PS5 Firmware 21.02-04: All the New Features and Hidden Changes You Might Have Missed - Push Square

What are all the new features in the PS5 firmware update.

PS5 firmware update 21.02-04 is available to download right now, bringing some major improvements, changes, and brand new features to the console.

Without further ado, let's go through all the big (and small) changes to PS5's firmware with update 21.02-04.

Below is a list of every new feature and update we've found in the latest PS5 firmware so far.

Another major update concerns 3D audio.

However, with this firmware update, the PS5 will be able to employ the technique via your TV's built-in speakers.

It's off by default, so head into your PS5's Sound settings, go to Audio Output, and then toggle on Enable 3D Audio for TV Speakers.

With this new update, you'll be able to view Party messages and compose new ones right from Game Base, instead of having to navigate through to the Party itself first!

With the new firmware update, Sony has made efforts to make them more distinct, with clearer notifiers on the game's icons telling you which version is being displayed.

A new feature with this update is the Trophy Tracker.

This new update brings back vertical Trophy lists.

If you make use of PS5's Screen Reader option — found in Settings > Accessibility — this new update adds some useful new inputs to the function.

A new Accolade, Leader, is being added with this firmware update.

This can be switched off in the Captures and Broadcasts settings menu.

Before this firmware update, if you're sat on the main menu and have a game highlighted, a Trophy progress box appears in the bottom right corner.

It's a small change, but a useful one for Trophy hunters.

Go to Settings > Notifications and toggle off Play Sound for a more peaceful existence!

In Settings > Sound > Audio Output, you can select Adjust 3D Audio Profile.

If you own a Pulse 3D Wireless Headset, you now have access to an audio EQ feature.

From the Control Center, select Sound and you can choose from different presets and adjust sliders to further customise the soundscape.

In Settings > Captures and Broadcasts > Captures > Shortcuts for Create Button, you can now turn off this notification, meaning it won't accidentally appear in other shots.

With the new PS5 firmware update comes a software update for the DualSense controllers themselves.

You can also now go to Settings > Accessories > Controllers and select Wireless Controller Device Software to check for updates.

(At the time of publication, DualSense software version 0282 is the latest update.)?

On PS5, Screen Share is a feature with which you can, well, share your screen with a friend so they can watch your gameplay.

With this firmware update, you can view Screen Share on your Apple or Android smart device, if you don't need the TV or you want to watch in another room.

We'll keep updating this guide as and when we discover more new changes and features in the latest PS5 firmware.

This update is great for the SSD expansion alone...

*oh and great article btw.

So glad they sorted the trophy list that was really annoying me lol.

Will also have a mess around with the sound settings overall good update 🙂.

The 3D Pulse stuff is great considering i got them last week, the Trophy stuff is also welcome.

That would be great.

Well I have an issue for the PS5 firmware update.

Finally vertical trophy lists are back?

Now they just need to add a trophy icon to the control centre to create easier access to trophy lists.

I really wonder how the 3D audio will work on my surround sound.

Overall things sound great, typical the one day I was in the office and all this happened...

I wonder if you can disable auto saving clips, I never use that feature or look at previous gameplay clips.

I think an update for soundbars and surround sound setups is coming in the future.

I do need to dig into the 3D Audio settings for headphones and see if I can make it better.

Expandable storage is probably the one thing I'll never use but this is a great update!

All games in these collections shared the same icon so when I played Shenmue 2 it would only display the Shenmue 1 icon, Arkham city would only show the Arkham Asylum icon.

Wow, a lot of my complaints were addressed with this update, stuff like PS Now telling you when a game is leaving, better 3D Audio and better manual game capture

@Mergatro1d a Soundbar already uses an internal processing to make the sound more „surround-sounding“

Did they do anything to improve how bad the PS4 main trophy tiles look on PS5, or do they still have that square outline where the PS5s trophy list was clearly just designed for PS5 games

> PS Now Will Make It Clearer When Games Will Be Removed

Most games just don't have a published date of when they're leaving so you probably didn't notice before

Lol how can you not choose the ssd expansion as as most important feature

@Carl-G I’m willing to bet preventing saving games to USB is a piracy prevention tactic

@Deadlyblack I really wonder how the 3D audio implementation to 5.1 should sound like

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