PS5: Big firmware 10.0 available for download

Sony announces the PS5 firmware 10.0 as download The new update can be downloaded via the usual methods, the rollout will take place gradually. The patch notes are already available and completely comprehensive. Compared to the previous versions, the new PlayStation 5 firmware includes one or two new features. The innovations include the Welcome Hubwhich will be released gradually. “We’re introducing a personalized area on your PS5 home screen called the Welcome Hub – a place you can customize with widgets so you can see new information at a glance before you start your gaming sessions,” Sony writes.

Custom widgets in the Welcome Hub

With the widgets, you can – just like on a smartphone – display the console memory, the battery levels of your accessories, friends information and unlocked trophies, for example. You also have the option of adjusting the size of the widgets as you wish. The background can also be set up. You can choose from animated effects and other wallpapers. If you wish, you can also select your own screenshot as the background. The hub is initially set to be rolled out in the USA today, then in Japan in the next few weeks. After that, it will be the turn of players in Europe and other regions. There is no specific date for Germany yet.

Source: Sony


The new welcome hub on PS5.

Share links to your parties

In the next few weeks, a feature will also be introduced to Share links to voice chats from the parties in the news or social media apps. “This way, you can invite a friend you’re chatting with in any messaging app to join your party voice chat, even if you haven’t added them to your friends list on PlayStation Network,” writes Sony. An update to the PlayStation app will soon allow you to create a party link on your mobile and share it with friends.

Custom audio profiles and adaptive loading of the controller

The highlights of the PS5 (buy now 619,99 € ) Firmware 10.0 also includes the ability to Create your own 3D audio profile “Using headphones or earphones, you can perform a series of sound quality tests and have numerous factors analyzed to create an audio profile that best matches the characteristics of your hearing. For example, with your personalized 3D audio profile, you can see the positions of characters and objects in a “game world more clearly than before,” Sony writes in the patch notes. With Remote Play, you can choose your luck as to who can connect to your PS5 console.

Also new is the adaptive charging of accessories on the PS5 Slim in rest mode – and from release also on the PS5 Pro. The function is available for the DualSense wireless controller, the DualSense Edge wireless controller, the PlayStation VR2 Sense controller and the Access controller. Sony promises that adaptive charging helps save energy “by reducing the length of time the controller is in use.” [per USB] is supplied with power, depending on the battery level. If the controller is fully charged, the USB ports are no longer supplied with power.