PS5 begins testing 1440p support and folder creation

PlayStation 5 players who are part of the system software beta program now have access to a new update whose main novelty is to add support for video output at 1440p (without VRR). In 2020 Sony said PS5 would support this resolution based on demand. On the other hand we have the game lists, a new function that facilitates the organization of the library through folders, and new social features. For the clueless, Spain is not among the list of countries with access to the PS5 beta.

Support for 1440p video output will allow PS5 owners to choose this resolution on monitors and TVs that support it. If the game supports 1440p rendering it will be playable natively at this resolution, while 4K games will benefit from an upscaling. anti-aliasing by supersampling, an anti-aliasing method that renders graphics at a higher resolution than the panel accepts and drops them down to 1440p to display correctly. PS5 gamers can use the console itself to see if their TV or monitor supports 1440p

1440p resolution is halfway between 1080p and 2160p. Despite not being a standard video output it is quite popular with PC gamers due to the huge (and expensive) jump from HD to UHD. The negative point is that the variable refresh rate (VRR, for its acronym in English) is not compatible with the 1440p of PS5 and is reserved for 1080p and 2160p resolutions.

The PS5 system software update also adds the Gamelists function, which seeing the capture that you have above these lines could well be called folders. With this new option, players will be able to create game lists in their library to improve organization. You can have up to 15 lists with a maximum of 100 games in each. Setting up a list is as simple as going to your game collection, selecting the Create a list option, choosing the titles to add, and entering a name. This function supports all types of games, disc, digital and online. streaming (with PlayStation Plus Premium).

Finally, we have new social features such as being able to send a request to share a screen and receive a notification if we join a group where one of its members is playing a game that we can join (and join through the notification).