📦 PXPlay Multi Platform Release

PC v2.0.0 • Android v8.0.0

The new PXPlay Android v8.0.0 is now officially released 🎉

This is one of the biggest Android updates ever released for PXPlay and brings a completely redesigned modern UI, improved streaming controls, enhanced DualSense support, new home screen widgets, better console management and many quality-of-life improvements across phones, tablets, foldables and Android TV.

The PC version remains on v2.0.0 and is unchanged. Its notes are still valid and are included below for reference.

To use PXPlay you need a valid license key which can be purchased here:
https://streamingdv.com/shop-list-ns.html

Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=psplay.grill.com

iOS App Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pxplay-remote-play/id1638586503

Windows, Linux and macOS share the same desktop license key.
The Android APK requires its own separate license.

📱 PXPlay Android v8.0.0

Version 8.0.0 marks a major milestone for PXPlay on Android.
The app has been redesigned from the ground up with a modern interface and many long requested features for streaming, controller handling, console management and device specific layouts.

🚀 Major Highlights

🎨 Completely Redesigned Modern UI

PXPlay now features a much cleaner, more polished and modern Android interface.

• New modern UI across the app
• Redesigned Android TV experience
• Improved layouts for phones, tablets and foldables
• Dark mode support
• Improved settings, onboarding and console management screens
• Better visual consistency across the entire app

PXPlay should now feel much more like a modern Android and Android TV application.

⚡ Faster and Easier Console Setup

PXPlay v8.0.0 introduces major improvements for registering and connecting to consoles.

• Automatic remote registration without PIN where supported
• No need to be on the same local network for supported registration flows
• No 8 digit PIN required where automatic registration is available
• Improved registered console cards
• Optional explicit Wake-Up button for registered consoles
• Wake-Up button support directly from home screen widgets
• Auto Connect option for registered consoles when the app launches

This makes it much faster to jump directly into a Remote Play session.

🎮 Streaming Improvements

PXPlay v8.0.0 adds more control over how streams are displayed and tuned.

Display and Layout

• Compact stream area mode for foldables, dual-screen and flip devices
• Option to display the stream in the top 50% of the screen
• Better layout options for multitasking or additional controller space
• More aspect ratio options
• New zoomed modes such as 21:9, 4:3 and more
• Optional aspect ratio button during streaming
• Quickly switch aspect ratio modes during an active session

Performance Overlay

A new toggleable performance overlay can show live stream metrics:

• Resolution
• RTT
• BT / bandwidth
• VL / video loss percentage
• DT / decoding time

Image Quality

• Configurable FSR sharpening parameter
• More control for tuning clarity and image sharpness
• Better flexibility for different screens and streaming setups

Connection Profiles

• Override settings independently for Remote Play and Local Play
• Configure connection behavior per registered console
• Set a preferred default Remote Play connection mode
  • PSN
  • Manual IP

This saves extra clicks when starting a session.

🕹️ Controller and Input Improvements

PXPlay v8.0.0 includes major improvements for gamepad configuration and DualSense support.

Improved Gamepad Mapping

• New gamepad button mapping UI
• No more scrolling through huge old-style button lists
• Only map the buttons you actually want to change
• Cleaner and faster configuration workflow

DualSense Improvements

• DualSense haptic intensity now follows the console settings
• DualSense adaptive trigger intensity now follows the console settings
• DualSense lightbar colors are forwarded from the PlayStation to PXPlay
• Optional on-screen display of forwarded lightbar colors

Input Performance

• New gamepad refresh rate setting
• Added Ultra refresh rate option
• Improved input responsiveness and configuration flexibility

On-Screen Controls

• Individual toggle touch mode settings for different on-screen button groups
• Option to disable portrait on-screen controller layouts
• Cleaner portrait mode experience if desired

🏠 Home Screen and Console Management

PXPlay now offers better home screen integration and more flexible console management.

• New Android home screen widgets
• Add registered consoles directly to the device home screen
• Quickly launch consoles from widgets
• Wake-Up button available on widgets
• Auto Connect support for registered consoles
• Improved registered console cards
• Dashboard refinements

Home Screen Customization

• Option to show only one registered console card per screen
• Better layout for users with only one console
• Option to disable vertical background stripes
• Cleaner and more minimal appearance settings

🌍 UI, Localization and Quality of Life

• More translation coverage
• Localization improvements
• Many smaller UX refinements
• Improved appearance settings
• Improved onboarding flow
• Better settings organization
• General performance improvements
• Many stability refinements

This update is focused on making PXPlay feel more modern, flexible and powerful, especially for foldables, Android TV users, DualSense users and everyone who wants deeper control over streaming quality and input behavior.

⚠️ Android Notes

• Some features depend on Android version, device type and controller support
• Automatic remote registration availability may depend on console and network conditions
• DualSense haptic, trigger and lightbar behavior depends on the connected controller and console support
• Widget behavior may vary depending on Android launcher implementation
• Keep your Android system and controller firmware up to date for best results

If you encounter issues, please include:

• Android device model
• Android version
• Controller model and connection type
• Streaming settings
• Local Play or Remote Play mode
• A short description of the issue

Send reports to streamingdv@outlook.com

🖥️ PXPlay v2.0.0 PC

The PC version remains on v2.0.0 and does not include changes in this release.
The following notes are still valid.

Version 2.0.0 marks the next generation of PXPlay on desktop.
All desktop platforms now share a unified GPU-first rendering pipeline designed for lower latency, reduced CPU usage and improved visual quality and with upscaling support.

🚀 Major Highlights

🌍 Unified Cross Platform Rendering Core

• Zero-copy rendering where supported
• Reduced CPU overhead
• Lower input latency
• Improved frame pacing and reduced micro stutter

This finalizes the rendering transition that was introduced during the previous beta cycles.

🔎 2K and 4K Spatial Upscaling

PXPlay now fully supports high resolution output across all desktop platforms.

• MetalFX upscaling on macOS
• FSR 1.0 upscaling on Windows and Linux
• Adjustable sharpening strength
• Improved clarity on 1440p and 4K displays

Ideal for large monitors, handheld PCs and high DPI setups.

🍎 macOS

• Metal rendering backend as default
• MetalFX spatial upscaling support
• Optimized for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs
• Improved macOS UI with automatic Dark and Light mode
• Improved stream preview and layout consistency
• Faster startup behavior
• Improved decoder stability

🪟 Windows

D3D11 Backend

• Default rendering backend
• Zero-copy GPU rendering
• Lowest Latency and Balanced frame pacing modes
• Native HDR output support
• HDR tone mapping for SDR displays

Vulkan Backend

• Optional high quality enhancement mode
• Debanding filter
• Clarity boost post processing

Additional improvements

• FSR 1.0 spatial upscaling
• Adjustable sharpening
• Improved compatibility across older and newer GPUs
• Dark Mode support
• Various UI refinements
• Additional frame pacing algorithms: Balanced and Lowest Latency

🐧 Linux

• Modern Vulkan rendering backend
• Hardware accelerated GPU rendering
• Zero-copy processing where supported
• Integrated FSR 1.0 upscaling
• Adjustable sharpening strength
• Reduced rendering overhead
• Improved stability across different driver configurations
• Dark theme support

Frame pacing options are currently not available on Linux.

🎮 Performance and Stability Improvements

• Improved decoder reliability
• Reduced risk of rare video freezes
• Enhanced rendering error handling
• Backend optimizations across all platforms
• Refined license validation logic

⚠️ PC Notes

• Keep GPU drivers up to date for best performance
• HDR and upscaling behavior may vary depending on hardware
• Rare GPU or driver specific issues may still occur

If you encounter issues, please include:

• Operating system and version
• GPU model and driver version
• Rendering backend used
• Resolution and streaming settings

Send reports to streamingdv@outlook.com

System Requirements

PC

• Windows 10 or 11
• Linux x64 such as Ubuntu 20.04 or equivalent
• macOS 12.7 or newer
• Modern GPU with up to date drivers

Android

• Android 6.0 or newer
• Minimum 2 GB RAM
• Minimum resolution 1024 × 768

Licensing

A valid license is required to use PXPlay.
Purchase here: https://streamingdv.com/shop-list-ns.html

Windows, Linux and macOS share one desktop license key.
Android requires a separate Android license.

By downloading PXPlay you agree to the EULA and Privacy Policy:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/streamingdv/PSPlay-Application-Hosting/main/eula.txt
https://streamingdv.github.io/privacy/pxplay_privacy_policy.html

Thank you for supporting PXPlay and being part of the cross platform journey 🚀