News hardware PS5: The latest update added a surprise feature
While the latest PlayStation 5 update hasn’t made everyone happy – some features of the machine like streaming gameplay, PlayStation Now and all PlayStation Store features were down – this new update has brought some welcome additional features, including a little surprise.
Official announcements
A few days ago the PlayStation 5 welcomed a new update. The latter notably brought the possibility of pinning videos and applications on the screen when you are in the game, but also of improving the Parties (the groups allowing you to communicate with your friends). That’s not all: as we already pointed out in a previous news, this new patch also prepares the ninth generation console for the arrival of the VRR (which will be functional later). This feature popular with gamers allows the graphics processor of the machine to work with the TV to always display the same frame rate per second. The goal here is to have much smoother images than before.
On HDMI 2.1 compatible monitors and TVs, this option dynamically synchronizes the display refresh rate to the video output of the PS5 console. The visual performance of PS5 games will therefore be increased by reducing or eliminating visual artifacts like frame rate issues or screen tearing. PlayStation Blog
The last minute surprise
Despite this first little surprise that only bodes well for the future of the console, another feature has also been added. It was on Reddit that we heard the news, since curious machine users spotted the addition of the ALLM. This strange name may not mean anything to you, but don’t worry, we’ll go into a little more detail.
ALLM, also called Auto Low Latency Mode, is a feature that allows games to automatically switch to “game mode” for compatible screens (like the LG CX range for example). The goal here is to save you time. To give you an example, thanks to the ALLM, the player can watch a Blu-Ray using the “cinema mode” of his television, then launch a game in stride. Without the player needing to pick up the remote control to enter the TV settings, ALLM mode automatically changes “cinema mode” to “game mode”.
By JeromeJoffardWriting jeuxvideo.com
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