PS5: 8 Features You Need to Try on Your New PlayStation

This PS5 There is only one day of the launch and when Games are undoubtedly the most important part of any console launch, PS5’s new user interface is also very nice. We took a closer look at the options and found some tips and tricks to help supercharge your PlayStation experience.

Some are handled seamlessly during set up but others are buried in a mountain of settings and options. We felt it was worth breaking.

To tailor your PS5 experience to your own specific preferences, here’s what we feel is worth when you turn on your PS5.

1. Check your privacy settings

During the initial PS5 set-up you will be asked to choose from a range of four different privacy settings with names like “Social and Open” or “Solo and Focused”. It lets you control your profile and what other people can see.

But those settings may break further into that category, show you whether or not to show up in search results, or give you full control over who can add you as a friend.

These settings can be found in the Settings tab under the “Users and Accounts” tab.

2. Select your power settings

The PS5 gives you the ability to better control how much power your PS5 draws, mostly when you can put it in “Rest Mode”. Like the privacy settings, you’ll be able to choose between profiles during set-up, with presets that can be further broken if you feel like danda diving. These presets determine how long it takes your PS5 to deactivate and whether the console will automatically download updates – also very useful – very useful if you want to avoid something awful system update when you want to play something online .

3. Mess with HDR sliders

If you have a TV that is HDR enabled, you definitely want to make sure you have these settings right.

Again, the PS5 allows you to tinker with contrast and brightness during set-up, but, personally, I went a little further with these settings, mainly because if you change the settings on your TV after set-up ( Say, in game mode) it will affect the HDR settings. It makes sense to go back and optimize ize. Especially if you like about picture quality like me! (I’ve spent an embarrassing amount of time fixing these settings.)

Sub. Experiment with sub-menus

Probably my favorite part of my PS5’s UI is the sub-menu you can get during the game. Basically if you push the big PlayStation button in the middle of the controller, this sub-menu will pop up in the game. Very nifty.

This feature has changed a bit in older consoles for a while, but I’m a big fan of the PS5 version. It is unobtrusive, subtle and allows for customization.

You can access the settings, mess with the sound level and add additional devices like headphones. You can also link your Spotify account and select music from the sub-menu. VR options are also available from here, which will be a big help for those trying to fix VR issues on the fly.

By eliminating the need to go to the homepage to start a new game, you can easily switch between recently played games in this sub-menu.

But my favorite part: it’s possible to customize your sub menu. You can also add PS5’s ibility accessibility options to the sub, which I can imagine would be incredibly useful for disabled gamers.

5. Choose between performance and resolution

Those of you with PS4 Pro will most likely be aware that games are happening a bit PC. Like sports God of war And Horizon Zero Dawn lets you choose whether you want the PS4 Pro to focus its extra processing power on resolution or performance (which essentially means frame-rate).

Personally, I always prefer to focus on performance rather than resolution. And if you have a TV that doesn’t do 4K, you can Certainly Prefers performance over resolution.

Either way, to avoid the hassle of choosing new choices with each game you have, the PS5 allows you to choose the default default choice in the settings. Go to the saved data game / application settings and select game presets.

6. Pick your basic difficulty

In the game presets section, there is a lot of good stuff – you can also choose what difficulty you choose as default.

Personally, that’s not something I’ll do. I think the difficulty of the game is also subjective and varies greatly between games. But I know there are people out there who like to crank right away on a tight setting and vice to Lutu, who like to play games for the story.

7. Check your controller settings and keep a tinker

This is an absolute must.

This isn’t exactly a new thing, but the PS5 lets you set default LTT controller settings that apply to all games. First and foremost, you can make your default “in” on first-person shooters or in third-person games with my controls.

I have to constantly dive into the game settings to change it, so it’s a must for me.

You may have heard that the PS5 Dual Sense controller is a big leap in terms of its adaptive triggers and vibrate functions. You can also change the intensity of the effect. Personally I don’t touch it. I’m very happy with the default, but it’s there if you want to tweak it.

8. Select your spoiler settings

I can’t believe this exists but it does!

You can actually control the level of spoilers while navigating the PlayStation Store. You can choose between eliminating “all” potential spoilers or eliminating spoilers as determined by the game’s developers.

So if you become incredibly vulnerable to spoilers, you can go to the saved data game / application section of settings and click on game presets. The option is there.