Using PS5 Remote Play on PS4 Is actually incredibly simple to do, and may mean that for many people, the PS4 will have greater use than standing in a corner gathering dust. Maybe you have your PS5 set up in your living room, but would like to be able to play PS5 games in another room from time to time. Maybe you want to avoid the rigmarole of having to disconnect your PS5, move it to another room, and reconnect it.
Well, if that’s the case, then you’re in luck. Not only is it easy to do, but we’ll even tell you how to do it. Because that’s the sort of good people we are at Stealth Optional.
How To Use PS5 Remote Play on PS4
If you want to use PS5 Remote Play on your PS4, follow these steps:
- Start by enabling Remote Play on your PS5. To do this:
- From the Home Screen, go to Settings > System > Remote Play
- Turn on Enable Remote Play
- Once you’ve enabled Remote Play on your PS5, you can now switch on your PS4 and open the PS5 Remote Play app.
- You then need to select the PS5 you wish to connect with.
- Once the connection has been made, you will see your PS5 Home Screen on your PS4. After you’ve done this the first time, you can quickly select the console you connected to previously.
There are a couple of other points to remember if you want to use Remote Play. Firstly, you need to make sure that your PS5 is either turned on, or in Rest Mode. Remote Play has to be enabled, and you also need to make sure that your system software is fully updated. Finally, you need a minimum upload and download speed of 5mbps to be able to use Remote Play.
But if, somehow, you don’t know what Remote Play is, you may be thinking, “I don’t know what Remote Play is”. You may be wondering why any of this matters to you at all, possibly by saying to yourself, “why does any of this matter to me?”. We’ll briefly explain what Remote Play is next.
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What Is Remote Play?
Remote Play is a feature that allows you to stream and play your PS5 games on any compatible device that’s either connected to your broadband network, or via mobile data. You can also switch between games, view your console Home Screen, and browse the PS5 menu.
In practical terms, this means you can start playing a game on your PS5. Then, plucking a random example that is in no way related to personal experience, your missus might come in and say it’s time for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to come on. And you know what that means.
So you can pause your game, go to another room/garage, open Remote Play on your PS4 (or other compatible devices) and pick up exactly where you left off. You get to continue gaming, your missus discovers the fate of Denise Richards, and domestic harmony is ensured. All thanks to Remote Play.
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The great thing is, PS5 Remote Play isn’t only available on PS4. You can also use compatible Android devices, iPhone and iPad running iOS 13 or later, or Windows PC and Mac (with macOS Catalina or later). You won’t get the exact PS5 experience in terms of frame rates and resolution. But you can continue your gaming session, even if Denise Richards has forced you off your PS5. And that can’t be a bad thing.
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