One of the biggest new features for this new app, however, is its control over the new PS5. Beyond just remote downloads, you can even remotely launch games on your PS5, perfect for Remote Play.

A PS5 Remote Play app has snuck its way onto PS4 consoles within the last day. The new app is pre-installed on all PS4 consoles right now, without you having to download it.

Using the app, you can connect to and control your PS5 just like you could if you were sitting right in front of it. You can swap through the menus, play next-gen games, and more.

Check your PS4! Sony is quietly rolling out the PS5 Remote Play app to its last-generation console worldwide, and no update is required.

The PS5 Remote Play PS4 app appears to be rolling out by region. I tested with my own system to trigger the appearance. Japan seems to be the only region that has it showing up.

We’ve reached out to Sony for more info regarding the PS5 Remote Play App, and we will update the story if we hear back. In the meantime, stay tuned for our full PS5 review real soon.

That Remote Play app allows you to stream PlayStation 5 games to your PlayStation 4, so if you live in a household with multiple TVs, you'll be able to use that PS4 as something of a streaming box.

Remote Play is a feature that started back on the PS4 and has become more of a staple with the PS5. All it takes is an app and high-speed internet to play PS5 games as if you were sitting in front ...

The app, which has appeared on PS4 dashboards today (see image below), will seemingly allow PS5 owners to access their console from the last-gen machine, streaming its games, apps and UI.

In order to be able to use this, players need to enable the Remote Play feature on the PS5, before using Wi-Fi or a code to find Sony's new console. This application doesn't seem to work with the ...

PS5 players will also be able to try out the new Voice Command function in a special preview, which allows users to open games, apps, settings, and more, entirely with their voice.

PS5 compatibility with the app debuted with the console's launch in November 2020. Sony has not added DualSense compatibility to the Android version of the PS Remote Play app as of this writing.