Can I use a laptop as a monitor for PS5
There are two ways you can connect a PS5 console to a laptop. One is a free [no cost] method by using Sonys Remote Play feature. And the other one involves spending a few additional bucks where youd need to get a video capture card for the purpose.
Well, far and away, that joy of playing your PS5 games on a spacious hi-res TV is, yea, absolutely matchless. But its also true that you have nowhere near a monopoly on the TV lounge. Jokes apart, you cannot always drive into a corner and be on TV to enjoy your console gaming.
So the ultimate way out to have a break-free, termless, and boundless PS5 gaming is to stream all your console games to your portable device like laptop, phone, etc. And kudos to Sony for its Remote Play [App] feature, connecting and streaming console games on a laptop is so easy-peasy now.
How is that done? How to connect PS5 to a laptop with or without remote play? How to stream console games on a laptop or PC or phone, etc.? Ive got you covered for all this below in the article.
Do Never Confuse Remote Play with PlayStation Now
First of all, let me clear up this thing to you. The Remote Play and PS Now both are Sonys ancillary PlayStation gaming services, but these two are nowise the same.
What Is PlayStation Now?
PlayStation Now is Sonys cloud gaming subscription-based service. It allows you to enjoy all the PlayStation [PS2, 3, 4 5] games on your laptop even if you dont have a console. So with PS Now, you are actually streaming all the games from Sonys servers to your device. And thus you pay some monthly fee for it.
What is Remote Play?
On the other hand, Remote Play App is a streaming feature by Sony [for its PS3, PS4, and PS5 consoles] allowing the console to transmit its audio and video output to another device.
Remote Play App allows you to stream the games that you already own on your console [PS5 in this case] to your compatible device like a laptop or computer, etc. So, unlike PS Now, Remote Play is not a subscription or fee-based service, but you need to have a console already to use this feature.
So How to Connect PS5 to Laptop?
Well, connecting the console to a laptop isnt as easy as is making the console-TV connection with just an HDMI cable. While TVs always feature an HDMI [video] input port, in the case of console-laptop connection, there are HDMI output ports on both the sides console and laptop both carry HDMI-OUT ports.
And we know that an HDMI cable is a unidirectional cable that carries signals from a source [the output] to a destination [the input]. So because unlike TV, there is no input port on either side, the HDMI cable is not gonna do the job here.
Bonus Tip
If your console gaming rig is connected to an external display, say a TV or a monitor, that supports HDR, you can even use Remote Play with HDR video quality.
Here is how to do that:
- Go to your consoles Home screen > Settings > Screen and Video > Video Output > and thither, set HDR to Automatic.
- Install one of the HEVC video extensions on your device and also turn On the HDR settings on your [external] display.
- Go to your devices [PC] settings > System > Display > Windows HD Color Settings > and flip Play HDR Games and Apps switch ON.
- Then, simply launch the Remote Play app on your device and sign in.
- Finally, go to Settings > Video Quality for Remote Play > and check the Enable HDR box.
#5. To Quit Remote Play
To shut off the Remote Play app, just click on the Cross [X] mark at the top right corner of your Remote Play screen. Click OK, or whatsoever it is, accordingly for each message you are prompted to afterward.
2: Connecting PS5 to Laptop Without Remote Play Using Video Capture Card
This one, as mentioned in the intro para, is the cost-involved approach for connecting the console to a device other than that usual TV. A video capture card is a hardware device that converts the video signals coming from some other source to digital signals that your computer can recognize.
It is one of the best ways to satisfy your gaming craves, but yeah, youd have to spend a few extra bucks to get the gadgets capture card, USB-C to USB-A adapter, etc.
Well, before going down to how it works, lets first check out what are the requirements that you must fulfill before going for this method.
Preliminary Requirements
So, first of all, youd need to have a well-set gaming laptop and, yeah, a PS5 console definitely. Youd also need to have a quality capture card as well. Furthermore, youd have to get a USB-C to USB-A adapter and an HDMI cable as well [because a capture card comes asking for both these cables]. And finally, a speedy internet connection is also critical.
So, lets now find out how its gonna be put to action.
Setting Up Video Capture Card for PS5 Streaming
Here is the step-by-step guide on how to configure this rig.
Make sure your laptop has a USB 3.0 port because only a USB A 3.0 is gonna give you that level of gaming performance.
- Well, firstly, youd need to make the following connections:
- Connect capture card to laptop via USB A 3.0 port USB-C side in capture card and the other end in the laptop.
- Connect capture card to laptop/PC via S-video cable [S-video cable carries not only video but audio signals too].
- Connect HDMI-IN to capture card and HDMI-OUT to your PS5 console.
- Now, go to your consoles Home screen > Settings > Network Settings > and Enable the File Sharing [youll get access to the internet connection].
- Then, search for and download [and install] the high-quality game capture software [search for the capture cards brand on the internet and install its official software].
- Finally, power On the console, run the installation on the downloaded software and launch the game capture application on your laptop or PC.
Youll see that the application will start searching for all the available consoles and will ultimately catch your console and display it on the screen. All you need to do then is to connect to the console simply. And boom! You are all set to stream your PS5 games on your laptop or PC now.
Bottom Line
The thing is, if you want to connect your PS5 console to your laptop or PC, youd need to go a bit complex. Youd need to do a bit more than whats usually done while connecting a console to a TV. Yea, because you cannot connect PS5 to a laptop via HDMI simply.
Then, how to connect PS5 to laptop? Well, you can stream your PS5 games on your laptop, etc., either by using the Sony PS Remote Play app or by getting a capture card.
Both the methods are discussed in extreme detail above. So just give it a scroll up if you want to know every single thing regarding this.
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