- To play your Nintendo Switch on your laptop, you basically use your laptop’s monitor as a TV screen, so you can leave your Nintendo Switch in its dock for the entirety of this setup process. Disconnect the Nintendo Switch’s HDMI cable from your TV.
- Thanks to a Reddit user posting the survey, we know that Sony has asked respondents if they’d be interested in using Remote Play to stream their PS4 library to their Nintendo Switch, Android TV, and Apple TV devices. At the moment, Remote Play is only available via phones, PC, and the PS Vita.
Learn how to make your next family game night a big success with multiplayer video games for Nintendo Switch systems and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
Steam Remote Play a way for people with good home networks to seamlessly play their Steam games between two computers running Steam.
Nintendo Switch systems
Nintendo Switch
Lesson 1: Find a game the whole family can play
Lots of great games for the Nintendo Switch offer multiplayer gameplay. For example, up to 4 players can race on one system in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game. Plus, the Smart Steering feature makes it easy for kids to stay on track.
Not sure where to start your search for a family-friendly Nintendo game? Our game finder can help! Just answer a few questions to get real-time recommendations.
Lesson 1: Find a game the whole family can play
Lots of great games for the Nintendo Switch offer multiplayer gameplay. For example, up to 4 players can race on one system in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game. Plus, the Smart Steering feature makes it easy for kids to stay on track.
Not sure where to start your search for a family-friendly Nintendo game? Our game finder can help! Just answer a few questions to get real-time recommendations.
Lesson 2: Flip the stand to share the screen
In tabletop mode, you can use the stand on your Nintendo Switch system to share the screen—and then share the fun with a multiplayer game. Note: Please be aware that the Nintendo Switch Lite system does not include a built-in stand.
Lesson 2: Flip the stand to share the screen
In tabletop mode, you can use the stand on your Nintendo Switch system to share the screen—and then share the fun with a multiplayer game. Note: Please be aware that the Nintendo Switch Lite system does not include a built-in stand.
Lesson 3: The more, the merrier
With local wireless, you can link up to eight Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite systems together for multiplayer fun.
You can also hop online to play with family and friends who are far away. Don’t forget to use the free Nintendo Switch Parental Controls mobile app to set guidelines for online features at any time.
Lesson 3: The more, the merrier
With local wireless, you can link up to eight Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite systems together for multiplayer fun.
You can also hop online to play with family and friends who are far away. Don’t forget to use the free Nintendo Switch Parental Controls mobile app to set guidelines for online features at any time.
Additional accessories may be required for multiplayer modes; sold separately. Multiplayer features vary by game; see individual games for details.
Nintendo Account and Internet connection required to use the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app. Data charges may apply.
Additional accessories may be required for multiplayer modes; sold separately. Multiplayer features vary by game; see individual games for details.
Nintendo Account and Internet connection required to use the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app. Data charges may apply.
Nintendo 3DS family of systems
Nintendo 3DS family of systems
Lesson 1: Take advantage of local wireless
The Nintendo 3DS family of systems can communicate over local wireless connection (no internet needed!). Use this feature with certain games and applications to play multiplayer games or share certain game data between users who are within range of each other's systems.
Lesson 1: Take advantage of local wireless
The Nintendo 3DS family of systems can communicate over local wireless connection (no internet needed!). Use this feature with certain games and applications to play multiplayer games or share certain game data between users who are within range of each other's systems.
Lesson 2: Connect online to play with other users
You can connect online to play compatible games with other users. Internet access also lets you purchase and download games and apps from the Nintendo eShop.
Lesson 2: Connect online to play with other users
You can connect online to play compatible games with other users. Internet access also lets you purchase and download games and apps from the Nintendo eShop.
Bonus Lesson: Games for the Whole Family
Why should kids have all the fun? Get your play on with an extensive selection of games that will entertain and amuse kids and parents alike.
Bonus Lesson: Games for the Whole Family
Why should kids have all the fun? Get your play on with an extensive selection of games that will entertain and amuse kids and parents alike.
#Chiaki
Disclaimer: This project is not endorsed or certified by Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC.
Chiaki is a Free and Open Source Software Client for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 Remote Playfor Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Android, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch and potentially even more platforms.
#Project Status
As all relevant features are implemented, this project is considered to be finished and in maintenance mode only.No major updates are planned and contributions are only accepted in special cases.
#Installing
You can either download a pre-built release or build Chiaki from source.
#Downloading a Release
Builds are provided for Linux, Android, macOS, Nintendo Switch and Windows.
You can download them here.
- Linux: The provided file is an AppImage. Simply make it executable (
chmod +x <file>.AppImage) and run it. - Android: Install from Google Play, F-Droid or download the APK from Sourcehut.
- macOS: Drag the application from the
.dmginto your Applications folder. - Windows: Extract the
.zipfile and executechiaki.exe. - Switch: Download the
.nrofile and copy it into theswitch/directory on your SD card.
#Building from Source
Dependencies are CMake, Qt 5 with QtMultimedia, QtOpenGL and QtSvg, FFMPEG (libavcodec with H264 is enough), libopus, OpenSSL 1.1, SDL 2,protoc and the protobuf Python library (only used during compilation for Nanopb). Then, Chiaki builds just like any other CMake project:
For more detailed platform-specific instructions, see doc/platform-build.md or switch/ for Nintendo Switch.
#Usage
If your Console is on your local network, is turned on or in standby mode and does not have Discovery explicitly disabled, Chiaki should find it.Otherwise, you can add it manually.To do so, click the '+' icon in the top right, and enter your Console's IP address.
You will then need to register your Console with Chiaki. You will need two more pieces of information to do this.
#Obtaining your PSN AccountID
Starting with PS4 7.0, it is necessary to use a so-called 'AccountID' as opposed to the 'Online-ID' for registration (streaming itself did not change).This ID seems to be a unique identifier for a PSN Account and it can be obtained from the PSN after logging in using OAuth.A Python 3 script which does this is provided in scripts/psn-account-id.py.Simply run it in a terminal and follow the instructions. Once you know your ID, write it down. You will likely never have to do this process again.
Remotely Play Switch
#Obtaining a Registration PIN
To register a Console with a PIN, it must be put into registration mode. To do this on a PS4, simply go to:Settings -> Remote Play -> Add Device, or on a PS5: Settings -> System -> Remote Play -> Link Device.
You can now double-click your Console in Chiaki's main window to start Remote Play.
#Acknowledgements
This project has only been made possible because of the following Open Source projects:Rizin,Cutter,Frida andx64dbg.
Also thanks to delroth for analyzing the registration and wakeup protocol,grill2010 for analyzing the PSN's OAuth Login,as well as a huge thank you to FioraAeterna for giving me someextremely helpful information about FEC and error correction.
#About
Created by Florian Märkl
Switch Remote Play Host Application
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