The recent PS4 8.00 system update has been a source of contention and controversy since its release last week, as it detailed several updates to how voice chat will be incorporated into the reporting system for PS5. Since then Sony has apologized for the lack of clarification regarding said changes and has since assured players that the companywill not be actively recording conversations.In arecent PlayStation blog postfrom Catherine Jensen, the VP of Global Consumer Experience, she once again clarifies Sony’s position on how the new harassment report system will work in conjunction with the voice chat feature:
Once the PS5 console launches, if a PS5 player needs to file a harassment report, they will be able to include up to a 40 second-long Voice Chat clip in their report â 20 seconds of the main conversation with the other player, plus an additional 10 seconds before and after the conversation selection. Only the most recent five minutes of a Voice Chat will be available for a player to use for this reporting function.
These reports can be submitted directly through the PS5 console, and will be sent to our Consumer Experience team for moderation, who will then listen to the recording and take action, if needed. Some submitted reports wonât be valid, and our team will take this as an opportunity to provide guidance and education. There wonât be an option to opt-out of this Voice Chat recording function because we want all users to feel safe when playing with others online, not just those who choose to enable it.
Interestingly enough, Sony has also been taking into account the feedback they’ve received on overall changes to Parties on PS4, which were also pushed down in the 8.00 update. They posted the following Twitter update ontheir official account:
It seems that this update has overall been quite unpopular with gamers; hopefully this latest Sony post can finally clear the air on the voice chat controversy and that they’ll be able to reconcile some of the more unpopular changes to Parties.
Recently Yasuhiro Ootori, VP, Mechanical Design Department, Hardware Design Division at Sony Interactive Entertainment, posted a videotearing down the PS5to show us its technical innards. If you need a refresher on what we know so far about the PS5, check outthis informative piecefrom our Features Editor Ryan Meitzler. Also written by Meitzler is a briefer onthe system’s launch titlesas well asits biggest pros and consso far.
Meanwhile you’re able to also read why our Editor-in-Chief believes thatexclusive content is a good thingfor the PS5, why next-gen console launchesshould be delayed until 2021, and why mounting frustration with developing for multiple generationscould give PS5 the edgeover Xbox Series X.
In other recent news, accordingto a recent job listingSony is already developing the next gen version of PSVR – specifically “development of head-mounted display for next-generation VR.” Several leaks have also been surfacing about thePS5âs DualSense controllerand how it reportedly has a much larger battery capacity than the DualShock 4. And despiterumors flying around stating otherwise, the developers of Quantum Error have confirmed that the PS5 has no issue hitting native 4K 60FPS.
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