A new PS5 beta, one that introduces personalized 3D audio profiles for headphones and earbuds, as well as the ability to limit Remote Play access for individual users, will be rolling out tomorrow to invited participants in select countries, including the U.S., Canada, Japan, U.K., Germany, and France, PlayStation has announced. Furthermore, PS5 Slim users will find an additional feature in the form of adaptive charging for DualSense, DualSense Edge, PlayStation VR2, and Access controllers, which helps save power by adjusting the length of time that power is supplied to them based on their battery level.
Highlights from the beta include:
- “Personalized 3D audio profiles for headphones and earbuds (available for all PS5 models): your personalized 3D audio profile may enable you to better sense the positions of characters and objects in a game world more clearly than before, making the experience more immersive.”
- “Enable Remote Play for individual users (available for all PS5 models): You can now adjust Remote Play settings per user and choose who is allowed to connect to your PS5 console using Remote Play.”
- “Adaptive charging for your controller (available for the latest PS5 model): Adaptive charging helps save power by adjusting the length of time that power is supplied to your controller based on its battery level.”
A look at the new 3D audio profile feature:
PlayStation on personalized 3D audio profiles:
With a set of headphones or earbuds like the Pulse Elite wireless headset or Pulse Explore wireless earbuds, you can run through a set of sound quality tests to analyze a vast number of factors to create an audio profile that best fits your hearing characteristics. For example, your personalized 3D audio profile may enable you to better sense the positions of characters and objects in a game world more clearly than before, making the experience more immersive.