10 Hidden PS5 Features You Probably Didn't Know About

10 Hidden PS5 Features You Didn’t Know About

Welcome to MojoPlays, and today we’re breaking open this console, and looking at 10 Hidden PS5 Features You Didn’t Know About. The PS5 is still a pretty new beast, which means that there are a lot of treats that you may not know about, let’s see if we can teach each other something new.

Global Preferences

The PS5 gen games allow the player plenty of customisable options, from performance mode and polish modes, right through to deep and rich accessibility. But, if you can’t be bothered adjusting the settings every time you start a new game, the PS5's global preferences option allows users to customize system-wide settings, catering to their gaming preferences. Users can configure language settings, accessibility features, and even parental controls on a global scale. This streamlined customization ensures a consistent experience across all games and applications, saving users from repeatedly adjusting individual settings. The global preferences option enhances user convenience and accessibility, offering a centralized solution for consistent personal settings. If you didn’t know about this, you do now!

Turn Off Controller

Here's a simple and neat little trick that many players didn’t even realize they can do. There are a lot of button hacks across the PS5, but should the player want to turn their controller off with one button, they need only hold the PlayStation button on the controller for 10 seconds. 10 seconds is a long time, but that one button is very inviting. This allows the player to not have to worry about perfecting their automatic power off timer, and having more control of their own battery.

Game Help

Remember when we had to Google what to do when we got confused or stuck in a video game? PS5's Game Help feature revolutionizes gaming support with on-screen assistance. As a PS Plus member, players can access in-game hints, tips, and video guides without leaving the game, providing real-time assistance via the Control Center. Users can seamlessly navigate tutorials, walkthroughs, and strategies, fostering a more immersive and enjoyable gaming environment. Game Help really shows us that Sony is focusing heavily on user-friendly gaming, allowing all levels of gamers to enjoy their exclusives.

Control Center is Command Central

The PS5 Control Center is one of the most underutilized tools available to PS5 players, it’s customisable and packed with helpful quick options. By pressing the PS button on your controller, the Control Center sub-menu emerges at the screen's bottom. This enables you to perform various tasks without leaving your game, such as adjusting audio levels, accessing your Spotify account for music playback, and adding devices like headsets. Customizing the Control Center menu is possible by hovering over a menu item, then pressing the Options button on the controller, located to the right of the touchpad. This allows you to select or deselect items from a list, determining their appearance in the Control Center. In supported games, the Control Center showcases Challenges and Activity cards, challenging you to set records in speedruns or other timed events and compare scores with friends. Simply put, it’s worth exploring.

Pimp my PS5

The stark white PS5 isn’t for everyone. It is a large console, and the harshness doesn’t line up with the darker, more modern televisions and TV units most people have. Many PS5 owners don’t realize just how easy it is to pop off the white panels on the side of the PS5, and replace it with your own. Many 3rd party sellers have custom panels that are simply different colors, and even artistic designs to show off your favorite games. With the PS5 stand able to hold the PS5 vertical or horizontal, and any panel color of your choice, it’s not difficult to give your PS5 a personal touch.

Never Forget

Up until not that long ago really, the only way to capture console game footage was with a PC and capture card. NOT ANYMORE. The PS5 offers versatile capture options, empowering players to document their gaming experiences effortlessly. Users can capture screenshots by pressing the Create button on the controller, while holding it allows for video recordings. The system supports up to 4K resolution for captures, ensuring high-quality visuals. Additionally, the console introduces the new "Create" button functionality, enabling users to easily create and share engaging content. The Create button allows players to access a range of features, including capturing recent gameplay, recording gameplay videos, and even broadcasting live gameplay. This amount of capture choice makes it super easy for any PS5 owner to share their favourite moments with the world.

Automatic Remasters

If you've been fortunate to acquire a new PS5 console but aren't quite ready to bid farewell to your beloved PS4 adventures, then boy do we have a surprise for you. Upon first glance, many players don’t realize just how different some of their PS4 games are on the new console. PS4 games are not only compatible with the PS5, but the console's default-enabled Game Boost enhances their performance. Even if the game developer hasn't specifically optimized them, the PS5 will automatically elevate the content of PS4 games, delivering an improved gaming experience. So don’t be scared to jump back to those older games in your library, because we guarantee they look extra hot on the newest console.

Keyboard and Mouse

One of the lesser known features of the PS5 is the ability to plug a mouse and keyboard directly into the console and have it work seamlessly. Simply connect wired USB keyboards and mice directly to the USB ports on your PS5 for instant functionality. If you prefer wireless options, multiple keyboards or mice with USB dongles are also supported, but check online to make sure it’s compatible before you buy. It seems almost unfair to put a mouse and keyboard FPS player up against a controller FPS player, but don’t stress, I thought it would be an easy handicap, and I still got throttled.

Remote Play

Have you ever been sitting on the toilet in the middle of a massive gaming session, wishing your PS5 was portable? I hope not, you might have a problem. That being said, if you have, well check out remote play. As long as you have a smart phone and internet, you can stream your PS5 to your phone and other devices and play from there. It's not ideal to play God of War Ragnarok on your iPhone, but if you feel like it, you can do it.

Shopping

There are two features that will help you shop better on the PS5 that most players don’t know of, and we’d like to bump up your consumeristic passion by sharing them with you. Firstly, players might not be aware, but with the PlayStation app on their phone, they can easily and efficiently browse the store, purchase games, and even get them downloading straight to their PS5, all from their phone. The phone store actually functions arguably better than the console store and allows you to make those purchases from anywhere and have them ready by the time you get home. If you want to make sure you find the best bargains possible, a feature that was removed right before the PS5 launch has been sneakily added back in... Wishlisting. Simply add any game to your wishlist to be notified when it’s on sale. Get your phone out now! Consume, buy, LIVE! I need to go camping or something.