The PlayStation guide to sharing

Taking screenshots

The DualSense wireless controller’s Create button is where it all begins when you want to save a screenshot, recent gameplay clip, or start broadcasting live (more on that later).

There are three different ways you can press the Create button: a short press will bring up the Create menu, double tap to save the last thirty seconds of your gameplay, while holding it down for three seconds to take a screenshot.

What you may not know is you can customise these button presses to suit you, with a useful option being to set up easy screenshots, so a short press will take a screenshot without bringing up the Create menu while you’re playing.

You’ll find this option in Settings > Captures and Broadcasts > Shortcuts for Create Button. 

Sharing your screen with friends

Invite your friends to see whatever it is you’re playing – whether that’s showing them something like your technique for beating a tricky boss, or just to hang out.

Picture in picture mode goes even further: imagine hauling your TV over to your friend’s house, setting up alongside theirs and each booting up whatever you like.

You could take on a boss at the same time and see who comes off better, see who can set the fastest lap time, or get an advantage in a co-op game by seeing what each other’s doing.

Best of all? Your friends can watch you on the go. Screen share content can be viewed through the PlayStation App, meaning that friends can help out or check out your skills even when they're miles from their own PS5 console.

Sharing on social media

If you create a wonderful gameplay video, but never share it, does it even really exist? We’ll leave you to ponder that one, but fortunately on your PS5 console you can easily link your YouTube and Discord accounts (and Twitch for streaming) so you can share on the fly. 

You can also share images and videos directly from your smartphone using PS App. Access them using the Game Captures feature to upload directly.