April's PS5 Update Adds A Lot More Than External Storage Support - Android

If you’re one of the people who’ve been able to get a PS5, yesterday’s update was a welcomed addition to the console, introducing things like 120Hz support for 1080p monitors. But you might never know it because Sony didn’t mention that feature in its announcement. It does however mention that feature and more in its [...]

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If you’re one of the people who’ve been able to get a PS5, yesterday’s update was a welcomed addition to the console, introducing things like 120Hz support for 1080p monitors.

But you might never know it because Sony didn’t mention that feature in its announcement. It does however mention that feature and more in its full changelog. Alongside more highlighted features like the inclusion of the expandable storage support for PS5 games, the 120Hz support for 1080p monitors flies a little under the radar.

But it’s likely to be a point of interest for anyone who connects their PS5 up to a PC gaming monitor.

Update your PS5 to enable 120Hz support for 1080p monitors

Some 1080p monitors allow for 120Hz support, and now Sony allows you to utilize that faster frame rate on the PS5. This was previously only supported on newer TVs and monitors. So Sony’s expansion of the feature to 1080p displays is a telling indicator that the company recognizes not all players are hooked up to a TV.

Sony says that players who experience any issues seeing their games at 120Hz, should turn off the enable 120Hz output from the settings menu.

But that’s hardly the only other feature to look out for. The changelog mentions a big suite of updates. Notably, the ability to disable HDR in the video output when you’re playing a game that support HDR. As not all of them do.

There’s also now an option you can enable that powers the console on when you power the TV on. And on the reverse when you turn the TV off you have the console go into standby. While you may not want to put the console into rest mode until Sony has confirmed that issue from launch has been fixed, it’ll be an extra convenience to have it turned on when you turn the TV. Saving you a step.

Unfollow all those games you don’t like

Tucked away in the changelog is another gem you may want to pay attention to. The ability to unfollow games. If you’re unfamiliar with this feature, the first thing you see when you boot up the PS5 is a the news, or social, hub that displays the recent happenings of certain games.

Maybe these are games you do play. Maybe you really enjoy them. Then again maybe you couldn’t care less about them and would prefer not to see them in the feed.

You can’t get rid of the hub entirely. But the next best option is at least removing the games from it that you don’t have any interest in. Unfortunately you still have to dive into the system settings to get to this. But at least it’s possible now.

And, if you still have friends on PS4, and you likely do, you can now use Share Play with them. You can find the full changelog here for the other improvements. And definitely go install the update if you haven’t already done so.

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