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Remote Play Thread: Play PS4 games on Vita/VitaTV via WiFi at home or away
- Thread starter DieH@rd
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Digital Foundry just did a "thorough" test and review of Vita Remote Play.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-vita-remote-play
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-vita-remote-play
well just tested it at my families house during thanksgiving... resogun and warframe away from home worked pretty damn well (warframe controls were weird though) but it worked exactly like it was supposed to... even on a tethered jailbroken iphone connection it ran good enough to actually play! i was surprised.)
cant wait for FFXIV on the go!
cant wait for FFXIV on the go!
GalacticMouse
Member
Pretty sure there's a setting in the Remote Play settings that says "allow vita to wake ps4" or something to that effect. Make sure it's checked off.
Only saw your last post. Sorry if you mentioned this earlier!
Really wish i could get remote play to work through the internet. I tried everything. Enable Upnp, port forwarding, DMZ, nothing works.
Revengineer
Unconfirmed Member
Wewt. Just got my PS Vita order in. Can't wait to A: play remote with Resogun and Knack (yeah yeah) and B: play Vita games!
Calling the Vita's screen small is blasphemy but if it's a problem then just import a Vita TV (cheaper than a Vita). Unfortunately PS4 functionality hasn't been patched in yet, but it'll arrive sooner than the Vita TV will in the West.
CaptainTiptop
Member
Just played COD Ghosts on my Vita. It looked a little compressed and is obviously 30fps but I managed to do okay in Squads; been playing Killzone Merc recently so I'm used to the Vita's sticks, too.
Is there a way to change the layout? I like the grenades being on the front screen but would like to move sprint to the bottom of the touchpad instead of the top.
Is there a way to change the layout? I like the grenades being on the front screen but would like to move sprint to the bottom of the touchpad instead of the top.
Shai-Tan
Banned
networking, how does it work? a local wired connection latency is 1ms. he doesn't appear to understand that the variability could be due to quality of the 2.4ghz signal. if he knew what he was doing he would have ran an wifi analyzer to see how crowded the channel that either the router or ad hoc (direct connection) were running on. the reason you don't need to consider that on a wii is that it runs over 5ghz which has many more channels. anyhow, it's nutty that Sony not only didn't include 5ghz in the new Vita - they also didn't include it on the ps4
Not at all nutty when you consider the cost implications.
Rimon-hanit
Member
I really like ubi button layout for black pirate feels very natural.
JStein0222
Member
Just today noticed games are hooking up remote play with their own control schemes. Just got done with the first few chapters in Injustice; works wonderfully.
Randam_Hajile
Member
Same here. It's really making me mad now. I've done everything I can and it just won't work.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
How do you activate second screen in rivals?
SteveO1683
Member
Going to get my first test of this tomorrow when I go out of town for the week. Hopefully my hotel internet doesn't suck.
Got the Shakes
Member
It's late so I'll have to wait until tomorrow to mess with settings, but I just tried remote play 2 floors away from my PS4 in my house. I was able to wake my PS4 from my Vita, but then it told me the connection was not be strong enough and disconnects from my PS4. I'm assuming that it's because my Vita is just close enough to try a direct connection instead of defaulting to connecting over WiFi because of the weak signal.
I'm not sure, but I think that both of those apps have only second screen support for tablets.
scakko84
Member
Anyone having disconnection problems while remote playing in local wifi on vita?
The Setup is PS4 and Vita through the local router, i can't wire the ps4 to the router so the only affordable thing is Wifi.
- I've ran a Wifi scanning tool, no external networks overlapping with my router's channel;
- Enabled QoS and WMM, enabled the "No Acknowledgment" option for faster streaming;
- Disabled every Direct WiFi network (TVs & co) i had in place;
- Removed heavy-load traffic devices from wifi & ethernet;
- Remote playing in the same room Vita, PS4 and the router are in.
Still got disconnections...
Am i doin' it wrong?
Thanks.
Edit:
The Router is a Linksys x3000 updated to the latest firmware.
Edit:
Turned out it was a router problem, i bought a Netgear D6300 and all works perfectly. Never buying a Linksys product again the quality dropped to shit-level in the last years.
The Setup is PS4 and Vita through the local router, i can't wire the ps4 to the router so the only affordable thing is Wifi.
- I've ran a Wifi scanning tool, no external networks overlapping with my router's channel;
- Enabled QoS and WMM, enabled the "No Acknowledgment" option for faster streaming;
- Disabled every Direct WiFi network (TVs & co) i had in place;
- Removed heavy-load traffic devices from wifi & ethernet;
- Remote playing in the same room Vita, PS4 and the router are in.
Still got disconnections...
Am i doin' it wrong?
Thanks.
Edit:
The Router is a Linksys x3000 updated to the latest firmware.
Edit:
Turned out it was a router problem, i bought a Netgear D6300 and all works perfectly. Never buying a Linksys product again the quality dropped to shit-level in the last years.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Well Remote Play on the Vita seems perfect at home via DC or router, come out the house and to work, tether to my phone and I just get that it's failed to connect. Not sure if it's a BT Home Hub issue as I know this didn't work on the PS3. Will be heading to a friends tonight to try over a true WiFi connection, if that's the case then it's new router time!
Just did a quick test from a mcdonalds wifi hotspot, and I could connect remotely without needing to forward any ports. Quality was shit but it was just a test - want to be able to use it over Christmas at my parents house.
One issue I think I've found is the HDMI-CEC control. I came home and the TV was set to the PS4 HDMI input. Seems that when the PS4 turns on it switches the input just like it does normally. I can imagine annoyed phone calls from my wife if I dial in to the PS4 from a hotel etc - "what have you done to the TV? Why is the play station on?"
I hope Sony can eventually update it so hat it doesn't use HDMI-CEC when turned on via remoteplay, otherwise I might have to turn that off
One issue I think I've found is the HDMI-CEC control. I came home and the TV was set to the PS4 HDMI input. Seems that when the PS4 turns on it switches the input just like it does normally. I can imagine annoyed phone calls from my wife if I dial in to the PS4 from a hotel etc - "what have you done to the TV? Why is the play station on?"
I hope Sony can eventually update it so hat it doesn't use HDMI-CEC when turned on via remoteplay, otherwise I might have to turn that off
Zoe
Member
That doesn't happen on my TV. It must be model specific.
PS4 needs to be placed into standby mode, and routers both at home and away need to allow usage of PS4 ports.
The PS4 was obviously on standby, I'm gonna try opening the ports though. Thanks.
Zoe
Member
It's specifically looking for UPnP to be enabled.
Virgin superhub is a pain for a lot of people. Get a separate router and put the superhub into modem mode.
Zoe
Member
It will always choose Direct if it can pick up the PS4's signal.
You can turn off direct connect on the PS4, but then it'd always use the router, even when you're sat next to the PS4
This is why Sony needs to unlock our ability to change network and remote play settings while in remote play. But disallowing us to change those settings, we can't fix it ourselves.
Yes, I realize that when I make the change, it will kick my PSV off of remote play, but at least then I will be able to reconnect the right way after the changes take effect.
But locking me out of making those changes means the feature is no longer a convenience as I will have to grab a DS4 to actually make the changes, even though I can still just watch the PSV screen as I do it using the DS4, which makes it an even more incredibly stupid restriction to place on us when you consider that the only difference is what controller you are using to make the change...
f@luS
More than a member.
how?
kingofthedead45
Member
Under the vita settings in the settings tab on the ps4. It says something along the lines of use direct connect, uncheck it.
foolishoptimist
Member
Finally tested this from upstairs, the furtherest I'll ever use it inside my house, and was quite happy with the performance playing AC4.
There were a few stutters shortly after it connected, but then it ran smooth
I was even able to adjust to the new control scheme fairly easily, although it seems I/you need to tap the screen very lightly for it to register. At first I was pressing the screen quite firmly, and it wouldn't register the emulated clicks. Maybe it was registering it as a swipe or something?... but that's a fairly minor thing.
It works so much better than Remote Play on PS3 ever did!
There were a few stutters shortly after it connected, but then it ran smooth
I was even able to adjust to the new control scheme fairly easily, although it seems I/you need to tap the screen very lightly for it to register. At first I was pressing the screen quite firmly, and it wouldn't register the emulated clicks. Maybe it was registering it as a swipe or something?... but that's a fairly minor thing.
It works so much better than Remote Play on PS3 ever did!
I thought I'd test my ability to remote play over the internet by tethering from my pretty quick mobile connection. It seems to work pretty well when I eventually got it going. Strangely the first time I tried to connect it got stuck at the 'Welcome to PlayStation' splash screen. Second attempt then initiated remote play. No idea what was happening.
How did you get on with this? I'm on a BT home hub too, and outside of my own network remote play just doesn't want to work (it nearly does, the PS4 kind of powers up but doesn't beep. Goes back to standby after 30 seconds).
Bananajama
Banned
Brought my VITA into work to try today. !!
Angel Abaddon
Member
Just tried it from work. Works brilliantly, with the exception of macroblocking that makes the first boss on Resogun nigh on impossible, god knows what later levels will be like, but curious if thats down to the slow work internet connection (1mb iirc) or that the console at home is connected via Homeplug. But still, the fact it actually works at all is outstanding.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
No joy with it which doesn't really suprise me, was already resigned to the fact I would be getting a new router.
Gone with this one WDR4900 N900 as it works out the box with BT Sport on YouView which my Linksys EA4500 doesn't.
So I'd use that instead of my Home Hub, or as well as?
Jinjo
Member
I love playing me some AC4 through remote play, it works very well. One thing I find weird: Eagle vision and the map won't work for some reason through using the (rear) touchpad, is this the case for everyone or am I missing something? Such a weird thing not to include in your control mapping.