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Remote Play Thread: Play PS4 games on Vita/VitaTV via WiFi at home or away
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plagiarize
Banned
I can't make my mind up at all. I was all retail so far, but remote play makes me wish
I wasn't, but then I remember about the hard drive filling up and not having to redownload everything when I want to play a game I've deleted the local files for reminds me why I want all retail. That plus the ability to trade stuff in.
If I'd pre-ordered knack digitally I would have been stuck with it. since I didn't I was able to return my still sealed copy.
decisions decisions.
dustman1565
Member
Oh boy...just discovered that RP works extremely well for me at my office over the guest wireless network.
Looks like my lunch breaks are going to take place in the wellness room, shooting bad guys in the face.
The PS4 keeps getting better and better.
FWIW, my office is roughly 5 miles away from my residence so it's nothing mind-blowing. But exciting, nonetheless.
Looks like my lunch breaks are going to take place in the wellness room, shooting bad guys in the face.
The PS4 keeps getting better and better.
FWIW, my office is roughly 5 miles away from my residence so it's nothing mind-blowing. But exciting, nonetheless.
entremet
Member
Do you trade and resell games?
If not, why not go digital. It's the future and for RP is kills the need to switch disc with is awesome.
RugbyPlayer
Banned
My RP is spotty at best on my home network. I see they still shipped the PS4 with a shitty wireless card, i could never ever get my PS3 to work consistantly on my wifi in the room i have it in but the 360 works flawlessly.
Playing COD i get lag spikes fairly often, but remote play just doesnt seem to work, it isnt stable at all at all except for once ever day or so
Playing COD i get lag spikes fairly often, but remote play just doesnt seem to work, it isnt stable at all at all except for once ever day or so
SwiftDeath
Member
Do you have your PS4 connected to your network via Wifi or ethernet?
nah it wasn't that since I always keep my PS4 on stand by.
I was actually sitting on the Knack main menu when the vita went to sleep lol.
zephervack
Member
So for people connecting out of home successfully, what kind of Up speed to you have with your ISP?
4mbps
People need to make sure uPNP is enabled.
it will not work from work if it is not enabled.
5mbps
Enabled here, still no go.
I also opened ports, you should try these....
Port forwarded TCP/UDP Start Port 9295 End Port 9304.
Man, I am having no luck with this. Here's my situation:
- Trying to use remote play at home through wi-fi (too far from PS4 to use direct connect)
- PS4 is connecting to router via wi-fi
My Vita can connect to the PS4 but my performance is pretty terrible. It might work good (not great) for 30 seconds but then the signal goes bad and I lose my connection. I have tried changing channels both on my router and on the Vita (although I remain dubious that the ad-hoc channel has anything to do with this).
I also disabled QoS on my router and tried turning Protected Mode on. Neither seemed to help much. Anything else I could try?
Maybe I just have a crappy router? All of the other PS4 online functions seem to work fine, though. What's the best wi-fi router for PS4?
- Trying to use remote play at home through wi-fi (too far from PS4 to use direct connect)
- PS4 is connecting to router via wi-fi
My Vita can connect to the PS4 but my performance is pretty terrible. It might work good (not great) for 30 seconds but then the signal goes bad and I lose my connection. I have tried changing channels both on my router and on the Vita (although I remain dubious that the ad-hoc channel has anything to do with this).
I also disabled QoS on my router and tried turning Protected Mode on. Neither seemed to help much. Anything else I could try?
Maybe I just have a crappy router? All of the other PS4 online functions seem to work fine, though. What's the best wi-fi router for PS4?
Remote play performance has been hit or miss. I've tried direct connection, home network, and internet from another location, and each of these had periods of time where it worked flawlessly (for single or multiple play sessions) and other times struggle to even maintain a connection. Hopefully things get smoothed out.
Possibly, is it g or n router?. DId you at least try direct connection? Can you try at least once to connect PS4 to router via LAN, to see if its gonna be better?
Oh shit, I got it working. My Netgear WNDR3700v2 was running what was by all accounts a busted beta build, so I downgraded to the previous official build, and now it's working great. Sitting in my office at work connected to my PS4 at home (25/5Mbps DSL connection at home and 5-line T-1 cluster at work) playing Resogun and it's awesome!
Congratz. And thanks for another 5mbit confirmation.
It's a several years old Belkin Share N300 router, not very impressive but has worked faithfully for me so far. I'll try hardwiring the PS4 when I have some spare time.
Zoe
Member
3Mbps
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
I haven't really played with remote play as much as I thought I would so far.
I tried it the night I got my PS4 and it was working OK. Had a few random drops but I figured that might have been related to the issues the PSN was having.
Today I tried again and I'm having nothing but problems. I work from home and my PS4 is in the basement about 20 foot below my office. I have my PS4 hooked up via ethernet. I'm not sure or don't know how to tell if the PS4 + Vita is using a direct connection or if it's trying to go through wireless.
What ends up happening the 4 times I've tested it so far today is I'll be able to start a game just fine, then after about 3 or 4 minutes I'll get a ton of artifacts on my Vita screen and things will slow to a crawl. Then it loses the connection with the PS4. I read through and tried all of the tips in the OP still getting the same result with a variety of games.
Help?
I tried it the night I got my PS4 and it was working OK. Had a few random drops but I figured that might have been related to the issues the PSN was having.
Today I tried again and I'm having nothing but problems. I work from home and my PS4 is in the basement about 20 foot below my office. I have my PS4 hooked up via ethernet. I'm not sure or don't know how to tell if the PS4 + Vita is using a direct connection or if it's trying to go through wireless.
What ends up happening the 4 times I've tested it so far today is I'll be able to start a game just fine, then after about 3 or 4 minutes I'll get a ton of artifacts on my Vita screen and things will slow to a crawl. Then it loses the connection with the PS4. I read through and tried all of the tips in the OP still getting the same result with a variety of games.
Help?
I'm having a similar problem so I won't be much help, but I can tell you that the PS4 will only directly connect if you enable that option in the PS4 settings. Try disabling/enabling it and see if you get a different signal strength on your Vita when you remotely connect.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Ah, thanks I'll run down to the basement here in a bit and check what that setting is on the PS4.
kingofthedead45
Member
I have a question. When I'm using my home network, it runs fine, but there are lag spikes every so often, now I'm just going to assume its cause my upload rate is rather ass, would I have the same issue if i were to try streaming via twitch?
(While on the topic of networking, why is that when ever someone passes down my hallway it creates lag? Is it because I'm too far away from my router? I've never really hear of this yapping before but its the what happens!)
(While on the topic of networking, why is that when ever someone passes down my hallway it creates lag? Is it because I'm too far away from my router? I've never really hear of this yapping before but its the what happens!)
plagiarize
Banned
Not in my case, but I haven't confirmed if my primary office works with the changes I made at home last night yet. I had upnp enabled at home, and was on an unfiltered line at work without any ports being blocked (it's for testing purposes and is completely segregated from everything on our main network, don't worry!) and couldn't connect.
I set up the port forwarding at home last night but I was in a different office today and it worked in that office, albeit spottily, but then that connecting is really unreliable for everything.
For start, always try more than once.
If still dont work, starting and ending routers are problems.
I tried, many, many, many times. Could be a problem on her end I suppose. I have a new router that actually plays well with all my playstation consoles. She has a very bad router/modem hybrid that's a little picky.
Port forwarding issue?
Statue of Limitation
Member
I don't have an overly huge house - am I going to be able to connect to the PS4 in my upstairs bedroom in my living room, with direct connection and no lag?
RugbyPlayer
Banned
Its wifi, dont have a way to get ethernet to the room at least its not viable considering ill be moving in a few months
awilliams213
Member
Anyone successful getting Remote Play to work with the AirPort Extreme 5th gen model outside of their home network ?
I reserved the PS4 MAC address and opened up the necessary TCP and UDP ports when I am at the office the connection still can't be made.
I reserved the PS4 MAC address and opened up the necessary TCP and UDP ports when I am at the office the connection still can't be made.
SwiftDeath
Member
Depending on how much you care wired (ethernet) should give you a much better experience
And you can get wired without having to move it (or should be able to) via powerline adapters
Any kind gaffer recommend some good powerline adapters?
Been a while since I looked
I have 40mbps upload. I can get it to connect at times when I reboot my router. I've been fighting with Verizon and Actiontec all day to no avail. I think it's the shitty router.
But of course, they are giving me the run around. And of course I can't really prove it because it's so hard to pin point if it's the PS4, the Vita, or the router.
I tend to think it's the router cause a reboot of the router tends to fix the problem.
is upnp enabled?
I don't sell or trade games but am a collector and keep everything I bought since game&watch.
Plus I lend games to my nephews. Also that means no price competition and buying new hard drive.
nhlducks35
Member
Can you explain this? Like if I buy this, I would hook up one via ethernet to my router and the other via ethernet to my PS4?
Septimus Prime
Member
5 Mbps, I think.
I gave it a shot at my office today, and Resogun plays great, with minimal lag. The problem is that it often took a huge hit on resolution and displayed a ton of artifacts, making it extremely hard to play at times.
Yes. No need to wire ethernet all around the house.
SwiftDeath
Member
It's actually quite cool tech in my opinion. you plug both adapters into normal wall sockets in your house, one near your out of reach device, one next to or near your router or switch. Then these adapters send the internet signal through your own electrical wires through your house.
They work across different circuits as well although in rare cases it has somewhat affected performance hence why I asked for a good suggestion from gaffers more familiar with them
I do know several people who swear by them for tricky internet scenarios
Keep in mind, the speed is reliant on how good your electrical wiring is in your house.
nhlducks35
Member
Thanks guys, I ordered this from Amazon for $120 (a little pricey but people said it was never spotty, which the other ones were).
Just hit the Playstation button and put the ps4 into standby. If you're switching to local instead, just turn on the controller and it will kick your vita off.
I hit the PS button on the Vita and press the Live Screen option. It basically is a "Stop Remote Play" button.
TheExecutive
Member
So laying upstairs in bed the remote play cuts out when I am going through direct feed. Is there any way to force it through my router as I get good reception up there.