How to play PS4 games on PC and laptop without PlayStation 4 console

Thanks to Horizon Zero Dawn being confirmed for PC as well as Death Stranding joining Steam relatively soon, there is now a lot of chatter about most PS4 exclusives eventually joining the master race. While this may or may not happen for the plethora of Sony exclusives talked about, PC loyalists can play PlayStation 4 games with and without the remote play function. This means you can enjoy the console’s assortment of amazing games as well as others even without owning Sony’s console.

As previously mentioned, there is a lot of talk about PS4 exclusives eventually transitioning to the master race and this is mostly because of Horizon Zero Dawn and Death Stranding, as well as because the PS4 is set to be replaced by the PS5. In addition, there are also factors such as Media Molecule not shutting down the possibility of a Dreams desktop release.

While it’s possible that more of Sony’s exclusives will eventually move to PC, a lot of master race gamers want to know how they can play the system’s library of games right now without remote play and thus without Sony’s console.

How to play PS4 games on PC and laptop without owning a PS4 console

You can play PS4 games on PC and laptop without remote play and without owning a PS4 console by following the below steps:

• Download the PlayStation Now app on PC
• Create a PlayStation Network account and set up your subscription
• Connect a DualShock 4 controller via USB port

And that’s all there is to playing PS4 games on PC and laptop without remote play which requires you to own a PS4 console.

Not every PS4 exclusive will be available via PS Now, but – as of writing – Marvel’s Spider-Man is available until July 7th 2020.

There’s also Bloodborne and others, and you can even enjoy games that were exclusive to the PS3 such as the original inFamous and its incredible sequel.

You should know in advance that a PS Now subscription costs either £49.99 for 12-months, £22.99 for three months, or £8.99 for one month. And you surely don’t need us to tell you that the full year is the better and cheaper option.

The minimum and recommended specs listed by Sony can be found below:

Minimum:

• Windows 7 (SP 1), 8.1 or 10
• Core i3 2.0 GHz
• 300 MB of available storage
• 2 GB of RAM
• Sound card; USB port

Recommended:

• Windows 7 (SP 1), 8.1 or 10
• 3.5 GHz Intel Core i3 or 3.8 GHz AMD A10 or faster
• 300 MB or more of available storage
• 2 GB or more of RAM
• Sound card; USB port

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How to play PS4 games on Android and iPhone

You can play PS4 games on Android, iPhone, and PC via the remote play app which requires you own the following:

• PS4 console connected to your home broadband network
• DualShock 4 wireless controller
• At least 5Mbps broadband internet with 12Mbps recommended via LAN cable
• A compatible device that is also connected to your home broadband network

In regard to what counts as a compatible device, Sony notes that any Android device running Android 5.0 or higher can run PS4 remote play using on-screen controls. They specifically note that only devices with 10.0 or higher can connect to a DualShock 4 Wirelsss controller.

As for iPhone and iPad, any Apple device running iOS 12.1 is compatible with the Remote Play app, meanwhile iOS 13 is required to connect to a controller.

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Lastly, any PC with Windows 8 or 10 is also compatible with the Remote Play app.

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How to play PS4 games on your Windows PC

• Windows users are happy to hear that they can play PlayStation 4 games without actually owning a console. The service PlayStation Now is available for PC.
• A stable Internet connection, a controller and a PlayStation Now subscription are required. The PS Now application is free to download and there’s a 7-day trial available for the service.
• You can find similar articles in the PlayStation Now section of our site.
• Check out the PlayStation Gaming Hub, where we gathered articles related to this gaming platform.

PlayStation Now is a video game streaming service provided by Sony, the creator of the very popular and successful PlayStation console. This service is one of a few trying to explore video game streaming.

While people are already used to content streaming, mostly in the form of music or video, video game streaming is a recent concept that gained popularity in the last years. Now, Sony is announcing that the list of games available though the service will be constantly updated. So you need to check it out at least once a month to see what’s new.

How can I play PS4 games on PC?

1. Download and install PS Now app from the official source.
2. Connect the DualShock controller to PC – see this guide to connect PS controller to Windows.
3. Start streaming and playing on your Windows PC.

As for requirements you will need a computer, DualShock controller, a PS Now subscription and, of course, a good Internet connection.

The PC hardware requirements are quite low with a Core i3 2.0 GHz and 2GB of RAM minimum.

PC gamers have reason to be happy

This means gamers will be able to play PlayStation 4 games directly on their PCs as long as they are using the PS Now service. For those that haven’t gotten a chance to brush up on modern gaming habits, game streaming implies that the actual games are run and processed on the service provider’s machines. The visual information is sent via internet to users, which control the game remotely. This allows people to play high-end games that won’t run on older PCs, so there’s no need to fully upgrade a computer just for playing a game.

New or old, there are hundreds of games available that were released for PS4, PS3 and even PS2 and that you can play on your Windows PC.

PS4 Exclusives on the PC

PlayStation Now service can be used to access exclusive PlayStation games such as the critically acclaimed Uncharted series, and stream and play them on your PC.

Play on PS4, continue on PC

One of the biggest attractions of the PS Now service is that you can start playing on one device and resume playing on the other device if you are signed-in to your PlayStation account on both devices.

This post was originally published in March 2017 and has been since revamped and updated in April 2020 for freshness, accuracy, and comprehensiveness.

How to Play PS4 Games on PC

PlayStation Now, Sony’s game-streaming service, now offers PS4 games as part of its library, and you can play them on a PC.

If you’ve always wanted to experience the best of what PS4 has to offer, but don’t want to invest in the console just yet, there’s good news — sort of. PlayStation Now, Sony’s game-streaming service, now offers PS4 games as part of its library. Playing them is just as simple as playing any other PS Now game. Just be warned that the selection, at present, isn’t as good as it could be.

First and foremost, you’ll need to download and install the PlayStation Now client, if you haven’t already. Visit the Windows PC section of the PS Now site and follow the instructions; the program installs just like any other Windows executable.

From there, you’ll need to connect a compatible PlayStation controller to your machine. You can use a DualShock 4, DualShock 3 or a handful of third-party peripherals. We have a guide on how to connect DS4 controllers — which are, naturally, the ideal choice for PS4 games.

For whatever reason, you can’t navigate PS Now’s menus with a controller on PC, so you’ll have to use a mouse instead. From the main menu, simply scroll down until you see a section for PS4 games. At the time of writing, there are 20 games, and Sony promises that many more are on the way.

On the other hand, precious few of these titles are big-budget PS4 exclusives. You can play Killzone Shadow Fall and God of War III Remastered, but a lot of other titles — Ultra Street Fighter IV, Darksiders II, Broken Age, Super Mega Baseball — are also available on PC. Granted, your PC may not be powerful enough to run them natively, but if it is, you may be better off on Steam.

During our tests streaming PS4 games on PS Now, we noticed that the video quality topped out at 720p, and that there was a fair amount of screen tearing during intense action scenes. (The lag may be a function of our office’s Internet, which is crowded and not optimized for gaming, but all of Sony’s PS4 streams cap at 720p.) The games were playable, but not with the same kind of seamless fluidity that PC gamers are used to.

Still, as Sony expands its library, PC gamers may find that a handful of PS4 games at 720p is considerably better than no PS4 games at all. In the meantime, PS Now offers a seven-day free trial if you want to give it a shot for yourself — and that includes dozens of PS3 classics as well.

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Что такое дистанционное воспроизведение PS?

Функция дистанционного воспроизведения для PS позволяет транслировать и играть в игры для PS4 и PS5, переключаться между играми, просматривать начальный экран и меню консоли на любом совместимом устройстве, подключенном к той же широкополосной сети.

Это значит, что вы можете начать играть на своей подключенной к телевизору консоли PlayStation, затем поставить игру на паузу и в приложении «Дистанционное воспроизведение PS» выбрать свое устройство и транслировать на него изображение, чтобы продолжить играть с того места, где и остановились. Или вы можете включить свою консоль PlayStation и начать играть прямо в приложении, даже не включая телевизор.

Что мне нужно для этого?

Функция дистанционного воспроизведения PS доступна бесплатно для использования на всех консолях PS4 и PS5. Что вам понадобится:

• Консоль PS5, PS5 без дисковода, PS4 или PS4 Pro 1 , подключенная к вашей домашней проводной широкополосной сети.
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• Беспроводной контроллер DUALSHOCK 4 или контроллер DualSense 2 .
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• Совместимая игра для PlayStation 3 .

Какие устройства совместимы?

Вы можете использовать функцию дистанционного воспроизведения PS на любом из этих устройств, если они подключены к вашей домашней широкополосной сети:

Устройства Android

Любое устройство Android с операционной системой версии Android 7 или выше может воспроизводить игры PS при помощи функции дистанционного воспроизведения и экранных элементов управления. Устройства с ОС Android 10 и выше поддерживают подключение беспроводного контроллера DUALSHOCK 4 по Bluetooth 4 . Контроллер DualSense пока что не поддерживается на мобильных устройствах.

iPhone и iPad

Любое устройство Apple с операционной системой версии iOS 12.1 или выше может воспроизводить игры для PS4 при помощи функции дистанционного воспроизведения и экранных элементов управления. Устройства с ОС iOS 13 и выше поддерживают подключение беспроводного контроллера DUALSHOCK 4 по Bluetooth 5 .

ПК с ОС Windows и Mac

На любой компьютер или ноутбук (с ОС Windows 10 и macOS версии 10.13 или выше) можно установить приложение «Дистанционное воспроизведение PS». ПК с ОС Windows поддерживают возможность подключения беспроводного контроллера DUALSHOCK 4 и беспроводного контроллера DualSense по проводной сети.

Устройства Mac с ОС macOS версии 10.13 или выше поддерживают возможность подключения беспроводного контроллера DUALSHOCK 4 и беспроводного контроллера DualSense по проводной сети. Устройства Mac с ОС macOS версии 10.15* или выше поддерживают возможность подключения DUALSHOCK 4 по Bluetooth.

Больше способов для игры

Транслируйте свои игры для PS5 на другую консоль PS5 или PS4 с подключенным контроллером DualSense через домашнюю широкополосную проводную сеть. Необходимо войти в одну и ту же учетную запись PlayStation Network на обеих консолях. Вы найдете приложение «Дистанционное воспроизведение PS» на начальном экране своей PS5.

Играйте в любимые игры для PS4 на PS5 с подключенным контроллером DUALSHOCK 4, транслируя их по домашней широкополосной проводной сети. Необходимо войти в одну и ту же учетную запись PlayStation Network на обеих консолях. Вы найдете приложение «Дистанционное воспроизведение PS5» на начальном экране своей PS4.

1 Требуется последняя версия системного программного обеспечения.

2 Совместимость с DualSense поддерживается только на ПК с ОС Windows и Mac. Совместимость с DUALSHOCK поддерживается только на устройствах Android (Android 10 или выше), iPhone и iPad (iOS 13 или выше) и ПК с ОС Windows и Mac.

3 Игры, для которых необходимы PlayStation VR, другие контроллеры, кроме беспроводных контроллеров DUALSHOCK 4 и DualSense, или другие периферийные устройства, такие как PlayStation Camera, не поддерживают функцию дистанционного воспроизведения PS.

4 Такие функции DUALSHOCK 4, как сенсорная панель, датчик движения и вибрация, могут быть недоступны.

4 Такие функции DUALSHOCK 4, как сенсорная панель, датчик движения и вибрация, недоступны для iOS13.