Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

CTOnews.com July 31, Sony today released a new Beta firmware (no specific version number) for the PS5 game console. Officials say the Beta firmware supports two-handed handles, Dolby panoramic sound, and improved system UI, as well as 8TB M.2 SSD hard drive support.

▲ image source Sony PlayStation Blog reported that at present, only PS5 players in the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany and France can test Beta firmware, while Chinese PS5 players cannot directly test related functions.

CTOnews.com collates and summarizes the relevant update information as follows:

Accessibility updates two-handed handle support

Now, the user can assign the second handle to an account as an auxiliary handle and use two handles to operate the PS5 host, just as one handle. "this feature introduces a new way for players to cooperate with others to enjoy the game," officials said.

It is reported that Sony PlayStation Blog, the ▲ image source, supports all PS5-compatible handles. Players need to go to "Settings"-> "Auxiliary Features"-> "Controller" to turn on the relevant functions.

System UI tactile feedback

Players can choose to turn on tactile (vibration) feedback when using DualSense, DualSense Edge or PS VR2 Sense handles to control PS5.

After enabling this function, some of the sound effects of the system will be fed back through handle vibration, which can enhance the player's sense of immersion to a certain extent.

Support for compatible Dolby panoramic audio devices

▲ Image Source Sony PlayStation Blog players with Dolby panoramic sound devices (such as speakers, televisions or home theater systems) can now make Dolby panoramic audio driven by Tempest 3D AudioTech.

Social function update "party" user interface update

▲ source Sony PlayStation Blog players can now invite others to "private parties" and now send "anyone can join" or "private" party invitations to other groups. previously, players were only allowed to send party invitations to single players.

Shared screen preview

▲ source Sony PlayStation Blog players participating in the "party" can see the screen images of other players in the "party".

Easily join friends' games.

▲ source Sony PlayStation Blog players can join a friend's game directly by pressing the option button and selecting "join the Game", or by selecting the "join" button on their profile card.

Game data center

Players can see in the "game data center" how many games they have played, the highest ranking they have reached, and the start time of the next game.

Reply to messages with emoticons

▲ source Sony PlayStation Blog players can now use emoticons to add responses to messages, which officials say makes it faster and easier to communicate with friends.

The easy-to-use function searches games directly in the game library.

▲ Picture Source Sony PlayStation Blog officials say players can now search for built-in games directly in the game library.

Mute PS5 switch sound effect

Now, players are free to adjust the sound effect of the PS5 switch, or even turn it off directly.

Players who support 8TB M.2 SSD can now use M.2 SSD with a maximum capacity of 8TB (previously 4TB) to expand PS5 storage space.

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