The PS5 is actually intended for you to either play your games or stream videos. But with a trick you can watch videos while you play.
You can use a trick to play in split screen and watch videos. (Source: depositphotos.com / rokas91)
- On PS5 you can play and watch videos at the same time.
- You need a second PlayStation account or a friend to do this.
- Send yourself a video and pin it to the side.
The PS5 isn’t really designed for multitasking. In theory, you have to decide whether you want to play a game or watch a video on YouTube.
You actually need another device for this case. However, you can use a split-screen trick to play on the PS5 and watch videos, as a gamer reports in the online community Reddit.
The trick
You will need another PlayStation account or a friend to help you. From this second account you can have a link to the respective stream or YouTube video sent to you.
Open your messages, open the link and then press the options button. In the menu that opens, you then select “pin to the side” and you can choose a side on which the video of your choice will be displayed.
switch video
If you want to switch videos or start the next one, you have to press the PlayStation button twice to land on the videos page.
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This trick is especially useful for very lengthy tasks in games or when you complete PlayStation Stars campaigns and tasks to earn loyalty points.
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