If you’ve been holding out since last November when we first learned that Sony had plans to let gamers play PS4 titles on Mac, your time has finally (almost) arrived. Sony has already tested the 3.50 update with PS4 owners trying the beta although the pre-release version lacked Remote Play for Mac, but tomorrow that feature will be included in the public release for all PlayStation 4 owners.
Once it’s released, Remote Play will let PS4 owners use DualShock 4 controllers to play PS4 games from the Mac as long as you have the proper setup. The feature sounds like an easy way to officially turn your Mac display into a second screen that’s easily portable. Here’s what you need to know from Sony’s PlayStation 4 blog post on the 3.50 system software update:
With this update, we’re expanding PS4’s Remote Play capabilities to work with Windows PC and Mac.
Remote Play on PC / Mac is compatible with the following system software:
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10 or later
- OS X 10.10
- OS X 10.11
You’ll be able to select from the following resolution and frame rate options, depending on your Internet bandwidth.
- Resolution options: 360p, 540p, 720p (Default: 540p)
- Frame rate : Standard (30fps), High (60fps) (Default: Standard)
You can use one DualShock 4 as the controller for Remote Play, which needs to be connected to your PC / Mac via a USB cable.
After the system software update launches, you’ll be able to download the Remote Play Installer here.
So you’ll still need a PS4 and gameplay is limited to 720p (that’s a lot of multitasking space on a 5k iMac), but it’s a big step in the right direction for the gaming experience on Mac.
Via The Verge
FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.
whooohooooo!!!!
The Future Is Here :) Can’t wait for the PS 4K to game on my 5K iMac !!!
Play on your 5K iMac at 720p ;-)
File not found when you click the link :(
if you don’t have exceptionally good internet speed and connection, will streaming ps4 content to 5k mac lag?
Now that’s cool!
Will the 2015 MacBook Air be able to handle it?
Should do I think. It won’t cost anything to trial.
It works on an early 2011 MacBook Pro.
My 2013 macbook air works fine, the video quality drops (not that much) but it works
I wonder if they’ll ever consider an Apple TV app as well as a Mac one. Would be awesome to leave the PS4 hooked up at one TV but play it on one of my other TVs which has ATV.
They probably won’t as that’s one of the features you get when buying a PlayStation TV.
Sony discontinued the PS TV.
How does this make my gaming more portable, tugging around a 27″ all in one is not what I would call portable
I was so excited to hear this. Easy installed but what a quality letdown… Again. Sony is proving to be really poor on software product quality. The lag is huge, maybe more than the pstv I have. The quality of the picture is another let down. I thought 720 was supposed to be lower HD quality but it’s actually very foggy on detail at full screen.
Otherwise, yes, it works. I’m yet to play something properly on it though.
Is this limited to only one controller at the moment?