The app searches for the PS5 console that you’ve signed in to using your account, and then connects to the console automatically. After it connects, the screen of your PS5 console displays on your Windows PC and you can start using Remote Play. If multiple PS5 consoles are.
© Provided by CNET Even if you don't have a PS5, you can still experience the excitement with a PS4. Andrew Hoyle/CNETIt's been more than five months since the PlayStation 5 hit stores, but it's still difficult to get your hands on what's been dubbed the fastest-selling console in US history. The PS5 continues to fly off of virtual shelves faster than retailers can restock -- keep up with our PlayStation 5 restock updates here.
The PS5 includes player perks that can save you money, like a backward compatibility feature that lets you play many older games on the new console, and partnerships with some publishers that are letting players upgrade PS4 games to PS5 for free, boosting them to 4K resolution. This week, the first major PS5 update includes a new feature called cross-generation Share Play, allowing PS4 users to try out their friends' PS5 games by virtually sharing a screen or passing a controller. You can even play PS5 co-op games together.
- To start Share Play: Press the SHARE button on your DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller. Select Start Share Play from the Share menu and invite a friend on the next screen. The visitor will receive an invitation and have the option to join the session.
- How to enable PS5 console sharing. PS5 Console Sharing and Offline Play is automatically enabled on the PS5 console you use to sign in to PlayStation™Network for the first time. Go to Settings Users and Accounts Other Console Sharing and Offline Play.
Even if you don't have a PS5, you can still experience the excitement with a PS4.
Here's how to use Share Play if you're still hunting down a PS5 while rocking the PS4.
What do I need to use Share Play?
To use Share Play, all you need is a PS4, a friend with a PS5, and a good internet connection for screen sharing (Sony recommends a minimum upload speed of 2 megabits per second). PS5 owners can host for 60 minutes per session. After that, you can just start a new session. The player hosting the session and the player visiting must be friends on the PlayStation Network and be online at the same time. For now, only two people can Share Play at a time. The PS4 will also need to be running system software 2.0 or higher.
Share Play won't work if the game you want to play isn't available in the visitor's PlayStation Store, if the visitor's parental control levels don't match the game, or if the visitor's age is lower than the game's age rating.
© Provided by CNET Yuffie is coming to Final Fantasy 7 Remake, but only on PS5 -- but Share Play could let you play on PS4. Square EnixHow to use Share Play
Here's how to start a Share Play session with a friend. You can start a session whether you have a PS4 or a PS5.
Ps5 Share Play Auf Ps4
1. On the Invite Players screen, add the friend you want to start a party with by searching for them, or select them from your friends list. Follow the instructions and choose Send Invitation.
Can Ps5 Share Play Ps4 Games
2. Load the game you want to play.
3. Press the share button on your DualShock 4 controller.
4. Choose Share Play on your TV screen.
5. Select the friend you want to share your game with from your list. After they accept your invitation, your game systems will link and the 60-minute session will start. After the session expires, you can immediately restart another session and pick up where you left off.
© Provided by CNET Virtually share your PS5 controller with your friend on PS4 with Share Play. Andrew Hoyle/CNETThe person you're Share Playing with will be able to see your screen as well as talk to you if you're both playing with microphones. After you're in a session together, you can also let your friend try out the game. Here's how:
1. Press the share button on your controller.
2. Choose Go to Party for Share Play on the TV.
3. Select Give Controller to Visitor.
4. From there you can choose either Allow Visitor to Play as You or Play a Game Together (if your game has a multiplayer mode). The host will need to be a PlayStation Plus member to do this, but the visitor doesn't. Playing co-op requires both gamers to be PlayStation Plus members, but only the host needs a copy of the game in both cases.
To go back to basic screen sharing, press the share button on your controller again, select Go to Party for Share Play and choose Take back Controller. This is also the path you'll take to Stop Share Play.
For more information, check out the latest deal of the PlayStation DualSense Wireless controller, and more about Sony's PS5 April update.
© Provided by GamesRadar Can you play PS4 games on a PS5?Can you play PS4 games on the PS5? Yes! One of the big questions circulating around the launch of Sony's next-generation console was about PS5 backwards compatibility, and whether it would be easy to access your PS4 back-catalogue from the new PS5. Well, thankfully it's not only possible but super easy to do, with Sony offering multiple ways to access your existing games. Heck, a huge variety are even getting free PS5 upgrades to include improved graphics and framerates for the new generation tech.
In an interview with The Washington Post, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan promised that 99% of your PS4 games will work with PS5, adding that thousands of games have been tested. Everything we've tried so far has worked like an absolute dream. So to start playing PS4 games on PS5, just do one of the following.
- USA PS5 retailers: Amazon | Best Buy | Walmart
- UK PS5 retailers: Amazon | Currys | Argos
Download them from your Game Library
The easiest way to access your complete PS4 library on PS5 is to just simply head along to the Game Library tile on the far right of your home screen. Here you can see everything that you've ever played on PS4 - you can even filter by platform - and re-download anything that you want to play on PS5. Super straight forward, as you'd hope.
Via PS4 disc
Unless you're rocking the PS5 Digital Edition, you can also play your physical disc-based PS4 games simply by inserting the disc into your PS5. Yes, it will need to install the game and apply any updates, but it'll play and run just as it did on PS4 - probably just with some nice PS4 benefits.
Via PS4 external hard drive
if you were using an external hard drive to store games on PS4, then there's another neat trick you can do with your PS5 - just unplug the hard drive from your PS4, and plug it into your PS5. No conversion or reformatting needed, you're straight into enjoying all those games on your PS5. Just remember to move as much of your PS4 library over to that hard drive before you make the switch for the ultimate convenience.
Via Wi-Fi transfer
There's another way to streamline your ability to play PS4 games on PS5 without having to re-download them all. If you've still got access to your PS4, you can also do a Wi-Fi transfer, that copies your PS4 games stored internally on your old console (aka not on the external hard drive) straight onto your PS5.
To do this, head to:
Settings > System > System Software > Data Transfer
Then, it's just a case of following the on-screen instructions. You'll need both your PS5 and PS4 turned on, and also connected to the internet over Wi-Fi. If they're right next to each other you can also connect the two via a LAN connection.
Once they're connected, you can either select all or just tick the PS4 titles you want to transfer. Then it's just a case of waiting while the transfer happens before you can get stuck in.
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