Soon you'll be able to play PlayStation 4 games right on your PC or Mac

PlayStation 4 is the most popular game console by a longshot. Well over 30 million people have a PlayStation 4 at home, and soon they'll be able to take it wherever they go — without having to lug the actual system. 

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Soon, PlayStation 4 owners will be able to play games from their home console using a PC or Mac. Just like magic!

Okay, maybe not "magic," but internet magic for sure. Through a system called "Remote Play," you'll soon be able to access your PlayStation 4 game library remotely from a PC or Mac computer. More importantly, you'll be able to play PlayStation 4 games through this system right on said computer.

Pretty magical, no?

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The system already kind of exists, but only through Sony's PlayStation Vita handheld game console. As long as you're connected to the internet on the Vita, and your PlayStation 4 is connected online at home, you can access it remotely and play games streamed directly through the web. 

But until now, this system was a Vita-exclusive. No more! Starting in the next major firmware upgrade for the PlayStation 4, which Sony says is coming "soon," you'll be able to do as much through a PC or Mac.

So, how's it going to work? 

That's not clear just yet. You'll likely have to connect a DualShock 4 gamepad from Sony to your computer in order to play games, and it's likely you'll need a stable, fast internet connection to make the system function well. Regardless, it's a super rad feature that we're glad to see added to an already great game console. And if it means that we can play "Bloodborne" from our desks at Tech Insider, all the better!

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