically records when I start using PS4 Remote play but the recording was causing my game to lag so I disabled it but may go back and adjust the setting later.
@GhostTurtle Hmmm are you sure about that? I believe Rookie said he played it using this feature and said it was playable. I'm gonna try out MLB tonight to see if it works
@Eonjay I don't remember how to remap the keyboard but I believe there's a software for that though. I use my PS4/Xbox Elite controller most of the time now.
If you play on the lowest setting it might be playable. I couldn't get my timing down on RTTS bc the input delay is slightly off. That small delay makes a world of difference.
I believe the 720p is a hardware limitation. They included a hardware based video encoder in PS4 to handle the streaming stuff, and that is the same hardware that takes care of remote play. I think that chip is limited to 720p... it originally was limited to 720p30, but they unlocked 60fps later on with a firmware upgrade.
I imagine this is one thing that PS4K would expand upon if there is one. 1080p60 streaming.
I think it's more of a connection issue hence the limitation, i.e. your connection. You can imagine the stream a 1080p would need a more beefy connection - uploading wise.
But I don't see no reason to withhold a 1080p option especially when some people has the connection to back it up.
Over internet, perhaps, but over local connections, which is where most of this is, that is not the case. In either case, streaming has always been limited to 720p. PC's pull off higher res streams, which is why I believe it is hardware related.
@fr0sty Remote Play how it works always use internet to stream, I believe. There is no local connection. You can use cable connection for internet but the remote play feature would stream via internet and not local network.
I personally think it's a pretty cool feature. You can now stream your PS4 games on your PC without hooking/pluging your Ps4 to another monitor just to play games, especially if you're using your PC. And also it would help to conserve electricity because you could leave your TV off.
You are quite right remote streaming is a cool feature, however since my monitor has two HDMI ports. With the touch of a button it takes seconds to switch between the PS4 and the PC.
As for saving on power usage, my PC when idle or just doing some minor jobs such as web surfing or using an Office suite consumes about 40W. My monitor consumes about 20W and when I am running my PS4 (CUH 1202A) consumes about 64W when idle and 100W when playing a game (Bloodborne).
I just verified the above power values with my what-meter which monitors power to all the devices I have mentioned.
For me there is no power saving since I am using a 24" 20W IPS 1080p monitor which is shared between both my Desktop PC and my PS4.
One thing I can't test is how much power the streaming application takes since I don't run a Microsoft Operating system. As an example if I do a download on my Desktop it can add about 10W to my power usage.
If I want to play my PS4 on my 55" HDTV which consumes 167W in operation it takes me about a minute to make the change since the PS4 has a standard power lead and HDMI connection. So by not doing that I can save a significant amount of power.
So what is this exactly? Your PS4 plays the game but you stream it to your PC? Why would anyone want to do that and not just play it on their TV other than if that TV is being used. I dont get it.
Because with remote play you don't have to only use it on a local LAN or local wifi connection. It certainly works best that way, but you can also access it from anywhere with a good internet connection if you have everything setup correctly. Traveling and have your laptop with you but your PS4 is safe at home? Fire up remote play and get your PS4 game on. Results can vary wildly doing that, but it can work.
What if the cat turns off your machine when your trying to play it somewhere else (not in the same house) :) or dog, or a power outage,or a blizzard or fucking king Kong comes and eats my ps4..Your screwed, You will then have to listen to your boring family on vacation. My NES,SNES,N64 went with me everywhere, when I was a kid. Hooking that thing up was part of the fun! It always worked and was always dependable. Now PC remote play on any TV. That makes sense. You can lug around a console but a gaming PC tower.. no way.
However the PS4 is fairly small and you only need a standard power cord and HDMI cable (a few dollars) plus controller(s) so it is very easy to take your PS4 with you if you are travelling since most hotels or residences you stay at would have a HDTV with at least one HDMI connector.
Of course this depends were in the world you are and what you are doing but if you are taking a laptop and there is internet then there would also be a HDTV unless you are roughing it and if this was the case why would you take a laptop.
Ya it doesn't make much sense for me either. My PC is already hooked up to my big screen via HDMI and my PS4 is connected to the same TV so I can't see this feature being any use for me. On the other hand!!!!!!!.....External HDD support would have been super useful. I have a 2Tb HDD in my PS4 and it's already 85% full.
Ya I know but it's a major headache. I already had to delete all the Free plus games to my library so now all I have installed are most of my AAA games. Problem is when your HDD gets too full you have to uninstall an older game to play a new game then some rainy day you feel like playing an old game so you have to uninstall one of your newer games. not to mention the time involved in doing all this,a problem solved by Sony supporting external hard drives.
We have the same setup (PC & PS4 on the same TV), but I'll essentially use it when I want to play a little bit of something while in bed - same way I use my Wii U (well, the few times I use it anyway). I've installed it on my Surface Pro 2 and it works pretty well as a contained way to play PS4 in house, but away from the main TV.
You can also do stuff like remote in and start downloads while at work (which I find works better than using the site to try to get the PS4 to initiate a download). You obviously wouldn't do the majority of your gaming this way, but any way you might use the Vita to remote play you can now do it with a larger screen and a PS4 controller.
Another bonus being basically everything has better WiFi than the Vita - such bad WiFi on the OG Vita that I had a lot of problems with connections even when I was very close to the router. I don't have these issues with other devices running remote play.
Since you are connecting your PC and PS4 to what I assume is a 1080p TV with at least 1 HDMI port and possibly a PC display port, you obviously need a monitor which will support both PS4 (HDMI) and your PC. The problem you will find is deciding what type, resolution and size monitor to get.
For a 1080p monitor that you wish to share between your PC and PS4 I don't recommend going much bigger than 27" and much smaller then 24". The reason being while a larger screen is great for playing a game on it can be very hard on the eyes if you are working on your PC since you actually can seen the pixels. This is why higher screen resolution are better, however they are also more expensive.
My monitor is 24" and while I would like a larger screen (curved is also preferable) when playing my PS4 that size when using my PC is fairly comfortable for my eyes.
Another thing to be aware off in choosing a monitor is it's refresh frequency in Hertz (Hz).
Most cheaper monitors are about 60Hz which is fine for PS4 games however you can get gaming monitors with refresh rates of 144Hz and higher that are only a few dollars more and these are much better for PC gaming. These "gaming" monitors can make a PS4 game appear to be much crisper especially in fast paced games.
If you are in the market for a monitor that you can connect your PS4 and your PC to, do some research and look at reviews. Also don't discount 4K monitors (especially curved ones) they have dropped enormously in price and most can up-scale although you will have to confirm this.
Bone - i think the point is you can stream your PS4 video to a different device so your TV can be used for other things at the same time. If your wife or GF demands use of the main household TV you don't have to stop playing, just get the laptop out and continue the carnage. Good functionality for most I recon.
I dont get how people can disagree with you. Its obviously a very good reason and possibly the main reason to use remote play at home. For me my kid is playing on the PS3 using the TV screen and remote play allows me to play my PS4 games on my tablet at the same time even if the PS4 is connected to the same TV
So do I and my monitor has two HDMI ports, one for my PC and the other for my PS4 (I can even swap in my PS3). With my monitor I can switch between my PC and PS4 in seconds.
So do you just drag a 50 foot hdmi cable from a room to another? What if the bedroom is on the second floor for example. Remote play would be a much easier solution imo..
In my situation I travel quite often so as long as my ps4 is hooked up to the Internet and is in standby I can play remotely from anywhere worldwide so long as I have a solid Internet connection from where I'm trying to access remotely. It is what the ps vita and xperia have been doing for awhile now. It's a great feature to have. However if you're Internet is not very good, you are going to have problems. But for those that have have solid connections should enjoy it.
Meh, still no direct connect. I'm not upgrading my crap router anytime soon so here's another useless feature for me. Spent so much resources on this and can't even allow us to use a custom background. Sorry Sony I'm not spending $2 for a rainbow cat shitting a pop tart theme. Basic PS3 stuff...damn.
The PS4 and Vita can direct connect, and that solved nothing for me. The Vita WiFi is just too weak, but I have basically no issues with other devices running remote play. I have my PS4 hard wired into the router, and my router supports 5GHz. 5GHz def works better than 2.4 in busy signal areas, but everything works better than when using the Vita. So if you haven't tried PC remote play, you should. Also give the custom remote play APK for Android a shot if you have an Android device - it runs great on my Galaxy Pro 8.4. Both of these will probably prove to be a better experience - assuming your previous experience was with Vita.
Vita works best when I'm direct connected. But only within 20 ft. Any other method just won't work well. Constant disconnects. I never could get the android app to work right. The two devices never would find each other. I even used the manual setup with the input codes. I'd rather use my 2 in 1 laptop which has a better wifi chip than vita and actually connect directly. even Xbox streaming is shitty with my router and the Xbox and PS4 are both hard wired.
The bad jaggies seen on that cat game are not because it's in 720p. Geez, reviewer guy. You should know better than that. What you're seeing there is latency and/or dropped frames in the streaming, nothing more. 1080p resolution won't fix that. Probably only make it worse, actually, as it would eat up even more bandwidth.
Don't believe I said it was because it's in 720p, there's something wrong with the way that game is being streamed as Uncharted and Senran Kagura were running fine without those issues. They just didn't look as good as on the PlayStation 4 screen it was mirroring since it was in 720p
Yes unplugging your PS4 power cord and HDMI connector then taking the PS4 into the living room where you then plug it into a spare power connector and HDMI port is so much hard work. Oh I almost forgot the controller. 😉
This is a really stupid feature for people to use within their home network (just spend $20 on a PSTV and you could have been streaming to a tv the last two years). But being able to stream ps4 games to your office is pretty cool. I have another PSTV at my office so I won't be using this though. Do you have to download an app for your PC for this to work?
A few people on here don't like 720P resolution, last time I checked Quantum Break was running in 720P and I don't hear anyone complaining about that lol.
That's because xbox fans don't mind sub-1080p resolution. Sony fans are the ones insisting 1080p or bust. Weird with the streaming it's like both camps are opposite. All the sudden with Sony fans 720p is fine and with xbox fans they insist on 1080p. Weirdness indeed. It's almost as if fanboys will just defend their camps regardless of their past mindsets.
My monitor allows me to switch between my PC and PS4 in seconds so my wife can watch what she wants to watch and I can use my PC or play my PS4 or if I swap my HTMI connector over, my PS3.
Just because I won't use this streaming feature does not mean others won't, which makes it a great value added feature.
I assumed it would take them a little longer to smooth it all out. Still pretty cool feature though
"This is of course the first effort from Playstation to bring the ability to play the games on PC devices"
Actually the first effort from Sony to have Remote Play functionality between a PlayStation console and PC was all the way back in 2010.
http://www.engadget.com/201...
http://www.sonyinsider.com/...
This new update is an evolution of that 6 year old concept.
I personally think it's a pretty cool feature. You can now stream your PS4 games on your PC without hooking/pluging your Ps4 to another monitor just to play games, especially if you're using your PC. And also it would help to conserve electricity because you could leave your TV off.
So what is this exactly? Your PS4 plays the game but you stream it to your PC? Why would anyone want to do that and not just play it on their TV other than if that TV is being used. I dont get it.
Not really newsworthy. They already said PC streaming was at 720p only currently. So, just telling us that it's 720p streaming.