<s>
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
is	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
Sony	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
that	O
allows	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
to	O
transmit	O
its	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
output	O
to	O
another	O
device	O
;	O
previously	O
this	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
Xperia	B-Device
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
(	O
Z2	B-Application
and	O
later	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
PCs	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
was	O
eventually	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
remote	B-Device
play	I-Device
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
games	O
to	O
other	O
devices	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
functionality	O
is	O
provided	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Off-TV	B-Device
Play	I-Device
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
essentially	O
allows	O
compatible	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
seldom	O
implemented	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
is	O
a	O
mandatory	O
feature	O
on	O
all	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
games	O
that	O
utilize	O
peripherals	O
such	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
defined	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
allows	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
system	O
to	O
connect	O
wirelessly	O
to	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
system	O
and	O
transfers	O
some	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
remote	B-Device
play	I-Device
,	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
system	O
may	O
access	O
files	O
that	O
are	O
located	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
,	O
play	O
certain	O
software	O
titles	O
...	O
"	O
Sony	O
later	O
amended	O
this	O
definition	O
to	O
apply	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premise	O
of	O
Off-TV	B-Device
Play	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
is	O
similar	O
in	O
concept	O
,	O
in	O
how	O
the	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
does	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
processing	O
,	O
but	O
sends	O
the	O
image	O
and	O
sound	O
straight	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
's	O
screen	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
television	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
do	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
processing	O
,	O
but	O
transmit	O
the	O
image	O
and	O
sound	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
screens	O
and	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
typically	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
Sony	O
consoles	O
and	O
handhelds	B-Application
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
firmware	B-Application
update	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
that	O
allowed	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
between	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
Sony	O
VAIO	O
brand	O
desktops	O
and	O
laptops	O
and	O
Sony	B-Device
Xperia	I-Device
brand	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interactivity	O
between	O
Sony	O
's	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
is	O
traced	O
back	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
2006	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
,	O
when	O
journalists	O
noticed	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
icon	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
"	O
,	O
on	O
pre-release	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
functionality	O
was	O
officially	O
revealed	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
in	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
"	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Day	O
"	O
event	O
,	O
where	O
Sony	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transfer	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
output	O
to	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
instead	O
of	O
a	O
television	O
,	O
through	O
showing	O
downloaded	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
and	O
movie	O
films	O
being	O
transmitted	O
to	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
screen	O
and	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
all	B-Application
original	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
games	I-Application
would	O
support	O
the	O
feature	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
digital	O
,	O
not	O
disc-based	O
,	O
media	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
internal	O
harddrive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
later	O
changed	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
firmware	B-Application
update	O
made	O
it	O
so	O
any	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
,	O
even	O
disc-based	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Sony	O
's	O
early	O
emphasis	O
on	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
and	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	O
support	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
used	O
very	O
sparingly	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
very	O
few	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
titles	O
allowing	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
even	O
removed	O
from	O
several	O
titles	O
before	O
their	O
final	O
release	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
and	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2007	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
title	O
Lair	B-Application
was	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
original	O
,	O
physical	O
Blu-ray	O
disc	O
releases	O
to	O
work	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2011	O
,	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
video	O
game	O
website	O
Eurogamer	O
published	O
a	O
rumor	O
stating	O
that	O
a	O
firmware	B-Application
update	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
would	O
provide	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
compatibility	O
for	O
all	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
when	O
using	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
between	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premise	O
seemed	O
plausible	O
,	O
with	O
websites	O
reporting	O
that	O
Sony	O
had	O
shown	O
working	O
demonstrations	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
rumor	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
showing	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Killzone	B-Application
3	I-Application
supporting	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS3	B-Operating_System
to	O
Vita	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
rarely	O
implemented	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retained	O
any	O
games	O
supported	O
by	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
to	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
support	O
,	O
including	O
all	B-Application
original	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
again	O
rarely	O
used	O
by	O
actual	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
a	O
few	O
games	O
supported	O
it	O
,	O
namely	O
HD	B-Device
Remasters	I-Device
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Ico	I-Application
&	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
and	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
President	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
Worldwide	O
Studios	O
for	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
Inc	O
.	O
Shuhei	O
Yoshida	O
summarized	O
the	O
issues	O
with	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
to	O
Vita	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
single	O
biggest	O
issue	O
,	O
why	O
there	O
are	O
not	O
many	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
games	O
that	O
support	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
,	O
was	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
optional	O
–	O
the	O
system	O
did	O
n't	O
do	O
much	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
unofficial	O
hacks	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
firmware	B-Application
have	O
been	O
reported	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
feature	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
with	O
varying	O
degrees	O
of	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
such	O
as	O
Battlefield	O
3	O
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
have	O
been	O
shown	O
to	O
technically	O
be	O
feasible	O
,	O
though	O
still	O
impossible	O
to	O
do	O
without	O
unofficially	O
hacking	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
all	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
4	I-Device
games	I-Device
would	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
with	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
games	O
which	O
conceptually	O
would	O
not	O
work	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ones	O
that	O
heavily	O
revolve	O
around	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otherwise	O
,	O
contrary	O
to	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
to	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
to	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
is	O
designed	O
on	O
a	O
hardware	O
level	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
all	O
games	O
are	O
automatically	O
compatible	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
up	O
to	O
developers	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
the	O
controls	O
adapt	O
well	O
to	O
being	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
Vita	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
DualShock	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
iteration	O
of	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Gaikai	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
developed	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
on	O
the	O
updated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
2000	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS4	B-Operating_System
firmware	B-Application
update	O
1.70	O
introduced	O
full	O
remote	B-Device
play	I-Device
functionality	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
games	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
room	O
or	O
house	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
set	O
with	O
a	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
device	O
remotely	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
with	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
is	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
running	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	O
Lollipop	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
requires	O
a	O
DualShock	O
4	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
28	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
Xperia	B-Device
Z3	O
series	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
older	O
Z2	B-Application
series	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
support	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
all	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
7.00	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
3.50	O
on	O
6	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1080p	O
streaming	O
is	O
available	O
when	O
using	O
a	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
and	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
are	O
some	O
of	O
several	O
Gaikai-powered	O
streaming	O
services	O
announced	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
through	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
in	O
that	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
allows	O
games	O
on	O
home	O
devices	O
to	O
operate	O
remotely	O
over	O
a	O
wireless	O
network	O
,	O
while	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
refers	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
resides	O
on	O
a	O
distant	O
server	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
games	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
in	O
early	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Sony	O
made	O
all	B-Application
original	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
all	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
4	I-Device
games	I-Device
will	O
be	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
these	O
two	O
scenarios	O
,	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
was	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
sparingly	O
implemented	O
in	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
below	O
chart	O
indicates	O
instances	O
when	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
available	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
compatible	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
compatible	O
Aqua	O
Vita/Aquatopia	O
Anarchy	O
:	O
Rush	O
Hour	O
Bejeweled	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Rearmed	I-Application
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Calamity	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Chaos	B-Application
;	I-Application
Child	I-Application
Chariot	B-Application
FirstPlay	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
Collection	O
Gundemonium	O
Recollection	O
High	B-Application
Stakes	I-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
Strip	I-Application
:	I-Application
Poker	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
Ico	B-Application
&	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
:	O
Gravure	O
For	O
You	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
9	O
Imabikisō	B-Application
Lair	B-Application
LEGO	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
Life	B-Application
with	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
Mainichi	B-Application
Issho	I-Application
Misato	B-Application
Katsuragi	I-Application
's	I-Application
Reporting	I-Application
Plan	I-Application
Peggle	B-Application
Peggle	B-Device
Nights	I-Device
PixelJunk	B-Application
Eden	I-Application
PixelJunk	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
PlayTV	B-Application
Robotics	O
;	O
Notes	O
Retro/Grade	B-Application
SingStar	B-Device
SingStar	B-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
