How to turn off your PS5 console, controller or microphone
(Pocket-lint) — The PlayStation 5 is a marvellous console, with some unbelievable games to enjoy on it, but it can be slightly confusing to operate it if you're only just getting started.
If you've ever struggled to turn your console off, power down its controller, or even mute yourself on it, we've got the tips you need, right here.
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If you've got your controller in hand, this is how you turn off your console.
After this, the console will power down, although it might take a few seconds before this is finished.
If your controller isn't on hand, the PS5 can of course 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.
If it's the controller itself that you want to turn off, follow the below steps.
That's it — your controller will be off at this point.
The DualSense controller has a microphone built into it, which is super handy for when you don't have a headset but want to voice chat.
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It's useful, but what if you want to mute it? Thankfully this is super easy.
Right under the PlayStation button in the middle of the controller, there's a short horizontal button.
Press this to mute yourself — it's that easy. The button will go orange when you're muted to let you keep track of your voice status.
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