How to control your PS4 from your PS5
Control your PS4 from your PS5 with Remote Play.
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If you’ve ever wanted to control your PS4 from your PS5, you can, thanks to PS5 Remote Play.
In fact, those who own aPS5console can control theirPS4throughSony’s latest hardware with ease. You might ask why someone would want to do this but there’s a variety of reasons for wanting to access your PS4 through your PS5.
For one, as a parent, you may want to manage games and apps on your child’s PS4, or you simply may want to manage your own PS4 library without having to boot up the console up fully. Or perhaps you’re lucky enough to still haveSilent Hills: P.T.downloaded on your machine and fancy jumping into it again through your PS5?
How to control your PS4 from your PS5
Whatever the reason, knowing how to access your PS4 console through your PS5 is useful. So, we’ve put together this step-by-step guide on how to control your PS4 from your PS5 through Remote Play.
Accessing your PS4 from your PS5
Remote Play sees you streaming your PS4 to your PS5, essentially allowing you to take control of your PS4 console from your shiny new PS5. Remote Play is relatively easy to access but there are some key things to note first.
Youneed to have both a PS4 and PS5which are connected to thesame wi-fi network, with the latest version of system software installed, as well as aPlayStation Network account. You will alsoneed either aDualSense PS5 controlleror aDualShock 4 controller.
However, the most important stipulation for using Remote Play is a decent internet connection.Sony recommends a high-speed connection with upload and download speeds of at least 5 Mbps– for best performance, it recommends 15 Mbps or greater.You can’t use your PS4 while Remote Playing to itfrom PS5, but you do need to leave it on or place it in Rest Mode (which we recommend).
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How to control your PS4 from your PS5
Set up your PS4Before using PS5 Remote Play to access your PS4, you’re going to need to set up your PS4 and enable Remote Play on the console. Here’s how:
Remote Play through PS5After those steps, either leave your PS4 on or in Rest Mode (we recommend the latter). Then take the following steps to access your PS4 from your PS5:
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