PXPlay PC v3.0.0 is finally here! 🚀🎮 Local multiplayer, Steam Controller support, frame generation & more
PXPlay PC v3.0.0 is here! 🎮🎮 PS4/PS5 multiplayer, smoother streaming, Bluetooth haptics & more
Hey everyone! 👋
Two public betas, a LOT of work and plenty of feedback later… PXPlay PC v3.0.0 is finally here! 😄
It took as always much much longer as I have expected but I guess it was worth it.
The full release is now available for Windows, Linux and macOS, and this is one of the biggest updates I've released for the desktop version so far.
If you followed the v2.1.0 beta and v2.9.0 beta posts, you've already seen some of what's coming. Now it's all together in v3.0.0, with many fixes and improvements based on your testing. ❤️
🎮🎮 Remote Play is better together
PXPlay now supports local multiplayer during PS4 AND PS5 Remote Play sessions!
Connect additional controllers, press Options on each one to join, and enjoy games that support couch multiplayer through PXPlay. 😄
For PS5: each additional player needs a PSN account that is already present on your console and registered with PXPlay, or must sign in with a PSN account that is also on the console. This extra account requirement doesn't apply to PS4 multiplayer.
As already mentioned I shared my multiplayer findings with the Chiaki developers, so the open-source Remote Play community can benefit from the research too. ❤️
✨ Smoother streaming, more ways to tweak your picture
There's quite a bit happening under the hood:
- Frame generation and interpolation for smoother-looking streaming, especially on higher refresh rate displays.
- Improved frame pacing across D3D11, D3D12, Metal and Vulkan, alongside streaming performance and input latency improvements.
- A completely new D3D12 renderer on Windows.
- Custom Vulkan/libplacebo shaders for sharpening, image enhancement or even your own CRT and retro effects.
- Ambient Mode, more aspect-ratio options and a live performance overlay.
So whether you just want to connect and play or enjoy experimenting with your streaming setup, there's something here for you. 😎
🔥 DualSense & Steam Deck improvements
DualSense haptic feedback over Bluetooth is now included!
There's also Steam Deck haptic support, and the Deck's touchpads can now act as the DualSense touchpad.
On top of that: improved adaptive triggers, lightbar and LED forwarding, haptic intensity that follows your PlayStation settings, and more flexible controller mappings, including custom SDL mapping files.
🔗 Your PlayStation, right in your gaming setup
You can now add individual PlayStation consoles to your Steam library and launch directly into a Remote Play session.
PXPlay also adds remote console registration through PSN, recently played game information and the ability to start supported games directly on your PlayStation 5 through PSN.
If you're upgrading with an existing PSN profile, please refresh your PSN login token under Edit profiles to use all the new PSN features.
And something I'm especially happy about: PXPlay is opening up more to third-party applications and is now integrated into WinHanced! 🎉
I'm also exploring more fine-tuned integration possibilities. Eventually, this could allow other applications to wrap PXPlay completely in their own UI or launcher, with PXPlay handling Remote Play underneath.
But that's a future story. ;)
👀 And yes… there's more coming
The new rendering work is also laying the foundation for something I'm really excited about.
I don't want to reveal too much just yet, but new video enhancement possibilities for many modern GPUs are coming soon. My goal is to make PXPlay deliver the best enhanced video output you can get from a PS Remote Play app.
More about that soon. 😄
For the full feature list, fixes and details, check out the GitHub release notes.
📥 PXPlay PC v3.0.0 Downloads
🪟 Windows
🐧 Linux
- Full version — ZIP containing AppImage
- Full version — AppImage
- Demo — ZIP containing AppImage
- Demo — AppImage
🍎 macOS
- Full version — Apple Silicon / ARM64
- Demo — Apple Silicon / ARM64
- Full version — Intel / AMD64
- Demo — Intel / AMD64
The full versions require a valid PXPlay desktop license. The same license key works on Windows, Linux and macOS.
Get a desktop license here, or try one of the demos above. 🙂
A huge thank you to everyone who tested the betas, reported bugs and helped get this release ready. Your feedback made a real difference.
If you run into an issue, please post here or email streamingdv@outlook.com or preferably write under this post or contact me directly here on reddit. Include your OS, GPU, renderer, controller and connection type, plus streaming settings and logs if possible.
Have fun with v3.0.0, grab another controller… and stay tuned. 😄🎮