Sony adds 1440p support to the PS5 in the latest beta firmware

Sony today is launching a beta firmware for the PlayStation 5 that brings with it two highly requested features, 1440p output and folders for games.

The 1440p output function is quite simple. The PlayStation 5 console will now also be able to play in a resolution of 2560×1440, along with 720p, 1080p and 2160p. This feature has been in demand practically since the days of PlayStation 4 Pro but is only now appearing on Sony consoles. Meanwhile, Microsoft has had this option from Xbox One X.

The games would work pretty much as you would expect. Games rendered internally at 1440p or lower will display natively while those rendered at 2160p will be resampled to 1440p.

It’s probably not that surprising that 1440p support has finally arrived on PlayStation. Sony recently launched its INZONE series of gaming monitors, one of which has a resolution of 1440p. This isn’t the first time Sony has decided to delay adding a feature to its console to sync with its other products, as VRR support for PS5 only came after Sony TVs added support for PS5. it earlier this year.

The other major addition is the inclusion of game folders or lists as Sony calls it. You can now create game lists that allow you to sort the games installed on your system into custom folders. You can have up to 15 game lists with up to 100 games per game list.

This was a highly requested feature, as currently all your downloaded games are simply downloaded in one place with no way to organize them. It’s unclear what took Sony so long to add this feature to the PS5, as it was also present on PlayStation 4 consoles.

Other new features in this beta include:

• Compare 3D Audio and Stereo Audio
• Now you can hear and compare the difference between 3D and stereo sound on the same screen, then choose your preferred setting.
• Easier access to ongoing activities
• When you resume a game, activities in progress are often shown in the foreground at the top of the game hub to make it as easy and fast as possible to restore where it left off.
• Request the sharing screen
• You can now request party members to launch Share Screen to watch their gameplay. Go to the voice chat tab, select the group member you want to send the request to, then select [Request Share Screen].
• Merging Game Notification
• When you join a party and a party member is playing a game that you can join, you will now receive a notification. You can join the game directly from the notification.
• View profiles of new friends
• When you accept a friend request in the [Received] list, you can now view your new friend’s profile in [Accepted Requests].
• Send stickers and voice messages in Game Base
• In the Game Base tab, you can now send stickers and voice messages to your groups.

The beta is currently being rolled out for select participants in the US, Canada, Japan, UK, Germany and France.