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Gamers who like to get organized, rejoice: you can finally organize your PS5 games into dedicated folders. The new feature is part of the latest firmware update and comes along with support for 1440p resolution and some small quality of life improvements.
The new PS5 system software update went live today and adds features previously revealed in a beta test earlier this summer. Now that testing is over, everyone can enjoy it.
Here are all the highlights from the PlayStation Blog:
- 1440p HDMI video output to compatible TVs and monitors
- Folders, or as Sony calls them, “playlists”
- Search YouTube with voice commands
- Start Remote Play directly through the PS app
- Option to send sharing requests to friends
- Notifications to join friends’ games more easily from party chat
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The latter is bigger than it seems. Almost 90 percent of the time when I join a party chat with someone, it’s to play Destiny, Rocket League, or something else with them, and streamlining that process will be a nice addition. Also, for the small but dedicated group of people who play their PS5 on 1440p gaming monitors, it’s nice to finally be able to take full advantage of the setting.
But really, I’m here to celebrate folders. It took the PS4 three years to get them, after which I was finally able to organize my growing backlog into something that made sense and felt more accessible. So I was surprised and more than a little surprised that the PS5 launched without them, which brought me back to square one despite backwards compatibility exponentially increasing the size of my launch library.
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Not anymore! Now if only Sony could find a way to make my PS5 not yell at me for not shutting down properly every time the system crashes or disconnects.