 A beta for the next PS5 system software update is now available for select users and aims to let you store even more games. It's not available to everyone just yet, but Sony has begun rolling out a system software beta for the PlayStation 5, to test out new features before it makes them public. As such, a select number of PlayStation 5 owners across certain countries (including the UK) will have already received invites to participate, so it may be worth checking your email just in case. If not, the plan is to make the software update public by the end of 2023 anyway, since it includes new accessibility features ahead of the launch of Sony's Access controller. Sony doesn't mention the new controller (which launches in December) anywhere in its recent blog post, but it does list two accessibility features that come with the beta. The first is the ability to assign a second DualSense controller as what Sony calls an assist controller. The PlayStation 5 already allows you to connect four controllers to it at once anyway, but what this does is essentially treat two controllers as if they were one and the same. 'This feature introduces a new way for you to enjoy games collaboratively with others or help a friend or child navigate a particularly challenging section of a game,' reads the PlayStation Blog post. This is also compatible with the DualSense Edge controller (pic: Sony) The beta also lets you turn on haptic feedback for the DualSense controller and the PlayStation VR2 Sense controller while navigating the console's menus. 'When enabled, system sound effects for certain events will also be reflected physically through haptics, such as moving focus, reaching the end limit of a scrollable section, checking a box, or when you receive a notification or boot up a game,' explains Sony. Aside from enhanced immersion, this is also so players who struggle with their sight or hea){kind=link}
A beta for the next PS5 system software update is now available for select users and aims to let you store even more games.
It’s not available to everyone just yet, but Sony has begun rolling out a system software beta for the PlayStation 5, to test out new features before it makes them public.
As such, a select number of PlayStation 5 owners across certain countries (including the UK) will have already received invites to participate, so it may be worth checking your email just in case.
If not, the plan is to make the software update public by the end of 2023 anyway, since it includes new accessibility features ahead of the launch of Sony’s Access controller.
Sony doesn’t mention the new controller (which launches in December) anywhere in its recent blog post, but it does list two accessibility features that come with the beta.