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Keep in mind that two-factor authentication is required to stream from your PS5, even if you migrate your linked PlayStation Network & Twitch accounts. 2. While playing a game, press the Create button on your controller and then select Broadcast from the Create options, and select Twitch. You can also select Broadcast from your customized ...
Nov 12, 2020 · 1. First, you’ll need to link your Twitch account to PlayStation Network by following the directions on your screen and scanning the QR code, or inputting the code provided to twitch.tv/activate. If you already linked your PlayStation Network and Twitch accounts on PS4, you’ll be able to migrate that to PS5 during this process.
Oct 7, 2023 · Learn how to stream and go live on twitch from ps5 in this video. For more videos like this then please leave a like.GuideRealm is the home of technology-bas...
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How to broadcast your gameplay on PS5 consoles. Press the create button and select Broadcast. Select the streaming service you'd like to broadcast with. Enter your broadcast information. When you want to include video from your camera or audio from your party, select Broadcast Options, and then customize how you broadcast.
- Overview
- How to connect your PS5 to OBS Studio
- How to set up PS5 audio for streaming
- How to set up OBS Studio for streaming to Twitch
- Video settings
- Output settings
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How-to
Take your streaming up a notch by using OBS Studio with your console.
If you game on PS5 but you also fancy dabbling in a bit of Twitch streaming you could easily use the console's built-in capabilities to get this done. You can even use a camera, too. But if you want to take your gamer stream up a gear you'll be looking at using a PC, and you're at least considering using OBS Studio.
It's a great tool to use for streaming to Twitch or any other online broadcasting service, and setting up the PS5 to use with it is mostly straightforward. There are some quirks with audio that need to be addressed, but that's what this guide is here for.
The first step is to connect your PS5 to your PC and import the video into OBS Studio. For this, you'll need your capture card and two HDMI cables. If you use an external capture card you'll also need the USB cable it came with to hook it up to the PC.
•Connect the HDMI output from the PS5 to the HDMI input on the capture card.
•Connect the HDMI output on the capture card to a HDMI input on whichever display you want to play games on.
•If using an external capture card, connect the USB cable to the capture card and your PC.
•Power on the PS5.
•Open OBS Studio on your PC.
The PS5 doesn't handle audio like the Xbox, so when you have a headset connected, no audio goes out over HDMI. This makes setting up audio to stream frustrating, but there's a couple of easy fixes.
The first thing you must do is make sure that your PS5 is outputting audio over HDMI.
•Open Settings.
•Select Sound.
•Select Audio Output.
•Make sure Output Device is set to HDMI Device (TV).
Twitch has a number of requirements for video being broadcast to the platform. As a rule, here's what you will be aiming for.
•Max bitrate: 6,000 kbps
•Max resolution: 1080p
•Max frame rate: 60 FPS
•Rate control: CBR
•Keyframe interval: 2
On the video tab, you'll set up the output resolution and frame rate you want to send to Twitch.
•Base resolution: This should be set to 1920x1080.
•Output resolution: This will be specific to your PC and internet connection. If you can handle 1080p, then set it to 1920x1080. If you want to drop down to 720 then select 1280x720. If you're looking for 900p in the middle you'll need to add this manually by typing 1600x900 in the box. Alternatively you can leave it the same as the base resolution and rescale the output resolution in the next section.
•Downscale filter: For gaming, leaving this on Bicubic 16 samples is fine.
•Common FPS values: Your desired output frame rate. If you're looking for 60 FPS select 60, if your PC and or connection isn't up to it, choose 30.
These settings will define the video output, but the quality will be defined in the Output tab.
This is where you'll set up the quality of the stream you'll be sending to Twitch. Again, much of this will depend on your PC specs and your internet connection, and there's likely to be a bit of trial and error involved.
The easy ones to set are the rate control and keyframes, as recommended by Twitch. Set the rate control dropdown to CBR which will ensure a constant bitrate regardless of outside influences. Then set the keyframe interval box to 2.
For bitrate, this is where the trial and error will come in. Part of this will depend on your PC, part on your internet connection. If you have a fairly modern PC with at least a quad-core CPU or you're using an NVIDIA GPU to encode, then 6,000 shouldn't be a problem. The easiest way to check is to set up your stream and then do a test recording locally and select Use stream encoder on the recording tab. You'll get an idea then if your PC can handle it.
If you're using CPU encoding, select x264 from the encoder dropdown box. If you want to use your NVIDIA GPU then select NVIDIA NVENC H.264. You can also stream using an AMD GPU, but the output won't be nearly as good as using an NVIDIA one. OBS Studio supports the latest NVENC encoder from NVIDIA built into the RTX graphics cards.
The rest of the settings will be down to your PC and what it can handle. However, if you're using CPU encoding then you don't need to set the speed to anything beyond medium for streaming to Twitch. At that point, you're using up way more system resources for no noticeable gain, especially since you're streaming Xbox games.
GPU encoding settings can also be tweaked depending on your card and what you think looks good. Quality settings are fairly self-explanatory; the only one to make sure you use for Twitch is setting your Max B-frames to 2.
There's an awful lot you can do with OBS Studio to make your PS5 streams look amazing, but this guide covers all the basics of getting set up to stream to Twitch. It's a shame that the PS5 seems to handle audio in a pretty odd fashion that requires a workaround, but nevertheless, there is at least an easy fix.
From here on out the only real limit is your imagination. Your hardware and internet connection are always going to be a factor, but aside from that, OBS Studio will let you get seriously creative.
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