If you’ve ever wanted to control your PS4 from your PS5, you can thanks to PS5 Remote Play. In fact, those who own a PS5 console can control their PS4 with Sony’s latest hardware with ease. You might ask why someone would want to do this but there are a variety of reasons why someone might want to access your PS4 through your PS5.
For a parent, as a parent, you may want to manage the games and apps on your child’s PS4, or you may simply want to manage your PS4 library without having to boot up the entire console. Or maybe you were lucky enough to still download Silent Hills: PT on your device and jump right back in with your PS5?
How to control your PS4 from your PS5
Whatever the reason, knowing how to access your PS4 console through your PS5 is helpful. Therefore, we have put together this step-by-step guide on how to control your PS4 from your PS5 with Remote Play.
Access your PS4 from your PS5
Remote Play streams your PS4 to your PS5, essentially allowing you to control your PS4 console from your shiny new PS5. Remote Play is relatively easy to get into but there are a few key things to note first.
You are You must have both PS4 and PS5 that are associated with Same wi-fiwith the latest version of the system software installed, as well as the PlayStation Network account. You, too You need either a DualSense PS5 controller or a DualShock 4 controller.
However, the most important requirement 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, 15 Mbps or more is recommended. You cannot use your PS4 during Remote Play from the PS5, but you need to leave it on or put it in rest mode (which we recommend).
How to control your PS4 from your PS5
Set up your PS4
Before using PS5 Remote Play to access your PS4, you’ll need to set up your PS4 and enable Remote Play on the console. Here’s how:
- Turn on your PS4 and sign in to your PSN account
- From the home screen, go to Settings, then Remote Play Connection Settings
- Check “Enable Remote Play” and select Turn on Remote Play (the toggle should be on the right side when enabled)
- Next, go to “Settings” and “Account Management”
- Select “Activate as Your Primary PS4” and then select “Activate” (note that you can only enable this on one PS4 console per account)
- To allow Remote Play in Rest Mode, select Settings, Power Save Settings, and then Set Features Available in Rest Mode.
- From here, select the checkboxes for “Stay connected to the Internet” and “Enable PS4 playback from network”
Remote Play through PS5
After these steps, leave your PS4 on or in rest mode (we recommend the latter). Then follow these steps to access your PS4 from your PS5:
- Turn on your PS5 and sign in to the account you want to access the games from
- On your PS5, go to Settings, then System, then Remote Play
- Check “Enable Remote Play” and select Turn on Remote Play (the toggle should be on the right side when enabled)
- Go to the Games menu and select the Remote Play app.
- Click “Get Started” on the next screen and then choose “PS4” when asked to select the device you want to connect to
- Your PS5 should automatically find your PS4 console and allow you to see your PS4 screen
- To disconnect from Remote Play, press the PS button on your DualSense controller to bring up Control Center, then select the Remote Play card and select Close Remote Play