Sony is prepping a new firmware update for the PS5, bringing with it a number of changes and improvements. The changes include personalised 3D audio profiles, adaptive charging and better license management for games.
There are also improvements on who can use remote play on your console, as well as improvements to system performance and stability. You can check out the full list of changes below.
It’s also worth noting that this is the first firmware update where some of the features are not available on all models – namely the adaptive charging feature, which will only be available on the new PS5 slim models.
The main changes in this version are:
- You can now create a personalised 3D audio profile for your headphones that’s optimised to each user’s ears. This allows for a more immersive 3D audio experience than ever before.
- Each 3D audio profile is uniquely optimised for each user, created by taking detailed measurements of how you hear 3D audio through headphones.
- To create a personalised 3D audio for your headphones, go to [Settings] > [Sound] > [3D Audio (Headphones)].
- You can still select from 3D audio presets like before.
- Adaptive charging for your controller is now available for when your PS5® console is in rest mode. Adaptive charging allows the duration of power supply during rest mode to adjust depending on how much battery your controller has left, helping save power.
- To use adaptive charging, go to [Settings] > [System] > [Power Saving] > [Features Available in Rest Mode], and then select [Supply Power to USB Ports] > [Adaptive].
- Adaptive charging is supported on the PS5 CFI-2000 model group, using the USB Type-C port. Adaptive charging works with the DualSense® wireless controller, DualSense Edge™ wireless controller, PS VR2 Sense controllers, and Access™ controller.
- After your PS5 console enters rest mode, if a controller isn’t connected, the power supply to the USB port will stop after a certain period of time.
- You can now set who can connect to the PS5 console using Remote Play by user.
- Go to [Settings] > [System] > [Remote Play] > [Enable Remote Play], and turn on the user who can use Remote Play.
- The restore licenses feature has been improved, and you can now restore one license at a time.
- Go to [Settings] > [Users and Accounts] > [Other] > [Restore Licenses] to select the license that you want to restore.
- To restore a license from the home screen or Game Library, go to the game, press the options button, and then select [Restore License] from the menu.
- We’ve added a friendly recommendation about your storage space that you’ll sometimes see in [Settings] > [Storage].
- We’ve made it simpler to access the most popular activities from game hubs.
- Game hubs now only display activities that are currently in progress.
- To play a specific activity, start the game first and find it using in-game menus.
- The [Invite to New Game] option, which is available from multiple locations, is no longer available when sending game invites.
- To invite friends to a game session, start the game first, then send the invitation to the session.
- We’ve improved system software performance and stability.
- We’ve improved the messages and usability on some screens.