Razer PC Remote Play for Streaming Games to Mobile Devices and Windows-Based Handhelds Launched

Gaming firm Razer introduced the official launch of the Razer PC Remote Play platform on Thursday. First introduced on the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 in beta, the platform permits streaming of PC video games to cellular units reminiscent of telephones and tablets, together with Windows-based handhelds. The firm says it takes benefit of the total body price and backbone of the cellular machine to ship high-fidelity visuals with out points reminiscent of letterboxing or pillarboxing.

Razer PC Remote Play Features

Razer detailed the options of its new gaming platform in a newsroom post. It has a revamped interface on the Razer Cortex PC, the launcher which incorporates a suite of instruments for PC efficiency enhancement whereas taking part in video games. It is constructed on the open-source Moonlight sport streaming shopper based mostly on implementation of Nvidia’s GameStream protocol. This permits customers to play and stream video games on any supported machine from anyplace.

The PC Remote Play platform helps video games from libraries reminiscent of Steam, Epic Games, Xbox PC Game Pass, and extra. Gamers can stream video games from Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs to units working iOS 18 or later, and Android 14 or greater firmware. To set it up:

1. Install Razer Nexus and Razer PC Remote Play on the cellular machine.
2. Enable Remote Play in Razer Cortex programme on the host PC.
3. Sign in along with your Razer ID which is able to mechanically pair the cellphone and PC.
4. Connect the Razer Kishi, Kishi Ultra or different iOS or Android appropriate controller.
5. Stream the PC sport library on to the cellular machine.

The firm says certainly one of its key options is in depth controller assist. In addition to the touch-based controls, it consists of assist for the Razer Kishi controller, together with all different Android and iOS appropriate controllers. The platform additionally brings full compatibility with keyboard, mouse, and trackpad when streaming video games to the iPad. When paired with the corporate’s Kishi Ultra controller, players will have the ability to expertise practical tactile suggestions for in-game actions, reminiscent of explosive gunfire and rumbling automobile engines.

Further, the PC Remote Play platform has been optimised to reap the benefits of the streamed machine’s show. Razer says it will possibly mechanically tailor the gameplay efficiency to match the utmost decision and refresh price of the machine, eliminating the necessity to lock the sport to mounted facet ratios and thus, points reminiscent of letterboxing and pillarboxing. The platform delivers improved high quality and decrease latency courtesy of assist for the AV1 codec.