Not really. It doesn't work from more than 20 feet away from the Wii U.
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Vita Remote Play (PS4) Is Awful
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Not really. It doesn't work from more than 20 feet away from the Wii U.
Bear Force One
Banned
There is a thread in front of you post of people for whom it's works flawlessly.
When Nintendo gets it to work across the Internet they'll really have something.
Curry-Hakase
Member
My vita 1000 is pretty terrible at remote play but my friend's 2000 seems to work better, even though we're on the same PS4 for some reason.
Like others have said It works like shit for me unless you:
1) Ethernet network your ps4
2) enable direct connection for remote play on ps4
3) turn off wifi power save mode on vita
After doing these three thing and once they updated to "high" remote play settings option, I was genuinely impressed with how well it works. If only there were true r2/l2 and r3/l3 on the vita, would be flawless.
1) Ethernet network your ps4
2) enable direct connection for remote play on ps4
3) turn off wifi power save mode on vita
After doing these three thing and once they updated to "high" remote play settings option, I was genuinely impressed with how well it works. If only there were true r2/l2 and r3/l3 on the vita, would be flawless.
visiblemode
Member
It's so infuriatingly hit or miss.
Sometimes it works perfectly.
Other time it's unplayable.
Often it has better performance at other people's houses than in my own...and I've tried all the setting combinations. I have no clue what the deal is with remote play.
I have used it a lot, with GTA Online, but my overall opinion of it is not great.
Sometimes it works perfectly.
Other time it's unplayable.
Often it has better performance at other people's houses than in my own...and I've tried all the setting combinations. I have no clue what the deal is with remote play.
I have used it a lot, with GTA Online, but my overall opinion of it is not great.
Yeah, Vita 2k does Wifi much better than Vita 1k.
Riskbreaker23
Member
i remote played batman AK from a hotel room in Alaska and my ps4 was in Georgia. worked perfectly.
Works like a champ at my house and I'll occasionally take it to my sisters when I watch my niece, works great there too.
I've taken it to a few friends houses and the only one I had a issue at is the cheap ass friend who literally bought the cheapest no name router money could buy at walmart. It will connect but I get alot of video corruption.
I've taken it to a few friends houses and the only one I had a issue at is the cheap ass friend who literally bought the cheapest no name router money could buy at walmart. It will connect but I get alot of video corruption.
GTR R35_Supra RZ
Banned
I respect the tech, how smooth remote works with PS4 and all that, but playing a console game on the Vita plus controls ( which is a nightmare on every game ) its just not there and never will be.
Duane Cunningham
Member
It's a shame more games don't put thought into remapping controls for remote play. Destiny and Ass Creed are two of the better examples of it.
Um yeah what Vince said, holy shit... does this actually work pretty well? I took Destiny for a Remote Play spin a year ago, but in my mind I was trying to shoot with the back pad or something. If this really works well, then that's kind of a huge deal to me.
Sum-Mischief
Member
I can play no issue over the Internet. Best thing ever...
Works really well for me.
So, you two don't believe others when they say that Remote Play works well?
So, you two don't believe others when they say that Remote Play works well?
Todesritter74
Member
It's a shame more games don't put thought into remapping controls for remote play. Destiny and Ass Creed are two of the better examples of it.
Not listed:
Back Touch Pad (Right) - Lock/Unlock the Dismantle Option for Gear
(maybe left too, I can't remember)
And I agree that Destiny is a great example of remapping controls for the Vita Remote Play. I probably log more hours on this game via my Vita than the PS4 and it feels so natural.
Breakfast at Noon
Member
Fantsstic, other than borderlands 2 control setup (gearbox never checked it)
Yeah, Destiny is fantastic with remote play. Granted I would raid on it or whatever, but it's perfectly for doing the grindy tasks like bounties, the daily, etc.
Yes, sorry--I was trying to say that the PSTV's WiFi seems to be the issue more than anything. If the PSTV's WiFi is shit, then remote play will be shit for it.
Doing all three of things does nothing to improve my remote play experience, which ranges from a blurry laggy mess to unplayable.
Baldwin_the_First
Member
I only use it to watch movies from my PS4 with media player and it works great. I did try it with MGSV once and everything looked fine, but I only messed around in the FOB menues so there was no actual real gameplay involved.
R2/R3 and L2/L3 being on the rear touchpad is definitely the biggest reason why I havn't been playing on my vita much. Extremely uncomfortable.
R2/R3 and L2/L3 being on the rear touchpad is definitely the biggest reason why I havn't been playing on my vita much. Extremely uncomfortable.
GuitarAtomik
Member
It feels awkward as hell to me, but I don't know how it could be mapped better.
Rimon-hanit
Member
Yeah I normally don't bother unless I am already in the same room and don't feel like getting out of bed.
I did mange to finish TLoU on grounded over Wi-Fi an accomplishment I find not to shabby.
I did mange to finish TLoU on grounded over Wi-Fi an accomplishment I find not to shabby.
Isn't direct connection better?
I think the biggest issue with remote play aside from control differences is that most PS4 games simply aren't designed to run on a 5" display. Things like menus, huds, maps etc. are miniscule and in some cases almost unreadable especially since the resolution is lower too.
I don't have much problem with the streaming however. Aside from arcade / twitch shooters the response is okay.
I don't have much problem with the streaming however. Aside from arcade / twitch shooters the response is okay.
I think that "works well" and especially "flawlessly" is extremely exaggerated. That, or I've bought 3 defective pieces of vita hardware.
Regardless, my experience with Sony and remote play is not good at all. And the generally mixed perception of it leads me to believe it just doesn't really work that well, at least consistently. It's kind of a known quantity that the wifi chips Sony uses are garbage, so it isn't really surprising.
ComputerBlue
Member
I think it depends on your home setup and where you are.
For me direct connection is much better when I'm close to my console, but when I'm further away then it's definitely better through wi-fi.
I gave up on it, since for me it's always just hit and miss: Sometimes it'll work great, sometimes it won't at all. It's nice when it works, but it's just too unreliable for me to use. Not to mention that the controls are always quite iffy as well, since the Vita just doesn't has enough buttons. Games that require the rear touchpad are pretty much unplayable: I hate that damn thing.
Was looking for this.
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indigo-cyclops
Member
I've never had an issue with it honestly, but understand that it is really reliant on a solid connection.
notworksafe
Member
Never had a problem, but I've only used it when in my house. Not sure if that makes a difference.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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I agree with this.
Nope. Direct connect has noticable lag, and so far it seems to be more glitchy.
Works perfectly for me. I have my PS4 hooked up via ethernet. I was able to play GTAV on my Vita in Los Angeles, connected to my PS4 in San Francisco and it was 100% solid.
Some tips:
1) Turn off power save mode on the Vita
Settings > Power Save Settings > 'Use Wi-Fi in Power Save Mode' should be off
2) If you can connect the PS4 up via ethernet, it's way better.
Frankly, this is the way to go even if you don't own a Vita. You'll get much much better download speeds on the PS4. Not wired for ethernet? You might want to consider ethernet over power solutions which work pretty well (eg. http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/)
3) If you ever plan to connect via the Internet, you should forward the correct ports on your router.
http://faq.en.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9539/~/ps4™-remote-play-and-second-screen
Recommended:
Minimum upload/download connection speeds of 5mbs down and 1mbs up for Remote Play via the Internet.
Port forwarding of TCP port 9295, and UDP ports 9296 and 9297. If these ports are unavailable, it might be possible to use ports 9295 through 9304 for both TCP and UDP.
4) If you want to connect wirelessly, you can choose to connect directly instead of through your router. There is a setting on the PS4 side for this to connect to the 'PS4 as Wireless Access Point'
5) Adjust the Video Quality - in the Remote Play app, you can set the Video Quality to 60fps if needed. Test at 30fps first, as 60 will be double the bandwidth.
6) You may want to run through the PS Now network troubleshooting steps. Running their network test may also give you an indication if the problem is on the PS4 side.
https://support.us.playstation.com/...bleshoot-Wired-or-Wireless-Network-Connection
7) Test from within the same room as the PS4 first, then move to other rooms. Wi-fi is pretty bad with dealing with walls or other sources of interference (microwave ovens, etc.) If you can't get it to work well in the same room, then try to figure out why. There are lots of ways wi-fi can go wrong.
Some tips:
1) Turn off power save mode on the Vita
Settings > Power Save Settings > 'Use Wi-Fi in Power Save Mode' should be off
2) If you can connect the PS4 up via ethernet, it's way better.
Frankly, this is the way to go even if you don't own a Vita. You'll get much much better download speeds on the PS4. Not wired for ethernet? You might want to consider ethernet over power solutions which work pretty well (eg. http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/)
3) If you ever plan to connect via the Internet, you should forward the correct ports on your router.
http://faq.en.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9539/~/ps4™-remote-play-and-second-screen
Recommended:
Minimum upload/download connection speeds of 5mbs down and 1mbs up for Remote Play via the Internet.
Port forwarding of TCP port 9295, and UDP ports 9296 and 9297. If these ports are unavailable, it might be possible to use ports 9295 through 9304 for both TCP and UDP.
4) If you want to connect wirelessly, you can choose to connect directly instead of through your router. There is a setting on the PS4 side for this to connect to the 'PS4 as Wireless Access Point'
5) Adjust the Video Quality - in the Remote Play app, you can set the Video Quality to 60fps if needed. Test at 30fps first, as 60 will be double the bandwidth.
6) You may want to run through the PS Now network troubleshooting steps. Running their network test may also give you an indication if the problem is on the PS4 side.
https://support.us.playstation.com/...bleshoot-Wired-or-Wireless-Network-Connection
7) Test from within the same room as the PS4 first, then move to other rooms. Wi-fi is pretty bad with dealing with walls or other sources of interference (microwave ovens, etc.) If you can't get it to work well in the same room, then try to figure out why. There are lots of ways wi-fi can go wrong.
Ninja Scooter
Member
It's worked well the few times I've tried it. Kind of cool to see Bloodborne running on that little screen. I've only ever done it on the same WiFi connection though.
Boogalogist
Member
Remote play is fantastic for me as well. PS4 is a great add on device for the Vita!
kunonabi
Member
Really? I was thinking of using a Vita TV to play my PS4 games since I don't want to move my PS3 out of my entertainment center.
MeBecomingI
Member
It was an issue for me until I changed the framerate setting to high. It was originally very laggy and constantly stuttered and dropped connection on the standard (30fps) option. In an effect for correct it, I changed to high framerate and it became absolutely lag free and completely playable with no stuttering or connection issues.
It was kind of bizarre but it now works flawlessly. I can be a few rooms away and it works great.
It was kind of bizarre but it now works flawlessly. I can be a few rooms away and it works great.
3rdamention
Member
It works great for me, especially with direct connection or on my own home network...Works exactly as advertised, it's awesome....
NinjamicWZ
Banned
The amount of posts contradicting the OP in here is kinda hilarious. People say things with such certainty and confidence.
Vroadstar
Member
How is it an exaggeration when it really "works well" and "flawlessly" for others? The majority here think so too. Just because your experience is not good and comparing that to others where their experience is great doesn't make it an exaggeration on their end.
On the other hand the extreme exaggeration is on your end I think when the majority disagrees with your experienced.
I have 2 Vita (old and new one) and it works extremely well for me, that, or I've bought 2 perfect Vita hardware.