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It's couch co-op with extreme social distancing.

Some of you are probably just now recovering from the recent Steam Next Fest held just last week. Some of you are eager for even more. To that second group I say this: You're in luck as Valve just kicked off the Remote Play Together Fest on Steam.

The Remote Play Together Fest is a celebration of all those games you can play together even when you're far apart. In a bit of an odd twist, not all of the games included in...

Heck, they don't even need to have a Steam account.

Valve just rolled out a big update for Steam today. This update, among other changes, introduces the ability for players to invite literally anybody to Remote Play Together. The invited person does not even need to have a Steam account!

This new update will allow those with a Steam account to grab an invite link and send it to anybody that they want. The person that accepts the invite will then be able to play with you...

A number of Remote Play Together games are now on sale via Steam.

Valve just officially launched a new feature for Steam today. They're calling it Remote Play Together and it's a new feature that allows you to enjoy some remote local co-op play. Even better is the fact that this allows users on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android to all play a game together!

Valve says that up to four players (or more in ideal situations) can instantly join up to play a game together....

Play local co-op without the couch.

Valve just launched their first public beta for the Steam Remote Play Together feature. This will allow you to invite online Steam Friends to join in on your local co-op game, local multiplayer, and split screen games as if they were sitting beside you.

You can have up to four players (or more in some situations) instantly join on your game. For this feature, only the host needs to own and install the game. The other players will connect...

PlayStation 4 system update 7.00 arrives later this week.

Sony is about to release the 7.00 system update for all PlayStation 4 owners later this week. This update has been a part of a public beta test since near the end of July 2019. This long testing period should hopefully mean that all of the issues have been ironed out prior to the public release.

What are the big features planned for 7.00? First and foremost we will see the increase in the number of players supported...

The 3.50 firmware update for the PlayStation 4 arrives tomorrow, according to the PlayStation Blog. This update, among other things, allows you to appear offline, show friend online notifications, and offer up remote play on your computer.
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The 3.50 firmware update for the PlayStation 4 arrives tomorrow, according to the PlayStation Blog. This update, among other things, allows you...

Sony detailed some of the features coming in the 3.50 firmware update coming soon for the PlayStation 4. The beta for the update is starting soon and if all goes well, it will be made public a bit further down the line.

Some of the big highlights from 3.50 include the addition of friend notifications for when friends go online and remote play between the PC and PlayStation 4!
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Sony detailed some of the features coming in the 3.50 firmware update coming soon for the PlayStation 4. The beta for the update is starting soon...

This past week, some third-party fans managed to get PlayStation 4 remote play working on their computers using some homebrew software. This apparently spurred some to ask Sony's Shuhei Yoshida if the company has any official plans to roll out official remote play functionality. Here is his official response.

There is no word on how long Sony has been working on the development of remote play functionality. Between this news and the news that Sony has been working on ...

This past week, some third-party fans managed to get PlayStation 4 remote play working on their computers using some homebrew software. This apparently...

Sony announced that the PlayStation 4 2.50 update will be released tomorrow. Among the many changes and additions coming in this update will be the long awaited Suspend/Resume functionality. In addition, you can now backup and restore your HDD to a USB device, have custom DualShock 4 key mapping on a system level, better organize how Trophies are displayed, and more.
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Sony announced that the PlayStation 4 2.50 update will be released tomorrow. Among the many changes and additions coming in this update will be the long...

Another hot item was revealed today during the Windows 10 media briefing from Microsoft. The company revealed that you will be able to stream the Xbox One experience, including games, to your Windows 10 based PCs and tablets.

Microsoft's Phil Spencer revealed the news by showing Forza Horizon 2 being streamed from an Xbox One to a Microsoft Surface. The service seems to work similar to remote streaming on Steam, the PlayStation 4, and Nvidia tablets. Simply set up a connection...

Another hot item was revealed today during the Windows 10 media briefing from Microsoft. The company revealed that you will be able to stream the Xbox...