As you would expect, PlayStation fans have plenty of theories on the patent, including speculation that the PS5 will support remote play, though this seems particularly unlikely unless Sony is. How to Stream PlayStation 5 Games to All Your Devices With Remote Play. Thanks to the PS5 Remote Play feature, you can stream games from the console to your PC, phone, or PS4 and play from anywhere. At some point overnight last night, an application named “PS5 Remote Play” appeared on PlayStation 4 system menus. Much like other Remote Play applications, this will allow you to access an associated PlayStation 5 system via streaming in 540p, 720p, and 1080p resolutions. Remote Play allows you to play your PS5 or PS4 through other devices, be it a television or a smartphone.
For reasons unknown to the public (other than Sony being Sony), it’s been confirmed that the PS5 won’t feature remote play with the Playstation Vita.
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If you were one of the people who were hoping to take their latest-gen gaming to the loo, I’m afraid you’re in for a rude awakening. And I don’t mean the continued toilet paper shortages of 2020.
We kind of saw it coming, but a new update to the Remote Play app, as well as some other minor updates, gave the game up.
Want more info? Here’s a video from our good friend 2 old 4 gaming on the matter:
The most disappointing, but perhaps not surprising, thing about this is that it’s a totally arbitrary decision. Since all of the actual game stuff happens on the PS5, the Vita only needs to stream a video signal from the PS5 to itself.
The process is no different whether it’s running on a PS4, PS5 or PS25.
But of course, Sony could not pass up an opportunity to take a dump on Vita fans.
One more for the books, I guess.