PlayStation Q Is Years Behind

Towards the end of Sony's PlayStation 2023 Showcase, the long-rumored PlayStation Q-Lite, now simply known as PlayStation Q was officially unveiled. Unlike most real products, those quick Photoshop mockups of a DualSense with a tablet shoved in the middle turned out to be dead on.

The horrifyingly straightforward device got shown off for a blistering 24 seconds of screen time in a 68-minute presentation hosted by Sony. Much like how the Vita slowly became a device dedicated to streaming your PS4 games over a service called "Remote Play". PlayStation Q is a dedicated handheld to stream your PlayStation 5, to wherever you are, via the internet. That's either locally over the same shared network or while you are on Wi-Fi far from home.

There's some debate on whether the controls will be comfy, as the mockup doesn't show a single person holding the device, and more details are yet to release including pricing and release date.

While subscribers of GamesRevealed know already that we praise the handheld PC revolution Valve introduced with their Steam Deck, we have to question who this device is for. For years we have seen companies try to put out this device several times over that accomplishes on paper what PlayStation Q can do as only one of several features. Yet anyone who owns a PC, a dedicated controller for their phone or tablet, or a PS Vita, has been able to stream PlayStation games through Sony's own official means.

Here are all of the methods today you can accomplish streaming from your PS5 and PS4 without a PlayStation Q.

For the Steam Deck, check out the Discover store and download an app called Chiaki.

This device will need to pair through an unconventional method that requires you to sign into your PlayStation Network account via Sony's own website.

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Honorary mention goes out to the PlayStation Vita. While it's not even a 720p device, despite a few games calling themselves HD on the system, we'll explain this one since the PlayStation 5 was at least shown some love when the PS5 came out by continuing the original efforts started in 2013's PS4 through the Vita's native Remote Play app.

Simply go to the PS5's Settings > Remote Play Connection Settings > Add a Device.

An 8-Digit code will appear on the PS5 awaiting any connection.

On a Vita, select the Remote Play app and then type in the 8-digit code.

This will start the pairing process. Once finished, the Vita will connect to your PlayStation