Today, Sony announced the rollout of a new PS5 beta update. A limited number of participants in select countries (U.S., Canada, Japan, U.K., Germany, and France) will receive an invitation starting today, while the public launch is expected in the coming months.
The highlights of this PS5 beta update are a series of improvements to the DualSense controller audio, for its speaker and for its microphone through noise cancellation.
- Controller speaker enhancements. The controller speakers can now produce higher volume sound, allowing you to hear in-game sounds and voice chat audio more clearly.
- Improved noise cancellation. The mic input quality on these controllers has been improved, courtesy of a new AI machine learning model. Background noise from button presses and game audio are suppressed, resulting in a better voice chat experience. Install the system software beta and update the controller device software to enjoy enhanced clarity of your voice chat audio when using the controller mic. With this update, you may feel that the sounds coming from your controller speaker may sound louder. You can adjust the controller speaker volume from the control center.
The PS5 beta update also introduces the ability for users watching Share Screen in full screen mode to add pointers and emoji to interact with the host.
- Viewers can move a pointer around, send a ping, or draw a line on the shared screen, allowing them to highlight certain objects or areas to guide the host player more accurately.
- Viewers can send emoji-based reactions to the host’s screen to visually encourage and celebrate gameplay actions.
Last but not least, PlayStation 5 users will be able to adjust the brightness of the power indicator through a new setting. Three options will be available: Bright (the standard one), Medium, and Dim.
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