Xbox and PlayStation Remote Play

With Remote Play, your console streams its picture and sound to Atlas over your home network, and Atlas sends your controller back. You don't need a capture card or a Cronus Zen.

Pre-release documentation: this page describes Atlas for Windows as built from source in September 2026, before public release. Labels and behavior can change before release.

Before you start

Your Atlas plan includes Remote Play for that console.
A PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One on the same network as your PC.
PlayStation: Remote Play is turned on in the console's settings, and the console is turned on.
Xbox: remote features are turned on in the console's settings.
The PlayStation Network or Microsoft account you use on that console.
A controller connected to your PC. See Choose your controller.
The Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime for the sign-in window. It is already part of Windows 11 and of most Windows 10 PCs.

Select Remote Play in the navigation bar, or Configure Remote Play in the sidebar. The Remote Play Setup page opens inside the main window. Choose PlayStation or Xbox, then pick your console model. Atlas keeps one setup for each platform.

Save before switching platforms. Switching between PlayStation and Xbox discards changes you have not saved.

Set up a PlayStation

In Find console, select Find System. When Atlas finds your console, it fills in the Console Host. If several consoles are found, choose the right one.
In Link your PlayStation account, select Sign In and sign in with the PlayStation Network account you use on the console.
On the console, open the Remote Play settings and choose the option to link a device (Link Device on PS5). The console shows an 8-digit code.
Enter the code in 8-digit link code and select Register console. After a few seconds the status says PlayStation registration succeeded, and the card says Registered. Your saved console is ready for Remote Play.
Select Save Setup. The registration is kept only once you save. The status says Configuration saved.

Code expired? Link codes are short-lived. If registration fails, open the link option on the console again and enter the new code.

Set up an Xbox

In Link your Xbox account, select Sign In and sign in with the Microsoft account you use on your Xbox.
In Find console, select Find System. Atlas uses your Microsoft account to find the console and selects it.
Select Save Setup. The status says Configuration saved.

Xbox consoles don't need a link code, so there is no Register step.

Check that setup is complete

On either platform, if the status says Configuration saved. Complete setup before starting Remote Play., a step is still missing: finish every card, then select Save Setup again.

Start a Remote Play session

In the Connections card, choose PlayStation Remote Play or Xbox Remote Play as the video source. The output device changes to match.
Select Start. The console's picture appears in the preview, and your controller now plays on the console.
Choose where you hear the game and which microphone to use in the Audio card. See Remote Play video and audio.

If you save a change in Remote Play Setup while a session is running, Atlas reconnects the session, and restarts your running script with it.

Stream settings

Open Advanced settings in Remote Play Setup to change the stream.

Setting	PlayStation	Xbox
Resolution and Frame rate	Choose from the options Atlas lists for your console. Higher values need a faster, more stable network.
Bitrate	Pick one of the fixed values between 2,000 and 100,000 kbps, or Auto (matches resolution). The list marks the PS5 1080p preset (15,000 kbps) and the PS4 720p preset (10,000 kbps).	Pick one of the fixed values between 1,024 and 40,960 kbps; 20,480 kbps is marked Recommended. Auto (console decides) lets the console choose.
Audio	Shown for information: Opus 48 kHz stereo, chosen with the console.
Vibration strength	Sets rumble from Very Strong to Very Weak; choose Off to turn rumble off. Strong is the default.
Vibration enabled	Turns DualSense adaptive-trigger effects on or off. It does not stop rumble; clearing it only locks the strength list, and the chosen strength still applies.	No effect on the stream; clearing it still locks the strength list.

A wired Ethernet connection for the console and the PC gives the steadiest stream.

Remote Play problems

What you see	What to do
No PlayStation system found yet.	Turn on Remote Play on the console, wake the console, and make sure the PC and console are on the same network. Then select Find System again.
No Xbox systems found.	Turn on remote features on the Xbox, and check that you signed in with the Microsoft account used on that console.
Xbox scan needs sign-in first.	Select Sign In in Link your Xbox account, then Find System.
Find your PlayStation before registering.	Complete Find console first.
PlayStation registration failed: …	The message ends with the reason. HTTP 401 means the PlayStation Network account you signed in with is not the one on the console: select Change account. Unable to reach console is a network problem: check that the PC and console are on the same network. Otherwise open the link option on the console again and enter the new code.
The embedded browser could not be created.	Install or repair the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime, then sign in again.
Another Remote Play session is already active.	Close Remote Play on your other devices, or wait a moment for the console to release the previous session, then start again.
The console rejected the Remote Play request (HTTP 403).	Wait a moment and start again. If it keeps happening, register the console again: expand the Console found card, select Forget Console and confirm, repeat the setup steps, and select Save Setup.
Remote Play needs a saved Xbox refresh token. Sign in again.	Atlas has no saved Microsoft sign-in. Select Sign In (or Change account) in Link your Xbox account, then Save Setup.
Start blocked: …	The rest of the message says what is missing. If it names a setup step, finish it in Remote Play Setup, save, and start again. If it mentions authorization, see Authorization messages.

More fixes are in Troubleshooting.