Digital Foundry was given an anonymous tip from a Playstation 4 developer that the next-gen console would mandate Vita Remote Play.
Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida would later confirm the publication's report.
@mrdawe Yes, it's true unless the game requires specific hardware like the camera. It will be great to play PS4 games on PS Vita.
— Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) May 29, 2013
This comes as the Playstation Vita trails behind Nintendo's 3DS in sales along with attempting to provide off-TV play like the Wii U GamePad. It works similarly to OnLive's video game streaming service but instead, uses Gaikai's technology that's built into the Playstation 4 itself.
Vita Remote Play streams downscaled video from the Playstation 4 over Wifi while controller inputs are sent to the Playstation 4. Remote play has been supported on Sony's PSP for some games on the Playstation 3.
Will this move take away sales of Vita ports since people will be able to play the console version on their Vita? Expect Sony to elaborate on it's Vita Remote Play stance at this year's E3.
