Casual Mac Gaming

[Buttery Ken]

Hi All

I have:

- PS4 Pro
- Gaming PC
- Switch
- Macbook Air M2

I work for myself, and sometimes during the day (perhaps lunch) I just fancy having a quick game of something for 10-15 minutes to get away from the screen (yes I know, irony). I work in the same room as the PS4 and Gaming PC but don't want to get out of my seat in case I miss something on my work PC.

So what would you do? I guess my options are:

1 - Browser-based game on the Mac. There was a text-based game I played to completion last year. Can't remember the name but it was ok, but no longevity. Not sure what else is out there.

2 - Use a controller/mouse on the Mac and play a native Mac game (I have PS4 and Switch Pro controllers)

3 - Stream from the PS4 to the Mac - is that possible? I have PS+ and loads of games.

4 - Stream from the PC to the Mac - is that possible? I have Steam, Game Pass etc.

5 - Use one of the online game streaming services on the Mac?

Appreciate all this info is probably out there, but I'm sure you have trodden this path already.

Thanks!

[B9]

3 - Yes, PS Remote play

Works fine assuming connectivity is strong - Perfect if both PS4 and MacBook are ethernet connected

I also recommend USB connecting the PS4 controller as one less dependency on wireless (bluetooth).

If you have a second PS4 controller that you rarely use, perhaps worth having that to hand for your Mac to avoid having to link each time you decide t spin up PS4/Macbook

5 - Steam works fine on Mac, but Mac being Mac, there aren't anywhere near as many gaming options unfortunately.

[geeks]

I have found the steam streaming to mac from my windows PC pretty good for most things. Though if the gaming PC is nearby I would just use that instead

[mmm-five]

Don't forget that most iOS/iPadOS games will download/run on you M2 Mac...so you may find some quick-play mobile games are suitable.

[Buttery Ken]

Thanks all - set PS4 Remote Play up and it works really well. PS4 is wired on gigabit, Macbook floats around 200Mbps on WiFi so I'll get it connected via Ethernet.

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mmm-five said:

Don't forget that most iOS/iPadOS games will download/run on you M2 Mac...so you may find some quick-play mobile games are suitable.

Good shout but I get my iOS game fix via Royal Match

[JimbobVFR]

PS4 remote play was going to be my suggestion too. I probably use the PS4 more on my iMac than normally, it works very well in my experience but I do have ethernet to both iMac and PS4 which I think helps.

A controller connected by USB to the Mac is my preferred option as it saves faffing with resyncing, unless you've got a spare controller you could dedicate to using with the Mac.