Sony has rolled out a brand new PS4 and PS5 system replace right now for some good ol’ efficiency enhancements. As standard, the corporate didn’t say what the enhancements entail so we’re going to need to mess around with the consoles and determine them out ourselves or, , peruse the web for solutions.
Customers report improved VRR after right now’s PS5 system replace
Immediately’s updates bump PS4 firmware model to 9.60 and PS5 firmware model to 22.01-05.10.00. The official patch notes for the PS5 system replace leads us to a web page that mainly describes all of the console’s options launched up to now, together with the long-delayed Variable Refresh Charge (VRR).
Talking of VRR, some Reddit customers declare that they skilled flickering whereas utilizing VRR previous to this replace, which appears to have been resolved now. Nonetheless, one other consumer claims that the issue persists for them. As not too long ago defined by Digital Foundry, PS5’s VRR assist is off to an excellent begin however is hampered by the dearth of Low Framerate Compensation (LFC), which makes it inferior to Xbox Collection X and PC VRR. LFC maintains framerates throughout the VRR window in case they dip throughout gameplay, guaranteeing that gamers don’t expertise any judder. It’s unclear if Sony has any plans so as to add LFC assist or not, and it’s too early to say if right now’s PS5 system replace made any modifications on the VRR entrance.
We’ll dig round and replace our readers when we now have extra details about the aforementioned firmware updates. Within the meantime, if you happen to discover any modifications, be sure to drop a remark beneath.
In different information, followers of PS2 basic Shadow Hearts obtained a glimmer of hope right now because it emerged that Common Leisure not too long ago filed a brand new trademark for the sequence, and Ubisoft insists that its Avatar sport and Cranium & Bones will launch throughout the present fiscal 12 months.