So, you wanna watch that F1TV on your fancy PS5, huh? My grandson, he’s always on about that fast car stuff. Says it’s the best thing since sliced bread. Me? I don’t get it, but you young’uns love it, so here’s the scoop, as best as this old gal can tell ya.
First off, you gotta have that F1TV thing. It’s like a ticket, you see. Gotta pay to get in. They call it a “subscription.” Like them magazines, but for the TV. I heard it’s called “F1 TV Pro subscription”, and there’s some other one called “F1 TV Access”. Not really sure what the difference is, but that don’t matter here. You just need to have one of them. You pay your money, and then you can watch them cars zoom around. Don’t ask me how much, that’s something you gotta look up yourself. I’m still learning how to work my phone. My grandson told me to get the “pro” one. He says it’s better.
Now, that PlayStation 5, that’s a whole other thing. It’s a little white box, looks like a spaceship. You gotta plug it into your TV. Comes with a cord, they call it an “HDMI cable.” One end goes in the back of the PlayStation, the other in the back of your TV. It was a little tricky for me, but my grandson helped me with it. He’s good with these things.
Once you got that all set up, you need to get the F1TV on that PlayStation. They call it an “app.” It’s like a little program. You gotta “download” it. That’s like getting it from the store, but you don’t gotta leave your house. It’s all done through that internet thingy. You can find it on the “PlayStation Store”. That’s like a shop, but for the apps. Don’t ask me how, though. There are buttons and arrows and you just have to figure it out, I guess.
- First, turn on your TV and that PlayStation thing.
- Then, find that PlayStation Store.
- Look for the F1TV app.
- “Download” it. That’s like getting it from the store.
- Once it’s downloaded, you can open it.
Once you got the app, you gotta “sign in.” That’s like showing your ticket at the gate. You gotta put in your name and some other stuff, probably that code you got when you paid for the F1TV. Then, bam, you should be able to watch them cars.
They say you can watch old races, too. They call it “historic races”. Like a rerun, I guess. My grandson loves those. And you can watch from the cars, too! They got cameras on them. Imagine that! You can see what the driver sees. It’s all very fancy, I gotta say. Even for an old lady like me, it’s kinda neat.
Now, some folks say they watch this F1TV on other things, too. Like a “Firestick” or a “Roku.” I don’t know much about those. But if you got a PlayStation 5, that’s all you need. And, they got other racing games on there, too. Burn rubber, they say. All sounds like noise to me, but whatever floats your boat, I suppose.
I heard you can even watch something called “TNT” on the PS5. You need something called “Hulu” for that, though. It’s all very confusing. Just stick with the F1TV, that’s what you wanted anyway, right? My grandson says that with F1TV, you can watch “cameras present on the 20 cars.” That sounds pretty neat. Even I’m kind of amazed by it. It’s like being right there in the race. Only you’re not. You’re sitting on your couch.
This PlayStation 5, it does a lot of things. They got games on it, too. Some of them are old games, but they made them look new. They call them “remasters.” Like fixing up an old quilt, I guess. That’s what they did with some game called “Metal Gear.” Sounds violent to me. But the young’uns like it.
Anyways, that’s about all I know about watching F1TV on the PS5. It’s a lot of steps, but once you get it going, I guess it’s pretty good. Just remember to pay for that F1TV thing, plug in that PlayStation, download that app, and sign in. Then you’ll be watching them cars go round and round in no time. Hope that helps, honey. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go have a cup of tea. This newfangled technology stuff makes my head spin. This PlayStation 5, it’s a wonder, ain’t it? I still don’t understand how it all works. But hey, as long as you young’uns are happy, that’s all that matters. Just don’t ask me to set it up again. Once was enough for me!
