A new PlayStation update is now available for download, and a few key changes are going to make your experience so much better, especially for those of you that play co-op with friends.
Sony has recently just rolled out their 8.60 Version Update for the PlayStation 5 , but there are more changes and updates in sight. Players can prepare themselves for some major changes in the coming weeks and improvements for multiple aspects of their gameplay.
If you like to play online with friends, then Sony has some major adjustments ready for you. Finally, some annoying controller features are going to be fixed.
Three New Functions Coming In PlayStation Update 9.00
There are three quality of life updates being added to your PlayStation with Version 9.00. One of the key changes is an improvement for the microphone within the PS5 controller . The volume of the speaker is going to increase, which means that sound from within the game, as well as from voice chat can be louder than before.
The bigger and more important change is to the noise-cancelling function from the controller itself. If you used the controller microphone and played without headphones with friends, then the constant smashing of buttons was often overheard by others. Thanks to new AI technology, Sony has revealed that noise-cancelling is going to be much improved with Version 9.00.
Players are also going to be able to adjust the brightness of the actual physical PlayStation 5. So if you want to game in the darkness – of your heart, and your room – now you can do it. Players will be able to dim the light of the PS5, which is great for anyone who wants to download games overnight while it's on stand-by.
Finally, a new screen sharing option is being added. If you like to play and share your screen with friends to watch, they'll now be able to react with emojis. These are going to pop up on the screen which could be pretty funny for friends, but nothing life changing.
These small changes are pretty good. Here you can see the complete patch notes:
- We've updated the device software of the DualSense and DualSense Edge wireless controllers to improve their sound features.
- The controller speakers can now produce higher volume sound, allowing you to hear in-game sounds and voice chat audio more clearly.
- The mic input quality on these controllers has been improved with a new AI machine-learning model. Background noise from button presses and game audio are suppressed, resulting in a better voice chat experience.
- You can now adjust the brightness of your PS5's power indicator.
- Go to Settings > System > Beep and Light, and then select Brightness.
- We've added new features in Parties and Share Screen.
- Players watching Share Screen can use pointers and emoji reactions to interact with the host's gameplay.
- Viewers can use a pointer or indicate a specific location on the gameplay screen with ping.
- Viewers can also send emoji reactions.
- This feature is available when the host turns on Viewer Interactions in the Share Screen settings.
- Unicode 15.1 emoji is supported. You can now use them in messages.
- We've updated the device software of the DualSense and DualSense Edge wireless controllers, PlayStation VR2 headset, PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers, and Access controller to improve stability.
- We've improved system software performance and stability.
- We've improved the messages and usability on some screens.