Back in the days before lawyers existed, a man was as good as his word. Well, I suppose one can commend Sony for actually sticking to their promise of releasing the Remote Play app for the Sony Xperia Z2 as well as the Xperia Z2 Tablet. The former happens to be the previos generation flagship device, which makes it all the more encouraging to know that at least Sony continues to look after their older handsets, and the Remote Play app which delivers game streaming is not the only “goodie” as you can read on after the jump.
Basically, this update can be said to be confirmation from Sony in an indirect manner that they still have plans for an older device, where it will also bump up the Xperia Z2’s mobile operating system version to Android 4.4.4 KitKat from Android 4.4.2 KitKat, while enabling many of the other features that were previously exclusive to the Xperia Z3, ensuring that those who sport the half year old flagship will not feel left out or ostracized.
Just what is Remote Play, anyways? It happens to be an app that enables one to play their PlayStation 4 games remotely, letting you enjoy your favorite games on the console while you are in a cafe somewhere, or even in a different room. Theoretically speaking, where there is Internet, you can play, but chances are the app will prevent you from doing so due to slow Internet speeds compared to being there in your living room with the console itself.
Other perks include Hi-Res audio playback and Sony’s very own DSEE HX technology that ought to let you hear over-compressed files in a whole new manner, not to mention delivering optimized settings profiles for different Sony headsets. [Press Release]