![]() Again, aside from my crappy wifi connection, the experience is darn near flawless. If you want to use PS Play outside of your home, you’ll have to set up the ‘Remote connect’ option which requires some additional router information. Playing Final Fantasy XIV on the Pixelbook Go…sort ofĪbove, you can see me playing Final Fantasy XIV on my Pixelbook Go. Visit the ‘Streaming’ settings and choose ‘Resolution’. If you’re on wifi like I am, it is set to 540p resolution. That’s because the app defaults you to a stream quality that’s appropriate for your internet bandwidth. You probably noticed that your connection quality was blurry just a moment ago. We’re going to toggle a few things here in the app’s settings so you can get the best experience. We’re going to go ahead and do so for a moment, but don’t click the option to put the console into rest mode since we’ll be right back! Click the hamburger menu at the top left of the screen to slide out the menu and choose ‘Settings’. You’ll be asked if you want to disconnect from your remote play session. Hop back into the PS Play app, hover over the top left of the screen, and click the back arrow that appears. Now, your Dualshock 4 or Dualsense controller should be connected! Again, I’ve had issues with the PS4 controller, but the Dualsense connects and works flawlessly. Clicking it will cause it to jump up to the paired devices section after a moment. ![]() Looking back over at your Chromebook screen, you should see ‘Wireless Controller’ listed under the unpaired devices section. Press and hold the Playstation button and the share button at the same time until its light bar blinks rapidly. To do that, just visit your Chromebook’s Settings app, go to the ‘Bluetooth’ section, and then pick up your controller. You’ll instead have to connect your gamepad via Bluetooth.Ĭonnecting your controller to your Chromebook Basically, because you’re not playing the games directly on your Chromebook, plugging it into your device won’t allow you to control your game console, naturally. This is just telling you that you can’t use your Dualshock 4 or Dualsense controller via USB-OTG. Once your code is accepted, you’ll be taken to a screen where you’ll need to sign in to your Playstation account.Īwesome! Now you should be connected and be presented with a message in front of a remote stream of your Playstation titled ‘Gamepad support’. Please bear in mind that your Chromebook and Playstation will both need to be on the same network for Remote Play to work. From there, just memorize the six-digit code on the screen, return to your Chromebook and type it into PS Play. Then, you’ll need to turn your PS4 or 5 on, visit the ‘Settings’, go to ‘System’, ‘Remote Play’, and then ‘Link device’. I chose the PS5 since that’s what I’m using, but again, this app works great for both! Upon opening the app, you’re met with a screen that asks you to choose between connecting a Playstation 4 and a Playstation 5. I recommend using a Chromebook, Chromebox, or Chromebase with an ethernet connection for the best results. Okay, so after installing it, I found that even on wifi it ran fairly well, but your mileage may vary. ![]() Oftentimes, it’s better than what the big guys can make since they have no red tape to cut through to make magic happen. Companies often struggle to meet the demands of the consumer, and then a consumer comes in and creates something they want to see come to life. I was initially hesitant to cough up the six bucks to try out the app – after all, how could this sole developer create something better than a corporation, right? Well, that’s just it – he did. If you just want to give it a go, you can find it at the bottom of this article. It’s called ‘PS Play: Unlimited PS Remote Play (PS5/PS4)’ and it’s offered on the Play Store for $5.99 USD by a developer named Florian Grill. Then, I want to take you through the process of getting it set up and running properly on your Chromebook. After some searching, I found a third-party application that works better than the official offering, and I wanted to share it with you all. For a long time, I’d given up on using my PS4 outside of my living room, but when the PS5 was released, I began my hunt for a solution anew.
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