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PlayStation 5 Gets a Massive Update: All You Need to Know
Through a post on the PlayStation blog, Sony announced the second major software update for the PlayStation 5. The update has started rolling out for users starting September 15. One of the major updates for the PS5 is the ability to expand storage by changing the inbuilt SSD. Players will be able to upgrade to any M.2 SSD with heatsink, provided it meets the minimum performance and size requirements, as defined by Sony.
Another major change with the update is the 3D audio support for inbuilt speakers for TVs. Once enabled in the Sound menu, this feature adapts the two-channel TV speakers into three-dimensional sounds that can heighten the sense of gameplay immersion. 3D audio was earlier only available with compatible headsets.
Sony has also revised the gaming and social experience on the PS5. It is now easier for players to customize their Control Center by rearranging and choosing which controls to hide or unhide at the bottom of the screen. Players can easily view, write, or reply to messages directly from the Game Base. After expanding Game Base to fullscreen mode, players can see which friends are online, busy, or offline. Players can also accept or deny multiple friends requests at once now.
The Game Library will now show a special tag in front of PS5 games if players have both versions — PS4 and PS5 — of the same game installed. These new tags will also be visible on the home screen. Players now have the ability to pause or resume the Screen Reader by pressing the PS + “triangle” buttons simultaneously. The Screen Reader can also repeat anything it reads by pressing the PS + right-shoulder buttons together.
PlayStation Now resolution can now be selected between 720p or 1080p — depending on the game — for streaming. Players can also test their network connection test that will help them analyse and troubleshoot any issues with their connection. Furthermore, there is a new accolade that players award others along with a new Trophy Tracker that lets players access up to five trophies quickly. PlayStation 5 will also automatically capture videos when players beat Personal Best scores.
Additionally, Sony has also updated the PlayStation Remote Play app for Android and iOS. Users can now use the app using their mobile Internet. However, players would need at least 5Mbps speed to play games using the Remote Play app. From September 23, users can view their friends’ share screen broadcasts together on the PlayStation app.
Lastly, PS4 users will be able to view their PS5 trophies on their PS4 profile and Trophy list. Both PS4 and PS5 owners can now disband a Party without having to individually remove all players.
“At Xbox, we believe that with better tools, creators can make even more extraordinary games,” Haiyan Zhang, GM, Xbox Gaming AI, said in a blog post. “This partnership will bring together: Inworld’s expertise in working with generative AI models for character development, Microsoft’s cutting-edge cloud-based AI solutions including Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft Research’s technical insights into the future of play, and Team Xbox’s strengths in revolutionizing accessible and responsible creator tools for all developers.”
The aforementioned AI design copilot is a toolset that will help game designers turn prompts into scripts and dialogue trees. In contrast, the character runtime will enable dynamically generated plot beats and quests. We’ve already seen heavy AI integration in games by way of procedural generation — a more recent example being the 1000+ planets in Starfield. Not to mention, enemy AI has been around for way longer.
Inworld made headlines in August when it launched a modded story mode for Grand Theft Auto V, Sentient Streets, in which players had to investigate the rise of a bizarre AI-worshipping cult — a segment loaded with characters that spoke in AI-generated dialogue, on the fly. The mod was later taken down by publisher Take-Two, leaving a permanent strike on the creator Bloc’s YouTube channel. As per The Verge, Inworld’s AI technology can also be used for narration in top-down RPGs to warn players about any events awaiting off-screen and respond to questions like we’ve seen in the past year with AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Bing Chat. Microsoft has also been heavily banking on artificial intelligence, having made a $10 billion (about Rs. 83,254 crore) investment in OpenAI. The company has also integrated AI tools into its popular suite of services and also added an AI copilot to Windows.
Despite being a Microsoft-affiliated AI toolset, it would be interesting to see whether titles using them will be allowed to thrive on other platforms. In July, Valve claimed that it would be cracking down on games that included AI-generated assets if the developer didn’t own the copyright to the piece of art. For the uninitiated, when you insert a prompt to create something in AI, the software simply repurposes existing assets found online and mushes them together — basically stealing from other artists and writers without appropriate commercial licenses. Infringing them would lead to the game not being distributed on Steam, forcing the developers to seek proper licenses for the asset by reaching out to the AI companies involved. It’s unclear how Microsoft’s partnership will play out — as long as AI content is being used as a catalyst to innovate and create something new, it should be fine.
In a post on X shared by BSNL’s Andhra Pradesh (@bsnl_ap_circle) unit, the company confirmed that BSNL users can upgrade their older 2G or 3G SIMs to a 4G SIM for free. Not only will the upgrade be free, but a promotional image shared with the post suggests that users who opt for the upgrade will also receive 4GB of free data that will be valid for three months. It is speculated that BSNL is aiming to boost its upcoming 4G services with this offer. The announcement was first spotted by Telecom Talk.
To access the free data offer and the free upgrade, BSNL users are requested to get in touch with executives at BSNL’s Customer Service Centre, franchisee or retailer stores, or contact one of their Direct Selling Agents (DSA). The promo image also adds in a finer print that the offer is available with certain terms and conditions, but hasn’t detailed any, so far.
Reliance’s Jio recently launched the 4G-supported Bharat B1 feature phone in India. The handset is priced at Rs. 1,299 in India. Alongside 4G connectivity, the phone comes with JioCinema and JioSaavn applications pre-installed.
The Jio Bharat B1 is equipped with the JioPay application, which is said to allow users to make UPI payments. Aiming to increase accessibility, the phone supports 23 languages overall, including multiple regional languages.
Realme, via Weibo, announced the arrival of the Realme GT 5 Pro in China. The display of the handset is confirmed to offer 3000 nits peak brightness. It has also been teased to offer heat dissipation with a surface area of around 10,000mm2. It is confirmed to ship with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The post doesn’t specify the exact launch date of the smartphone, however, given the release of the teasers, the launch could be just around the corner.
The Realme GT 5 Pro has been in the news a lot lately. It is expected to feature a 6.78-inch (1,264×2,780 pixels) AMOLED display and is tipped to come in 8GB, 12GB, and 16GB RAM options along with 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB inbuilt storage options.
For optics, the Realme GT 5 Pro is said to have a triple rear camera unit comprising two 50-megapixel sensors and an 8-megapixel shooter at the rear. The camera setup might include a Sony LYTIA LYT808 sensor, an OmniVision OV08D10 secondary sensor, and a Sony IMX890 telephoto sensor. For selfies, there could be a 32-megapixel sensor at the front. It is said to carry a 5,400mAh battery with support for 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
The Realme GT 5 Pro is expected to come with upgrades over Realme GT 5. The latter was launched in China in August with a price tag of CNY 2,999 for the base model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
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