HOW PLAYSTATION 4 UNLOCKS THE POWER OF PS VITA

HOW PLAYSTATION 4 UNLOCKS THE POWER OF PS VITA

How Remote Play suddenly makes your handheld essential

Sony’s powerful new home console will unleash the full potential of its powerhouse  handheld, by beaming its games straight onto  PS Vita without compromise. With this strong support for the Vita, we expect to see it go from strength to strength. Billed as ‘the ultimate companion device for PS4’, Vita will be able to run PS4 games using Remote Play, a feature first used with PS3 and PSP, but which has grown from a gimmick into a compelling concept.  

                       Sony proved it with Knack, the new family-friendly action adventure for PS4, shown running on Vita. The colourful adventure looked great on the handheld’s 5” OLED screen, already packing the touch features of the DualShock 4.  Vita will only be able to stream via the same wi-fi  connection, so you won’t be able to take your PS4 with you, just yet – but as a second screen, and with the right development support, this could really be a big deal for Vita sales. It doesn’t stop at PS4, either. 

                    Thanks to Gaikai, Vita could be used to stream PS1, PS2 and PS3 titles as well as your PS4 library: a window into PlayStation’s past and present, proving not just the power of PS Vita and PS4, but the PlayStation itself.