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PS5 Beta Update Introduces Discord Voice Chat And Vrr Support For 1440p – Gaming – News

Sony has released a beta update for the PlayStation 5 that adds support for Discord, among other things. Support is also available variable refresh rate when playing at a 1440p resolution.

The invited players can use voice chat via Discord and thus easily communicate with friends on other platforms. To do this, they need their Discord and PlayStation Network accounts link together via the PS5 settings. Next, the Discord mobile app on a smartphone or PC is required to actually start a conversation on the PS5. The latter was also necessary for some time with the Xbox, where the Discord support has been around for some timebut the need for the Discord mobile app is with Microsoft’s consoles expire.

Another part of the test is the variable refresh rate support for 1440p resolutions. Vrr is currently supported on the PS5, but only at 4k and 1080p. To enable its use, an HDMI 2.1 screen is required. Vrr is part of this HDMI standard and allows a screen to dynamically adjust its refresh rate to the output of the GPU. This prevents, for example, half-rendered frames and covers frame drops, so to speak, so that no stuttering or screen tearing should be more present.

The update will be available to invited beta program participants from the United States, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, and France starting Thursday. Sony notes that it is not certain that all tested components are actually part of the final update. This update, which will be released worldwide for all PS5 owners, should be released sometime in the coming months.

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