PS5: What can the console do in rest mode?

Putting our console in rest mode is something that hasn’t really changed from PS4 to PS5. This is actually a very useful feature of the console. If you’re not sure why you should use this feature, here are some benefits of putting your PS5 into rest mode instead of shutting it down completely.

1. Use your PS5 remotely for games

One of the best things about keeping our PS5 in rest mode is the ability to use the console remotely through the mobile app. We can use the app to download and install games on our console when we’re away from you, and our games will be ready to go when we get back. We can clean up and delete the games we no longer play .

When your PS5 is in rest mode, we can also use the remote play function to play PlayStation games on our mobile device ( PS Remote Play ). Note, however, that this app uses more data than other video streaming apps, so keep that in mind if you’re not using a stable Wi-Fi connection. Still, it’s a great feature that allows us to take most of our games with us on the go, perfect for trips or long journeys.

2. Automatic update of our games

Another cool feature of our PS5’s rest mode is that our games can update automatically when they need it. Whether a new update rolls out midday or midnight, our PS5 will automatically update our games as soon as possible.

Then, when we’re ready to play our games, our console will have them updated and we won’t have to wait for pesky updates ourselves.

3. Charging controllers

You probably know that our DualSense controllers can charge when our PS5 is on, but did you know that they can also charge when our console is in rest mode? It’s interesting, because it’s common to forget to charge our controllers until we’re ready to play. By charging our controllers in rest mode, we also save energy for our console.

Another solution to avoid running out of battery on our controllers is to use a charging station (dock) to manage the charging of our controllers without going through our PS5.

4. Rest mode allows us to suspend our game

Another thing that rest mode allows us to do is suspend our games if we are not ready to save and quit. It is very convenient if we are not quite at a checkpoint or a save point and we have to leave quickly from home for some reason.

We can bring up the game menu to “pause” our game and then put our console into rest mode. When we pause a game with rest mode, it’s ready to start with no loading times when we come back to resume our game . It’s like leaving the game to check the PlayStation Store or changing a setting on our PS5 and then immediately returning to your game.

5. Our console saves energy in rest mode

Obviously, completely turning off our console saves more energy when we compare the on, off and rest modes. But Rest Mode strikes that perfect balance between saving power for our PS5 while allowing us to perform cool features that make our overall console usage experience more enjoyable.

To conclude…

The rest mode is one of the many features of the PS5 that make it a very good console – in the worthy PlayStation line.

While it might not be as impressive as a blazing fast SSD or pristine graphics, Rest Mode is one of those underrated aspects of the console that people should pay more attention to.