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New PS5 Update Is Out Now, Actually Does A Lot For Once

New PS5 Update Is Out Now, Actually Does A Lot For Once https://ift.tt/86FBO5j A fresh firmware update is now available for PS5 console owners, and this time, it does a whole lot more than just improve system stability. While Version 26.02-13.00.00 is headlined by an enhanced version of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), all PS5 console models will also be upgraded with several new features. The first of these new features is focused on the PS5 Welcome hub. The new Showcase Mode will display a full view of your Welcome hub background when your PS5 is idle, and Slideshow mode will allow you to set up an album of background images that will rotate new screenshots in from your media gallery. These modes can also be fine-tuned or disabled if you'd prefer not to have them active. Beyond that, Sony has also improved messages and usability on some screens, and there's also improved system software performance and stability to round out the update. You can read the full u...

Former PlayStation Boss Says Gaming Faces "Existential Threat"

Former PlayStation Boss Says Gaming Faces "Existential Threat" https://ift.tt/Zbqosvl

According to former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden, non-endemic companies like Netflix or Google are one of the biggest threats to the video game business today.

Layden spoke at a keynote on stage with GamesIndustry.biz head Christopher Dring at the website's Investment Submit last week. Listing his top three concerns for the industry in the years ahead, he claimed that "consolidation can be an enemy of creativity," and that "rising costs in gaming are an existential threat to all of us." He then referred to non-endemic companies like Netflix, Google, Apple, and Amazon as "barbarians at the gate."

Layden sees what happened to other entertainment spaces, like music and TV, as cautionary tales. The music industry was permanently altered by iTunes, for example. Netflix aided in destroying home video rental and changed consumers' relationship to the cinema. He is hopeful that gaming will disrupt itself, rather than being changed by outside forces. He said, "Where it doesn’t take a Google or an Amazon to completely flip the table. We should be smart enough to see these changes coming and prepare ourselves for that eventuality."

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