Handheld gaming devices like theAsus ROG AllyandSteam Deckare taking over the gaming industry, but there’s been one missing ingredient.
One of the best parts of the new gaming handhelds is combining them with your existing library of games, so you can easily play on the go or let your family use the TV for a bit. That’s easy enough with Steam and Xbox games, but it’s been trickier withPlaystation. When I first got my Rog Ally, I quickly realized the only way to play your Playstation games on the go is using thePlaystation Portal, Sony’s $200 handheld that connects to your Playstation 5. – There is a work around though.
When I first got my Rog Ally, I quickly realized the only way to play your Playstation games on the go is using the Playstation Portal.
You can connect your PS5 to handheld devices like the Steam Deck or Asus ROG Ally using the Remote Play feature, but Sony requires that you use a PlayStation 5 controller to play your games using Remote Play, which makes the feature pretty useless for handheld devices with built-in controllers. There is a simple workaround for this dilemma though, using an app called Chiaki that will let you play your entire PlayStation catalog on your handheld gaming device.
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How to install Chiaki on you ROG Ally or Steam Deck
Add your PS5 to your handheld’s gaming library
Chiaki is an app you can install onto your Steam Deck or ROG Ally. It’ll let you use PlayStation’s Remote Play feature with a controller of your choice, but it does require you to re-map some of the buttons om your handheld to match a Playstation Dualsense controller. It’s very easy to setup, but there are a few simple added steps that’ll make it so you can access your Playstation games as easily as you do any other games on your handheld device. Here’s how to get started.
Install Chiaki:
Add Chiaki to Armoury Crate or your Steam library
Re-map the buttons to match a Playstation DualSense controller
The next steps differ slightly depending on the device you’re using. You’ll want to add Chiaki to the game library app you use. For Steam Deck, that would mean adding it to your Steam library. If you’re using an Asus ROG Ally, you’ll want to add it to your Armoury Crate.
You’ll want to add Chiaki to your game libraries because using Chiaki requires you to map your handheld devices' buttons to match a PS5 controller. Most buttons in your PlayStation games will match-up with your handheld device’s, but a few buttons need to be fixed manually. Adding Chiaki to your game library will make sure your button-mapping is saved and automatically used each time you open the app. Here’s how to add Chiaki to your Steam Library or Armoury Crate and re-map your buttons.
For Armoury Crate:
For Steam Library:
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Connecting a handheld to your PlayStation
One last step before your PlayStation is ready to play
You will need your PSN account ID for this final step. It’s just the email address associated with yourPlayStationnetwork gamer-tag. You can easily find it in your settings on your PlayStation by following Settings > Account Management > Account Information > Security. From there you can simply sign in to Chiaki using your PlayStation ID and register your PlayStation which will add it to your Chiaki home screen.
If it’s not working, make sure you’ve turned on remote play by going to Settings > System > Remote Play.
Here’s how to connect PlayStation remote play with Chiaki
A quick note: Some older versions of Chiaki required you to use aChiaki PSN Finder. Instead of just entering your PSN ID, the PSN Finder website would give you a modified version of your ID that you’d need to sign in to Chiaki. I managed to connect to my Playstation by entering my normal PSN ID so I’d recommend trying that first.
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