Bored at work and decided to try playing Fifa via the PS4 Remote Play app. Pleased to report that it actually works pretty well! There is almost no lag (not referring to Fifa delay, but the lag time between iPad in office and PS4 at home). The app has an on-screen controller which is obviously not ideal. It seems that the current version of PS4 Remote Play has issues with the latest Windows 10 update. You can check if there are any updates for Remote Play, if there's none, it is best to contact PS4's Remote Play support regarding this issue and ask if there are any new updates available or any work-around for this kind of issue.
- 2018.04.12 11:58
UPDATED: 22.09.2019 14:30
Minecraft is basically the Father of sandbox games, perhaps there is some older sandbox around I don’t know about but I can assure that Minecraft made sandbox cool.
So being one of the most popular games around we naturally though about making a guide to help you fix low performance.
Since Minecraft has a version for every device know to man we will break this guide in sections for each device.
Minecraft Latency
You shouldn’t really have issues with server lag in this game, and if you do its probably best you just switch to a different server.
Since they are not really any Minecraft specific latency problems, the best I can do is advice you get a wired connection to play whether you play on pc or consoles.
Use a wired connection for any game, and you will see a huge profit I can guarantee it.
If you are on pc make sure you auto update is off, and that Minecraft is a trusted program on your firewall.
If you are playing on a portable device, you can’t really do much but switch servers and make sure your router cables are in perfect condition.
Minecraft PC Stutter, Crashes And Low FPS
Surprising as it may be, Minecraft can actually have some of the worst FPS issues I have seen.
Don’t be fooled by the “Block” nature of the game, there are plenty of things going on that can get your pc running at 10 fps or less.
First thing is to look at your Java. Minecraft runs on Java and the first you have to think about is keeping it updated, the other thing you should do is to make sure you are running the same bit version as your Windows.
If you have a 64 bit Windows then make sure your Java is also 64 bit, same if windows is 32 bit, make sure your java is a 32 bit version.
Some of the most resource consuming setting on Minecraft are Fast Water, Trees, Grass, Rain/Snow, and Clouds and set Dropped Items to 2D. In Quality disable Better Grass, Snow, Connected Textures, Clear Water, and Smooth Biomes.
If you have low fps start desiabling them, and you should enable Fast Math, Smooth FPS, and Smooth World.
Minecraft Problems After Windows 10
Players have been suffering a considerable Frame Rate drop after upgrading to Windows 10, yet another reason not to like the OS…
The best way to deal with this by going into your Java settings, opening the advance settings check the JM Arguments checkbox
Then add the following setting after the -Xmx setting: -Xms1G
-Xmx1G -Xms1G -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode -XX:-UseAdaptiveSizePolicy -Xmn128M
This will allocate more memory for Minecraft and match your maximum memory.
Minecraft Stutter On Xbox One
Is not very likely but some players do suffer from stutter while playing on the Xbox one.
Sometimes is a problem with the controller input and not the actual game performance, to fix this you just need to go into your system menu and update your controller.
In other cases it actually is a problem with the game itself, which will require you to uninstall and reinstall the game, if you Xbox’s hard drive is almost full you should clean it up before you reinstall Minecraft.
Minecraft Stutter, Sound Problems And Low Performance With Remote Play On PS4
PS4 has some annoying problems that have no permanent fix at the moment.
If you experience low frame rates and you have an almost full drive then you should uninstall and reinstall minecraft after you clean your drive of any useless content.
If instead you get stutter and sound problems after playing Minecraft for a while then the only workaround is to unplug the HDMI from your PS4, wait a few second and plug it back in.
Last if you play on your Vita with remote play and experience stutter you need only to disable the Vita’s low power WiFi mode.
Minecraft Optimization For PS Vita Edition
Surprisingly enough the PS Vita version of Minecraft is actually one of the best performing ones.
That’s not to say you get a smooth 60fps experience all the time but dropping below 30 fps should be rarer than the other consoles.
If you do however experience issues there a couple of things you can do to improve the performance on the PS Vita.
Same as with remote play you should disable the Low Battery Wifi Setting.
• Turn notifications off and you will get a bit more resources back, and finally for the absolute best performance on PS Vita Turn off Fog, view bobbing and cloud rendering.
Final Thoughts
Minecraft can be somewhat resource intensive, specially if there are many entities around, so if you though this game would go easy on your old pc well… think again pal.
The size of the towns and structures you will be able to build and play smoothly directly relate to your rig’s capacities, therefore remember to keep your pc clean, andrunning all the latest drivers.
For console users the same applies, unfortunately you are limited to what your console already has and can’t upgrade hardware as easily as a pc user can.
So if you wan’t to create huge amazing buildings then consider getting Minecraft on a gaming pc and not for your console.
If you just want to fool around a bit then your console should be fine, just keep in mind that if performance starts dropping hard while you are building your awesome home, it probably means your console can’t handle the load…
You can download Latency Optimizer 4.0 to assist you by testing and fixing lag, latency & ping problems.
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Valve launched Remote Play Together for its Steam gaming service earlier this week. This feature enables you to stream a live local multiplayer session with your friends. So even if a game doesn’t have online multiplayer, you can still hop on with a buddy across the country to play it.
But is Remote Play Together any good? Sometimes.
Remote Play Together works by broadcasting the hosts screen to the other players. Steam then acts as if the remote gamepads are plugged directly into the host’s PC.
But because Remote Play Together works by streaming from one player to another, it is highly dependent on the upload and download speeds of everyone in the group. While the feature is in beta, Valve says it supports up to four players (although it says more than that can work in “ideal conditions”).
So I’ve spent the last week testing Remote Play Together. I played with different people who live across the continent in a variety of scenarios.
My overall takeaway is that it works OK, but it is definitely a compromised experience. And it falls apart more depending on how many people are in the group.
Let’s break it down.
Testing Remote Play Together on Steam
Scenario No. 1
In the first test, I played with GamesBeat managing editor Jason Wilson. I live in Denver, and Jason lives on the West Coast. The distance between us seems both great and close enough to expect Remote Play Together to function well.
And it did work well — although it wasn’t flawless.
We played Heave Ho and Blazing Chrome. Getting the session started was easy. For me, on the host side, everything was always perfect. On the remote side, Jason said that Heave Ho seemed to work every time. The same was true for Blazing Chrome until we got to the boss, and then he noticed some hitching.
The boss did have more going on, so I think it’s possible that this was a video encoding issue on my laptop.
But both games were playable and enjoyable.
Scenario No. 2
For my second test, I tried playing with Sidequesting editor and podcaster Erron Kelly, who lives in Nova Scotia … or maybe it’s Newfoundland. Are those different things?
Ps4 Remote Play
Here’s what I know for sure. Erron lives in Canada in a time zone that is East of Eastern Time, which is messed up. Point is that he is far away and in another country.
We played River City Girls, and he was kind enough to capture his remote session for me.
As you can see in the video, Remote Play Together has a compressed look to it. It feels like you are playing a Twitch stream. But, again, it seems to work … until it doesn’t. If you watch Erron’s entire video, you’ll see that he has several moments where the game appears to freeze.
This was noticeably worse than when I played with Jason. Erron is twice as far from me as Jason. That distance — and in another country — means that the signal probably has to bounce around a few more internet nodes.
But while the stream was slightly less stable for Erron, he didn’t experience any insurmountable input latency. I was playing on Wi-Fi, so it’s possible that playing on a wired connection could improve the reliability. It’s also likely that Valve will improve performance as the Remote Play Together moves out of beta.
Scenario No. 3
Finally, I wanted to see the Remote Play Together working with more than just two people. So I started a session of Heave Ho with Erron and Henry, a friend of ours. This was definitely the most difficult time I had getting everyone into the game.
Erron and Henry would both connect and then quickly disconnect. Or they would see an error. I restarted Steam, and that seemed to fix the problem. So it is indeed a beta.
Ps4 Remote Play Keeps Stuttering
Once we were all in, however, the stream seemed noticeably less stable for both remote players. The game would hitch for them far more frequently than when I was playing only with one other person.
My guess is that sending two video signals out instead of one created some issues. Henry is in Florida, so we have thousands of miles between each of us.
Ps4 Remote Play From Sony
Again, I was on Wi-Fi — an 802.11n connection — but I wouldn’t try to make this work without 802.11ac or a wired connection.
Ps4 Remote Play Pc
Remote Play Together might work for you
If you have someone in your life who lives far away but would enjoy one of the more than 4,000 Steam games that support Remote Play Together, then you should give the feature a chance.
Valve suggests playing on a wired connection with lower game settings and no V-sync, and that should improve the experience. So you have some room to play around to squeeze out something better if you’re dedicated. And Valve says it’s working to improve network performance.
So, again, if you have someone in mind, this is a viable solution to get together with them in local co-op games. Beyond that, I wouldn’t expect this to replace your weekly game nights where you have the crew over to play games in person.
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