PS5 owners are just realizing little-known setting you’ve missed for years makes gaming so much better

A LITTLE-KNOWN PlayStation trick can help you game in peace.

It’s essential if you find yourself constantly annoyed by pop-up notifications.

Sony has built a Do Not Disturb mode into the software on your PS5.

That means you can temporarily pause all pop-up notifications.

When you activate it, all notifications – including messages, trophies and game downloads – will be blocked from appearing.

And this will continue until you restart your console.

Alternatively, you can just turn Do Not Disturb off when you’re done.

To activate Do Not Disturb, press the PS button on your controller to launch the Control Center.

Now select Notifications, which is represented by a bell icon.

Next choose the Do Not Disturb option, which will temporarily silence all notifications on your console.

You can change this setting back to normal at any time.

Alternatively, you can go into Settings > Notifications to choose more permanent silencing options.

For instance, you can permanently block pop-up notifications altogether.

And you can even change how long a pop-up remains on-screen for before it disappears.

Even more peace

There’s also another trick that you might want to know.

It’s possible to appear offline on PS5 – and even log in “offline” too.

Boot up your PlayStation like normal.

When the Welcome Back To PlayStation screen appears, press the menu button on your profile to pull up a hidden options panel.

Now scroll down and choose Appear Offline to log in without being seen by friends.

This means you can play video games in peace without alerting your pals.

If you’re already logged in, you can still switch to an invisible mode.

Go to the top of the screen and select your Profile image.

Then click on it to reveal a menu and choose Online Status, then select Appear Offline.

You can change this at any time.