PS4 Remote Play arrives for all Android smartphones this week

A Sony announced this week a new update called 7.0 for the PlayStation 4, which brings new functionality to the function Remote Play, of the console, which allows games to be played through streaming on all smartphones with Android.

The functionality is not new, implemented for the first time in Sony Xperia Z3 as a unique technology. It allowed certain devices, such as the Sony Xperia were linked to PlayStation 4, so that the screen does the streaming than was being played on the console, as long as both devices were on the same network.

Remote Play and the new features

Undoubtedly, one of the biggest features of patch 7.0 is the update of the Remote Play, but other novelties draw attention, such as the controls for PS4, the so-called Dualshock 4, which can be integrated via Bluetooth with cell phones that have a version above the Android 10. The function of Remote Play, in turn, can be accessed by any user with a version above the Android Lollipop 5.0.

The function can also be used on devices Apple , such as iPhone, iPad e Mac. However, this functionality will be restricted to devices equipped with the operating systems iOS 13, iPadOS e macos catalina, which are being released this month.

PlayStation Party changes

Some new changes besides the Remote Play arrived at PlayStation 4 in the update, such as the possibility of ps party increase from 8 to 16 people. For players who are in the habit of playing with several people on a call, from a distance, the possibilities have now increased.

These new resources are part of the new attitudes that the Sony has been taking to decentralize where players can play their games. new games like Uncharted 4 e God of War, exclusive to PlayStation 4, can be played on PC. This is because of PS Now, a subscription feature of the Sony what will you do streaming of PC games, similar to the Microsoft do with the Xbox One, and just like the Google Stadia it will work.

Nevertheless, the Sony maintains its policy of increasing content sharing possibilities, with good policies for players who produce their content and want to play them on the network, such as the already included button Share (share) included in the control of PlayStation 4.

According to Sony, this update reaches all players later this week. The good news comes to those who like to do streaming your mobile games and increase the number of people on the call for those who play in groups.

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Source: Sony.