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Control your PS5 console from a Mac

Install -PS Remote Play on your Mac computer, and then connect to your PS5 console.

Get ready
Install the app
Set up your PS5 console
Start Remote Play
Remote Play controls
Quit Remote Play

Get ready

You’ll need the following to use Remote Play:

  • Mac

    OS macOS Big Sur
    macOS Monterey
    macOS Ventura
    Storage space 40 MB or more
    RAM 2 GB or more
  • PS5 console
    Always update your PS5 console to the latest version of the system software.
  • An account for PlayStation™Network
    Use the same account that you use for your PS5 console. If you don’t have an account, you need to create one first.
  • High-speed internet connection
    As a standard, we recommend a high-speed connection with upload and download speeds of at least 5 Mbps. For best performance, we recommend a high-speed connection with upload and download speeds of at least 15 Mbps.
  • DualSense™ wireless controller
    You can use Bluetooth® to connect your controller to a Mac running macOS Big Sur (11.3) or later.
  • USB cable
    Connect your Mac and your controller with a USB cable.
    When you use a DualSense™ wireless controller or DualSense Edge™ wireless controller and connect with a USB cable, you can experience haptic feedback.
  • You can also use a DualSense Edge™ wireless controller. You can use Bluetooth® to connect your controller to a Mac running macOS Ventura (13.3).
  • You can also use a DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller. Connect the controller to your Mac using Bluetooth® or a USB cable.
  • For details on Bluetooth® pairing, see “Using a wireless controller”.
  • To use voice chat, you’ll need a microphone, such as the built-in microphone on your Mac.

Install the app

You’ll only need to do these steps the first time you use the app. You can use the same app to connect to your PS5 console and PS4 console.

1.

Download  PS Remote Play and save it to your desktop or other location.
Read the “SIE application end user license agreement” as well as the “Privacy policy”. When you select the checkbox, the download button will become available.

SIE application end user license agreement
Privacy policy

Download
2.
Run the installation file, and then follow the on-screen instructions to install the app.

Set up your PS5 console

Set up your PS5 console in the following ways. You’ll only need to do this the first time you use Remote Play:

  • From the home screen, select Settings > System > Remote Play, and then turn on Enable Remote Play.
  • To start Remote Play while your PS5 console is in rest mode, select Settings > System > Power Saving > Features Available in Rest Mode. Then turn on Stay Connected to the Internet and Enable Turning On PS5 from Network.

Start Remote Play

You’ll take the following steps each time you connect to your PS5 console from your Mac.

1.
Turn on your PS5 console or put it into rest mode.
2.
Use a USB cable to connect your controller to your Mac.
3.
Launch PS Remote Play on your Mac, and then select Sign In to PSN.
4.
Sign in with the same account that you use for your PS5 console.
When you select Settings , you can configure video quality settings for Remote Play such as resolution and frame rate.
5.
Select PS5.
The app searches for the PS5 console that you’ve signed in to using your account, and then connects to the console automatically. After it connects, the screen of your PS5 console displays on your Mac and you can start using Remote Play. If multiple PS5 consoles are found, select the console that you’d like to use.
From the second time onwards, you’ll be able to select the console that you connected to previously.
  • Your Mac won't be able to search and connect to your PS5 console if it's been a while since you last signed in. Before trying to connect remotely from outside your home, check that your device connects properly while you're near your PS5 console.
  • If the app can’t find the device that you’d like to connect, or if you can’t connect or have an unstable connection, see “When Remote Play isn’t available”.
  • During Remote Play, you may see Remote Play connected. at the top of your screen. This message appears when another user logs into your PS5 console while you're using Remote Play. When that user logs out of your PS5 console, the message disappears.
    You can prevent this message from appearing while you're playing a game. On the home screen of the PS5 console you're connected to, select Settings > System > Remote Play, and then turn on Hide Remote Play Connection Status.

Remote Play controls

Besides using your controller, you can also control your PS5 console with the control panel.
During Remote Play, if you move the mouse cursor of your Mac over the screen that you’re using for Remote Play, the control panel displays:

  • Create button
    Perform the same functions as the controller’s (create) button.
  • PS button
    Display the control center of your PS5 console.
  • Options button
    Perform the same functions as the controller’s (options) button.
  • App volume
    Place your cursor on Speaker Active to display the volume bar, and then adjust the volume of your app. To mute or unmute the app audio, select Speaker Active / Speaker Muted .

  • Microphone status
    Select Mic Active / Mic Muted to turn the microphone on or off.

    Mic on
    Mic off
    Mic not connected
  • Battery level
    Check your controller’s battery level.

Quit Remote Play

1.
Click the Close button at the top left corner of the screen you’re using for Remote Play.
To put your PS5 console in rest mode when Remote Play quits, select the checkbox for Put the connected console in rest mode.
2.
Select OK.
Remote Play quits and the screen returns to its original state before your Mac was connected to your PS5 console.

To uninstall PS Remote Play , drag PS Remote Play from your Applications folder and into the trash. Then, go to Finder and select Empty trash.