Update Secret of the PS5: This function does not lose a word

The new console update donates PS4 & PS5 some cool functions - including the opportunity to create closed or open chats. All innovations were presented within the framework of a blog entry - but a particularly practical function seems to have forgotten Sony simply forgotten.

• PS4 & PS5: That's in the new update
• New firmware makes problems

Update:

Although PS5 players need to refrain from VRR, but the Next-Gen console has supported since the last update but at least Allm (Auto Low Latency Mode). The HDMI 2.1 feature ensures that your TV is switched directly into gaming mode after starting a game on the console.

This does not look so pretty compared to other image modes, but offers a decisive advantage: a lower latency between controller input and image reproduction . In short, the game seems to react faster to your entries, which can make the difference between digital life and death, especially at shooters and action-like games.

In the official blog entry, however, the integration of ALLM is mentioned with no single word . Whether Sony has forgotten to mention the new feature or simply does not consider it important enough, is currently not clarified.

What PS5 players should know: not only your console, but also your TV must support Allm . Only then can the new function be used. However, most of the current gaming TVs offers ALLM Support.

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PS4 & PS5: That's in the new update

At regular intervals Sony publishes new updates for its consoles. In most cases, the merely serve to increase system stability to close vulnerabilities or to fix small errors.

However, with the last update for PS4 & PS5, new features have also received. For example, PlayStation players have been pleased to receive a new chat feature since the update on the firmware version 9.50 (22.01-05.00 for the PS5). Parties can now be created either in open or closed form . In open mode, your friends can join your session of your session, in the closed state, however, accession is only possible if you have sent an invitation in advance.

In addition, PS4 players can now control the volume of members of a party individually . Owners of a PS5 stood this function already available.

For PS5 players, however, there is a small bad news: The new update also does not turn on VRR . The feature should prevent tearing and thus ensure a quieter and visually more fluid image. According to the official blog entry, however, the variable refresh rate will finally be submitted in the next few months (Source: PlayStation Blog).

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New firmware makes problems

But the update also caused some problems with the players. On Reddit reports a number of PS4 and PS5 users that has been denied them after the update the access to PS plus content despite active subscription .

In fact, the problem occurred even in players who had not installed the update. The Simple Reason: The PS-Plus server were not available during the Rout PlayStation updates. Meanwhile, however, all services are online and available .

But that does not seem to be the only problem. Some PS5 players also report that they can no longer use their PS5 controller after the update . In some cases, the gamepad does not even turn on, but others mention that the controller is activated and also connects to the console, but shortly afterwards the connection breaks off again.

The new software for the PS5 does not seem to be completely error free. Who can, so best is still waiting for a bit with the update.