Hey, can I use this for playing mobile legends on iPhone? And do I need to have a PlayStation first so I can use this on my phone or it's just will connect automatically to the PlayStation games?
@@annisagitta Just checking...are you asking if you need a playstation to use this controller? If so I do answer this in this video. Re. mobile legends, this has controller support, so will work fine with the BackBone.
You can set it up to play phone / arcade games or use Xbox Gamepass if you want. As I say in this video. You don’t need a console to play this UNLESS you ONLY want to play PlayStation games via your phone.
Just for 100% clarification, if I were to purchase the Xbox game pass with the cloud streaming, I could play the games from the Xbox cloud without owning a a Xbox?
Hi Hayden, that’s absolutely correct. Xbox games without owning an Xbox. Hopefully Sony will cotton on! Some good deals on new game pass Ultimate accounts at the moment.
@ThatMarkGilroy "Sorry, we're fixing issue, please try again later." I have been getting that for cloud gaming subscription. And for many games forcing to buy be an Xbox game pass $1 CAD for 14 days than $22.99/month.
FUCKING THANK YOU!!! Bro I’ve bin through so many vids to just get one answer HOW FAR CAN I BE like tf lmao I’m only down the block I’m trina play cyberpunk and 2k at work I work overnight in a gas station
I have a ps5 with an external hard drive with my ps4 games will I still be able to play my ps4 games on the backbone or is it just meant for ps5 games only ?
A word of caution...if you buy from Amazon, it says that whatever version you buy (Xbox or PlayStation), you will be able to remote play with the BackBone. You can't....only with the Playstation version you can.
@@ThatMarkGilroy yeah, it’s pretty sweet, arrived today, the only issue I have is im not a fan of the analogs. I’m gonna look into analog covers or extensions, although I’m concerned the analogs won’t reach all the way with a cover
I’ve been looking for the answer for the 2nd question I have the black backbone and I have an Xbox one and PS5 and I want to play the PS games when I go out
I cant afford subscriptions for my ps4 or ps5 consoles as well as a subscription for the backbone. Does this mean if I have a subscription for the backbone but not the consoles, I can't remote play games I own? surely not. I hope this isnt the case as Ive just bought the black backbone just for remotely being able to play my own games in a different room of my house. Ive tried using a ps5 controller for remote play on my iPad without subscription and it works, but the lag is awful and its my understanding this is better using a backbone as the latency is very low.
@@77MyEsha Very few people *need* the backbone subscription as I explain in this video. The only real benefit is for someone who has loads of different streaming services and wants a single place to access them. In your case it’ll work fine without the subscription! The backbone won’t improve the latency. It shouldn’t anyway as it’s just a controller that allows you to use remote play via whatever device you’re using. Unless you’re connecting to your iPad via a cable?
When your console is on or in rest mode and your out the house trying to use your backbone controller. Does your console need to be connected to WiFi to be able to use the backbone controller to play PlayStation games?
I have another video out on this this weekend. Backbone go in HARD with this in the app but you do not need the subscription to stream games from your console.
Love the Backbone but it's crazy expensive. Having looked into this for some time now, Gamesir seems to be best (relatively affordable) option but I've gotta go for the Kishi for how it handles (still cheaper). I’m ordering it now for my iPhone. Up until now I’ve been playing a number of games on my phone with touchscreen controls like WWE 2K22, Star Wars Squadrons, Dirt 5 and loving it (I even posted a few vids) - crazy that you can play such powerful games on your phone with touchscreen controls - but it’s time to give a good controller a go.
Yep - plus if you have something to stand your phone on I think phone + dual sense is a legit set-up for remote/portable gaming. iPad and dual sense even better.
Hi Matthew - yes this is exactly what this is designed for. If you check out the original video review I made you can see how I’ve been using this for PS Remote Play: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--YWpq2JCBlE.html
Tbh I got this and it’s better optimised for xcloud. One example is I don’t have to double tap my screen to access the touchpad and xcloud doesn’t need a WiFi connection to access my console…which is good as I don’t own a Xbox.
Hi Heather. Good question- I’m not 100% sure. Gut feel says no as Remote Play essentially mirrors what’s on your PS4 at any one time and to my knowledge you can’t be signed into a PS4/5 as two different people. I suppose you could test this by trying it via the regular Remote Play app…
I can’t find a direct answer to this question and you seem knowledgeable and responsive so I’ll try here. I have a ps5 and want to get this for my brother. Can he stream from his account via remote play while I’m on my account physically playing the console?
Hi Deeva. I don’t think this would work. Might be worth testing out using standard remote play on a phone to see what happens if you’re playing via remote play and the console switches user. My instinct is that it would just mirror it on the phone but 🤷🏻♂️
It does. Just DON’T use the backbone app to play them. The app should only be used to configure the controller. Once that’s done just fire up PS remote app or Apple Arcade and it’ll work fine.
So let me get this straight. You can play from pretty much anywhere in the world as long as your actual PS5 is connected to an internet connection and is either left on or in rest mode as long as you turn on Mobile data. However to play PS5 games you don’t need a subscription but to play other games you need a subscription? My last question is do we need to use the backbone app to play PS5 games remotely or do we need to be on the PS Play app
Exactly right. 👍🏻 Backbone will absolutely throw their subscription down your throat when you set this up. You need their app to configure the controller and download firmware updates etc, but that’s it. You do not (I REPEAT DO NOT) need the subscription for what you’re asking about. No matter how much their app tries to get you to sign up for one! 😊 And once you’re all setup you can use the Backbone controller with the PS Remote play app and it’ll work fine. You don’t need to play via the Backbone app.
FYI when you're on remote play and have your console on restmode it doesnt stay on remoste it litteraly turns on the console and you can watch everything you do on your tv So just keep in mind if when your away and you have roommates that like to use your tv that happens
Haha I forgot you can unplug the HDMI with out it affecting the console Also I personally think they overpriced the back bone I think $40 to $60 bucks would have been fair maybe $80 would get me thinking about it but $100 I'll pass
Can I play a game like Roblox on the backbone for free? Because I've been seeing trying tk select games on the back bone But it's not allowing me to select it. And since it's kind of a Mobile game. Do I have to still have my Xbox or a PS4 on?
If I have the Xbox version but own a ps5… will the orange button take me back to the ps home if signed in.. or Xbox home? Side note, I don’t care for Xbox, mistakenly received that version as a gift vs the ps edition 😢
Same answer as 'do I need a console'? Depends on what games you want to play - if you're playing iOS games that are controller-compatible - no problem playing on an airplane. You won't be able to remote play into your PlayStation though as that does require a (good) connection.
@@taffychow7909 Rumours are that PlayStation are about to launch a streaming service like Xbox live which doesn’t require a console. I’ll do an update if/when this happens!
Just bought my backbone yesterday on sale. Amd ive been playing it all day today. Idk why my phone doesnt connect to my ps5 when its on rest mode. It just says manually link after i already linked it. Any ideas why ?
You don’t have a PlayStation? In that case no it won’t matter- if you want to play PlayStation games on this device you’ll need a console. If it’s just Fifa you want to play (or anything that’s not a PlayStation exclusive you can make that work by paying for Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Hi Matthew - I think if you're looking at remote play, a decent solution is just pairing your Dual Sense controller with your phone/tablet/computer. The latency is fine and you'll find there's no issue with having access to certain buttons etc.
Hi - no it's not enough to just connect the account. The way this works is by mirroring what is on your PS to your phone. Your console needs to be on or in rest mode and then it will work when mirrored to your phone using Remote Play. As I say in the video - you don't need to be nearby- as long as your console and phone connected to a decent speed network connections, you can technically be on the other side of the world!
Because PlayStation only lets you play remotely via streaming direct from a console. A console isn’t required if you use Xbox or just want to play Apple Arcade games.
As in your PS5 is in one place, you’re connecting via the backbone and your friends are somewhere else playing their console directly? Yep. You’ll need a fast connection but it’ll work.
Yep, you can play remotely on cellular data. You just need to configure it in the app - I show you how in this video. You may prefer a decent WiFi hotspot for something like COD though as the latency may make it difficult to play.
Sister just got this for the PS4 and it isn't working in regards to connect, both phone and PS4 is connected to the same wifi, as well as the phone having data enabled. Question is, how can I connect it again? We got it the first time, but now it continues to fail to find it, despite me putting in the link code.
Hmm. Haven’t run into this before. I’d recommend deleting the app (both backbone and remote play) from the phone. Restart the console and then re-download the apps and start from scratch.
Thanks Lawrence. I’d only had my PS5 a month or so before this was an issue…thought it was a brick and then managed to repair the hard drive. Rest mode did some damage for sure!
I bought my back bone from Amazon. But I can’t find out how to use my 1 year subscription that I get for free? How do I find that 1 year subscription? Thank you
It doesn’t need a charge- it draws power from your phone. If your phone is running low there’s a pass through lightning charger on the bottom of the right hand side of the controller. I talk about this in my original unboxing/review: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--YWpq2JCBlE.html
An inch on each side? That doesn’t sound like it’s working properly. As you can see in my footage it is normal to see a bit of a black bar on either side (iPhone Pro Max shown).
My iPhone gives me the option to subscribe to backbone+3 or +4 and a few other ones and I can’t seem to find the differences anywhere so does anyone know this?
@@ThatMarkGilroy thanks i sent backbone a email to explain it. When I hear back from them I’ll post it so all you ps backbone guys can know the differences.
It’s because it’s just mirroring what’s on your PlayStation. You can play with multiple accounts, just not at the same time- just as with your console.
I'm confuse. Maybe you can help me... Can i use Backbone with my Mac without B+ subscription? On their site they say Yes (Android users) and Nope (iPhone). Seems that this feature is only free for Backbone Android version. 😢
@@MrBlackcandy85 Unless you’re moving between your Mac and an iPhone/Android to play Xbox Gamepass games, just get an Xbox controller and pair it with your mac. The experience will be much better.
If you buy the PlayStation version, but playing mobile games or Xbox games, does the button mapping in-game change to the PlayStation buttons, or do they still show A,B,X,Y?
Hi Nafis- the button mapping will change depending what platform you’re using. So if you’re using it to stream Xbox games the equivalent triangle/circle etc will automatically map to ABXY 👍🏻
You could use it in flight mode with your on-board iPhone games, no problem. You’d only need wifi/cellular enabled if you’re wanting to hook back to your console remotely.
