How to improve PS4 Remote Play on PC
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Tutorial on how to improve the quality, unlike PS Vita the PC ver. doesn’t have a direct connection option so that makes it even more sour.
ETHERNET:
First thing to try is connecting the PS4/PC through Ethernet and making sure PC and PS4 are on the same network (Doesn’t matter how stupid it sounds, just do it).
CHANGING CHANNEL/Ghz Options:
This one is usually for those who can’t access the ethernet cable, mostly due to awkward positions/Orientations of the PS4/PC. So you have to rely on Wi-Fi.
- Firstly you need to make sure whether your connection is set to 5Ghz (Range) or 2.4Ghz (Quality). Follow this tutorial if you don’t know how to check.
- It’s up to you which one you want, Quality or Range. Now we’re gonna try changing channels.
- Get a channel changing app on your phone if you can, don’t know any good apps to recommend for iOS but I recommend this one if you’re on android.
- This app scans Wi-Fi in your area, now you need to change the channel to the least used one (Less Traffic so better connection).
NOTE:Remote Play SHOULD work better now, this doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be flawless but it will certainly be better than before
This was my first tutorial on the site, so I appreciate any feedback 😉
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2.4GHz has bigger range and 5GHz is better quality and generally faster.
Thanks Jeffrey. I was just thinking the same thing.
I came to say exactly the same.
Another tip that works for me when using wifi is to turn off the bluetooth of any nearby devices if you are using the 2.4 ghz band,since the bluetooth uses the same band (and in the case of my laptop the wifi and the bluetooth use the same chip) the signal gets interference and the quality worsens.
5Ghz is faster and 2.4Ghz is more range though…
The direct connection is for Ad-hoc wifi between Vita and PS4. I’m sure it’s not better than a regular all-wired connection between your PS4, router and PC.
Higher frequency waves consume their energy faster, and thus do not travel as far. Higher frequency waves are in theory capable of transmitting information faster. The 2.4 ghz N standard is pretty polished at this point, while the 5ghz AC standard is rather new and implementations can be imperfect.
Reducing the number of wireless devices connected to your network and/or active around your network is a pretty effective method to improve your wireless communication. A wired connection is definitely going to be better than a wireless connection though if you can handle the cord shackling your equipment.
the 5ghz is not inherently faster,the thing is that almost all things that use a wireless receiver use the 2.4ghz band so the 5ghz band is much less crowded.
the speed is provided by the wifi ac standard.
By the way,the wifi n standard has an (optional) 5ghz mode too,this is something that not many people know because the vast majority of devices that support the wifi N standard (including the PS4) don’t support the 5ghz band.
Don’t forget ports. Remote Play has it’s own set of ports that need to be forwarded along with the PSN ports. I explain this to people all the time that have issues with remote play and it falls down on ports not being forwarded.
Which ports?
Maybe this was causing issues for me.
I don’t use the Remote Play option but as general advice a modified router can help, depending on your region. For example here in the UK most wireless G/N devices go up to 11 (it’s one louder) but after installing DD-WRT on a couple of different routers they can be set to channel 13, which is less congested. All the devices I’ve used with wireless G/N support this channel and it does work better because most routers default to channel 1 or 6. This way dual band N uses channels 13 and 9. Not perfect, but if you’re in the 2.4Ghz band in the UK it does help.
Port forwarding of TCP port 9295, and UDP ports 9296 and 9297. If these ports are unavailable, it might be possible to use ports 9295 through 9304 for both TCP and UDP
This gave me the idea to create a direct connection between the PS4 and the PC with an ethernet cable, and actually, this doesn’t only work better, it WORKS PERFECLTY! I mean no lag, no connection loss, no imperfection, no nothing. The only trick is, you have to share your PC’s wifi connection over ethernet to your PS4. Once that’s done, no matter how slow or unstable your network is, the computer will communicate flawlessly with the PS4. Enjoy!
1) turn of wifi powersave on Vita
2) configure router to 20/40 mhz, don’t set to 40mhz only, 20/40/80 for 5g
3) set router to auto select channel
4) make sure router firmware is up to date
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