It's finally PS5 time. Sony's new console boasts a more immersive experience with 3D audio and the DualSense's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, but that's not all that's new. The UI has undergone a significant refresh with the introduction of cards (and integrated game help), a customizable control center, new shortcut options, and new ways to play with friends via share screen and game share. The PS5 isn't completely foreign, compared to previous Sony consoles, but getting down the basics of save data transfer, 3D audio, preset options, and more will make your PS5 experience even smoother. IGN's PS5 guide has you covered with a full set of guides including explainers for every feature and answers for every question.

Getting Started

When starting your PlayStation 5 you'll be guided through all the setup steps, including how to use your PSN account on your PS5. But that's just the beginning. Here are the first things you'll want to do with your PlayStation 5 before you start gaming. 8 Things to Do First

• From how to get all your games (and game save data) downloading and the settings you'll want to adjust while you wait. Transferring data from your PS4 to your PS5 can be done via the Cloud if you PS Plus or via USB if you don't have PS Plus or don't have an internet connection. You'll also want to dig into accessibility settings and preset game options which can be found within Settings > Saved Data and Game/App Settings. Use our Things to do First interactive checklist to ensure you get every step covered.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/05/how-to-transfer-data-from-your-ps4-to-ps5"] Setting Up Parental Controls

• You can continue using the parental controls you may have already set up on the PS4 but you can also manage your family account for the first time. The steps can start directly on your console under Settings > Family and Parental Controls. Be sure to have your phone handy for easier sign in and because you'll be directed to the PlayStation website if you're starting from scratch.

Cards and Game Help Explained

Cards are one of the newest features on the PS5. They provide a slew of information such as party related updates (ex. voice chat and screen share), news, game help, recent captures, trophy progress, and more. The game help cards are exclusive to those who have a PlayStation Plus membership. Game help comes in the form of cards associated with a game objective, such as getting every collectible in an area or finishing a quest. Tap the PlayStation button, while in-game, to pull up the cards. Select a card to see the objective and select the objective to watch a video showing the solution; sometimes explainer text accompanies these videos. These clips can be viewed full-screen, overlayed, or pinned to the side. Unfortunately, you cannot play the game while the clip is playing so you'll need to watch the solution and then continue. Even if you don't want game help, these game help cards can help you track your progress and even execute a form of fast travel. If you select an objective in another area you can hit resume and automatically go there.

How to Share Your Screen and Games With Friends

You can share your screen with friends, allowing them to watch you play your games even while they're playing their games (with yours picture-in-picture or pinned to the side). All you need to do is create a party with the friend(s) you want to share a screen with. Select your party and then join voice chat. View voice chat and you can select the double monitor icon to share your screen. From there, your party members will be invited to view your screen. Once you're already sharing your screen, you'll have the option to select Share Screen | Share Play to start sharing your games with a friend. From here just select the play mode: Visitor Plays as You (they try your games or step in to help you get through a rough section) or Play with the Visitor (Play your games together with the visitor).

Other How-To Guides

Skip the guesswork and use these how-to guides to learn the PS5 basics and discover settings and features you may have missed otherwise. You can find the full list of them here but below are some of the most important.

• How to Expand Storage
• How to Preset Game Options
• How  to Disable Adaptive Triggers
• How to See Playtime Statistics
• How to Create Parties - Game Base Guide
• How to Capture and Record Video on PS5
• How to Stream From PS5 to Twitch and YouTube

PS5 Games Lists

At the end of the day, a new console is nothing without some great games to play on it. Below are a few lists that can help you sift through the PS5 library. Keep in mind the PS5 is backwards compatible with the PS4 with the exception of a few games. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"]

• PS5 Games List
• PlayStation Plus Collection
• Boosted Games

Additional Guides

IGN's PS5 guide also includes more information on the hardware and additional PS5 accessories, including a list of PS4 devices compatible with PS5. Now that you're ready to take advantage of all the fun and useful PS5 features be sure to use these game guides to help you on your next adventure. Some of these are still in progress but there are plenty of helpful tips to learn from.

• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Bugsnax
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla

For more next-gen coverage, be sure to check out our PS5 Review and our Xbox Series X Guide. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Janet Garcia is IGN's associate guides editor. You can @ her with your PS5 questions and ask her about her favorite Bugsnax on Twitter @Gameonysus. The PS5 guide was written by her and other members of the IGN Guides team.

James Gunn has confirmed that the script for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has now been "written," as the project continues to make steady progress in the wake of his rehiring last year. The filmmaker, who guided the first two installments in the Guardians franchise to box office success, shared a fresh update about the third movie on Twitter, assuring fans that steady progress was being made on the project. Speaking about the sequel, Gunn confirmed that the script for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 had been completed and that the production heads had also been chosen.

Script is written and most of the production heads have been hired. https://t.co/57nRIgchN4

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) November 10, 2020

In a follow-up tweet, Gunn revealed that "very little" had changed with the script from the original version that he penned before being fired and later rehired by Disney to write and direct the franchise's third installment. This isn't very surprising as, prior to his reinstatement, MCU architect Kevin Feige confirmed that Gunn's draft script would be used for the movie, regardless of the director's involvement. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/20/no-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-4-for-james-gunn"] Although Gunn is back on board for the third volume, he's previously indicated that this next movie will "probably" be the final one with him sat in the director's chair and that it will "probably be the last with the current team" of Peter Quill (aka Star-Lord), Rocket, Groot, Drax, Gamora, Nebula and Mantis, though he cautiously added that "you never know." At one point, Guardians Vol. 3 was meant to be the first, if not one of the first, titles in Marvel's Phase 4 line-up. However, with the deck being reshuffled, and Gunn directing The Suicide Squad for DC before Vol 3., the next Guardians flick failed to make it into the final slate. Fortunately, it sounds like it'll be worth the wait, as Karen Gillan, who plays Nebula, has packed on the praise for the third movie's script. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-cinematic-universe-every-upcoming-movie-and-tv-show&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

For most of my life, every time I've started a new game, the first thing I've had to do is make sure the Y-axis is inverted. I don't know why my brain likes to push down to look up, it just does, and it causes a consistent burst of faff before I can get to any shiny new game I've bought. PS5 may, finally, have gone some way towards fixing that issue. The solution comes in the form of PlayStation 5's Game Presets menu, a settings option that allows you to choose your preferred experience in PS5 games from a number of categories, which is then applied as best as possible to every game you play. That menu includes game difficulties, subtitles, performance vs. resolution modes, and preferred audio languages – all options regularly fiddled with before play can really begin. But the option I truly love is being able to choose to invert the Y-axis in both first person and third person viewpoints automatically. So far I've used it to fix Astro's Playroom, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Demon's Souls, and I've been delighted every time I confirm it's worked again. To be fair, I actually only discovered the menu when I realised Astro's Playroom doesn't actually include a Y-axis preference option, which briefly made me absolutely furious until I was told about the beautiful Elysian Fields of Game Presets. In hindsight, it feels like another one of Astro's attempts to teach me a little something about my new console (although I'm not convinced it's an intentional one in this case). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/06/playstation-5-review"] As covered in our PS5 guide, the menu is found in Settings > Saved Data and Game/App Settings > Game Presets, and will attempt to apply all of your choices as accurately as possible, depending on the game in question. If you find your choices aren't working out for you, Game Presets will only attempt to change the settings when you first start the game, so you can tinker with them and not have them switch back by accident. It may sound like a small thing – mainly because it is a small thing – but after years of low-level annoyance at starting every game with a boring trudge to the options menu, it's genuinely refreshing to see a little bit of thinking applied to how to stop that. I'm sure the same will go for many fellow inverters, not to mention subtitlers, language changers, hard moders, and other similarly inconvenienced players. Forget haptic feedback, this is my next-gen. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Every gun in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will quite literally feel different thanks to the haptic feedback of the PS5's DualSense controller. In an interview with GameSpot, Treyarch lead game designer Tony Flame spoke about how the controller's adaptive trigggers and haptics bring realism to Cold War's arsenal. "The DualSense controller is pretty awesome. It's got new haptic feedback so when you're pulling the trigger, it's shaking, every time a gun fires there is a little motor in there that's firing every time," Flame explains. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/the-first-15-minutes-of-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-gameplay-pc-ultra-4k-60"] Seemingly, the controller has allowed Treyarch to modify the weapon sensitivity with each gun so that the DualSense trigger reflects how it feels in reality. "There is sensitivity on the trigger that represents the trigger pressure on a real weapon. All of that has been tuned in the game for each individual weapon. So it's quite a lot to take in, but it's pretty awesome, and it gives the guns a feeling like they've never had before." In other Black Ops Cold War news, check out our guide to understanding all of the game's special editions, so you can figure out which version of the new Call of Duty is worth picking up at launch. Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War launches on November 13, 2020 for Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

If you're getting a PS5 today, and you want to transfer PS4 games to it, I cannot impress upon you how much quicker it will be to use a LAN cable. Seriously, do it. Moving games, save data and user profiles from old to new Sony console is a pretty simple process, as our guide on the PS4-PS5 data transfer process shows, but it can also be a slow one if you choose to take the wireless route. I was lucky enough to get a PS5 yesterday, and immediately set about getting my in-progress PS4 games onto the new hardware. I powered on my PS4 and PS5, made sure I was properly signed in on both, connected them to the same network, booted the data transfer app and – because I was too lazy to go looking for an ethernet cable and then plug it in twice – chose the wi-fi transfer process. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/06/playstation-5-review"] I had picked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Fall Guys, Overwatch, Fuser, FIFA 21, and Marvel's Avengers (I know, I know) to transfer across - meaning several hundred gigabytes of data, all told. Setting up the wi-fi transfer gave me grim news - it would be 27 whole hours until all my games made their way across. Fortunately, my laziness comes second to my impatience. I untangled the rat king of cables I have shoved in a box for just such an occasion, found a suitable one, plugged it in to the back of both consoles, and set up the process again in exactly the same way. My old games were on my new console in less than 3 hours. This isn't revelatory news – we all know wired connections are more efficient than wireless – I just wasn't it expecting to be that much more efficient. If you're getting your PS5 today, consider this an old-fashioned PSA logline: 'If You're Able, Use a Cable'. One issue that's harder to solve is how much space those games are taking up - my PS5 is almost full already. Thankfully, that storage space is one of the few issues we found with Sony's new machine, as you can fiund out in our glowing PS5 review. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=Seriously%2C%20Use%20a%20LAN%20Cable%20to%20Transfer%20PS4%20Games%20to%20PS5&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Xbox has some pretty clear advice on blowing vape smoke into your Series X: don't do it.

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has said that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S have had "the largest launch in Xbox history." Writing on Twitter, Spencer added that over a 24-hour period there were "more new consoles sold, in more countries, than ever before." No figures have been given so far, but we know that the Xbox One was previously the most successful Xbox launch, with more than a million units sold on launch day.

Thank you for supporting the largest launch in Xbox history. In 24 hrs more new consoles sold, in more countries, than ever before. We’re working with retail to resupply as quickly as possible. You continue to show us the connective power of play is more important than ever.

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) November 12, 2020

If you didn't manage to get one for launch day, Spencer says that the team is working hard to "resupply as quickly as possible" in order to meet the growing demand for Microsoft's new console. Many consumers were left disappointed, with both consoles suffering unfortunate last-minute delays in the UK and Canada, and with Amazon seemingly pushing some deliveries back as far as December in the US. With PS5 launching in many territories today, it'll be interesting to see how the rival platforms compare, but Sony has lofty ambitions – it wants to sell 7.6 million units by March, and will hope launch day accounts for much of that number. Our reviews of both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S recently went live, so you can check those out if you're deliberating over which device to choose. If you've received your console and you have Twitch ambitions then you might want to check out our guide, which shows you how you can stream directly from the Xbox Series X. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/05/xbox-series-x-review"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville, Janet Garcia, and Simon Cardy to offer all of our impressions (so far) of the PS5 launch lineup. With many more PS5 reviews on IGN, the cast talks about Bugsnax, The Pathless, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Overcooked: All You Can Eat, some backward compatible games, and a bit more about both Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Astro's Playroom. Plus, we answer some of your questions about the PS5 launch games and hardware, and much more. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ps5-console-first-look-size-comparison&captions=true"]

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Podcast Beyond! is live every Wednesday. For more on PS5, check out the PS5 full specs list, our PS5 console review, and our PS5 wiki guide if you're picking one up this week. [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=0b8b1f86-da52-4fef-b0a7-2729ca596785"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, host of Podcast Beyond!, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

Jake Gyllenhaal is reportedly in talks to star in Ambulance, a new thriller to be directed by Michael Bay. The Hollywood Reporter says the movie is about two brothers stealing an ambulance that has a patient inside and a paramedic. Gyllenhaal will play one brother with Dylan O'Brien reportedly considering the role of the younger brother. Eiza González is in talks to play the paramedic, but THR says that nothing is official yet. Deadline says the plan is to shoot the movie in January. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="896"] Jake Gyllenhaal in Spider-Man: Far From Home.[/caption] Chris Fedak wrote the script, which is more toned-down than Michael Bay's usual fare, according to THR. Deadline claims the script has been heavily desired for years but never attached a director until Bay. Fedak is one of the creators of Chuck and was also a writer on DC's Legends of Tomorrow. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2014/06/18/top-5-michael-bay-movies"] The last movie directed by Bay was 6 Underground, which was released by Netflix in 2019. 6 Underground was one of Netflix's biggest debuts ever for an original movie. As for Ambulance, Universal Pictures is reportedly looking to buy the film. Bay has some experience making movies under coronavirus protocols. Bay is a producer on Songbird, which was made entirely during the pandemic. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-action-movies-on-netflix-right-now&captions=true"] Bay is also a producer on A Quiet Place: Part II, which was recently announced to be getting a spin-off that Bay will produce. The blockbuster director was also in the news recently for penning a tribute to Sean Connery and sharing a story of a time when Connery stood up to Disney executives. Gyllenhaal is also reportedly starring in a movie about the creation of The Godfather with Oscar Isaac playing director Francis Ford Coppola. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who highly recommends the Bad Boys movies.

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is set to launch alongside the PlayStation 5 tomorrow, November 12, and developer Insomniac Games has shared a wonderful gif in celebration that features both Morales and Spider-Man the cat recreating a popular meme. Fortunately for us, this is just one of many examples of PlayStation franchises using their characters to recreate these hilarious moments. This particular gif recreates the Shaq vs. Cat meme and sees Spider-Man the cat, who can actually help you in battle, wearing the iconic Spider-Man mask.

TFW You realize you will be playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PS5 or PS4 tomorrow! #MilesMoralesPS5 #MilesMoralesPS4 pic.twitter.com/jQObqxFUqN

— Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) November 11, 2020

This isn't the first time this meme has been made to fit a popular PlayStation franchise, as Kratos from 2018's God of War also appeared in a version of it with a Tatzelwurm.

pic.twitter.com/xcx6OMKqiz

— Santa Monica Studio Is Hiring (@SonySantaMonica) November 26, 2019

Kratos has also had some other great meme recreations, including one based on a scene in Park and Recreation where Ron Swanson throws away his computer.

pic.twitter.com/LOHXXPamVh

— Santa Monica Studio Is Hiring (@SonySantaMonica) March 30, 2019

Speaking of Parks and Recreation, Naughty Dog also helped stage another scene that featured Chris Pratt's Andy Dwyer in celebration of the launch of The Last of Us Part 2.

It's official! #TheLastofUsPartII is live worldwide! pic.twitter.com/YH4Bn5a2Cg

— Evan Wells (@evan_wells) June 19, 2020

Bend Studio also got in on the fun when announcing the PS5 upgrades for Days Gone, recreating a scene from Friday with Deacon St. John and William "Boozer" Grey.

If you're taking a ride on the Broken Road for the first time, or finishing up NG+, here's what you can expect when you boot up #DaysGone on the #PS5:

Up to 60FPS w/ Dynamic 4K Save Transfers from PS4 to PS5 pic.twitter.com/qP2ugQO4hc — Bend Studio #DaysGone (@BendStudio) November 3, 2020

Speaking of creating things, Dreams feels like the perfect place to recreate some of the most popular memes with its creative tools. One example developer Media Molecule shared is in honor of the Supa Hot Fire meme.

we can't think of a suitable use for this gif but it's too good to not share#MadeInDreams #DreamsPS4 pic.twitter.com/CdlvKrWosK

— Media Molecule (@mediamolecule) May 19, 2020

Santa Monica Studio also shared a similar gif, but this time with God of War characters.

Greg, you need a little more emotion with that, here... pic.twitter.com/kJgLUIEFzD

— Santa Monica Studio Is Hiring (@SonySantaMonica) July 26, 2019

Santa Monica also shared a dual gif that was too good not for us to share that features both Kratos and Joel from The Last Of Us mimicking Antonio Banderas' laptop reaction.

We love you @Naughty_Dog #AGREED pic.twitter.com/zXrv4pmL4Q

— Santa Monica Studio Is Hiring (@SonySantaMonica) January 10, 2020

There are a ton of other great memes out there, and be sure let us know your favorites in the comments below that feature some of the best characters in gaming. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/06/marvels-spider-man-miles-morales-review"] Also, be sure to check out our Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales review, in which we said it "may not be quite as packed with content as the original, but it stands out as an essential story in Insomniac’s Spidey Universe. It earns its spot as a fantastic follow-up, telling a wonderful Miles-specific story while improving upon the fundamentals of the first game with distinctive moves and enemies." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.