There's not a lot to complain about once you're actually playing the best PS5 games, but there are a few things about the system itself that can be a bit annoying. Some of us want to turn off the controller speaker, while others will want to set up remote play. What most people may have ignored at first but has become a nuisance over time is that dreaded beep your console makes when you turn it on. Whether you simply find it irritating, or don't want to wake others when you're booting up your favorite multiplayer game in the dead of night, here's how to silence your console.
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When you're ready to mute the beep sound on your PS5 system, follow these instructions.
Step 1: Go to Settings by clicking the gear in the upper-right corner of the PS5 home screen.
Step 2: Scroll down and select System.
Step 4: Here, you can select Volume to adjust the volume of the beep between High (Standard), Medium, or Low, or you can mute it altogether by clicking Mute Beep Sound.
Google Play is borrowing one of the Nintendo Switch’s most useful little tricks. A new Sidekick tool called Playbacks captures a short clip after something interesting has already happened, sparing players from running a screen recorder throughout an entire game.
Playbacks is part of Google Play Store v53.8 and keeps saved clips on the phone. Google first announced it earlier this month, but the new Play Store update marks its arrival for players. Anyone who has watched a perfect win vanish because the record button came too late already understands the appeal.
Imagine tapping a Zelda icon on your iPhone and jumping straight into Hyrule. A new open-source project called nxnative makes that possible by repackaging Switch games you’ve bought into apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with no emulator in the middle.
Why does this run so well on Apple devices?