

Subscription is just for the backbone app where you can have social features and a nice console-like library layout for your games. Both work with both Xbox remote play and PS remote play. Simply plug your iPhone into the Backbone One and start. The new one is just PlayStation branded with a PlayStation button layout. The Backbone One is available in select countries as of now. Pair with the PS Remote Play App and you can play your PlayStation games anywhere with ease. New releases are also expected to be added to the Backbone App along with updates from PlayStation.

The Backbone One will function with the PS Remote Play app and will give users access to App Store games and other gaming services that support controllers.Īccording to Sony’ blogpost the Backbone One will support games like Genshin Impact, Fantasian, Call of Duty: Mobile. The Backbone One controller works with services like PS Remote Play, Xbox Game Pass (xCloud), Apple Arcade, Xbox Remote Play, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna.

Users will require a PS4 or PS5 console, Remote Play App, and an account for PlayStation Network to stream games on their iPhones. Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today’s Cache, for insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business and policy. The Backbone One will draw power from the iPhone and does not feature an in-built battery. Calling it a gaming “essential” for PlayStation on the iPhone, the Backbone, when connected to an iPhone will allow users to play PS4 and PS5 games on their mobile device.
