Sony heeft een beta firmware voor de PlayStation 5-gebruikers klaar gezet welke nieuwe features brengt naar de console. Zo wordt onder andere 1440p output-resolutie via HDMI gelanceerd. Het is een veelgevraagde features door gebruikers. Daarnaast kun je het verschil tussen stereo en 3D audio ervaren voor headsets middels een nieuwe user interface.
Verder kun je nu ook gamelists aanmaken, waarmee je je library beter kunt organiseren. Ook zijn er op sociaal gebied de nodige veranderingen doorgevoerd. Alle features met daarbij screenshots kun je hier bekijken. De beta firmware zal binnenkort voor iedereen als standaard firmware doorgevoerd worden. Beta-toegang is gelimiteerd tot enkele beta-testers en kan dus niet vrij aangevraagd worden.
New Gameplay and Personalization Options
1440p HDMI Video Output The PS5 beta introduces support for 1440p HDMI video output, enabling players to choose an additional visual setting on compatible PC monitors and TVs.**
If the game you’re playing supports 1440p rendering you can experience native 1440p output on your display.
Or, if you’re playing a game with a higher native resolution like 4K, then you may benefit from improved anti-aliasing through supersampling down to 1440p output.
You can check if your HDMI device is compatible by selecting “Test 1440p Output” under “Screen and Video” options within system settings.
Gamelists In your Game Library you can now create gamelists, which make organizing your games even easier.
To start, go to the [Your Collection] tab and select [Create Gamelist]. Choose games to add to your gamelist, then decide what to name it.
You can have up to 15 gamelists and 100 games per gamelist. All games under the “Your Collection” tab of your Game Library can be added to a gamelist, including disc, digital and streaming titles.*** You can also add the same game to multiple gamelists.
Compare 3D Audio and Stereo AudioYou can now listen to and compare the difference between 3D and stereo audio on the same screen, and then choose your preferred setting.
Easier Access to In-progress ActivitiesWhen resuming a game, in-progress activities are often shown prominently at the top of the game hub to make it as easy and as fast as possible to get back to where you left off.
New Social Features
Request Share Screen You can now request party members to start Share Screen to watch their gameplay. Go to the voice chat card, select the party member you want to send the request to, and then select [Request Share Screen].
Joinable Game NotificationWhen you join a party and a party member is playing a game you can join, you’ll now receive a notification. You can join the game directly from the notification.
View New Friends’ Profiles When you accept a friend request in the [Received] list, you can now view your new friend’s profile in [Accepted Requests].
Send Stickers and Voice Messages in Game BaseIn the Game Base card, you can now send stickers and voice messages to your groups.
