So, you’ve got a brand-newPlayStation Portaland are looking forward to thehours and hours of funyou’ll have using its Remote Play functionality to play yourPlayStation 5 games. Well, yeah, you should be excited — it’s pretty rad, after all. But when you first dive in, you may want to take a look at some of the device’s settings to be sure things are set up exactly how you like them. Here are five settings we recommend adjusting on your PlayStation Portal.
Decide your preferred vibration intensity
Controller vibration can be a cool feature, but not everyone likes to feel it super strongly (or at all). Luckily, you can adjust the intensity of the vibration to meet your personal preferences.
Doing this requires you to go toSettings > Controller > Vibration Intensity. you’re able to choose between Strong, Medium, or Weak — or you can just turn vibration off altogether.
Select the intensity of the trigger effect
Similarly to vibration, the trigger effects from the PS5’s DualSense controller are available on the PlayStation Portal’s triggers. This can add immersion in some games, but it can also be frustrating if you’re not the type of person who wants that extra layer of realism to your gaming.
To adjust this feature, go toSettings > Controller > Trigger Effect Intensity. As with vibration, you can select Strong, Medium, or Weak. You can also just turn it off completely (which is probably the best choice for a lot of players).
Decide how long it takes for Rest Mode to activate
If you’re the type to sit your Portal down for a bit and possibly forget that it’s on, you’ll want to ensure that it enters Rest Mode. This keeps it from consuming too much power (and therefore draining your battery faster) when you’re not using it.
You can do this by going toSettings > System > Battery > Set Time Until Entering Rest Modeand then choosing how long you’d like it to wait before entering Rest Mode. We’d recommended 1-2 minutes, but hey, it’s your battery!
Turn off the lightbars if they’re distracting you
The light bars that run along each side of the controller look pretty cool, but they can be distracting for some folks. If you’re finding them annoying (or want to save a little extra battery life), you can disable them altogther.
To do this, head toSettings > Display and Brightness > Brightness of Lightbarand select the only other setting, which is “Off.”
Choose to show the battery percentage
Speaking of battery life, the PlayStation Portal defaults to simply showing you a battery indicator in the top right corner consisting of 1-3 bars. It’s not a very clear indicator of just how much battery you have left, so we’d highly recommend turning on the battery percentage setting to get a more accurate reading of your battery life.
If you want this on, go toSettings > System > Battery > Show Battery Percentageand toggle the button next to the text.
