Sony's Remote Play feature is a cool idea which perhaps doesn't get enough attention – it allows you to stream gameplay from your PlayStation 4 to your PS Vita or smart device.
It would seem that the platform holder is keen to expand the remit of Remote Play in the future, as it has been quizzing PS4 owners about what they'd like to see in the future.
The survey – shared on Reddit – asks if PS4 owners would be interested in streaming gameplay to other devices, like the Nintendo Switch. It also makes reference to a DualShock controller which would include a screen for play 'on the go' like a traditional handheld console, and asks users if an offline version of Remote Play would be appealing – how this would work in reality remains to be seen, however.
With the next-gen console war looming on the horizon, Sony is clearly looking at ways to make its console more enticing to prospective consumers; it's worth noting that Microsoft's Project xCloud offers a very similar approach when it comes to streaming content to other devices, and there have been rumours in the past that the company is looking to extend support to Nintendo's machine.
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Knack on the loo, baby!
If the remote play on Switch would work well enough, then I would not say no. P5 on Switch along with Danganronpa.
I don't think this is particularly likely to happen, but would be great if it did! It would break down these rubbish console war boundaries more, which are such an unnecessary barrier in the gaming community
If they could make it work then why not! I think Sony and Microsoft both know that Nintendo are not trying to challenge them but also know that the Switch has such a huge user base and also many have a switch has a second console, that this would be brilliant for gamers everywhere. Will it happen? Hmmmm, can’t see it but wow it would be brilliant if it did.
I don't think Nintendo would allow a Sony branded streaming app on the Switch.
I’m pretty much a handheld exclusive gamer and even bought a PS4 a few years back to take advantage of remote play on my existing Vita. In practice, it was an awful experience marred by lag and lo-fi visuals. But if Sony got it right this time around, I’d bite day one. Especially if they managed a true offline way of playing PS4/PS5 on the go. A DualShock with a screen sounds wonderful to me. Don’t hate me though. I still love my Switch and that’s going nowhere... except maybe Cash Converters... I’m kidding!!
Also they are asking this in relation to PS5. Offline would work. It would simply be a case of switching the data from your PS5 to the switch and then off you go. It’s not an especially hard concept to implement and I think Nintendo would be up for it. MS might just make that leap first though and I wonder if that could be a killer reveal from them BEFORE Sony fully unveil PS5 in the next few weeks. These rumours will grow as full reveals of the next gen get closer and closer.
@The_Pixel_King wouldn’t hate you at all. I’ve said many times that games consoles all being successful is best for all gamers. Always has been. Competition breeds quality. FACT.
@jarvismp
Sorry have you not contradicted yourself there, if all the companies came together there wouldn't be any competition!
@jarvismp Sure does! I ended up selling my PS4 because I hardly ever played it, but the idea of a Playstation with a true way of playing on the go without the need for an internet connection, well I couldn’t not buy it.
I’d prefer a handheld PS3 as that console had an awesome software catalogue
Yes of course. As long as it worked well I’d love to have this feature.
Like I just said on Push Square, either option (provided the ability to pick a discernible quality below 720p in the options) would pretty much guarantee a PS5 purchase from me - the purchase currently hanging by a realistically thin-to-spectral "Vita RP support" thread. Not to mention that both Switch and a specialized GamePadesque DualShock would eliminate the control scheme issues that Vita RP often deals with.
@Rodan2000 Almost all the great PS3 games have made it to the PS4 by now. Shame that the original Metal Gear games and the Silent Hill HD Collection didn’t arrive yet. As poorly as the Silent Hill Collection was reviewed, having them on a new console is better than not having them at all.
@dew12333 No because if you actually bothered to read the post that is not what I said. I said that all companies being successful is good for the industry. By having remote play on Switch doesn’t mean suddenly they are all coming together. You would have to own a PS5 or XBSX to remote play on the Switch. All it means is that the two next gen players are trying to get their interest on Switch before the other.
BUT the point I actually made is that competition is great! It keeps everyone on their toes. Look back to Mega Drive and SNES - a huge console war and it had the gaming industry on fire! All companies doing well can only ever be good for the industry.
@Steel76 The Persona games are just perfect for handheld play. I loved P4G on Vita. I still hope that P5 finds its way to Switch at some point down the line. Heck, a proper HD remastered version of P4G would be wonderful, too
@jarvismp I don't think it's really that simple. With remote play, the PS4 is running the game, and it is being streamed to whatever screen you're streaming to. For offline it's different. Simply ''copying'' the data from PS4 to Switch wouldn't be possible. That would mean that the Switch has to run the game instead. The architecture is completely different between PS4 and Switch, so it doesn't even recognise the source code of the software. So in that case they would need to port the games to Switch individually and offer them as downloads or something like that.
I am sure Sony regrets killing the Vita.
The latest iPhone's A13 chip is already faster than PS4. It should be easy to make a Portable PS4 cheaply a year from now. This handheld PS4 will have the entire PS4 library at it's disposal at launch, it will kill the Switch. Nintendo better ready themselves.
My iPad isn't good enough to remote play with a controller (stupid ios 13) however if I could just do it on switch that would save me buying a new iPad (not that I need to but I want to...).
I was given one of those ridiculous, lazy person, round the next dock for devices and this would be perfect for some Switch/PS4 play
Vita was great I loved it but Nintendo own handheld. Sony are clearly considering the risks of a new portable device but the fact is that whilst ever Nintendo make quality handhelds then people will buy them even if it is just for first party games and until such a day that Nintendo stop making consoles - not gonna happen- Nintendo will remain strong in this market for decades to come. If Sony accept that Switch will sell in its own right which has been proven - having a possible link to it wouldn’t harm at all. It might just give Sony a edge. Or MS. So who will roll the dice first......
@NoTinderLife it won’t play Nintendo games so yet again it won’t kill Switch just like Vita didn’t even dent DS. It’s the games. Yes a PS4 portable would be brilliant but people won’t buy a PS5 and a PS4 portable and a switch.
The Switch is growing not dying. And the next gen will only strengthen Nintendo’s hand as they grow the Switch family in the coming years.
What I would like to see is have PS Now service available on the switch, think about having the PS library available to play and able to stream it. Same thing with XBox streaming service, to me it wouldn't matter.
@jarvismp If Sony launched PS4 Portable today selling at the same price as Switch (or maybe a little bit more), it will be a success unlike Vita because:
It has all PS4 digital games from Day 1.
@BranJ0,
It's only the internet minorities that have petty console wars, no big Japanese company wan't to see another go bust, competition is healthy.
Why not have PS Now on other devices? It's good that Sony is expanding remote play, but PS Now would be more ideal for streaming games as with 5G coming, you will be able to use PS Now anywhere.
No. No no no no no.
Think bigger, Sony. The world's waiting for a true Switch competitor... something that forces Nintendo to innovate, answer consumer complaints, and even create a more powerful, more reliable second model.
Only one corporation could do this in the past... and unless the Surface Duo has a physical cartridge system, only one can ever do it again.
Sony, if you're reading this: Build the Vita successor. It's time.
Did I just see a pig fly?
The real question is whether Nintendo will allow it
@Octane "knack while you kak" i can see the adverts already
I question if Nintendo would want you to buy a PS4 and a PS4 copy of the Outer Worlds, or Doom, or FIFA, and stream it to the Switch? All it would do is eat into Nintendo's 3rd party sales.
This is not how I imagined we'd get Persona 5 on the Switch, but it really is the funniest way possible.
Between Xbox and Playstation, whomever let's me stream to my Switch first gets more of my money.
Should think about fixing remote play, so that people who don't have android 10 can use their ps4 controller on their phone...
I would definitely buy a PS4 if I could play via the switch, being able to use the switch controls etc. But surely there wouldn't be enough buttons, with the r1 r2 etc. Using the switch simply as a portable screen while still using the PS4 controller would be less appealing
@NoTinderLife Don't forget that Sony exclusives sells less than Nintendo exclusives. Third party games is what sells best on PS4 which is proven on sale charts. Only a minority buy PS4 for exclusives. Majority buy PS4 for third party games.
Hell yea I’d love that, Sony!
@NoTinderLife I get that but they are not releasing it today are there. It may be successful but it would be a risk they don’t need or have to take. I don’t think either MS or Sony will make a dedicated handheld again.
I would love this. My phone does not support the DS4 and the touch screen controls for Remote Play suck. Having it on Switch would be perfect.
My phone supports PS4 Gamepad and i can stream both Xbox One and PS4 already.
The Switch GPU supports up to 4K Streaming, but allowing Xbox One, PS4 and PC Games to be streamed on Switch would hurt game sales on Switch.
This is why Nintendo allow streaming apps on Switch. It's all about money.
Microsoft is smarter than Nintendo, and thinks of the future with Xbox One Games everywhere on any system, because that pays far more off than game sales in the end. Microsoft is aiming for a market of a billion gamers, and Nintendo still aims for millions.
@jarvismp "If they could make it work then why not!" Sorry but that says to me that you think it would be good for the two companies to work together and therefore that is why I said that. And you have edited your post. But I agree with you that competition is good.
@drushe1983 Knack while you cack, it would be a good advert.😂😂😂😂😂😂
I think PS now would be great aswell. For weeks I have been saying Sony should put PSP and Vita games on the Eshop. Everyone would win, Sony would make loads of money, as at the minute no one is buying psp and vita games, whack em on the Eshop and they would sell, and Nintendo fans would get the chance to play some awesome games. Win Win.
YES! Please. Right now I am using RemotePlay more than my Switch when at home actually. How I farm orbs in DBZ Kakarot from bed
I would also love Microsoft Xcloud and SteamLink.
@Alpha-2002 lol switch has outsold the xbone one worldwide..power ain't everything. Besides the 3ds buried the vita.noone can hang with Nintendo on the portable market.that just facts.
Sony basically asking Nintendo can they put some of their games on the Switch through streaming. What a timeline we live in.
The next great console war will be a game streaming service war and will happen on the switch!
Nah... who am I kidding...
@Octane You can already play Knack while on the toilet using Remote Play on a Vita, a smart phone, or a tablet.
@jarvismp No today, but maybe next year.
After launching PS5 at the end of this year, Sony can make a portable PS4 so people will continue buying the existing PS4 titles. It's an even better strategy than porting Wii U games to Switch. Sony don't even need to port the games, just recycled the games, selling it on a portable console.
Reminds me of when Xbox was asking about interest in GamePass on Switch. Funny to me the Sony & Microsoft seem to have more interest putting games on Switch than EA, lol.
Ok, I legit didn't expect that to come from Sony...that would be awesome. A few years ago I'd say there's no way that's happening but in the "streamed everything" age, something that justifies physical consoles further could benefit them.
@Octane Bo(i/y)!
I'm actually not sure which I find less appealing, streaming games, or being hung over.
Actually, at least being hung over means I had fun. Streaming games means several hours of laggy unappealing gameplay, hours more of trying to fix that lag before finally just understanding that you cannot fix the laws of physics and streaming a game from a device hundreds of kilometers away, through several relays and routers, will never be efficient.
Streaming from a device in the same house however - that could work though.
@johnvboy Oh I know, I more just meant hopefully this will quieten down that vocal internet minority (but then again, I doubt it will haha)
Bloodborne on switch? Yes please!
When I first read it Remote play on switch I can already bring my system on the go (no brainer) . Then I figured it out.
@NoTinderLife PS4 wasn't really a big upgrade from the PS3 anyway
@Octane you mean go
If it happens I'd certainly use it... honestly, being able to play my PS4 anywhere in the house sounds nice for some titles.
@MS7000 and kingdom hearts and ratchet and clank!
As a proud owner of all thing PlayStation hardware, yes I would welcome remote play from both PS4 and PS5 for the Switch. Not just streaming the game to Switch but actually using the buttons and control on the Switch to play as well. Like I said in the past, I hardly ever have free time to play my consoles games at home so it would be nice to play them on the go, with remote play for Switch it would be awesome to play games like Sekiro, Spider-Man, and Kingdom Hearts 3 on the go since I hardly ever had time to complete them on my PS4 at home. The fact that Sony is also bringing some of their first party titles to other platforms, it would be a matter of time if they ever would release some of those for Switch too. Since they had no dedicated handheld device, it would make sense for them to do so. Would be easy money to them.
I still use my Vita to play PS4 games on my bed at night to avoid a giant 55'' screen shoving it's light on my eyes and it works fine.
Imagina that but with the switch's screen an ZR / ZL. It'd probably be my main platform to play PS4 in my house
I think I would buy a switch if it worked to remote play well enough
I'd love for this to happen if only for the possibility that it would develop a better relationship between the two companies. A lot of possibility for great collaborations there.
YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! .... and YES!!!!!
@Octane Interesting because you'll be playing poo while taking a poo.
@JuiceMan_V Knack >>> Zelda
It's confirmed that this survey is not by Sony.
It's just a random survey on Reddit. You should check the source before posting an article like this.
Remote Play is absolutely terrible and doesn't work for crap.
Having to be always online hurts the appeal of remote play imo, but this is still interesting. Being able to play Persona 5, the Resident Evil remakes etc. on the go without sacrificing any buttons like on the Vita, sounds good to me.
Not expecting Sony to ever release a portable system again, they rather sell $30 back buttons. 😂
No, thanks. I not use a Remote Play on my PS4.
Now everyone wants to be friends with Nintendo and yet to me are they secretly working on a new handheld console and are using Nintendo switch as a guinea pig.
I don't think Nintendo will allow external game streaming on Switch in general. There is something about their strategy that speaks "no way, every game on Switch should be running natively!"
I mean, otherwise they should've allowed xCloud on it last year, right? Back in 2018 only 3 cloud games where released on Switch in Japan, but there hasn't been one since then.
Nintendo is currently exploring cloud technology in general, but do they actually trust streaming? There are just so many mobile devices that support streaming platforms like Stadia, etc. And one of Nintendo's two plans for Switch this year is increasing the appeal of Switch Lite, which possibly could mean using features only possible on native portable games like AR technology, better use of touch screen and so on.
I’m for whatever brings BOTW to a next gen Xbox or PlayStation.
@kalosn
Hopefully the first thing they explore concerning cloud gaming is doing away with the Switch’s rubbish wi-fi technology.
@robr
Like adopting 5G? That would be helpful with games like Super Mario Maker 2. But also with Splatoon 2, where wifi isn't actually "rubbish".
@DannyBoi Um, no. PS Now sucks so hard and it's very greedy and poor. Only idiots would buy that.
Won't happen; Nintendo won't allow it. The team at Rainway wanted to bring the Rainway app to Switch, which would let you stream your PC to it, and to date, Nintendo hasn't got back to them.
This, SteamLink, Rainway, Xcloud, Stadia, etc, on Switch, would be cool, though.
Give me PS Now on the Switch and I'll be all over it.
I would use it a lot. The main reason I can't play all the ps4 games is access to the tv set during the day - I play some of them with remote play already on my Macs at home. Would be awesome to have it more portable.
This sounds like Sony's answer to dropping out of the handheld console rat race.
But unless there is some kind of affordable way to stream games, I'd overwhelmingly prefer tailor-made ports on Switch instead.
Sony should offer a Wii-U clone.
HELL YEAH!!!!!! Yes please!!
@The_Pixel_King If it wasn't a good experience, who would get the blame? I think that's what Nintendo needs to weigh up.
Why not? That would be an excellent combo.
What I wouldn't do right now is buying a Vita's successor and restart collecting games from scratch. No, really, it's like I did tho'.
Um, yes please.
Yes of course! I would love to get access to both systems on 1 device.
@KryptoniteKrunch Those back buttons are pretty awesome actually. No more taking your thumb off the stick to jump or reload.
That would be amazing
Probably be the only way I’d play mine at this point. Haha.
Heck yeah I would
@Octane agreed the O/S and programming is so different and I think they would want their servers not NIN servers to run the games. I think this is realization that Switch is now the defacto Platform to go to now. This isn't going to pan out or work out when NIN has nothing to gain from it nor benefit from it. Sorry, Sony but nice try to pull away NIN Switch gamers. You just smacked mud on your face.
@NoTinderLife You... don’t seem to understand how things work. If Sony were to do that they would be creating competition against their own brand new console, which will probably play PS4 games anyways. Considering how Sony also screwed original Vita owners by being completely inept at supporting their own system, no one (hypothetically) is in a rush to go out and get a portable PS4 when they likely already have both a PS4 and Switch. Not that such a device wouldn’t be cool (not literally, it’d likely be very hot, mind you) but it would have to be expensive too.
There’s no market for this and Sony is going to be far more busy supporting PS5. By allowing their games to stream to Switch and other devices, it is much lower risk and requires much less ongoing support.
Also a portable Dualshock with screen sounds interesting on paper but that would be hard to keep it ergonomical.
@Trajan To be fair though, the official Steam controller did it first and I always thought that particular feature was underrated. If only said controller were modular enough to attach a second analog, it would be one of the best ever. Valve was trying to push the trackpads as the main feature though and they just can’t replace a real dual analog setup.
I'm sorry... Is their someone out there expecting people to NOT want as many features as possible?
I don't see this happening. Not without Nintendo giving something back.
Now Xbox Game Pass is much more likely.
YES!!! Offline remote play would be great for on go!!
I own both and if I could remote play my ps4 games to the switch and not be at my house that'd be sweet. Otherwise If I'm home I'll always choose to play on my TV.
Remote play is great on Vita except for racers, fighters, shooters, and twitchy platformers.....😞
@Antraxx777 Another thing that most people aren't thinking of is the PSVR portable. Since Mobile chips are reaching the speed of PS4, it will be possible to make a portable standalone PSVR without the need for wires connected to PS4. It's like Oculus Quest, which is the future of VR.
So a portable PS4 could easily be a self-contained VR headset. Again, it can launch with hundreds of games available in the digital store.
@SwitchForce @Razer There are plenty of people on fence of buying a Switch. If they already own a PS4, this could entice them to buy one, and once you own a system, you'll start buying some games for it inevitably as well. I think Ninty has more to gain here than Sony.
That being said, I've read that this wasn't an official survey anyway.
@dew12333 Which would be awful for consumers. Competition is a great thing and pivotal to the industry doing right by consumers. If all companies came together, it'd be bad for all of us. Same as if exclusives went away (or worse, faux exclusives like the Xbox camp) and tricked a bunch of consumers into thinking that was a good choice. Exclusives are THE reason to purchase a console, and the only reason. Xbox has absolutely zero value to a consumer with its smaller, limited library whereas Sony and Nintendo hold an extremely high value because of their stellar library. Why buy a Series X when Halo Infinite is on 3 different platforms? But you have to buy a Switch for BotW2 and a PS4 for TLoU2. Competition is good, exclusives are good, anyone who says otherwise wants this hobby to crash again.
@Razer please please PLEASE, stop supporting that anti-consumer service. We as gamers failed in 2002 with Xbox Live, let's not fail again with Gamepass.
@Octane support a Censorship program yea that gets me excited. NOT
@SwitchForce what?
Honestly, I'm not caught up in the next gen much and find it underwhelming......however if Sony or Microsoft somehow managed to get Nintendo on board with this, I would be excited and whichever one pulled it off would get my money.
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