Author: Rishard Chapoteau
Sharing video comparison
I was a little disappointed in the video quality of the shared video for both the Xbox One and the PS4. They both work well enough, but I wish they used a higher bitrate for capturing. As comparison I used Avermedia’s Live Game Portable device to do a video comparison. The Xbox One and PS4 video’s are going to be on the left, and the LGP will be on the right.
If you have a hard time seeing the difference with youtube, you may want to download the video with keepvid.com and look at it locally for a better comparison.
*UPDATE* Xbox One game sales
Before the PS4 launched last week, Target and Amazon stepped up and had a Buy 2 Get 1 free sale on their games. For Target it was on all games in stock, not just PS4 games, while Amazon was strictly doing it for the PS4. Now that the Xbox One launch is around the corner (11/22), many of us were hoping for a similar deal. Unfortunately the best deals available don’t even come close to the Amazon/Target deal, even if you include Black Friday. In order to help keep a few dollars in your pocket I scoured the internet to find the best dales for your Xbox One.
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Remote Play over the internet part 2
I’ve been doing a ton of testing with Remote Play on the PS4, using my Vita, and the results are pretty positive, but not perfect. In my testing, I had a 5 Mbs upload with Time Warner which is causing any issues that you see in my videos. On games that aren’t visually intense it’s not too bad, but on NBA 2K14 it definitely hampers things.
Another issue with Remote Play, are the actual controls. The Vita just isn’t good as a controller, and it’s a shame, because Remote Play is a great feature that’s hampered by awkward controls. The Vita doesn’t have an L3, R3 that have been standard in most controllers for a decade since the PS2. The back touch screen means that you have to hold the controller awkwardly or risk activating something you didn’t mean to. Perhaps I just need to get used to the Vita, but it feels like I have to get used to using a poor design.
Remote Play over the internet between the PS4 and the PS Vita
This shows off the PS4 using remote play with the Vita across the internet. For the simplest setup you should have UPnP enabled on your home router. If your home router doesn’t have UPnP then either turn your PS4 into a DMZ host, or enable ports 9295, 9296, and 9297. Hopefully this will get you working.
Test Details:
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 as a mobile hotspot over T-Mobile’s LTE network averaging 15 Mbs up and down.
- Time Warner’s home internet connection speed of 30 Mbs up and 5 Mbs down.
- Netgear WNR3500Lv2 router with UPnP enabled.
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