PS VITA Remote Play: What do you think it will be like?

[Blackcanary]

I thought Vita Remote play is only meant for crafting jobs and gathering jobs, since you wouldn't use it to talk to ur FC text to small on the screen.

[myahele]

I despite the fact that I'll get a vita for remote play I hope they'll make it so that you can't do certain dungeons or all of them while on vita.i certainly don't wanna be stuck with bad players that can barely see what's going on.

[Huginn]

It will probably be just like the nVidia shield, but not as good, not as powerful, not as flexible (software-wise, please dont try to bend your shield) and locked down by SONY's all encompassing and all knowing as to what is better for you than you do, super intrusive DRM and "you might have bought it, but we still own it (and your little dog too)" licensing agreement and attitude.

Dont be suprised if customizing your UI causes the vita to think you pirated the game and retaliate by killing your cat.

[Pride]

Okay, if you want to know what it's going to be like to use the vita on remote play, while playing FFXIV, then you should look up how the Vita functions while under remote play of other games.

How does remote play work? It's advised to have the ps4 hardwired. It is also advised to have the ps4 and the vita on the same local network, if they are on different networks you will of course have some lag (IE attempting to play FFXIV at Starbucks, while your PS4 is 15 miles away). This may be possible in the future with better internet efficiency, but this is not a fault with the Vita > PS4 remote play function, rather your internet provider. For this reason, some people may experience no problems with remote play, while others can barely get it work. It is also important to note that the Vita does not do he heavy lifting, that is the PS4's job. Imagine remote play in a sense like Netflix. The servers do the work, while the picture is sent to your screen. Some Vitas have an OLED screen, while newer ones have an LED, thus the picture quality on some Vitas will be better or worse than others. I suggest buying an OLED screened Vita soon, as they are being discontinued.


With all of this in-mind, it's important to understand that Remote Play is a good idea if say, your family wishes to watch a movie or television on the tv of which your PS4 is hooked up. Remote play allows you to still play FFXIV, while sitting on the couch with your family as they watch Moulin Rouge, or something. Basically, it functions in the same way that the Wii U does with it's tablet-like controller.

First, it's important to have realistic expectations. Clearly remote play is not meant for those hardcore moments of raiding. It is however good for things such as leveling an alt job, crafting or gathering. Will it be possible to go into dungeons (etc...) while on remote play? Yes, with the nature of how remote play functions, in theory, everything that you can do on the PS4, you can do on your Vita. Is it advised to do so? No. Will you be happy with the outcomes? Probably not. Also, don't forget that a Vita is MUCH more than a Remote Play machine. If you buy it only for Remote Play, you are doing yourself and your Vita a grave injustice. Overtime, Remote Play will become better, just like any other function, but it is not the only thing that it is good for.

The Vita is a FANTASTIC piece of hardware, and at it's price-point, it is well worth it. Keep realistic expectations, and you'll be extremely happy with your little gaming handheld.

Here are some links to give some demonstrations as to how well remote play functions

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/11/13...ut-to-the-test

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/...n-ps4-and-vita

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/11/12...on-impressions

[Felis]

It will probably be just like the nVidia shield, but not as good, not as powerful, not as flexible (software-wise, please dont try to bend your shield) and locked down by SONY's all encompassing and all knowing as to what is better for you than you do, super intrusive DRM and "you might have bought it, but we still own it (and your little dog too)" licensing agreement and attitude.

Dont be suprised if customizing your UI causes the vita to think you pirated the game and retaliate by killing your cat.

It only show you what the PS4 show you (on a smaller screen). It don't think.

[Rane]

Personally, I can't wait to try out remote play. I don't think I'll use it for anything other than casual play, but honestly...at least 95% of my playtime is doing casual stuff. The biggest disadvantage of remote play for me won't be the tiny UI—it'll be the difficulty of chat. I spend a lot more time talking than I do running difficult content.

Still, you can't have everything. The content needs to fit the system, and it seems to me like remote play really takes advantage of what the Vita offers: the ability to make higher-end gaming experiences portable.

[UlricCraft]

If I can play FFXIV at work on my lunch breaks...
Who cares about chatting and primals?!
I can make food and potions and train Harold the Chocobo! Also dailies. Saves time for 'proper' content

[wicked-one]

I agree, this is nice for Crafting/Gathering or being social, but i would not do something delay-sensitive...

[thedevilsjester]

On the same network, the delay for Vita remote play is negligible. I have used it quite often with my PS4 and I cannot tell that its not being run directly on the Vita. While not quite the same thing, I played DCUO through remote play and it played no differently than on the PS3/PS4. I do not think the added latency (if your current latency is good) will be enough to make any real difference.

[Laraul]

People think lag is bad now? Try adding even more delay from the stream from your ps4 to wherever you are on your vita. Anything requiring dodging will be near impossible. I think there is a reason the ps4 trailer showed mining when showing off remote play. It'll be good for crafting and gathering.

The game doesn't use that much bandwidth to begin with, so streaming data to the Vita isn't going to increase game latency that much. Considering that the maximum packet size is 1500 bytes, the time to transmit one packet this size is still typically a fraction a second, and it's doubtful most packets will be anywhere near this size. Of course I may be wrong but people stream to broadcast services all the time.

The biggest problem with playing on the Vita will probably be communicating. Despite having a touch screen typing still is far from speedy. And it the on screen keyboard takes up most of the screen.

I've uploaded several videos to youtube of the PS3 version. Playing these back on the Vita using it's youtube app, the HUD is really small. It's worse when viewing the HUD of the PC version.

I think the remote play feature is a niche concept. People are probably not going to play from away from home do to the complexity of getting it to work. You will need to play over WiFi. And the game will still be running on the PS4. If there is one TV in a house with multiple people, and the TV is being used for another purpose that does not involve the PS4, perhaps people will use remote play to play the game. But it'll probably be easier to use the Vita to play a native Vita/PSP game rather than use remote play and wait for the TV to become free.

Remote Play is not a new idea. It was possible to use remote play on the PS3 thru out it's entire lifetime. Despite this few games supported it. When people wanted to play their PS3, they used the PS3. Not remotely play it on their PSP's.