MacOS
Connect your favorite supported PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo controllers to a Cronus Zen and a PlayStation 5, using the official Sony PS REMOTE PLAY app for MacOS.
You need to setup Zen Studio on a Windows PC, or Windows installed to a Mac using Bootcamp. Check out the Apple® page for more details.
Download the latest PS Remote Play for MacOS (Click here for the official download page). Manually agree to the download policy by checking the box and the Download button will become available. The file is called RemotePlayInstaller.pkg; open it to install.
Select your preferred language, then click OK. It will download the installer file in your chosen language and ask where you'd like to install (leave this as default), click the Next and Install buttons to begin the installation of PS REMOTE PLAY for Windows.
If this is your first time running the app, it will ask you to sign in to the same PSN account (1) as the PS5 you want to game on. Enter your account details (2), select the Confirm and Continue button and you'll come to a screen asking, "Which do you prefer to connect to"?
Don't select PS5 just yet. You need to change a couple of settings (3) because you're not actually using the app to game on your PC, it's only being used to send your DUALSENSE controller outputs directly to the PS5, so all video quality settings should be set to their lowest.
Select the cog icon on the left (3) and set the Video Quality for Remote Play to 360p, the Frame Rate to standard, and DO NOT check the HDR box if it gives you the option. Click OK to finish and that's all the setup steps you need to do for PS REMOTE PLAY!
Every time you load the PS REMOTE PLAY app in future, it will immediately ask to connect to your PS5 and away you go!
KNOWN ISSUE: The Zen may crash with an E3002 error if you press the mute button on the DUALSENSE controller (when muted the LED is ORANGE). Click on the mic icon to mute/unmute without risking the error (see image above).
Setup Hardware: MacBook (macOS Catalina 10.5.7) w/ SONY PS REMOTE PLAY, DUALSENSE controller, Zen Studio , and Zen Firmware .
Connect the CRONUS ZEN to a WINDOWS PC (or a Mac running Bootcamp) using the PROG USB cable.
- Open ZEN STUDIO > Device Panel > Select "Enable PS Remote Play"
- Once you have verified that PS REMOTE PLAY is enabled in Zen Studio, disconnect Zen from the PC and continue setup on your Mac.
- Connect the CRONUS ZEN to a MAC using both PROG & CONSOLE/PC USB cables.
- Connect a DUALSENSE controller to A1 and press the PS button to power it on.
- Open the PS REMOTE PLAY app and select your PS5. (You can now move to your TV).
- The DUALSENSE touchpad LED is WHITE when browsing the PS5 menu and changes to BLUE as soon as you open any PS5 game.
Setup Hardware: MacBook (macOS Catalina 10.5.7) w/ SONY PS REMOTE PLAY, DUALSENSE controller (fully charged🔋), Zen Studio , and Zen Firmware .
- Open ZEN STUDIO > Device Panel > Select "Enable PS Remote Play"
- Wait for the Zen to restart, then check PS REMOTE PLAY is enabled (unplug and reconnect all USB cables from the Zen if it doesn't detect in Zen Studio after the restart).
- Once you have verified that PS REMOTE PLAY is enabled in Zen Studio, disconnect Zen from the PC and continue setup on your Mac.
- Connect the CRONUS ZEN to a MAC using both PROG & CONSOLE/PC USB cables.
- Press Zen's Bluetooth pairing button P2 until the RGBs flash BLUE.
- Hold the CREATE+PS buttons until the DUALSENSE lightbar flashes WHITE.
- Open the PS REMOTE PLAY app and select your PS5. (You can now move to your TV).
- The DUALSENSE touchpad LED is WHITE when browsing the PS5 menu and changes to BLUE as soon as you open any PS5 game.
AUDIO: The DUALSENSE does not support audio over Bluetooth.
If you wish to use any other controller with PS REMOTE PLAY, simply follow the instructions above, the only difference being a DUALSENSE controller connects to A1 as a license donor, and your preferred PLAYSTATION, XBOX, or NINTENDO controller connects to A3, or pairs to the Zen using a Wireless adapter or Bluetooth (if supported). It will emulate as an original DUALSHOCK 4 controller👍
We also recommend using a powered USB hub with a 5v AUX port when using Cronus Zen to game on a PS5. This connects to your PC/Mac and the Zen connects to the hub. In almost every case, this will solve most, if not all issues with PS5 disconnecting, not pairing the controller, laggy response, no rumbles and no adaptive triggers.
The Cronus MK Switch + Powered Hub/5v Aux is now available from cronus.shop
Here are the official ONLINE REMOTE PLAY troubleshooting guides:
REMOTE PLAY LAG
If you experience lag with the official PS REMOTE PLAY app, try Chiaki Remote Play, a very popular open-source alternative that is fast and easy to setup.
Many community members have also offered the following tips for lag free PS5 gaming:
- Your console and PS REMOTE PLAY Windows device should both be on the same wired network.
- If vibration ever lags, simply reset the PS REMOTE PLAY app.
- If you are using a modern USB-C mobile device, try a USB-C GIGABIT ethernet adapter.
- Upload speed should be at least 5Mbps - but the higher the better.
- Ping/Latency is super important. Anything below 20ms is good. Bad ping = 💀
- Try another device - PS REMOTE PLAY may not work well for you on a Mac, but Android Chiaki may be for the win.
Also, the Bluetooth pairing between Zen and your controller will be lost if....
- You connect the controller to a console directly by USB
- You connect the controller to a Windows PC directly by USB
- You pair the controller via Wireless adapter to any other device
- You connect the controller to A1 then connect Zen to a console
- You perform a factory reset in Zen Studio