How to Take a PS5 Screenshot
Recording video may be more common these days, but taking screenshots on PS5 is just as quick and easy as capturing gameplay or stream. With only the click of a button, you can start taking screenshots in seconds.
On the screen you’d like to capture, hold the Create button on your controller until you see a notification pop in the top-right of the screen that indicates a screenshot has been captured. To access your screenshots, press the PlayStation button and navigate to the furthest card on the right, which will be titled New screenshot. Open this card with X. In the card, you can share screenshots to linked social media or with friends on PlayStation Network by selecting Share with X. You can also do some light photo editing with Edit as well as delete your screenshots with Delete. To view all your recorded media, select Go to Media Gallery with X. Here, you can access all your screenshots. After opening a screenshot with X, selecting the ellipsis (. . . ) icon with X will give you the option to copy a screenshot to a USB drive.
Capture Video, Save Gameplay: Other Actions the PS5 Create Button Can Do
To the left of the PS5 controller’s touchpad lies a small button with three vertical lines above it. This is the Create button. While holding down this button will take a screenshot, it can also perform various other useful actions.
A single short-press of the Create button opens a menu at the bottom of your screen where you can access options to view screenshots, take screenshots, save recent gameplay, and start new recordings and streams. A single long-press of the Create button takes a screenshot. A double-press of the Create button will save your recent gameplay as a video. How long your recent gameplay clips last can be adjusted from the single-press Create button menu.
