Your PS5 can be turned off in many ways. Turning off Sony PS5 is an easy thing to do but it is not as simple as PS3 or PS4. Sony has made the program a bit more difficult than another version of PS. Investing only two minutes here will make it easier for you to turn off your PS5 from now on.

In PS5 there are two types of’ off’. One is rest mode and another one is fully turned off or shut down. According to Sony the PS5 will draw power and can do a lot of things while you are in rest mode. So people usually go for the full shutdown. And we will be talking much about the process in the following.

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Here in this article, I’ll try to explain to you easily how you can turn off your PS5. And will also provide three different ways to turn off the device. This article is a step-by-step process to turn off your PS5 instantly and easily.

How To Turn Off PS5 with Controller

You can turn off your PS5 using various methods but turning it off using a controller is one of the easiest ways. The process is simple and does not take much effort. Let me show you step-by-step what to do in order to turn your PS5 off with a controller. To go forward with this process, we must have a PS5 controller. In case you do not have it:

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Note: Make sure your controller of PS5 is fine and working properly.

Step 1: Get your dual sense controller pad ready and click on the button I’ve arrowed in the upper image. Now just tap this button with the PS5 logo. And then you’ll see options like this:

Step 2: If you have seen the picture, you might have already noticed where to tap now. This is the logo that represents the power-off options. Now just simply tap here and you are going to see a new three options window just like this:

Now before I jump into the next step, let me explain simply what is the Rest Mode. In this mode, PS5 will drain less energy and can run background apps, charge controllers, update or bring changes in your games. It’s a standby mode and if you have used PS3 or PS4 you are already used to this option. This is not anything new by Sony PS5.

Step 3: We are on the way and we are almost done. Arrow down with your controller and take it to the Turn Off PS5 option. And then tap on to the following button of your controller:

After clicking here, a new window will appear saying:

Now just wait a while and your PS5 will automatically shut down. Make sure you do not unplug the AC power cord while in this process. It may harm your game data or any updated data.

How To Turn Off PS5 Using Power Button

Many of us already know how easy it is to turn off our PC using the power off button. In the PS5 it is also the same level of difficulty. But if you are using a digital version of PS5, there will be a slight difference. Will talk about that also.

• Look at the console, there are two buttons there, if you are using a digital edition of PS5, there will be one button
• If you set up your console horizontally, the power button is on the left side
• If you set up your console vertically, the power button is at the bottom
• The power button of your PS5 is wider than the other button with it. So you can easily identify it.
• Click the power button and hold it for one beep. After one beep it will be on rest mode and after the second beep, it will be shut down totally.

How To Turn Off PS5 Automatically

You can turn off your PS5 automatically by setting a specific time in the settings. This method will help you much while you are updating an application and want your PS5 shut down automatically after the update ends. This is a very smart way to deal with PS5. Even if you forgot to turn it off after getting some work done, the device gonna shut down automatically. Let’s jump into the process.

• First, you have to tap on the Settings option on your PS5 home screen
• After that, you have to tap on System in the menu that’s displayed after tapping on the Settings option.
• Now a new window will appear that will allow you to choose Power Saving in the menu that is located on the left side of the screen of your PS5. Now some options are displayed on the right side of the screen after tapping on it.
• Now you have to tap on Set Time Until Controllers Turn Off on the right side of the screen. Now a new menu will appear with options to choose how long you want to run your PS5 DualSense controller and when it will be turned off automatically.

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Bonus Tips

We are at the end of our article. But as I’ve mentioned in the title I’ll share four tips to turn off PS5. Three of them are already shared and I’ll be sharing another one. There is another way to turn off your PS5.

No! I won’t tell you to just unplug your AC cord and it will be turned off. That’s a very unusual way to do it. And it is also not recommended. This may damage the overall condition of your PS5.

You can find an app of Play Station on Google Playstore and when you connect the app with the device you can turn off your PS5 and send it to rest mode using the mobile app. This app also has other benefits and can make it easy to control your PS5.