PS5 System Update Beta Adds 1440p Support and Folders

Sony has rolled out a new PS5 system update beta, which adds much-awaited 1440p support, gamelists (Sony’s fancy term for folders), and social features. The update quietly began rolling out yesterday, but it was only this morning that Sony detailed its features. Beta access is limited to select users in certain countries. It’ll be rolled out widely later this year.

PS5 system update beta patch notes – July 2022

New Gameplay and Personalization Options

• 1440p HDMI Video Output
  • The PS5 beta introduces support for 1440p HDMI video output, enabling players to choose an additional visual setting on compatible PC monitors and TVs.**
  • If the game you’re playing supports 1440p rendering you can experience native 1440p output on your display.
  • Or, if you’re playing a game with a higher native resolution like 4K, then you may benefit from improved anti-aliasing through supersampling down to 1440p output.
  • You can check if your HDMI device is compatible by selecting “Test 1440p Output” under “Screen and Video” options within system settings.
• Gamelists
  • In your Game Library you can now create gamelists, which make organizing your games even easier.
  • To start, go to the [Your Collection] tab and select [Create Gamelist]. Choose games to add to your gamelist, then decide what to name it.
  • You can have up to 15 gamelists and 100 games per gamelist. All games under the “Your Collection” tab of your Game Library can be added to a gamelist, including disc, digital and streaming titles.*** You can also add the same game to multiple gamelists.
• Compare 3D Audio and Stereo Audio
  • You can now listen to and compare the difference between 3D and stereo audio on the same screen, and then choose your preferred setting.
• Compare 3D Audio and Stereo Audio
  • You can now listen to and compare the difference between 3D and stereo audio on the same screen, and then choose your preferred setting.

New Social Features

• Request Share Screen
  • You can now request party members to start Share Screen to watch their gameplay. Go to the voice chat card, select the party member you want to send the request to, and then select [Request Share Screen].
• Joinable Game Notification
  • When you join a party and a party member is playing a game you can join, you’ll now receive a notification. You can join the game directly from the notification.
• Joinable Game Notification
  • When you join a party and a party member is playing a game you can join, you’ll now receive a notification. You can join the game directly from the notification.
• Send Stickers and Voice Messages in Game Base
  • In the Game Base card, you can now send stickers and voice messages to your groups.

In other news, GTA 6 will reportedly have a female protagonist, and speculation suggests that Hogwarts Legacy will release in early December.

[Source: PS Blog]