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Sony has some new updates for its PlayStation 5 DualSense controller, including increased controller speaker volume capacity, better noise cancellation, and improved mic sound.
The PS5 controller software update adds a new AI-powered machine learning model that automatically manages the controller's mic inputs, quieting unwanted noises like button-pressing and background audio while capturing the player's voice.
Controller speaker sound can also go louder than before, which Sony says is a part of an effort to enhance the DualSense's overall audio quality. Understandably, this update might make your controller's speaker louder than usual, but you can still tweak the audio output to desired levels in device settings.
This update isn't all about the PS5's controller, though. Sony also added additional screen-share features, allowing viewers watching in "Share Screen" mode to throw up emojis, ping or draw something on-screen, and highlight objects. These new reactions are enabled automatically, but all parties must be opted-in to the beta rollout of these features for them to work.
Sony also added a customization option that allows gamers to dim or brighten their PS5's power indicator light by heading to Settings > System > Beep and Light.
Invited beta testers will have to proactively install the new software update to get access to the new features in the US, Canada, Japan, UK, Germany, and France. Sony says it will launch them more broadly "in the coming months."
For those looking for a more upscale PS5 controller, Sony's $200 DualSense Edge released last month offers customizable buttons, replaceable sticks, and a braided USB cable, but it does have a smaller battery than its predecessor.