If you want to enjoy playing your PS4 games on your Mac or PC, you can do it by using the built-in PS4 Remote Play system. This basically allows users to wirelessly connect to their PS4 and stream games directly to their PC or Mac. Needless to say, for this to work, you will need very good internet connection speeds. Setting up the remote play itself is pretty easy when compared to other similar solutions out there. I love using this feature as it allows me to enjoy my PS4 games even when I am not near my PS4. In this article, we are going to show you how you can set up Remote Play on your PS4 and enjoy games on your PC and Mac:

Before we get into our tutorial, first, let’s make sure that you have the right equipment for this to work. So, without any further delay, here are the requirements to make this work:

System Requirements for Using Remote Play on Mac and PC

Once you have fulfilled the requirements, you can proceed with the tutorial. The process is the same for PC and Mac which makes it easier to follow regardless of the device you own. I will be streaming games from my PS4 to my MacBook Pro 2016, however, you can use any PC or Mac that you have. That said, there are some system requirements that your system needs to fulfill. The requirements are given below:

  • Windows 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Windows 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Mac System Requirements

  • A computer with any of the following operating systems:
  • macOS High Sierra
  • macOS Mojave
  • Intel Core i5-520M Processor 2.40 GHz or faster
  • 40 MB or more of available storage
  • 2 GB or more of RAM

Setting Up PS4 Remote Play

Now that you know the requirements for playing your PS4 games over the internet, we will proceed towards the set-up part. The first part of the set-up will begin on the PS4 itself while the second part will be done on your PC or Mac. The set-up process on both the PC and Mac are the same so regardless of the system that you have:

  • macOS High Sierra
  • macOS Mojave
  1. Now, click on the “Activate as Your Primary PS4” option and then click on the “Activate” button.
  • First, download the installation file for PS4 Remote Play for Windows (download) or Mac (download). Make sure to download the files meant for your operating system.
  • Now, begin the installation by double-clicking on the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to install the application on your system. You might need to download additional files while installing the software. If that’s the case, just click on the allow button and follow the process.

Starting Remote Play on Your PC or Mac

With everything done, follow the steps to start playing PS4 games using Remote Play on your PC or Mac:

2. Now, log in with your PS4 ID and password.

That’s it, Remote Play now should be working on your PC or Mac as shown in the picture below. While I am showing the app in window-mode, you can easily go into full-screen mode.

Sony also allows you to stream games from your PS4 on your Xperia smartphone. While we don’t have any Xperia devices on our premises and hence we didn’t test it, the following steps should work as they are provided by Sony:

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