Start Remote Play from your PC or Mac
You'll take the following steps each time you connect to your PS5 console or PS4 console from your PC or Mac.
- Turn on your console or put it into rest mode.
- Connect your controller to your PC or Mac.
- Launch PS Remote Play app on your PC or Mac, and then select Sign In to PSN.
- Sign in with the same account that you use for your console.
When you select Settings, you can configure video quality settings for Remote Play such as resolution and frame rate.
- Select PS5 or PS4.
The app searches for the PS5 console or PS4 console that you’ve signed in to using your account and then connects to the console automatically. After the app connects, the screen of your console displays on your PC or Mac and you can start using Remote Play. If multiple consoles are found, select the console that you'd like to use.
From the second time onwards, you'll be able to select the console that you connected to previously.
If your console cannot connect to your computer automatically, you'll be asked to manually register the console on your PC or Mac.
- Your PC or Mac won't be able to search and connect to your console if it's been a while since you last signed in. Before trying to connect remotely from outside your home, check that your device connects properly while you're near your console.
- During Remote Play, you may see "Remote Play connected." at the top of your screen. This message appears when another user logs into your PS5 console while you're using Remote Play. When that user logs out of your PS5 console, the message disappears.