Today, Sony is launching a beta test of a major system update for the PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles. Test builds are available for users in Canada, Japan, Germany, the UK and France. The update includes improvements to the main menu, voice control for PS5, and functions for "Party".

PS5 UI Updates:

added filtering games by genre;

games can be pinned to the main screen, in total 5 free slots are allocated for this;

changed the design of trophy cards and the entire list of rewards, the trophy menu can be accessed from the control center during the game session;

n total, 14 games or applications are now displayed on the main screen.

Improvements in the Game Base section on PS5:

voice chats were redesigned into standard "Party";

t became possible to create groups directly from the Game Base menu, through which you can also share images, videos and messages;

n total, there are now three sections in the Game Base - friends, messages and "Hangouts";

New features in Parties on PS4 and PS5:

on PS4 and PS5, you can create private "Parties", they can only be joined by invited users;

for PS5, the ability to complain about violations of the rules by the players using visual indicators;

on PS4, you can now adjust the volume of each individual user;

Share Play on PS5 can be launched from the voice chat menu.

Special abilities:

Narrator now supports Russian, Arabic, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, and Korean. In total, the screen reader can work in 15 languages ​​of the world;

the headphones can be activated to monaural sound, which will help users with one-sided hearing loss.

Also in the US and UK, they are launching a test voice control feature for PS5:

the mode is available only for accounts registered in the countries participating in the testing;

the function is activated in the console settings;

you can access the system using the phrase "Hey, PlayStation!", And then say a request to start the game or go to a specific menu.

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