It’s been almost six months since PlayStation 5 releasedand today Sony announces the first major software update for it flagship game console.
Sony in a blog posted today detailed some of the new features and improvements that will appear in the April PS5 update, which will start to be released tomorrow globally.
For those who feel Limited PS5 storage base of 667 GB, one of the most important new improvements is the ability to store PS5 games on an external USB drive, a feature that was previously limited to older PS4 titles.
Unfortunately, you still can’t run PS5 games from external storage because Sony said External drives are not fast enough to deliver optimal performance, which means that this new feature is only meant to help you boot up the PS5’s built-in SSD. (Note: The first time you download a PS5 game, it must still be stored on the base PS5 SSD before you can transfer the game to an external drive.)
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The real thing is that although Sony said before the launch that PS5 owners will be able to upgrade their consoles with more storage space using a second m.2 SSD, the company said is still working on implementing this feature and there is no schedule for when it will be available.
In terms of brightness, for PS5 owners who play games with friends using a PS4, Sony has now enabled Cross Play generation, which means that PS5 owners can stream their game to friends with older consoles or even can play PS5 demos (or PS4 demos anyway) on any of the latest generations of PlayStation consoles.
Sony has also added additional control and customization options to the PS5’s Game Base menu, which should make it easy to create parties, switch between chats, or turn off notifications if you’re in a room that causes a lot of spam. Notifications.
The update also includes a series of small changes, such as the ability to set your PS5 to pre-download automatic updates (assuming the developer has that setting enabled), completely disable the chat game, or adjust the volume of a particular player, and improve your game library search with the option to hide titles specific if you want. There’s even a new Trophy Settings and Statistics screen, where you can more easily see the progress of the trophy at a glance and specify what kind of trophies (gold / platinum) trigger automatic screenshots or game records.
Finally, Sony is also updating the PlayStation app on mobile devices, allowing you to see more easily when your friends are online, create wish lists for the games you want to buy, or set the online status of your friends. Remote PS5. And in the “next few weeks,” Sony says it will add the ability to join multiplayer games, manage PS5 storage, compare trophies and more – all from the PlayStation app.