Returnal Studio Recommends Turning Off PS5 Auto-Updates Before Patch
Ahead of the Returnal patch coming tomorrow, May 5, Housemarque has told fans to turn off auto-update so they can keep their run.
Returnal is getting its first big patch tomorrow, May 5. But ahead of that happening, developer Housemarque is warning players to turn off auto-update, one of the PS5 s convenience features, so they don t lose progress. The patch is scheduled to go live at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET.
The studio issued the warning in a tweet, telling players to turn off the feature and linking to a Sony support page for the how-to. It makes sense. If your PS5 is in suspend mode when the update goes live, it will automatically quit the game to apply the patch. If you were mid-run when that happened, that progress will be lost.
April 29, 2021
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If you have been utilising the PS Remote Play to stream your PlayStation 5 gaming to your iPhone or iPad over the past few months, and disappointed that you can only connect your PS4 DualShock 4 controller via Bluetooth to your Apple device, you ll be happy to know that the newly released iOS/iPad OS 14.5 update (out today) now includes support for the PS5 DualSense and Xbox Series X controllers.
Unfortunately, similar to using the PS4 DualShock 4 controller, there is no haptic feedback support using the PS5 DualSense controller via PS Remote Play.
In case you didn t know or have not tried out PS Remote Play on your shiny new PS5 console yet, significant improvements have been made to the iOS/iPadOS and Android apps to deliver a far smoother and consistent stream as compared to a connection with the PS4 previously.
April 15th, 2021
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The first major PlayStation 5 update has arrived, and as promised, it does allow anyone who as actually managed to get hold of a system to store their new-gen games on external USB hard drives. But even if you ve already downloaded it (or are still waiting to find a new console) there are more changes than just the ones listed in the announcement blog post.
As mentioned in the full changelog on PlayStation s support site (which is also where you can go to install the update from a thumb stick, or find out how to recover from a failed update), there s a long list of tweaks. As
First Major PS5 System Software Update Available Now, Patch Notes Revealed
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As was announced yesterday, the first major PlayStation 5 system software update is now live. It brings with it a whole host of changes, but the most notable of all might be the added ability for folks to transfer PlayStation 5 video games back and forth from USB extended storage. Other changes include the ability to share gameplay to both PS5 and PS4 consoles, new accessibility features, and more.
You can check out the full patch notes for the PS5 s Version: 21.01-03.00.00 update below, straight from the source:
You can now store PS5 games in USB extended storage.
We’ve added
Disable Game Chat Audio in the control center under
Sound. If you turn on this setting, your voice won’t be heard, and you won’t hear other players’ voices in game chats. This setting doesn’t apply to party voice chat audio. In Game Base, we’ve updated the following:
You can more easily access recent parties and see your online friends. Use the R1 and L1 buttons to quickly move between tabs. You can now turn notifications on or off for each of the parties you’re in. You can now adjust the volume of other players’ voices in party voice chat as well as in the game chat of some games. From the voice chat card in the control center, select a player to adjust their volume.