The new Play Station comes with various upgrades that people would want when playing various games. While usually, people prefer playing the PS5 connecting it to a TV or a large monitor, you can also play the PS5 on your computer or laptop.
If you want to connect your PS5 with your laptop and play on it but don’t know how, we’ve got you covered. In this article, we are going to show you how you can play your PS5 on a laptop using the Remote Play feature. If that interests you, let’s dive into it!
How to Connect PS5 to Laptop
The HDMI 2.1 cable has brought storm all over social media starting from Reddit to Twitter! Long story short, if you want to connect the new Play Station 5 to your TV, make sure it supports HDMI 2.1 input. Apart from this drastic change in the HDMI cable, this time, experience resolution up to 10K! If your TV isn’t compatible with HDMI 2.1, here is a backup option for you.
As there are lots of controversies going around the web and a rushing flood of misinformation. Here is what we have analyzed from our thorough research regarding how to connect the PS5 to the laptop-
How To Play PS5 On Laptop Using Remote Play
Here’s a step by step procedure of how you will set up the PS5 with your laptop using the Remote Play app:
- Download the application on your laptop and choose the operating system you use i.e. Windows or Mac.
- Install and run the application on your laptop.
- Next, register an account on the app.
- This will show you an option to connect the application to your PS5.
- Start playing your favourite games
The entire process won’t require you much time except for the installation process. So, don’t hold back seeing the HDMI 2.1, because now you can play the upcoming fantastic games with your laptop from your bed.
Remote Play is a special app designed for Windows PC, Mac, iOS and Android devices for allowing you to stream your favorite games on your devices connected to the same broadband network.
This is an amazing feature introduced by Play Station to let you play a game on your TV, pause it, switch devices and continue playing it on that device. How cool is that! Due to this feature you are able to play your PS5 games on your laptop as well as your tablet or smartphones.
Downloading Remote Play to your laptop
The Remote Play app is available on all app stores across platforms and operating systems. You can find the app in those app stores and install it to your device. Downloading the app doesn’t take any time at all, and as soon as you are done downloading it, you are good to go!
Setting and Connecting PS5 to your laptop
There are requirements for setting up Remote Play with your laptop. You need to make sure you have a broadband internet connection of speed of at least 5mbps to 15 mbps. We recommend going for the higher end of the speed. And not only that, but the PS5 and your laptop need to be connected to the same broadband internet connection for this to work.
The entire process won’t require you much time except for the installation process. So, don’t hold back seeing the HDMI 2.1, because now you can play the upcoming fantastic games with your laptop from your bed.
How to set up capture card with PS5
As expected, the PlayStation 5 packs more horsepower than its predecessor. It ushers in the new generation of gaming. But that does not mean your old ways of playing games are obsolete.
You still can play. But it would help if you made some minor adjustments. You can even play launch titles like Spiderman miles Morales, demon soul, call of duty black ops cold war, and much more.
With the slight change in your set-up, you can go back to your old way of playing games. In order to do this, first, you are going to need affordable capture equipment. In some markets, these devices can be hard to find.
Elgato by Corsair is pretty much dominating this market. Their latest Elgato HD60 S is the single most selling capture card. It offers 1080P output at 60 fps. And with USB 3.0 type-C connectivity, it provides a smooth and almost lag-free experience.
But if your Laptop doesn’t have a Type-C port, you should opt for an older version. Perhaps the Elgato HD60 which uses almost similar technology except for the superfast type-C output.
Assembling the capture card with the pS5
Firstly, you will see that the capture card comes with two cables. An HDMI cable and a USB C to USB 3.0. Plug the USB-C into the C port of the capture card.
Secondly, plus the other hand to your laptop, computer, or laptop’s USB port. It must be a USB port, or else it will not function.
After this, plug the one end of the HDMI cable into your PlayStation 5.
And then, take the cable that came with the capture card and add it to the HDMI port.
Add the other end to the laptop that you intend to game with.
If you have the option, plug in the audio port as well.
Configuring the capture card and making it compatible with your PS5
Until now, you have physically set up the capture card with the PlayStation 5. you need to have its software’s configured as well to enjoy the full gameplay and all of its parks. You must change some settings in your PlayStation 5 to utilize the capture card.
If you cannot find a capture card that supports 4k gaming and does not offer high dynamic ranging, we suggest you set the resolution to 1080 pixels.
PlayStation 5 can support 4k gaming or at least 1440p, but that comes in with a cost. You have to trade off frame rates. Your frame rate will go down below 40 frames per second if you choose to set the resolution at 1440 pixels.
You can have the 60 or frames per second, but then the resolution would go down. This tendency is quite visible on the launch titles as Spiderman Miles Morales. We have to wait further in delivering a verdict until more third-party games drop in.
Anyway, go to the setting options in the capture card interface. Scroll down and select HDMI. After that, click system. Disable HDCP.
With this, now you can record your gameplay as well. Enjoy gaming on your laptop with the vibrancy of dual-sense 5 and the power of PlayStation technology.
You can also connect your PS5 Controller to your Laptop to enjoy other games on your laptop.