There is significant latency on PS Vita remote play. It has something to do with the encoding hardware limitation. The PS Vita remote play is no Nvidia Shield nor Wii U. It's more of a novelty. If you plan on playing FPS games like COD: Ghosts & BF4 via PS Vita remote play then you'll lose. The frame rate limits (30 fps) as well as the latency will kill you. Games like Knack & AC4 should be fine but not FPS. Even the PS Vita's remote play on LAN (local area network) is no match to Nvidia Shield game streaming much more with the Wii U off TV play (either direct to console WiFi or via a router WiFi connection). You can have the best Google Fiber gigabit connection out there but it won't improve things when there's an encoding hardware limitation involved. This is a fact - the PS Vita's remote play is inferior compared to Nvidia Shield & Wii U. This is not that hard to accept even for a Playstation fanboy as the PS4 is still a powerful game console. It just that the PS Vita was not designed mainly for remote play (it's also lacking L2, R2, L3 & R3 buttons) but you still have use for it such as in-game minimap screen. If remote play is a deal breaker for you in getting a PS4 (like me) then get a Wii U. It's small to carry with you during travel without the need of a TV. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-vita-remote-play
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Re: Just How Well Does PlayStation Vita Remote Play Work?
There is significant latency on PS Vita remote play. It has something to do with the encoding hardware limitation. The PS Vita remote play is no Nvidia Shield nor Wii U. It's more of a novelty. If you plan on playing FPS games like COD: Ghosts & BF4 via PS Vita remote play then you'll lose. The frame rate limits (30 fps) as well as the latency will kill you. Games like Knack & AC4 should be fine but not FPS. Even the PS Vita's remote play on LAN (local area network) is no match to Nvidia Shield game streaming much more with the Wii U off TV play (either direct to console WiFi or via a router WiFi connection). You can have the best Google Fiber gigabit connection out there but it won't improve things when there's an encoding hardware limitation involved. This is a fact - the PS Vita's remote play is inferior compared to Nvidia Shield & Wii U. This is not that hard to accept even for a Playstation fanboy as the PS4 is still a powerful game console. It just that the PS Vita was not designed mainly for remote play (it's also lacking L2, R2, L3 & R3 buttons) but you still have use for it such as in-game minimap screen. If remote play is a deal breaker for you in getting a PS4 (like me) then get a Wii U. It's small to carry with you during travel without the need of a TV.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-vita-remote-play