We all purchase consoles primarily for gaming, and the PlayStation 5has some of the besttitles. However, each system presents its own learning curve with regard to the various features that surround gameplay, making even simple tasks like turning off your console or controller a bit confusing.
There are multiple ways to power down your PS5, and turning off or muting the controller itself isn’t challenging once you know what to look for.
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PlayStation 5 Digital Edition
A disk-less version of the PS5.
How to turn off your PS5 with or without a controller
Whether you’re done playing or just need to save energy, you have two straightforward options to turn off your PS5: using your controller or the console itself.
Turn off your PS5 with a controller
If you’vegot your controllerin hand, this is how you turn off your console – a nice, quick way to shut off your PS5.
After this, the console will power down, although it might take a few seconds before this is finished.
How to turn off your PS5 without a controller
If your controller isn’t on hand, the PS5 can be turned off manually, with the below steps.
This will power down the console.
If you let go of the button after just a single beep, the console will instead go into rest mode – there you are, you’ve shut off the PS5 another way.
How to turn off your PS5 controller
If it’s the controller itself that you want to shut off, follow these steps:
That’s it – your controller will be off at this point.
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How to turn off the PS5 controller microphone
The DualSense controller has a mic built into it, which is handy for when you don’t have a headset but want to chat. It’s useful, but what if you want to mute it? Thankfully, this is easy. Right under the PlayStation button in the middle of the controller, there’s ashort horizontal button. Press this to mute yourself. The button will go orange when you’re muted to let you keep track of your voice status.
Q: How do I put my PS5 into rest mode using the controller?
Instead of selectingTurn Off PS5in the quick menu, chooseEnter Rest Mode.This will keep your PS5 in a low-power state, allowing for updates and charging controllers.
