{"id":2085135,"date":"2026-08-09T16:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2085135"},"modified":"2026-08-09T16:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:16:25","slug":"you-can-now-stream-ps-plus-games-to-steam-deck-without-owning-a-ps5-and-without-buying-a-ps-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2085135","title":{"rendered":"You can now stream PS Plus games to Steam Deck without owning a PS5 &#8211; and without buying a PS Portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">You can now stream PS Plus games to Steam Deck without owning a PS5 &#8211; and without buying a PS Portal<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Console yourself.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/release-asobi-remote-play-for-steam-deck-machine-linux-is-v0-mtu29gka8zhh1.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A white handheld gaming device displaying a game selection screen with &quot;First Light&quot; highlighted, promoting cloud streaming of PS5 games.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"release-asobi-remote-play-for-steam-deck-machine-linux-is-v0-mtu29gka8zhh1.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"320\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Ichenzo<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-09T16:16:25+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 9, 2026, 4:16 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steam-deck-ps5-streaming-app-asobi?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A new cloud-streaming app that lets players stream PlayStation games to their Steam Deck and Steam Machine without a PS5 has just opened a playtest.<\/p>\n<p>Asobi: Remote Play &#8211; not to be confused with the developers of the same name &#8211; has just entered public testing on Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and other SteamOS or Linux devices.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Streaming your own PS4 or PS5 to a Deck over your home network isn&#8217;t new; Asobi and similar apps have supported that for a while, well before the PS Portal even existed. But as spotted by <a href=\"https:\/\/videocardz.com\/newz\/steam-deck-gets-one-of-ps-portals-key-features\">VideoCardz<\/a>, what&#8217;s new here is PS Plus Premium cloud streaming specifically. With an active subscription, you can now pull games straight from the cloud catalogue onto a Deck or Steam Machine without a PS5 anywhere in the equation, which is a genuine step up from what Steam Deck owners have been able to do until now. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"PlayStation Portal - Official &apos;Cloud Streaming for PS5 Games&apos; Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hjAaqI6eJWE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hjAaqI6eJWE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">PlayStation Portal &#8211; Official &#8216;Cloud Streaming for PS5 Games&#8217; Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>PlayStation Portal &#8211; Official &#8216;Cloud Streaming for PS5 Games&#8217; Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hjAaqI6eJWE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That older function &#8211; streaming from a console you actually own &#8211; still works exactly as before, subscription or not, for anyone without PS Plus Premium.<\/p>\n<p>Developer Ichenzo announced the playtest on the app&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Asobi\/comments\/1vi4tj9\/release_asobi_remote_play_for_steam_deck_machine\/\">subreddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Good news everyone! The PlayTest for Asobi: Remote Play on Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and Linux is live now,&#8221; Ichenzo wrote. &#8220;All premium features are unlocked until the full release becomes available on the Steam Store. Cloud gaming will require a PSN account with an active PS Plus Premium Subscription. Invites are going out by email to everyone who signed up. There are a lot of you, so give it a little time.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>All of that premium tier &#8211; 60fps, HDR, controller haptics, 4K upscaling, manual bitrate control &#8211; is unlocked for free for the length of the playtest. Once it ends, the free version drops back to a 1080p\/30fps ceiling, with pricing for the full premium unlock still unannounced. There&#8217;s no need to back out to desktop mode or run anything outside Steam to get it working, either.<\/p>\n<p>A Windows version is planned but not yet live; Ichenzo described it as coming &#8220;soonish&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Asobi isn&#8217;t a Sony product and has no official affiliation with PlayStation, Valve, or Steam. Furthermore, Sony itself sells the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/you-no-longer-need-a-ps5-to-play-astro-bot-and-other-ps5-exclusives\">PS Portal, which similarly allows anyone to use cloud streaming via PlayStation Plus Premium &#8211; effectively meaning you can bypass needing a PS5 console<\/a> in order to play the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/astro-bot\">Astro Bot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/borderlands-4\">Borderlands 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-guides-tips-tricks-9403\">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fortnite\">Fortnite<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/ghost-of-yotei\">Ghost of Y\u014dtei<\/a>, Grand Theft Auto V, Resident Evil 4, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>The difference, of course, is that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-portal-nasty-price-hike-recommendation\">PS Portal currently retails for \u00a3220<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A new cloud-streaming app that lets players stream PlayStation games to their Steam Deck and Steam Machine without a PS5 has just opened a playtest.<\/p>\n<p>Asobi: Remote Play &#8211; not to be confused with the developers of the same name &#8211; has just entered public testing on Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and other SteamOS or Linux devices.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Streaming your own PS4 or PS5 to a Deck over your home network isn&#8217;t new; Asobi and similar apps have supported that for a while, well before the PS Portal even existed. But as spotted by <a href=\"https:\/\/videocardz.com\/newz\/steam-deck-gets-one-of-ps-portals-key-features\">VideoCardz<\/a>, what&#8217;s new here is PS Plus Premium cloud streaming specifically. With an active subscription, you can now pull games straight from the cloud catalogue onto a Deck or Steam Machine without a PS5 anywhere in the equation, which is a genuine step up from what Steam Deck owners have been able to do until now. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"PlayStation Portal - Official &apos;Cloud Streaming for PS5 Games&apos; Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hjAaqI6eJWE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hjAaqI6eJWE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">PlayStation Portal &#8211; Official &#8216;Cloud Streaming for PS5 Games&#8217; Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>PlayStation Portal &#8211; Official &#8216;Cloud Streaming for PS5 Games&#8217; Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hjAaqI6eJWE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That older function &#8211; streaming from a console you actually own &#8211; still works exactly as before, subscription or not, for anyone without PS Plus Premium.<\/p>\n<p>Developer Ichenzo announced the playtest on the app&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Asobi\/comments\/1vi4tj9\/release_asobi_remote_play_for_steam_deck_machine\/\">subreddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Good news everyone! The PlayTest for Asobi: Remote Play on Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and Linux is live now,&#8221; Ichenzo wrote. &#8220;All premium features are unlocked until the full release becomes available on the Steam Store. Cloud gaming will require a PSN account with an active PS Plus Premium Subscription. Invites are going out by email to everyone who signed up. There are a lot of you, so give it a little time.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>All of that premium tier &#8211; 60fps, HDR, controller haptics, 4K upscaling, manual bitrate control &#8211; is unlocked for free for the length of the playtest. Once it ends, the free version drops back to a 1080p\/30fps ceiling, with pricing for the full premium unlock still unannounced. There&#8217;s no need to back out to desktop mode or run anything outside Steam to get it working, either.<\/p>\n<p>A Windows version is planned but not yet live; Ichenzo described it as coming &#8220;soonish&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Asobi isn&#8217;t a Sony product and has no official affiliation with PlayStation, Valve, or Steam. Furthermore, Sony itself sells the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/you-no-longer-need-a-ps5-to-play-astro-bot-and-other-ps5-exclusives\">PS Portal, which similarly allows anyone to use cloud streaming via PlayStation Plus Premium &#8211; effectively meaning you can bypass needing a PS5 console<\/a> in order to play the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/astro-bot\">Astro Bot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/borderlands-4\">Borderlands 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-guides-tips-tricks-9403\">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fortnite\">Fortnite<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/ghost-of-yotei\">Ghost of Y\u014dtei<\/a>, Grand Theft Auto V, Resident Evil 4, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>The difference, of course, is that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-portal-nasty-price-hike-recommendation\">PS Portal currently retails for \u00a3220<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News You can now stream PS Plus games to Steam Deck without owning a PS5 &#8211; and without buying a PS Portal Console yourself. 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