Just when you thought that March could not get any better for PlayStation owners, Sony has dropped a new software update for both PS4 and PS5 owners while confirming that VRR is coming to the PS5 "in the months ahead."
As explained in the announcement, "VRR dynamically syncs the refresh rate of the display of the PS5's graphical output," adding that this will help enhance "visual performance for PS5 games by minimizing or eliminating visual artifacts, such as frame pacing issues and screen tearing." The announcement then summarizes the benefits perfectly by saying that PS5 titles will play a lot better as "scenes render instantly, graphics look crisper, and input lag is reduced."
Sony explained that previously released PS5 titles will need a patch for full VRR support while future releases might come with VRR support on day one. The console manufacturer promised to share a list of all the games with VRR support as well.
On top of the Variable Refresh Rate support, Sony's latest update will improve party chat, make it possible to pin games to the home screen, voice commands, UI improvements, as well as a sneaky little update to the Pulse 3D wireless headset where users can now fine-tune their listening experience even further. The update also lets users join parties using the PS App and add a dark mode for PS Remote Play on both Android and iOS devices.
