Remote Play is a function of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, which allows users to interact with the PlayStation Portable Xross Media Bar (XMB) for PS3. Users can access music, video, games, television and photos for PlayStation, PlayStation Store, and various applications stored on your PlayStation 3 hard drive, or even your external flash drive or optical media that is attached to the PlayStation 3.
Remote Play works with the video image output encoding on the PlayStation 3, which is delivered wirelessly on the PSP. Any action taken on the PlayStation Portable, such as pressing buttons on the PlayStation 3, are loaded back through the same connection.
Sound can also be directed and played on the Sony PSP, or as a replacement delivered through the normal PlayStation 3 audio connection that allows the PSP to be used as a remote control for Playstation 3 when serving as a media player. This is especially useful if the console is connected to a video projector, which means there is no need to start the projector just to play music.
The latest update includes the ability to use Remote Play via the internet. By doing things this way, you can turn your Playstation 3 on remotely using race applications, and play all games for the PlayStation 3, both stored on your hard disk or an optical disk. In fact, with Remote Play, you can also include a Sony PSP to double as an additional tool. During a demonstration of some racing games, Sony put on display some of their money saved from TV sales by showcasing how Remote Play for PSP allowed the PSP to perform like a rear-view mirror during in-game play.
Remote Play has been available for some Sony VAIO in Japan for some time, and some people have configured it to work on non-VAIO computers. However, it seems like VAIO users in the US are just now finally getting some official support with PS3 Remote Play. Supported computers currently include just the VAIO with all the features you would expect like live streaming, Bluetooth keyboard functionality, and USB flexibility.
This new advent in gaming technology will help to further increase the reach and convenience that gaming has across the globe. More and more gaming consoles are giving their gamers and fans the ability to utilize their computers for enhanced game play, further blurring the lines between reality and virtual. Most gamers say that developments can’t come fast enough.