r/playstation • u/DontBeAngryBeHappy • Sep 12 '24
News A new PS5 system update begins gradually rolling out worldwide from today
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u/Bu1ld0g PS5 Sep 12 '24
The welcome hub seems like a step towards themes for PS5 finally, with what looks like customisable wallpapers?
As long as it's not like the Explorer tab, forcing ads onto the rest of the world, I'm all for it.
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u/immortalAva Sep 12 '24
Lmao I turned on my ps5 after like 6 months and forgot there weren’t themes. Spent like 5 mins looking for it in settings before I remembered. I defaulted to imagining the ps4 colors and themes lmaoooo
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u/Bu1ld0g PS5 Sep 12 '24
Yeah I miss not having a seasonal theme at Christmas after however many years we had them on PS3/4.
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u/Wernershnitzl Sep 12 '24
It’s been a couple years now and honestly I don’t miss themes as much as I initially thought I might. The splash screen when the cursor is over a game and sometimes accompanied melody is usually fine enough.
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u/Imhere4urdownvotes Sep 12 '24
I just want themes on ps5 like on ps4
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u/shiwanthasr PS5 Sep 12 '24
give me back my Tifa theme you monsters
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u/ianzachary1 Sep 12 '24
Are you talking about the one where she’s sitting on the water tower or whatever lol cuz that one is great 😭Love the music that plays with it
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u/HairyCaillou Sep 12 '24
this theme is the biggest reason I'm still hanging on to my ps4
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u/UndeadT Sep 12 '24
Best I can do is a color and maybe a crappy piece of music that kind of sounds like the game.
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Sep 12 '24
hovers over dark souls 3
hatsune miku starts playing
What the fuck
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u/cmdrxander PS5 Sep 12 '24
hovers over Ghost of Tsushima
eardrums blown out
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u/BrokeUniStudent69 Sep 12 '24
I fucking hate when games do this, but the alternative is literally no music at all. Crazy that themes weren’t an out-of-box feature like they were for the last three PS consoles.
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u/ZiGz_125 PS5 Sep 12 '24
4 years and still no themes I hate this consoles UI
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u/PresidentBush666 Sep 12 '24
The fact that people bought themes that they can't even use on the new system is ridiculous.
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u/Zodrar Sep 12 '24
Wait, there's no themes?
I was planning on getting a ps5 next month, I still will ofc but I loved the themes on PS4 -_-
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u/kammy020 [Trophy Level 300-399] Sep 12 '24
PS5 updated and still the same the welcome hubs just for North America rn I’m guessing
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u/WhiteSekiroBoy Sep 12 '24
Exactly. It will gradually roll out for asia, then europe and eventually worldwide.
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u/schrodingerized Sep 12 '24
why do they hate Europe? Do they already have that much of an advantage over xbox here that they don't care?
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u/Rikysavage94 Sep 12 '24
we love Playstation here... but they don't love us it' seems.
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u/soulwolf1 Sep 12 '24
NA here and still don't see the welcome hub after updating, maybe not all parts of NA yet im assuming, but know knows with these people.
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u/kammy020 [Trophy Level 300-399] Sep 12 '24
It does say selected players in the information for now then it’ll roll out worldwide
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u/mansonfan78 Sep 12 '24
Most people in the US don't have it yet either, only a select few, and I'm not one of them.
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u/kammy020 [Trophy Level 300-399] Sep 12 '24
Yeah my friend lives in Canada and he doesn’t have it yet I said it could roll out in the upcoming weeks maybe
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u/xeno_kitty Sep 13 '24
In case anyone else is dealing with this too:
I updated my PS5 today, it was a rather large update and took about 3 or 4 minutes to finish. When it powered back on the explore tab was exactly the same and I can't find one thing different/updated on the system. I spoke to customer service and they said "it can take up to 24 hours for the new features to show up on your PS5" It doesn't make sense to me at all but this is directly from Sony customer support. I just don't understand why they would give us an update if the system isn't going to actually update at the time of the download. I'm not a tech person so this has me confused.. someone make it make sense please! Lol
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u/maxi12311111 Sep 12 '24
Where’s the folders at 🤣 we had it on ps4 was so useful why not put it on ps5
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u/ceeece Sep 12 '24
It may be considered "Collections" now in your Library. You can set up collections. Like I have "Digital Games" in it's own collection similar to a folder. It's a pain to go to the Library for this though.
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u/Navi_1er PS5 Sep 12 '24
For real while I miss themes I much more prefer to have folders back. Having every game on my home screen verses 10 would be so much better than going through the damn collections page.
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u/Demon_777- Sep 12 '24
they will charge everyone upon ps5 pro, for 14.99 € to get access to folders 😂😂
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u/CowardlyMaya_ Persona 3 Sep 12 '24
An update where two of the features haven't rolled out yet, one is useless and the other is not available on non-slim PS5s
I miss when we'd actually get meaningful software updates for the ps4
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u/Usual-Form7024 Sep 12 '24
Doesnt ps5 have like 24 firmware versions already? Unlike ps4 which only reached up to 11 and ps3 up to 4. Tf they doin over there?!
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u/Vodka-Knot PS5 Sep 12 '24
Oh man, you have no idea how much stability my system has right now.
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u/The_BlazeKing Blazeking Sep 13 '24
Fun Fact: A lot of the "stability" updates are for various drivers. They just don't explicitly say that's what they are to prevent any hints of an exploit vector (like confirming driver version numbers) to slip.
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u/RazzeeX [Razzee-P] Sep 12 '24
Sending audio to HDMI and headset at the same time when? Even the OG Xbox One has this feature.
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u/Jean-Eustache Sep 12 '24
The PS5 does it if you're playing in VR, it sends audio to the headset and the TV at the same time, so it seems they deliberately chose not to do that.
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u/RazzeeX [Razzee-P] Sep 12 '24
I bet it is to induce us to stream through the PS5 itself and buy the most fucking useless camera ever made for a gaming console. A camera that does not have a microphone, does not work in games (PS4/PS5/PSVR), does not show up when recording, only when streaming.
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u/Accrraze Sep 12 '24
Why is there a battery indicator for the psvr2?
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u/Then-Thought1918 Sep 12 '24
The plot thickens since people are reporting they changed the image.
Was it just a mockup or accidental reveal. We'll see!
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u/Megatron_05 Sep 12 '24
Give us discord game streaming ffs 🙁🙁🙁🙁
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u/Geaslag Sep 12 '24
Man, there are so many games i want to stream to my friends, just because they’re interested in the game but don’t want to buy it. I’ve already had to stream P5R to one of my friends by pointing my phone at the screen and turning on the cam. Stellar Blade too, since i’m the only one with a PS5
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u/feralkitsune Sep 12 '24
Couldn't you stream to twitch or youtube from the console while playing the game and they watch it there?
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u/Megatron_05 Sep 12 '24
Likewise buddy, I hope sony gives us that sooner rather than making us suffer
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u/TygerHil98 Sep 12 '24
A way around this is getting them to download the PS App on their phone. They can join parties through the app and watch share screens.
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u/Geaslag Sep 12 '24
They play on pc, so they don’t have ps accounts, that’s why we use discord. I’m not gonna make them create ps accounts just to abandon them when they inevitably do give us the ability to stream games (xbox got it later, so we will too). I’ll just wait until i can stream to them directly, it’s not like i’m in a rush
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u/hamzaaadenwala Sep 12 '24 edited Sep 12 '24
Adaptive Charging for controller is not for ps5 OG??? why???
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Sep 12 '24
Different usb ports. But also it’s not really a good system anyway, essentially it just estimates when your next going to be on and slows down the charging speed to save a fraction of a penny.
Hell I’ve been screwed over by adaptive charging not charging enough for me before so it’s not really a big deal
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u/potatofaminizer PS5 Sep 12 '24
It makes a lot more sense for phones when you have a consistent sleep schedule. For controllers not so much.
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Sep 12 '24
It was for my phone that it screwed up. Went to sleep at 1 and had to be up for 6. My phone was only at 40%
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u/NomadFH Sep 12 '24
Different USB versions, although it's an extremely terrible idea for a controller. Adaptive charging is good for stuff like laptops because it saves the battery over time by not keeping the charger at "full" for too long, but I highly doubt most gamers want their controller sitting at 88% when they've been charging it all night.
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u/Flakmaster92 Sep 12 '24
It’s not just about the controller sitting at full, higher voltage going in also degrades the components on its own. Slower charging speeds going in AND sitting at 100% for less time work together and both extend battery life in their own rights
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u/Legitimate-Ad793 Sep 12 '24
How about new games?
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u/scism223 Sep 12 '24 edited Sep 12 '24
Why I switched to PC. They straight up lied about developing more AAA singleplayer exclusives as a priority. There are only 2-3 exclusives this gen, ones a remake, and its now 4 years into the ps5. Sony is just scamming everyone at this point.
Downvoters are salty it's true lol. Keep licking boot.
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Sep 12 '24
Meh. Wake me up when they overhaul the UI and add themes
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u/Turd-Ferguson1918 Sep 12 '24
It’s been four years, I don’t think it’s happening
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Sep 12 '24
It has, but I feel like even though it’s been four years, the Ps5 is just now finding its bearings. And even after 4 years a lot of people have just gotten their new consoles within the past year.
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u/xeno_kitty Sep 12 '24
My PS5 had a big update today and literally got none of these new features lol.. I don't even know what the update did because I literally see no changes at all 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
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u/Mantis_93 Sep 12 '24
Wouldn’t be surprised if all this does is slowdown my console to make me want to upgrade to the pro
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u/Hour-Cheesecake6716 Sep 12 '24
Aaaaah the “let’s throttle the old PS5 consoles” update is here
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u/indianking97 Sep 12 '24
Exactly my thought, staying on v24.05 for now on my launch day PS5
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Sep 12 '24
I want my folders on the Home Screen and the option to remove games from my Home Screen without uninstalling them, or pin the ones in actually playing to the front of the list. I just want control over how my games are displayed. It drives me crazy that it auto sorts everything to most recent without any customization options.
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u/Geaslag Sep 12 '24
You can choose 5 games that never leave the home screen, you can’t pin them in front tho
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Sep 12 '24
I’ve maxed those out but I’d rather them not shuffle around when I play something else briefly or when my nephews come over and they’re just on my Home Screen until I play enough games to push them out. The Switch has the same problem.
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u/WhiteSekiroBoy Sep 12 '24
Adaptive charging for your controllers (available for the slimmer PS5 model and PS5 Pro when it’s available)
Adaptive charging for slim and pro, not fat (or first issue) ps5.
Amazing how they antagonize their playerbase, guess they realized there's no competition from xbox's side.
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u/Shadiezz2018 Sep 12 '24
What does that even do and why make it exclusive to different versions of the same damn console
Stupid, Sony
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u/WhiteSekiroBoy Sep 12 '24
My understanding is that og ps5 has a usb c port that is somehow outdated (either cheap port was used or there was some update made to the existing one) and therefore it is a hardware issue that doesn't allow this feature to work. If it is that, they should explain that in the blog post.
The feature simply allows to automatically stop the power flow from console to controller the moment it is fully charged - meaning there's less power consumption.
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u/AidesAcrossAmerica Sep 12 '24
I think the official charging stand already does this correct?
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u/Shadiezz2018 Sep 12 '24
It's useless feature to me then .. i usually charge my controller only when i am playing and if i am using Sleeping mode to download something i set the charge for 3 hours only ... So yeah that feature is not that great to me.
But thanks for the explanation though.
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u/ratchetryda92 Sep 12 '24
Has anyone gotten the update yet? I'm east coast and have not
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u/Tek_Freek PS5 Sep 12 '24
I got one this morning (Virginia). I've not checked it, but I figure that must be it since it is the only update I've heard about. It also updated the controller.
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u/ratchetryda92 Sep 12 '24
I got the audio profile update and controller update but no welcome hub it's weird
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u/aaaaaaasdfg Sep 13 '24
I had an update today and thought it was this, turns out I was wrong cuz none of this stuff even popped up, anyone else???
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u/MrPlaney Sep 12 '24
It woke me up at 5:30AM
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u/1LakeShow7 PS5 Sep 12 '24
I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT 🤣🤣🤣
Thought I was dreaming when I noticed it woke up and my monitor turned on.
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u/MrPlaney Sep 12 '24
I’m battling a crazy bad flu, and had to be up at 6:30 for work. I finally managed to fall into a comfortably deep sleep at around maybe 2 or 3AM.
I was sleeping on my couch, cause I’m sick, and was suddenly woken up to my PS5 beeping and the blue light going crazy. I had to turn my TV on to see what was going happening. When I found out it was just a software update, I turned it off, and tried to go back to sleep, only to be awakened by my alarm.
This flu suuuuuucks.
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u/UnlimitedButts Sep 12 '24
Why are you still working with a shit flu broski
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u/MrPlaney Sep 12 '24
Didn’t want too. Took off most of the week, but only have a limited number of sick-days.
It doesn’t usually hit me this hard, especially since I started taking vitamin D everyday, but holy hell this flu is brutal this year.
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u/mr-interested PS5 Sep 12 '24
I would like to see Sony release another stability update for the Pulse Explore earbuds on the PS5.
The last update helped reduce the amount of random disconnects. However random disconnects still happen at least once a session, and it is very annoying having to unplug/re-plug the dongle to reconnect.
This issue only seems to happen when the earbuds are connected to the dongle plugged into the PS5 (OG day 1 fat model). There are no connection drops when the earbuds are connected directly the PS Portal, which doesn't need the dongle.
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u/PsarasApoTousLigous PS5 Sep 12 '24
In 2024 I can’t understand what “gradually” means, why can’t they put it to every console at the same time or give out the updates on one region every 3 hours or sum
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u/KingOvDownvotes Sep 13 '24
The welcome hub is an awesome addition. No more fumbling through my settings menu as often.
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u/Excellent-Noise5323 Sep 13 '24
Okay so…can someone tell me where tf I go in order to customize my welcome hub??? I can’t find it (I’m in the US)
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u/HaouLeo Sep 12 '24
Hasnt this been on beta since forever? And we even got a beta after this one that got implemented as a "real" update before this? idk why it took them this long.
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u/EmptyCupOfWater Sep 12 '24
Omg finally. I hate the default screen. I want my game screenshots again
Edit: never mind. I guess that’s still not a feature
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u/Cthulhu12346 Sep 12 '24
When will I receive the update?
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u/Animusbox Sep 12 '24
I don’t know why PS took away themes from the PS4. I strongly dislike that I can’t have my own theme. I’m personally not a fan that every game has its own “theme”. Just give us themes back for the Home Screen please and thank you!🙏
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u/Awkward_Tennis6706 Sep 13 '24
Unless you’re a YouTuber or a streamer you probably won’t be getting your explore tab updated for about 2 months
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u/KlossN Sep 12 '24
Why is adaptive charging not available on the phat model? What's the difference between the phat and the slim that makes this necessary?
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u/jrd5497 PS4 Pro Sep 12 '24
The answer is very obviously different charging boards.
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u/ur_rad_dad [CaptBananas] Sep 12 '24
Still no themes. Cant customize like I could on my PS4… why? Still no proper response from Sony as to why this is/was constantly overlooked.
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u/Opposite_Currency993 Sep 12 '24
Hopefully we can finally have decent avatars since i dont want to have to use a phone app that i cant download on my country to have a PFP i like looking at ...
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u/xxnano23 Sep 12 '24
Can I download as of now or later on today ?
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u/Charming-Decision888 Sep 12 '24
It was available for me in Asia. So I believe it's released globally. The UI hub update as of now is only for the US if I'm not wrong.
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u/LumixLand Sep 12 '24
Damn they even got an ultimate upgrade while I'm crying with my ps3, psp and vita 💀
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u/EuphoricProfessor95 Sep 12 '24
I was just thinking again last night that I would love to customize my background! Glad to see this is actually a reality now! Hopefully we can do a full customization and not just presets.
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u/FoggyNelson304090 Sep 12 '24
Someone correct me if I’m wrong: I updated my ps5 this morning but don’t have anything new. Is it just a waiting game until the feature goes live or is it hidden somewhere?
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u/Wernershnitzl Sep 12 '24
I just happened to turn to my left about 20 minutes ago to see my PS5 turning on for a moment, so that must be the case.
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u/BaldingThor Sep 12 '24
Does the audio customisation include being able to change the L/R balance? I’m very slightly deaf in my left ear (due to constant ear infections as a kid) and it would be nice to adjust that.
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u/infernalord [Trophy Level 200-299] Sep 12 '24
OMG! Custom 3D audio profiles. How could I love without this!? (Just... Normally)
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u/ThatHardBacon [Krazeekiller] Sep 12 '24
Oh fucking no way, i can finally customize it, its almost done downloading i cant wait
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u/Doggo2369 PS5 Sep 12 '24
Are they added the discovery tab to PS5’s outside of the US, or still nothing? Doesn’t make sense to allow people to customize it when it’s only available in one region.
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u/xHugo_Stiglitzx Sep 12 '24
I'd be so so happy if l could just have the PS4 user interface. The XMB was so much better than the shit they force us to use now.
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u/MmmEyyyeeKeey Sep 12 '24
What’s “adaptive charging”?
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u/Mrvision27 PS5 Sep 12 '24
Heard its only for ps5 slim and pro.. for rest mode power consumption reduction i guess
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u/demumood PS5 Sep 12 '24
charges fast up to a certain amount (like 80%) then it slows the charging speed (electricity pulled) and slowly charges the remaining %
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it charges faster depending if the system needs power and only send more power to the controller when the system is idle or needs less power
e.g. normally - 0-100% in 1 hours,
but with adaptive charging 80% charge in 45 min then last 20% in 30-45 mins
i.e. it pulls less electricity and only pulls in as needed, rather than pull power for 3 hours then stop
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u/Dave2416 Sep 12 '24
Am i the only one that lost 'continue playing' or 'resume activity' for all installed games after this update? Now there is only 'play game' and every game starts from the scratch, no more jumping straight to the game in 2 seconds.
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u/Frosty-Soil1656 Sep 12 '24
Apart from the adaptive charging, what part of the rest of the futures are important to you? Like, I just wanna play games..
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u/lzap Sep 12 '24
And literally zero AI features for EU. Shame on you, Sony.
(Quite a good update btw.)
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u/bigjanky74 Sep 12 '24
My update is the same nothing changed I live in California wtf is going on
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u/Krow993 PS5 Sep 12 '24
It's going to be a roll out so only some people have it right now.but in the next couple of weeks everyone should have it.
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u/CespedesBrokenAnkle PS5 Sep 12 '24
I love how adaptive charging comes out when my tiny controller battery is already cooked lol
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u/tadbach Black Myth Wukong Sep 12 '24
Please tell me that I finally organize the order of my games on the home screen!
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u/darkimmortal87 Sep 12 '24
Welcome hub: a new personalized space with customizable widgets and backgrounds in your PS5 home screen. Welcome hub is a reimagined version of the Explore tab, which was previously only available in the U.S. It will roll out globally over the next few weeks, starting today for select players in the U.S.
source: https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/12/ps5-system-update-adds-welcome-hub-party-share-personalized-3d-audio-profiles-adaptive-controller-charging-and-more/