The Ultimate Guide To PS5 | 2025 Edition

Just got a PlayStation 5? Then watch our ultimate PS5 guide, explaining how to set up your PS5, useful settings, storage advice and game suggestions to make your PS5 experience ever better. It’s the ultimate PlayStation 5 beginners guide, but with a few handy tips and tricks that any PS5 owner will appreciate..

For more information on PS5 specs and model differences, check out our Ultimate PS5 Launch Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm3tCYxYogI&t=0s

Launch model PS5 guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHOootPR9fo
How to change your PS5 console cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKeu3RzAPcE&t=0s
How to set up PS VR2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4ziIBP2HJM&t=0s
Set up PS VR2 on PC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJwD2sE2TjA
39 PS5 tips and tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUS99_DcImg&t=0s
PS Plus Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrnQnfIr00Y&t=0s

Top 10 PS5 games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhGPVryotFI
PS5 moments everyone must see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHDmc2zD5ow
Top 30 PlayStation Games of All Time (As Voted By You): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huSRV6_NTqw
Top 10 Best Games on PlayStation Plus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti5-5P1YrXI

If you are looking for a specific PS5 guide, use these chapters to skip to a useful section:
00:00 Introduction
01:16 Setting up your PS5
01:56 How to attach PS5 stand feet
02:29 How to attach Vertical Stand
03:03 PS5 console covers and accessories - colourways
03:35 How to change a PS5 console cover
04:14 How to add an M.2 SSD to a PS5
05:21 PS5 Pro Guide
07:52 Installing PS5 and PS4 games
08:32 Transferring PS5 and PS4 games
09:28 Using the PS app to remotely download games
09:48 Game presets
10:16 Console sharing and offline play
10:48 Best PS5 games
11:47 Best PS4 games
12:51 Trophies on PS5
13:49 See your hours played
14:02 PS Plus explained
15:08 How to customise the Welcome Hub
16:12 Managing your game collection
16:40 The PS5 Home screen
17:22 Media on PS5
18:58 PlayStation Store
19:36 Mute Home screen and game previews
19:54 PS5 control centre
22:14 PS5 social features (Game Base)
24:01 Using your create button
24:59 Media Gallery
26:06 DualSense Wireless Controller
27:42 PlayStation VR2
29:19 PS5 Remote Play
30:14 PULSE Elite and PULSE Explore
30:26 Access Controller
30:46 Download the PlayStation App

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