{"id":10380,"date":"2016-04-19T11:44:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T09:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=10380"},"modified":"2016-04-20T09:27:05","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T07:27:05","slug":"heres-how-you-can-play-ps4-games-on-your-mac-and-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/heres-how-you-can-play-ps4-games-on-your-mac-and-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Step-by-Step On How To Play PS4 Games On Your Mac And PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>More than two years after it&#8217;s initial release date, Playstation 4 owners will now be able to control their consoles via a PC or Mac.<\/h4>\n<p>Arguably the world&#8217;s most popular gaming console, the Playstation 4 can now do what the Xbox One has been capable of for years; remotely control the console through your home PC or Mac. The\u00a0Remote Play feature will be a part of the latest Playstation software update and is currently available for download. Follow our step-by-step guide to take full advantage of the Remote Play feature:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1) Download software update and PC\/Mac client software.\u00a0<\/strong>Firstly, you&#8217;ll want to download the 4 3.50 software update onto your Playstation 4 and the client software onto your Mac or PC; you can find the software <a href=\"https:\/\/remoteplay.dl.playstation.net\/remoteplay\/lang\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a>\u00a0Simply follow the install the app by following the installation instructions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10381 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-19-at-10.40.58-AM-1024x548.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-19 at 10.40.58 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2) Open the Remote Play software and connect your PS4 controller.\u00a0<\/strong>Unfortunately, you won&#8217;t be able to connect your controller via Bluetooth, you&#8217;ll have to connect using the USB ports. After connecting the controller, click &#8220;Play&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10382 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-19-at-10.41.38-AM-1024x537.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-19 at 10.41.38 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3)\u00a0Log in PSN account.\u00a0<\/strong>Connect using the name details as you would on your console.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10383 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-19-at-10.42.39-AM-1024x656.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-19 at 10.42.39 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4) App will search for your PS4.\u00a0<\/strong>After a few minutes, the app should automatically detect your console. If the console is automatically detected you may have to run a manual connection.<\/p>\n<p>To manually connect your Playstation 4 and Mac\/PC, they will need to be on the same network. Then on your PS4 go to\u00a0<strong>Settings &gt; Remote Play Connection Settings &gt; Add device<\/strong> and enter the number provided on the Remote Play app.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10384 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-19-at-10.43.32-AM-1-1024x555.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-19 at 10.43.32 AM 1\" width=\"700\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5) You&#8217;re good to go!\u00a0<\/strong>After completing these steps, your PC\/Mac should connect to your Playstation 4 and you&#8217;ll be able to access it from your desktop. Keep in mind that if you need to change any connection settings on the Playstation or Mac\/PC, you will be required to disconnect the Remote Play feature.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10385 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-19-at-10.44.14-AM-1024x604.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-19 at 10.44.14 AM\" width=\"700\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than two years after it&#8217;s initial release date, Playstation 4 owners will now be able to control their consoles via a PC or Mac. Arguably the world&#8217;s most popular gaming console, the Playstation 4 can now do what the Xbox One has been capable of for years; remotely control the console through your home<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/heres-how-you-can-play-ps4-games-on-your-mac-and-pc\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[166,876,877,874,873,875,878],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/play-ps4-games-on-mac-1-960x640-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10380"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10380"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10389,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10380\/revisions\/10389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}