PS5

Thanks to a recent firmware update, you can now automatically switch between SDR and HDR on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition.

If you are interested in this new feature, then you can take a look at this step-by-step guide at Seeking Tech to see how you can enable it.

Upgrade to the latest PS5 firmware

Without the latest firmware for your PlayStation 5, you would have to manually enable and disable HDR. So, if you haven’t done so already, you need to update to the latest software versions of your system.

To manually download the newest firmware, you can take the following steps:

1. Make sure that you are in the home screen. This is the main menu where you select which game to play.

2. From the home screen, head into “Settings.” You can find the “Settings” option on the upper right corner of the screen with the gear cog icon.

3. Inside the “Settings” menu, head to “System.”

4. Inside the “System” menu, select to “System Software” option from the left side and then the “System Software and Update Settings” option on the right side of the same screen.

5. Inside the “System Software and Update Settings” menu, select the “Update System Software” option.

6. In the “Update System Software” menu, select “Update Using Internet.”

You can also select “Update from USB Drive” if you have the latest firmware update on a USB drive that is connected to your system. Thie update file must be in the PS5 > UPDATE folder in order for the system to recognize it and initiate the firmware update.

How to enable auto switching for SDR and HDR on PS5

In order to enable the auto-switching for SDR and HDR on the PlayStation 5, you need to take the following steps:

1. As we stated above, make sure you have the latest firmware for your PlayStation 5.

2. Go to the home screen, which is the main menu where you can select games to play.

3. In the home screen, select the “Settings” option, which has a gear cog icon located on the top right corner of the screen.

4. In the “Settings” menu, select “Screen and Video.”

5. In the “Screen and Video” menu, select the “Video Output” option on the left side and then the “HDR” option.

6. In the pop-up menu, you will have three choices.

The “Off” option will disable HDR for all game and video content, including those that support HDR.

The “Always On” option will enable HDR for all games and other content, including those that can only display in SDR.

The “On When Supported” option will enable HDR when it is supported and disable the SDR to HDR conversion when only SDR is supported. This option is helpful since you don’t have to manually enable or disable HDR depending on the content.

Keep in mind that using the “Always On” option or the “On When Supported” option will set “Deep Color Output” to the “Automatic” setting. The “Deep Color Output” setting is required to be enabled for HDR. If you set “Deep Color Output” to “Off,” then HDR will automatically be disabled as well.

It should also be noted that converting SDR to HDR will change how a game will look for better or worse. We recommend testing out both the “Off” and “Always On” options to see which you prefer. If you want to use the developer’s intent, then we suggest using the “On When Supported” option.

With the PlayStation 5, as well as the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, you can use your voice to quickly search for a game, movie, television show, application as well as another player.

If you are interested in using voice search, then you can check out this step-by-step tutorial from Seeking Tech.

How to check the microphone status on PS5

Before you can use voice search, you need a way to “talk” to your PlayStation 5. Fortunately, the DualSense comes with a built-in microphone. Not to mention that you can use a headset as well as other compatible devices as well.

To check what microphone is currently active when using your PS5, you need to do the following:

1. First off, you need to be on the home screen, which is the main system menu where you can choose a game to play.

2. In the home screen, you will need to go to “Settings,” which can be found in the top right side of the main menu.

3. In the “Settings” menu, you will need to select the “Sound” option.

4. In the “Sound” menu, you will need to select the “Microphone” option from the list located on the left side of the screen.

5. On the right side, you will see the “Input Device” option, which shows the currently enabled microphone that your PS5 is recognizing.

If you want to change the microphone input to a different device, select the “Input Device” option and then you will see a list of alternatives.

For best compatibility, we recommend using the “Microphone on Controller” option, which is the built-in mic of the DualSense.

6. Underneath the “Input Device” option from the “Sound” menu is “Adjust Microphone Level,” an option that lets you adjust the microphone input level.

You can use this setting to adjust the input volume level if PlayStation 5 system is having a hard time recognizing your voice input.

How to use the search bar with your voice

To take advantage of the voice search feature, you need to do the following:

1. From the home screen, press the Triangle button on you DualSense controller. This will quickly navigate you to the “Search” option located on the top right corner of the screen.

2. Select the “Search” option to go to the “Search” menu.

3. In the “Search” menu, you will see a microphone symbol to the right of the “Search for games, movies, TV shows, players and apps” field. Select the microphone symbol to use voice search and you should hear an audio cue.

Keep in mind that, if you are using the DualSense, the built-in microphone in your controller will be unmuted when using voice search. If you have the controller muted by default, then it will automatically become muted once you are done with using voice search.

You can tell that the built-in microphone on your DualSense is muted by looking at mic button that is located directly underneath the PS button. If the mic button is displaying an orange light, then it is currently muted. If the mic button isn’t displaying any lights, then it is currently enabled.

4. Next, you need speak into the microphone so that the PlayStation 5 will convert your dialogue into text in the search field.

5. Once you are done using the voice search, you can either press the R2 button on the DualSense controller or select the “Done” option.

6. In the search results, you can press the L1 and R1 buttons to sort the results based in the following categories:

• All
• Games
• Media
• Players

How to use voice search on PS5’s PlayStation Store

You can also use voice search on the PlayStation Store of the PlayStation 5.

To do so, you need to do the following:

1. Head to the PlayStation Store from the Home Screen by selecting the blue shopping bag.

2. Inside the PlayStation Store, press the Triangle button on your DualSense to quickly navigate to the “Search” option.

3. Select the “Search” option to go to the “Search” menu.

4. Inside the “Search” menu of the PlayStation Store, select the microphone option that is located to the right of the “Search for games and add-ons” field.

5. Speak into the microphone input and the system should convert you voice input into text.

6. Press the R2 button or select the “Done” option to confirm your voice search.

7. In the search results, you can sort the findings by using the L1 and R1 buttons on the DualSense in the following categories:

• All
• Games
• Media
• Players

The new firmware update for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition added further customization options when it comes to capturing screenshots and videos when you earn a trophy while playing a game.

You can follow this tutorial from Seeking Tech to see how you can customize the PS5 trophy screenshot and video captures.

Updating to the latest firmware

As we stated above, you need the latest software version of the PlayStation 5 in order to use the new customization features for trophy screenshots and videos.

You can manually update your system by taking the following steps:

1. From the home screen (this is the main menu that you use to select which game to play), head into “Settings.” You can find the option to do so in the upper right corner of the screen with the gear cog symbol.

2. Now that you are in the “Settings” menu, select “System” from the list of options.

3. From the “System” menu, first select “System Software” on the left side of the screen and then select “System Software Update and Settings” on the right side of the same screen.

4. In the menu, select “Update System Software.”

5. In the “System Software Update” menu, select either “Update Using the Internet” or “Update from USB Drive.”

How to customize when trophy screenshots are captured

To customize when a trophy screenshot is captured on PlayStation 5, you need to take the following steps:

1. Head to “Settings” from the home screen.

2. Inside the “Settings” menu, scroll down and then select the “Captures and Broadcasts” option.

3. Inside the “Captures and Broadcasts” menu, select the “Trophies” option on the left side and then the “Save Trophy Screenshots” option on the right side of the same screen.

The “Save Trophy Screenshots” setting will let you set when the PS5 system will take a screenshot when a specific trophy grade is earned.

4. In the pop-up menu, you have the following options:

“All Trophy Grades”

“Platinum, Gold, Silver”

“Platinum, Gold”

“Platinum”

“None”

How to customize when trophy videos are captured

If you want to customize when a trophy video is recorded, you need to do the following:

1. From the home screen, you need to head to the “Settings” menu.

2. Once you are in “Settings,” select the “Captures and Broadcasts” option from the list.

3. Once you are in the “Captures and Broadcasts” menu, select the “Trophies” option from the list of the left side of the screen and then the “Save Trophy Videos” option on the right side of the same screen.

4. You will get the following options in the pop-up menu:

“All Trophy Grades”

“Platinum, Gold, Silver”

“Platinum, Gold”

“Platinum”

“None”

5. Right underneath the “Save Trophy Videos” option in the “Captures and Broadcasts” menu is “Trophy Video Duration.”

With “Trophy Video Duration,” you can set the recording to “15 Seconds” or “30 Seconds.”

If you want to change the screenshot and/or video format when capturing, then you can take a look at our previous tutorial with this link.

Just like the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro, you can capture screenshots and videos on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition. With the new consoles, you will be able to change the output formats.

You can check out this step-by-step tutorial from Seeking Tech to see how you can change the formats for capturing screenshots and videos on the PS5.

How to change the format for screenshot captures on PS5

In order to change the screenshot format on the PlayStation 5, you need to take the following steps:

1. First off, you need to be in the home screen. This is the main system menu where you can choose which game to play.

2. From the home screen, you need to get to “Settings.” You can find the “Settings” option on the upper right corner of the screen.

3. In the “Settings” menu, scroll all the way down and then select the “Captures and Broadcasts” option.

4. In the “Captures and Broadcasts” menu, you need to select the “Captures” from the list of options on the left side.

5. On the right side of the same “Captures and Broadcasts” menu, you need to select the “Screenshot Format” option.

6. In the “Screenshot Format” menu, you need to select “File Type.”

7. In the pop-up menu, you can choose between “JPG” or “PNG.”

8. On the same “Screenshot Format” menu, you also have the option to enable HDR by selecting the “HDR (High Dynamic Range)” option.

Doing so will lock the file type to “Auto,” which means that you can only use the JPG format to capture screenshots in HDR on the PlayStation 5.

It should be noted that the HDR enhancements will be lost when the JPG file is transferred or shared even if you enabled HDR support.

PNG vs. JPG for PS5 screenshot captures

So, which is the better format when it comes to screenshots captures on the PlayStation 5: the PNG or the JPG?

The main advantage the PNG has over the JPG is better lossless compression. As a result, you will get a higher quality screenshot when compared to JPG.

On the other hand, JPG files are a lot smaller than PNG files of the same content. Furthermore, as we stated above, you can only capture HDR with the JPG format.

So, if you want the best-looking screenshot captures on PlayStation 5, then we recommend using PNG.

If you want to save space and/or want to take screenshots in HDR for PS5 games, then the JPG is the better image format.

How to change the format for video recordings on PS5

To change the format for video captures, you need to do the following:

1. In the home screen, you have to go to “Settings.”

2. Inside the “Settings” menu, you have to go to “Captures and Broadcasts.”

3. Inside the “Captures and Broadcasts” menu, you have to select “Captures” on the left side.

4. On the right side of the same “Captures” menu, you have to select “Video Clip Format.”

5. Inside the “Video Clip Format” menu, you have to select “File Type.”

6. In the pop-up menu, you can choose the “Most Efficient (WebM)” option or the “Most Compatible (MP4)” option.

As a result, you will be able to record your recent gameplay in either the WebM or MP4 format.

To record your recent gameplay when playing a game you can press the “Create” button on your DualSense controller. Doing so will save a clip of the previous 15 seconds of gameplay.

You can also press the “Create” button on your DualSense controller once to bring up the capture menu. In the menu, you can select “Save Recent Gameplay.”

In the pop-up menu, you can select “Save Short Clip” (which will record the last 15 seconds) or “Save Full Video” (which can record up to the last 60 minutes of gameplay).

7. In the “Video Clip Format” menu, you can also change the “Manual Record Resolution” to “1920 x 1080” or “3840 x 2160.” If you change the resolution to “1920 x 1080,” then you can use either the WebM or MP4 format. If you change the resolution to “3840 x 2160,” then you can only use the WebM format.

To manually record gameplay, press the “Create” button on your DualSense. In the capture menu, select the “Start New Recording” option. To stop a recording, press the “Create” button to bring up the capture menu again and then select the “Stop” recording option.

8. The last two options in the “Video Clip Format” menu are “Include Your Mic’s Audio” and “Include Voice Chat.”

The “Include Your Mic’s Audio” will add the audio recorded through your microphone, which includes the mic on your DualSense.

The “Include Voice Chat” option will add audio recorded in a voice chat session as long as the other players in the voice chat group allowed for their voices to be shared.

If you want to enable these options, makes sure the switches to the left of them are white. If the switches are black, you can select the options to turn the switches white.

MP4 vs. WebM for PS5 video recordings

So, which is the best format when it comes to recording gameplay videos on the PlayStation 5: the MP4 or the WebM?

The main advantage for MP4 is that the video quality is better when compared to the WebM when you are recording at 1080p. Furthermore, MP4 is the more widely used format of the two.

On the other hand, file sizes for WebM videos are smaller than the file sizes of MP4 videos when capturing at the same content and at the same resolution. As we stated above, WebM is also the only format on the PS5 to support 4K manual recording.

So, for best video quality when it comes to capturing PS5 gameplay videos at 1080p, we recommend using the MP4 format.

If you want to save as much space as possible and/or want to manually record videos in 4K, then you should use WebM instead.

The new firmware update for the PlayStation 5 (and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition) adds the ability to clear the cache of the system without having to unplug it.

To find out how can delete the temporary files in the menu of the system, you can check out this guide at Seeking Tech.

Why you should clear the cache on PS5

If you are experiencing issues with a game crashing or not even launching, then clearing the system cache is a potential fix for these problems.

How to clear the PlayStation 5 cache in Safe Mode

In order to clear the cache of the PlayStation 5 in Safe Mode, you have to take the following steps:

1. As we stated above, the ability to clear the cache in the menu was added in the latest software version of the PS5.

So, if you haven’t done so already, you need to update to the latest firmware. To do a manual update, first head to the home screen, which is the main system menu where you can select a game to play.

2. From the home screen, you will see a gear cog symbol on the upper right corner. Select it to go to the “Settings” menu.

3. From the “Settings” menu, select the “System” option from the list.

4. From the “System” menu, select the “System Software” option from the list on the left side.

5. On the right side of the same menu, select the “System Software Update and Settings” option from the list.

6. From the “System Software Update and Settings” menu, you will see the “Update System Software” option.

If you see the “Up to date” wording to the right of this option, then you don’t need to update the firmware of your PlayStation 5.

Otherwise, select the “Update System Software” option.

7. From the “System Software Update” menu, select either the “Update Using Internet” option, which we recommend, or the “Update from USB Drive” option.

8. With your PlayStation 5 updated to the latest firmware, you need to completely turn off the system. To do so, press the PS button on the DualSense and then navigate down to a list of icons.

9. Select the “Power” icon, which is located all the way to the right by default.

10. In the pop-up menu, select the “Turn Off PS5” option.

11. Make sure that your PS5 system isn’t displaying any lights. If you are seeing an orange light, then it means that your console is in rest mode.

If your system is in rest mode, turn it back on and then repeat steps 8 through 10 to turn it off completely.

12. With your PlayStation 5 turned off, locate the power button on the system. You need to press and hold the button for several seconds. You will hear one beeping noise initially and another beeping noise after a few moments later.

13. If done correctly, the PS5 will booth up in Safe Mode.

14. Follow the instructions on the screen to connect your DualSense to your PS5 by using as USB cable.

15. Press the PS button on your DualSense.

16. You should be in the Safe Mode menu.

Here, you need to select the “5. Clear Cache and Rebuild Database” option from the list.

17. In the next menu, select the “1. Clear System Software Cache” option.

18. In the next screen, select the “OK” option to delete the temporary files on your PS5.

19. Your system will automatically restart after the deletion is completed.

How to clear the PS5 cache without Safe Mode

You can also clear the PlayStation 5 cache without using the Safe Mode. Before the new firmware, the process to deleting the temporary files was to unplug the system from the power outlet, wait for a little bit and then plug it back into the power outlet.

If you are interested in doing so, you need to take the following steps:

1. Make sure that your PlayStation 5 is completely turned off as it should not be displaying any lights.

2. Once you are sure that your PS5 is turned off, unplug the power cord from the power outlet.

Make sure that the system is not in rest mode when you unplug its power cord as doing so may cause damage to the PlayStation 5.

3. Wait for at least 30 seconds.

4. After waiting, plug the PS5 system back into the power outlet.

5. Turn on the game console. The cache should be cleared.

With the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, you are able to keep up to date on the latest news for a particular game in the Explore tab every time you turn on your system. In order to do so, you need to follow a game.

You can check out this Seeking Tech tutorial to find out how you can manually follow a game on the PS5.

How to check if a game is already being followed on PS5

If you downloaded a game on your user account, then the game should be automatically be followed on the PlayStation 5.

In order to check a list of already followed games, you need to do the following:

1. The followed games menu was added in a recent firmware update. If you haven’t done so already, make sure your PS5 system is on the current software version.

To update the firmware from the home screen (which is the main menu you use to select which game to play), you need to go to “Settings.” You will find this option on the upper right corner of the screen with the gear cog symbol.

In the “Settings” menu, select “System.”

In the “System” menu, select “System Software” from the options available on the left side and then “System Software Update and Settings” on the right side.

In the “System Software Update and Settings” menu, select the “Update System Software” option.

In the “System Software Update” menu, select the “Update Using the Internet” or “Update from USB Drive” option to start the firmware update process.

2. Now that you are on the latest software version of the PlayStation 5, returned to the aforementioned “Settings” menu.

3. In “Settings,” find and select the “Saved Data and Game/App Settings.”

4. In “Saved Data and Game/App Settings,” select the “Followed Games” options on the left side and then “Manage Followed Games” on the right side.

5. In the “Followed Games” menu, you will see a list of games that you are currently following. This list is in alphabetical order. You can also use this menu to unfollow games you no longer want to appear on the Explore tab.

How to manually follow your games on PS5

To manually follow a PS4 or PS5 game you downloaded on your account, you need to take the following steps:

1. From the home screen, go all the way to the right in the Games section and then select the “Game Library” option.

2. In the “Game Library” menu, you find your collection of games you have tied to your user account. These are the games you have played, downloaded and/or purchased with your PSN account.

If you have a huge list of games, you can try using the “Sort and Filter” option located to the left of the listed games. It has a symbol that features three horizontal lines with a down-pointing arrow.

3. Select the game you want to follow to open the game’s page on your PlayStation 5.

4. On the game page, select the “…” option.

5. In the pop-up menu, select the “Follow” option. If you only see the “Unfollow” option available, then it means that the game is already being followed.

How to follow a game you haven’t bought or downloaded on PS5

To follow a game you haven’t bought or downloaded yet using your PSN user account on the PlayStation 5, you need to do the following:

1. From the home screen, head to the PlayStation Store.

2. In the PlayStation Store, select the Search icon located at the top right of the menu.

3. In the search menu, select the “Search for games and add-ons” section.

4. Using the virtual keyboard on screen, type in the game’s title. Press the R2 button, or select the “Done” key from the virtual keyboard, once you are done typing.

5. Select the game from the results to enter the game’s product page. If you can’t find your game, then make sure you spell out its title correctly. There is also a chance that the game has not yet been listed or have been delisted from the PlayStation Store.

6. In the game’s product page, select the “…” option.

7. In the new pop-up menu, select the “Follow” option.

When turning on your PlayStation 5, or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, the first thing you will see in the home screen main menu is the Explore tab.

If you want to delete the Explore tab, then you can follow this tutorial at Seeking Tech.

What is the Explore tab on PlayStation 5?

The Explore tab shows off the latest news and updates for the games you have downloaded on your user account. This section will also display the latest news on games you haven’t bought if you choose to “follow” it from the PlayStation Store.

Can you delete the Explore tab on PS5?

Unfortunately, you can’t completely delete the Explore tab on the PlayStation 5.

Thankfully, there is a way to block the news feed from appearing. There is also a way to curate the news that appear in the tab.

How to block the Explore tab on PS5

To block the Explore tab on the PlayStation 5, you need to disconnect from the PlayStation Network.

To do so, you can take the following steps:

1. If you are only using a wired Ethernet connection, you can simply unplug the Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port of your PlayStation 5.

2. If you are using a wireless connection, you first need to go to the home screen. This is the same menu where the Explore tab is located.

3. In the home screen, you need to go to “Settings.” You will find this option, which has a gear cog symbol, on the top right corner of the menu.

4. In the new “Settings” menu, you need to go to “Network.”

5. In the new “Network” menu, you need to select “Settings” from the left side.

6. On the right side of the same menu, make sure that the switch to the right of the “Connect to the Internet” option is black, which indicates that the game system is currently not connected online.

If the switch is white, select the “Connect to the Internet” option to turn the switch black.

By being offline, the Explore tab will remove all the news and show the following message:

“You’re offline

Go online to use this feature.”

The tab will also provide a shortcut to the “Network Settings” menu where you can reconnect the system to the Internet.

Keep in mind that you won’t be able to play any online multiplayer games if your PS5 system is not connected to the PlayStation Network. So, if you want to play online, you will have to deal with the news feed appearing in the home screen main menu.

How to remove news from certain games on Explore tab

If you want to stay connected online and/or want to be kept updated on news for select games, you can try unfollowing the games you want to remove from the Explore tab.

To do so, you need to do the following:

1. First, you need to go to the “Followed Games” menu, which was added in the latest firmware update. So, if you haven’t done so already, make sure that your PlayStation 5 has the latest software version installed.

2. The fastest way to go the “Followed Games” menu is to select the Explore tab from the home screen by pressing the X directional or down directional button on your DualSense. On the upper right corner of the Explore section, you should find the “Followed Games” option.

Another way to go to the “Followed Games” menu is by selecting “Settings” from the home screen. In the “Settings” menu, go to “Saved Data and Game/App Settings.” In the “Saved Data and Game/App Settings” menu, select the “Followed Games” option of the left side and then the “Mange Followed Games” option on the right side of the same screen.

3. In the “Followed Games” menu, you will see a list of games that your PlayStation 5 is currently following and will, thus, display updates on the Explore tab.

Select the “Unfollow” option to the right of the game’s title to remove any news for that particular game from the Explore tab. You can also select the “Undo” option if you made a mistake.

4. Once you are done with unfollowing the games you don’t want to see on the Explore tab, you can back out by pressing the O button on your DualSense.

By unfollowing a game and then backing out of the “Followed Games” menu, the game will disappear from the “Followed Games” menu.

You have to manually follow the unfollowed game again if you want its news and updates to appear on the Explore tab.

With the new firmware of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation Digital Edition, you can now use One-Touch Play and Power Off Link.

If you are interested in either of these features, then you can follow this tutorial at Seeking Tech to find out how to enable them.

What is One-Touch Play on PS5?

One-Touch Play is a feature that will let your PlayStation 5 turn on the monitor or television set it is connected to over HDMI.

When you turn on your PS5, the monitor or TV it is connected to through HDMI will also be turned on. Furthermore, the monitor or TV will automatically switch to the input source for the PlayStation 5.

What is Power Off Link on PS5?

Power Off Link is a feature that send your PlayStation 5 into rest mode when you turn off the monitor or television set it is connected to over HDMI.

So, if you shut down the monitor or TV that is connected to your PS5, your PS5 will automatically go into rest mode

Update to latest software version for PS5

As we stated above, both One-Touch Play and Power Off Link were added to the latest software version of the PlayStation 5. So, if you haven’t done so already, you need to update to the newest firmware.

To manually update, you can take the following steps:

1. With your PlayStation 5 connected online and logged into the PlayStation Network, go to the home screen of the system menu. This is where you select a game to play.

2. On the home screen menu, locate and select “Settings.” This is located on the top right corner of the screen.

3. In the “Settings” menu, navigate down and select the “System” option.

4. In the “System” menu, select “System Software” from the options on the left side.

5. In the same “System” menu, select “System Software Update and Settings” on the right side.

6. In the “System Software Update and Settings” menu select the “Update System Software” option. If the note to the right of the wording says that the software is “Up to date,” then you don’t need to update.

7. In the “System Software Update” menu, select “Update Using Internet.” You can also select “Update from USB Drive” but that option is a lot more complicated and more time consuming.

How to enable One-Touch Play and Power Off Link on PlayStation 5

To enable One-Touch Play and Power Off Link on the PS5, you need to take the following steps:

1. As we mentioned above, make sure you have the latest firmware installed on your PS5 system.

2. You should also make sure that your television set or monitor support HDMI Device Link, One-Touch Play and/or Power Off Link.

3. If you met all the prerequisites, head to the home screen on your PlayStation 5. The home screen is the main system menu where you can choose which game to launch.

4. From the home screen menu, head to “Settings,” which you can find on the upper right corner of the screen with the gear cog symbol.

5. Under the “Settings” menu, head to the “System.”

6. In the “System” menu, select “HDMI” from the options available on the left side of the screen.

7. On the right side of the same screen, make sure that the switch to the right of “Enable HDMI Device Link” is white. This means that you can use your PS5 to control your monitor/television and vice versa. If it is black, select “Enable HDMI Device Link” to turn the switch white.

8. With HDMI Device Link enabled, you will also see two options below: “Enable One-Touch Play” and “Enable Power Off Link.” Make sure that the switches to these are white. If they are black, select the options to turn the switches white.

How to disable One-Touch Play and Power Off Link on PlayStation 5

To disable One-Touch Play and/or Power Off Link on the PS5, you need to do the following:

1. Return to the “HDMI” Settings menu. From the home screen main menu, you need to go to “Settings” and then “System.” In the “System” menu, select “HDMI” on the left tab.

2. To disable both One-Touch Play and Power Off Link, you can disable HDMI Device Link by turning the switch to the right of “Enable HDMI Device Link” to black.

You can also leave the HDMI Device Link enabled and manually disable both features by making sure the switches to right of “Enable One-Touch Play” and “Enable Power Off Link” are black.

3. If you want enable One-Touch Play but disable Power Off Link or enable Power Off Link but disable One-Touch Play, you need to make sure that the switch next to the “Enable HDMI Device Link” is white.

You can then manually turn the switch to white or black with the “Enable One-Touch Play” and “Enable Power Off Link” options.

Thanks to a new firmware update, you can now hide games from the menus of your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition system.

You can follow this guide at Seeking Tech to see how you can hide, as well as unhide games, on your PS5.

How to hide games on PlayStation 5

To hide a game on your PlayStation 5, you need to take the following steps.

1. Make sure you are viewing the home screen. This is the main menu of the system where you can select which game to play.

2. In the home screen, go all the way to the right in the Games section and then select the “Game Library” option.

3. Inside the “Game Library” menu, hover over the game you want to hide.

4. With the game highlighted, press the options button on your DualSense controller. This button has the three horizontal lines on top of (it is located directly to the left of the triangle button).

5. In the popup menu, select the “Hide” option.

6. If you would also like to delete the trophies for the hidden game, then you can check out this tutorial.

How to hide games on PS5 from other PSN users

If you would also want to hide your games from being viewed online by other PlayStation Network users on the PlayStation 5, you can take the following steps:

1. From the home screen, select your profile picture, which is located on the top right corner of the screen.

2. In the pop-up menu, select the “Profile” option.

3. Inside the “Profile” menu, select the “Privacy Settings” option, which is located all the way to the right.

4. Inside the “View and Customize Your Privacy Settings” menu, scroll down until to the “Your activity” section.

5. Here you have three options:

“Who can see your online status and what you’re currently play” – This option will show your online status and the current game you are playing when logged into the PlayStation Network. You can set this to “Friends Only,” “Friends of Friends” or “Anyone.”

“Who can see your gaming history” – This option will show the games you have played, your trophy status for the game and the game-specific challenges you participated in. You can set this to “No One,” “Friends Only,” “Friends of Friends” or “Anyone.”

“Hide your games from other players” – This option allows you to hide any games in your library from other PSN users. As a result, none of the activities from the game will be shown. Select this option to bring up a menu of games that you can hide from viewing. Pick the games you want hidden (the switch to the right of the game’s title will turn white, which signals that the game will be hidden) and then back out of the menu by pressing the O (circle) button on your DualSense to confirm your selection.

How to unhide games on PS5

If you want to unhide a game and make it visible in the menus again on the PlayStation 5, you need to do the following:

1. In the home screen, head to the “Game Library,” which is the rightmost option in the Games section.

2. In the “Game Library” menu, locate and select the “Sort and Filter” option. This is located to the left of the games. It has a symbol that is a combination of a down-pointing arrow in addition to three horizontal lines.

3. In the new pop-up menu, scroll down and select the “Hidden Items” option. Make sure the switch to the right of the wording is white, which signals that the hidden games will be shown.

4. Back out of the pop-up menu by pressing the O (Circle) button on your DualSense.

5. If done correctly, you should now see all the games that have been previously hidden.

6. Hover over the game you want to make visible again and then press the Options button on your DualSense.

7. In the pop-up menu, select the “Unhide” option.

How to unhide games on PS5 from other PSN users

To unhide a game from being viewed by other PSN users, you need to do the following:

1. Select your user profile picture from the home screen

2. Select the “Profile” option from the pop-up screen.

3. Select the “Privacy Settings” option in the Profile menu.

4. Select the “Hide your games from other players” option in the “View and Customize Your Privacy Settings” menu.

5. In the “Hide your games from other players” select the game you want to unhide from other PSN players. The switch to the right of the game’s title will turn black, which means that the game will no longer be hidden from others.

Thanks to a recent firmware update, you can now transfer PlayStation 5 games, along with PlayStation 4 games, to an external hard disk drive or external solid state drive.

If you are interested in doing so, then you can follow this guide at Seeking Tech.

Why you should use an external HDD or SSD with PlayStation 5

The main benefit for using an external hard disk drive or solid state drive with your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition is to save space. The internal console SSD storage that comes with the system can only hold 825 GB, a big portion of which are already used by the operating system.

Using an external storage will also save you bandwidth as you don’t have to worry about exceeding any ISP limits when redownloading games. Not to mention that moving a game from an external drive to the console storage should be a lot faster when compared to re-downloading and re-installing a game.

Lastly, by using an external HDD or SSD, you can also easily transfer your games from one PS5 system to another.

What hard disk drives and solid state drives are compatible with PS5?

For an external storage drive to be compatible with your PlayStation 5 (as well as PlayStation 5 Digital Edition), it needs to meet the minimal requirements of being at least 250 GB in capacity while using SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps or later.

The maximum external storage capacity for both HDDs and SSDs, when it comes to PS5 support, is 8 TB.

For USB, the system supports the following USB versions:

• USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps)
• USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps)
• USB 3.2 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps)
• USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps)
• USB 3.2 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps)
• USB 3.2 Gen1x2 (SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps)
• USB 3.2 Gen2x2 (SuperSpeed USB 20 Gbps)

How to update to the latest firmware for PlayStation 5

To be able to transfer PlayStation 5 games to an external storage drive, you need to update the system to the latest firmware.

If you set your console to automatically connect to the Internet when you turn it on, you should get a notification when a new software version of the PS5 is available.

To manually update, you can do the following:

1. From the Home Screen menu (this is the location you can choose which game to play), select the “Settings” option on the top right corner.

2. In “Settings,” go to “Network.”

3. In “Network,” select “Settings” from the left tab.

4. On the right side of the same screen, you will see the “Connect to the Internet” option. If the switch to the right of the option is white, then it means that you are connected. If the switch is black, then you need to turn the switch white to log your system onto the Internet.

5. Go back to the original “Settings” menu.

6. Here, you need to select “System.”

7. In “System,” select “System Software” on the left side and then “System Software Update and Settings” on the right side of the same screen.

8. In “System Software Update and Settings,” select “Update System Software.”

9. In “System Software Update” menu, select “Update Using the Internet.”

How to connect an external HDD or SSD to a PlayStation 5

In order to connect an external storage drive on the PS5, you need to take the following steps:

1. First off, you need to make sure that your hard disk drive or solid state drive meets the minimal requirements of SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps and 250 GB capacity.

2. To connect to the PlayStation 5, you can use either of the USB ports located in the back of the system as are SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps.

3. If you are using a desktop external storage drive that needs a power outlet, make sure you plug the drive into the power outlet. If you drive needs to be manually powered on, you need to make sure it is turned on when connected to the PS5 as well.

How to format an external HDD or SSD on PS5

If your external storage drive has not been formatted for use with the PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5, you will need to do so.

To format the drive, you can take the following steps:

1. Make sure that the external storage drive you are trying to format for PS5 does not have any important data on it as the formatting process will delete all data that are currently on the drive. If you have any important data, make sure you copy it over to another storage before formatting.

2. Go to the Home Screen on your PlayStation 5 console.

3. In the Home Screen, go to “Settings.”

4. In the “Settings” menu, go to “Storage.”

5. In the “Storage” menu, select “Extended Storage” on the left tab and then “Format as Extended Storage” option on the right side of the same screen.

How to move a PS4 or PS5 game to an external HDD or SSD

In order to move a PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 game from the internal SSD of the PS5 to an external storage drive, you need to take the following steps:

1. In the Home Screen, hover over the game in which you want to move over to an external drive.

2. Press the Options button on your DualSense. This is the button that has three horizontal lines located to the left of the Triangle button.

3. In the pop-up menu, select the “Move to USB Extended Storage” option.

4. If you can’t find the game you want to move over, you can go to your “Game Library.” This option is located all the way to the right in the game selection section of the Home Screen.

5. In the “Game Library” menu, press the R1 button on your DualSense to filter the games to “Installed.” This will showcase the games that are currently installed on the PS5 internal SSD.

6. Hover over a game you want to be moved to an external drive and then press the Options button on your DualSense.

7. In the pop-up menu, select the “Move to USB Extended Storage” option.

8. In the “Games and Apps in Console Storage” menu, you can also select other games you want to move over as well. Once you are done, select the “Move” option on the bottom right corner of the screen.

9. In the pop-up menu, select “OK.”

How to move a PS4/PS5 game from external HDD/SSD to the PS5 console storage

In order to move a PS4 or PS5 game from the external storage drive to the PS5 console storage, you need to do the following:

1. Go to “Settings” from the Home Screen.

2. In “Settings,” go to “Storage.”

3. In “Storage,” select to “External Storage” on the left tab and then the “Games and Apps” option on the right side of the same screen.

4. In the “Games and Apps in USB Extended Storage” menu, press R1 on your DualSense to go to the “Move PS4 Content” or “Move PS5 Games” section.

5. Here, you can select the games you want to move from your external drive to the console storage.

6. Once you made your selection, go to the “Move” option located on the bottom right corner of the screen.

7. Select the “OK” option from the notification pop-up to begin the moving process.

Can you play PS5 games directly on the external storage drive?

You cannot play PlayStation 5 games directly on the external storage drive. You can only play PS5 games using the internal SSD of the system or a compatible M.2 SSD drive from the expansion slot.

The only games you can play directly off of the external storage are backwards compatible PS4 games.

Can you directly download PS5 games to the external storage drive?

PlayStation 5 games can’t be downloaded directly to an external storage drive. The software will have to be downloaded first on the internal PS5 SSD or a compatible M.2 SSD before being able to be transferred over to the extended storage.

Can you use two external storage drives at the same time on PS5?

Although you can connect two or more external storage drives on the PlayStation 5, you can only use one at a time.

Can you use an USB hub to connect an external drive to PS5?

You can’t connect an external hard disk drive or an external solid state drive to the PlayStation by using an USB hub. These external drives need to be connected directly to the USB ports located at back of the game console.