Remote controls for consoles for multimedia purposes are not new to the latest machines that have hit the market. PlayStation 2 and Xbox, the original model, had theirs in full boom of the DVD format that allowed homes to make the leap to the digital world after years of analog VHS tapes, Betamax, etc. So Sony, faithful to that custom, has not hesitated to accompany its PS5 with a brand new Media Remote that you have been selling since November 2020.
A complement that will take care of your DualSense
You will think that why do you need a remote control to manage the multimedia activity of your console if you already have a DualSense that comes inside the package and, surely, you are absolutely right. But if you want to save your gamepad a few thousand keystrokes throughout its entire useful life by accessing Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video and any other platform in a faster and more intuitive way –as you would from a television–, then this Media Remote becomes essential.
With it you will not only have direct access to the main platforms on streamingbut you will be able to control playback with its pause/play controls and rewind back and forth, navigate through the menus, access secondary functions and that without counting on the crosshead to move through the menus, click in the center to accept options and access to increase and decrease the volume, mute the audio, activate the microphone and switch the television input. That, without forgetting the famous PS (PlayStation) button that will show us the interface menu from PS5.
So you have decided to buy it this Christmas and you already have it at home, so It’s time to take it out of the box, put the batteries in that come inside the box and start the pairing process. Do you know how to do it? That is just what we are going to do now. Thanks to a few small and simple steps.
Pair your Media Remote with PS5
You already have the remote in your hand, with the batteries overflowing and not being very clear about the next steps, so do the following:
- Turn on your console as usual, by pressing the PS button of the Dual Sense.
- When it boots up, you go to the menu Setting.
- Then look for the option Accessories.
- From the list that will appear, select the Media Remote.
- Immediately after select Configure Media Remote.
- At that moment, the console will search for the remote control, but in order for it to detect it, we must first press the PS + Option buttons.
- Your new Media Remote will appear on the screen, so keep pressing and accepting each question that your PS5 throws at you to complete the entire process.
From that moment, with the control already paired, you will be able to:
- Turn on the console from the Media Remote by pressing the PS button.
- Move through the menus to launch any multimedia application, especially with a single click thanks to the Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video and Spotify shortcuts.
- Find content on any platform at streaming.
- Volume up and down.
- Change the source of the Smart TV.
- Turn off PS5 again.
