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Just tried with my Vita from work and it can't find the PS4. Will have a look today for options and then try again tomorrow.

Brought my VITA into work to try today. !!

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.

Originally Posted by simonski

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).

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.

Originally Posted by AbandonedTrolley

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?

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.

Originally Posted by Jinjo

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.

For the map you touch around the center of the touchscreen, for eagle vision the bottom left of the touchscreen or something like that.

Originally Posted by Jinjo

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.

AC4 on Vita RP has its own control scheme. Center of your screen emulates touchpad on DS4 controller. L1//R1 buttons are also on the edges of the screen. L3 and R3 are on backtouch.

Originally Posted by Certinty

For the map you touch around the center of the touchscreen, for eagle vision the bottom left of the touchscreen or something like that.

Originally Posted by DieH@rd

AC4 on Vita RP has its own control scheme. Center of your screen emulates touchpad on DS4 controller. L1//R1 buttons are also on the edges of the screen. L3 and R3 are on backtouch.

Thanks guys. Somehow I must have missed the giant screen explaining the controls that the game throws in your face when you start remote play lol.

Playing War Thunder on RP - did anyone else notice the tiny subtitles?

Been playing Resogun and NFS Rivals about 50% of the time over remote play over my LAN.

Works great!

I'm not sure why eurogamer came off so negative about it, but so far my experience has been good.

One thing to keep in mind for those experiencing wifi issues: make sure your vita is not using a low power wifi setting (I think its under settings->power settings, or something like that?)

Anyway that made a big difference to my connection over my wifi router to the PS4.

Originally Posted by driver116

Playing War Thunder on RP - did anyone else notice the tiny subtitles?

Didnt devs announce that War Thunder is not supporting RP at launch? Did you meant Warframe maybe?

Originally Posted by DieH@rd

Didnt devs announce that War Thunder is not supporting RP at launch? Did you meant Warframe maybe?

I've been playing it.

Flew from Minnesota to Las Vegas today. About 1300 miles, now sitting in my friends place playing AC IV via remote play on the vita with zero issues. Buying the vita was the best thing I have done in awhile.

Originally Posted by rukland

Flew from Minnesota to Las Vegas today. About 1300 miles, now sitting in my friends place playing AC IV via remote play on the vita with zero issues. Buying the vita was the best thing I have done in awhile.

Can you make a short vid of your Remote Play experience?

So I've come home t try and get RP working over the internet, tried it tethered to my phone and it's worked fine. Most odd.

I'll try again at work tomorrow.

Originally Posted by rukland

Flew from Minnesota to Las Vegas today. About 1300 miles, now sitting in my friends place playing AC IV via remote play on the vita with zero issues. Buying the vita was the best thing I have done in awhile.

Post like these prove how amazing Vita RP is. I bet the WiiU can't do that now can it Leadbetter! As soon as I started reading the article I knew it was by him.

I bought Knack for my wife along with a Vita (the main reason being we could play together via remote play) this is where my issue is. when I connect with the vita I take control of the game, I was under the impression once I connected with vita I would press x and jump into the game with a second character.

The only way we can play together is if I take over with the vita then log in as a second user with the DS4. Is this the only way it can be done?

Originally Posted by DBT85

So I've come home t try and get RP working over the internet, tried it tethered to my phone and it's worked fine. Most odd.

I'll try again at work tomorrow.

Proxy stuff at work?

Originally Posted by HT UK

I'm sorry if this has already been answered. But I live in the UK and have a main UK account. If I downloaded some games using my dummy US account, could I still play those via remote play? (The PS4 would be signed into my UK account, which is on my Vita)

Works fine for me the opposite way around (playing War Thunder on my NA main account)

Originally Posted by driver116

I've been playing it.

Originally Posted by Frogfucious

So War Thunder works with remote play? Is it weird with the back touch buttons?

Playing War Thunder EU on my NA main, while on my VIta ... wow. So fun and so simple. Back touch (R2 to fire being on the back, top, right handed corner) controls are a bit weird as it is hard enough to target as is, that reaching for that touch pad usually would jog my reticle just enough to miss =P Or perhaps I am just horrible.

Either way it was a blast. I am loving Remote Play so far. Mostly for FIFA and ACIV. War Thunder is nice though. Warframe not so much as ADS being mapped to left d-pad makes it pretty much unplayable for me.

It has, however, convinced me to upgrade my router to cover more of our house and finally put the current one out of its misery.

I just don't know what is happening. Remote play at home has been getting progressively worse and worse, especially Connect Directly. Tried every tweak that's been mentioned. Actually-remote remote play from work has been more stable.

Originally Posted by DieH@rd

Didnt devs announce that War Thunder is not supporting RP at launch? Did you meant Warframe maybe?

Doesn't that just mean that the devs simply haven't provided their own custom control mapping to Sony? I think everything at least works with default control scheme no matter what, and a dev "supporting remote play" just means they customize the controls in some way.

Or am I wrong?

Was testing RP here at work and it came up with connection lost, I've tried reconncting but it's just not finding the PS4 at home. I'm assuming it's maybe still on or in a remote play state? Is there a certain amount of time in which it will go back to standby?

I've not read through the entire thread, but is anyone else having problems with their vita not being able to remotely turn on their PS4?
All the settings are correct, the PS4 is connected directly to the internet, no router. Remote play works, it just can't turn on the PS4 remotely, regardless of what I do.

Originally Posted by Jhn

I've not read through the entire thread, but is anyone else having problems with their vita not being able to remotely turn on their PS4?
All the settings are correct, the PS4 is connected directly to the internet, no router. Remote play works, it just can't turn on the PS4 remotely, regardless of what I do.

And you're putting the PS4 in standby instead of "off"?

Put this in the other thread but I guess here is a better place...

We have a bit of fun over the whole 'console wars' at work - one guy in particular is very pro MS (he is like a green stick of MS rock lol) and anti Sony, so I wanted to get his views on remote play (he's been playing it down from day one).

I had already had a play at home to test it and was pleasantly surprised with how good it was. I had already played SotC a bit back in the day so knew Vita was better than PSP, but a ~30 min trial of several games had me impressed on PS4.

So testing at work was a double whammy, firstly test the RP outside my 'local' network and secondly to (hopefully) prove to my mate it's not a complete waste of time.

Initially I had real issues connecting to the network, and then even when connected I couldn't get the PS4 to switch on. I'd all but given up (to many a jibe at RP expense) when (after a cold re-boot of the Vita) I had success...I was in!

It just so happened as I started to move the sticks it appeared the PS4 had a mind of it's own, only for me to realise my son was logged in and using the PS4. I took over the session by logging in and started FIFA...when in my son decided we'd play 2 player and logged himself in as the opposition. So that was really cool - he was at home playing against me on a VIta at work...great stuff! I passed the Vita around and all were impressed.

I then decided to switch into Resogun - this would be the ideal test for lag...and I have to say, even the MS fan admitted it was impressive, miles better than he expected and actually a neat little feature. I have to say everyone that played agreed the same thing, yes there's lag - but it's not a game breaker.

Remote play (if a little hit and miss to get going- maybe down to the fact my son was messing about?) works and it works well.

Yep I have been playing this at home upstairs in bed, and at work across the internet and it does search for your PS4 local first and then search on the net, once found away you go and PS4 turns on and you use it like you would at home.

With Resogun (my main played game on Vita remote) you can notice the 30fps drop and the ever so slight lag but for this and other single player games it is not game damaging at all.

I was impressed by COD as when played on Remote as you lack of buttons (Shoulders) it gives you an on-screen Grenade icon Like Uncharted on Vita so you just touch this to throw, a neat touch and just seamless.

To be honest it is one of the best features of the PS4 and most likely the most underused, if you HAVE a Vita then you WILL use this, if you have a Son/Daughter buy a Vita for this (I did last year but not for this) but so glad I did. I can now play full PS4 games even on holiday sitting in the sun...That is just an amazing treat and a real USP IMOP!!.

Originally Posted by petethepanda

I just don't know what is happening. Remote play at home has been getting progressively worse and worse, especially Connect Directly. Tried every tweak that's been mentioned. Actually-remote remote play from work has been more stable.

Delete your router from the Vita network settings.

Just a question concerning the Android PSN App:

I was able to remote play with Vita with no problem (putting the XXXX XXXX number on Vita).
I was trying to make the same with my cell phone but no luck at all.

My PS4 is connected by LAN cable.
Phone is of course getting the wifi signal.
Both are under the same home network.

PS4 side: I go under settings and Phone App and a XXXX XXXX number is shown.
Phone side: I launch the application and on the bottom left I choose PS4 connection, but my PS4 is not found.

Any hint?
Thanks.

Originally Posted by Jhn

Yup. I'm not doing anything obvious wrong from what I can tell. It should work, it just doesn't. It finds the PS4 fine, but it fails at the "powering on" stage.

Edit: Ok, bizarrely the PS4 powers on successfully when connecting via internet and not locally. However, the connection fails after that, so the PS4 is on, but I still can't play.

Are you trying a second time after it turns on? Sometimes it times out because it takes too long for it to power up, but then if you try to connect a second time it will work now that you don't have to wait for that.

Originally Posted by Zoe

Are you trying a second time after it turns on? Sometimes it times out because it takes too long for it to power up, but then if you try to connect a second time it will work now that you don't have to wait for that.

I've been spamming it for a good 10 minutes at a time without more success. As I said, If I enable local connection on the PS4, it seemingly detects the console, but does not turn on. If I disable local connection, the PS4 actually turns on, but the vita is still stuck on "Searching the internet", and then times out.

Anyone get decent performance doing a remote connection while the ps4 is connected through wifi?

Went to work the other day with my vita, and while it did connect to my ps4 after a few minutes, it was slow, unresponsive, and i had frequent disconnects.

Sadlty I am not able to get a wired connection to my ps4 at the moment, going to try homeplugs soon to see if it makes a difference.

Originally Posted by tw1st

Anyone get decent performance doing a remote connection while the ps4 is connected through wifi?

Went to work the other day with my vita, and while it did connect to my ps4 after a few minutes, it was slow, unresponsive, and i had frequent disconnects.

Sadlty I am not able to get a wired connection to my ps4 at the moment, going to try homeplugs soon to see if it makes a difference.

Pretty sure most people don't. Perhaps it would work well with a Wireless N router though.

The Vita app really needs the option to choose direct connect or to use the current wifi network instead of disconnecting and doing a fresh search. I have multiple wifi access points and the Vita will always prioritize direct connect even if the signal strength is poor or choose a suboptimal access point. In order to guarantee that I connect to a secondary access point I have to walk to a section of the home that only sees that access point.