How to Set Up Remote Play on PlayStation Portal: PS5 Settings, Network, and Steps

Turn on Remote Play on your PS5

Your PS5 must be turned on or in rest mode before you start. Sony’s PS Portal support page says these PS5 settings stay saved until you change them.

1. Connect the PS5 to the internet.
2. Sign in to the PS5 with the same PlayStation account you use on PS Portal.
3. Update the PS5 to the latest system software.
4. From the home screen, go to Settings > System > Remote Play.
5. Select Enable Remote Play and turn it on for the user who wants to play.

Let PS Portal wake your PS5 from rest mode

Skip this section if you always leave your PS5 turned on. If you want PS Portal to start Remote Play while the PS5 sleeps, turn on two rest mode features.

1. On the PS5, go to Settings > System > Power Saving > Features Available in Rest Mode.
2. Turn on Stay Connected to the Internet.
3. Turn on Enable Turning on PS5 from Network.

Set up your network for smooth play

Remote Play needs a stable, fast Wi-Fi connection. These tips give PS Portal the best shot at a clear picture.

🔌 Connect the PS5 to your router with a wired connection when you can.

📶 If the PS5 uses Wi-Fi, put the PS5 and PS Portal on the same Wi-Fi network.

⚡ Use a 5GHz Wi-Fi connection for PS Portal.

🔀 Turn off band steering for PS Portal if your router has it. Band steering switches devices between 2.4GHz and 5GHz on its own.

🚀 Aim for an internet speed of at least 15Mbps.

Start Remote Play on PS Portal

Make sure PS Portal is signed in and connected to Wi-Fi first.

1. Open the PS Portal home screen.
2. Tap the PS5 portal on the screen, or press the cross button.
3. Wait while PS Portal connects to the PS5 you used last. Remote Play starts on its own.

If PS Portal hasn’t signed in for a while, it may not find your PS5. Test the connection while you’re near the PS5 before you try it from somewhere else.

Switch to a different PS5

Quit Remote Play first if a session is running.

1. On the PS Portal home screen, open the quick menu and select the PS5 icon. The name of the last console you used shows under the icon.
2. Select the console you want. If it isn’t listed, it may not be ready for Remote Play.

Use the touch pad and quick menu

PS Portal has buttons like a DualSense, but a few DualSense functions move to the touch screen.

👆 Tap the screen to show the touch pad areas on the left and right. Tap and swipe inside them. The touch pad still works when the areas are hidden.

🎮 Double-tap inside a touch pad area to use it as a button.

📋 Open the quick menu by pressing the PS button, swiping from the upper right toward the left, or tapping the quick menu icon in the status bar.

Stop Remote Play and let the PS5 sleep

1. During Remote Play, open the quick menu.
2. Turn on Put the connected PS5 in rest mode if you want the PS5 to sleep when you finish.
3. Select Disconnect.

Want to play from a phone or computer too? Our PS Remote Play beginner guide covers PC, Mac, phone, and tablet setups.

Image Credit: PlayStation Direct