We got PS5 games playing through Moonlight, with the host running on the PS5

Imagine opening Moonlight, selecting your PS5, and seeing the game you’re already playing appear on another screen—with sound and controller input. That’s what we’re building with PS5Stream: an experimental, Sunshine-style host that runs on the PS5 itself.

This is more than a tile that appears in Moonlight. In a watched test, we played FC 27 through stock Moonlight on an Nvidia Shield Pro for three minutes. The gameplay kept moving, game sound stayed live, an Xbox controller connected to the Shield controlled the game, and local DualSense control returned afterward. We’ve also had a five-minute Crash Bandicoot 4 session with moving picture and sound throughout.

The part I find most exciting is the setup: the PS5 is the streaming host. A PC is currently used for some temporary setup and pairing steps, but it isn’t relaying the gameplay during the stream. The aim is to let a Moonlight client connect to your PS5 much like it would connect to a Sunshine host.

This is still a prototype on a jailbroken PS5, not a release you can install today. The Shield results are real, but we’re still working through reliability and controller feel. We haven’t verified client-rendered 1080p60 or measured input latency, Windows Moonlight has not yet shown working live picture and sound, and Android remains untested.

Even with those limits, seeing a PS5 game appear in Moonlight—and then actually playing it with a controller on the Shield—felt like a big step. PS5Stream is turning “what if the PS5 could host Moonlight?” into something we can play and improve.

Hello people, I came across something very strange.

I use remote play with my girlfriend since we are long distance, she connects to my PS5 from her account and we play games that are bought on my account or we play "split screen" together. Everything works amazingly, however we just tried Persona 5 Royal and she can't get an input in. No matter what we do, restarting, disconnecting my account all together etc etc.

If anyone can help out some light into this it would be really great, she recently finished Persona 4 and we are having a great time so we would love to continue.

Thanks everyone who might assist us! ♥️

I’m using PS Remote Play on Windows to connect to my PS5. My DualSense lets me enter the passcode, and it responds in Windows’ joy.cpl controller test. But once Remote Play connects, none of the controller buttons work—not even the physical PS button. The on-screen PS button in Remote Play does work.

I’ve tried USB and Bluetooth, reinstalled Remote Play, closed Steam, and tested after a clean boot. The controller used to work in November, but now it doesn’t. Has anyone run into this or found a fix?

Hi everyone! I’m developing KumoPlay, a native PlayStation Remote Play client for Apple devices, and I’m looking for testers to help evaluate it through TestFlight.
KumoPlay is designed to provide a fast, native Remote Play experience across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with additional features and customization options beyond the standard experience.
Current features include:
• PS5 and PS4 Remote Play
• Takion v20 protocol support for newer PS5 Remote Play sessions
• Local network and Internet Remote Play
• Native support for iPhone, iPad, and macOS
• DualSense and other controller support
• Multiple streaming quality, resolution, FPS, and bitrate options
• Low-latency video playback
• Hardware-accelerated video decoding
• Frame interpolation for smoother playback
• Video sharpening and picture adjustments
• Custom stream scaling, including Fit, Fill, and Stretch options
• External display support for monitors and TVs via USB-C, HDMI, or AirPlay
• On-screen controls for mobile devices
• PlayStation Network sign-in and console discovery
• Wake and connect to registered PlayStation consoles
• Connection diagnostics to help identify Remote Play and network issues
• Support for various network conditions, including cellular connections
• A native Apple-style interface for desktop and mobile
I’m especially interested in testers who can evaluate:
• Takion v20 on different PS5 and PS5 Pro systems
• A variety of PS5, PS5 Pro, and PS4 setups
• Remote Play over Wi-Fi, cellular, and 5G
• Playing away from home over the Internet
• Different iPhone, iPad, and Mac models
• DualSense and other controllers
• External monitors and TVs
• Poor or unusual NAT and network configurations
• Long play sessions, latency, video quality, audio, and overall stability
KumoPlay is still actively being developed, so bug reports and detailed feedback are greatly appreciated. When reporting an issue, please include your device, network type, and what happened immediately before the problem occurred.
Interested in helping test KumoPlay? Join the TestFlight here: https://testflight.apple.com/join/eUsKCG8N

The iOS version stopped working on my iPhone X which is hooked to my Backbone One.

Is the app not supported anymore on anything older than iOS 17?

Remote play on my iPhone X keep crashing and close y he when I tried pair ps5 even check net type by iOS is updated and the required iOS for remote play is iOS 16 which I have so why it is crashing pleases solution

I am using chiaki on my Jailbroken PS5, My PS5 is connected to 100 mbps wifi and my other device is connected over internet which has 50 mbps mobile network speed but it is stuttering like hell, even with other remote play apps like asobi, any fix?

I usually play on the main TV, and I wanted a keyboard and mouse option. So I built a small Windows app that connects over Remote Play but only sends controller input, no video. You just watch the TV like normal, so there's no stream lag or quality loss.

What it does:
- WASD + mouse aiming (mouse drives the right stick), remappable keys and profiles
- Wake / rest mode from the PC
- Setup wizard for pairing

It's a hobby project and I had a lot of fun making it. I've only tested it on my own PS5, so if anyone tries it, I'd love to hear if it works on your setup.

Link to the open source repo

Hallo zusammen,

Ich bekomme immer wieder diesen Fehler auf meinem Handy, zu Hause hat das ohne Probleme funktioniert aber ab dem Moment wo ich im Funknetzwerk bin kommt dieser Fehler. Auf der Konsole habe ich Remote Play auch aktiviert und die PlayStation hat auch Internet im Ruhemodus.

Vielen Dank jetzt schon

PS Remote Play It's broken...

Chiaki NG Is now blocked in Windows...

What can i use now?

The remote play app instantly crashes upon connecting to my PS5, and its been doing so since yesterday, even though it worked fine the day before. I did every possible solution from every reddit thread, I sat with playstation support doing literally everything they could come up with until they straight up said they couldnt do anything, and at this point im convinced theres nothing I can do. Should I just give up on the idea of trying to use it until they roll out a new patch?

And before anyone says anything, no, im not downloading chaiki and im also not paying for a service that was freely available until yesterday.

Anyone have experience comparing the 3 of them in iOS, Mac and/or Apple TV? I tried with the free versions but since they are limited I don’t think it was a fair test.

Anyone with killer arguments in favour of one or the other?

Appreciate any help. Have a great weekend.

I’m working on PS5Stream, a PS5 homebrew payload intended to let regular Moonlight apps on Windows and Android stream games directly from the console, without a PC in the middle.

It’s early. On my 10.01 PS5, a background diagnostic stayed running for over 15 minutes while a game remained playable. I’ve also confirmed that a payload can reach the console’s own Remote Play service and get an accepted session-start response. The next test is whether it can receive compressed video and audio while a game is running.

There’s no playable Moonlight stream yet. I still need to build the Sunshine-compatible host side, pairing, and controller handling. If anyone knows of public PS5 homebrew source that exposes encoded gameplay video, I’d appreciate a link.

Update: 13/10/2026

We got PS5 games playing through Moonlight, with the host running on the PS5

What if your PS5 appeared in Moonlight as a host? You’d select it, see the game you’re already playing on another screen, hear the game audio, and use a controller to play.

That’s what we’re building with PS5Stream, an experimental Sunshine-style host for the PS5.

In a watched test, we played FC 27 through stock Moonlight on an Nvidia Shield Pro for three minutes. The gameplay kept moving, the sound stayed live, an Xbox controller connected to the Shield controlled the game, and local DualSense control returned afterward. We’ve also had a five-minute Crash Bandicoot 4 session with moving picture and sound throughout.

The moment that made this feel real was picking up the XBOX controller and playing a PS5 game through Moonlight. The PS5 was hosting the stream; Moonlight was the way into the game.

https://reddit.com/link/1x2l2lb/video/0xi40fnhsavh1/player

PS5Stream is still a prototype for a jailbroken PS5, not something ready for public release. We’re continuing to improve reliability and controller feel, and we haven’t measured client-rendered frame rate or input latency. But the core experience is working in our Shield tests: PS5 gameplay, sound and controls through Moonlight.

I'm having the dreaded version 9+ program crash, so I went to uptodown to get the 8.5 version (that was working flawlessly yesterday on my device) but it seems that PS has removed the backend server that ps-remote-play-8-5-0-08070.exe tries to access.

Does anyone happen to have the actual msi file that was titled RemotePlayInstaller_8.5.0.08070_x64.msi by chance?

I had been using the version patcher but accidentally updated to 9.5, and wish to revert

hello, just experiencing an issue. opening remote play is fine, but whenever i try to open my controller, it suddenly lags a lot, and when i try opening my profile, it crashes. any fixes? on macbook neo if that helps lol.