PlayStation revealed the PS5 UI earlier today and to say it was a much-needed refresh would be a massive understatement. But the new UI is more than just a pretty face, it has some helpful features that improve upon the PS4’s experience is several major ways. While there are a plethora of reasons why this was a good move, here are five cool features about the PS5 UI that we think players will enjoy.
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Spoiler Warnings
Spoilers are getting harder and harder to avoid thanks to the entire internet. They suck sometimes, but Sony is looking to help combat accidental reveals or malicious spoils. With the new Spoiler Warning feature, if one person sends another player a screenshot or clip of a game, Sony places a disclaimer on it before the recipient opens up the contents of the received message. This allows the other player to decide if they are willing to risk the share, or if they are wanting to go full puritan regarding a game of choice.
Not too shabby.
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<div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-copy field--type-text-long field--label-hidden gi5-field-copy gi5-text-long field__item">Speaking of sharing screenshots and clips, another improvement made is all captured screenshots and video will automatically be in 4K, as long as the game itself is 4K compatible. This makes sharing those in-game moments even sweeter, especially given the fact that every game and its mother now offers a Photo Mode (as should be the norm).
This also makes posting those favorite shots to social media even sweeter, even if Facebook insists on destroying image quality no matter what.
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<div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-copy field--type-text-long field--label-hidden gi5-field-copy gi5-text-long field__item">The Control Center is another aspect of the new UI that seemed to be a big hit online after the reveal. This allows players to access notifications, friends lists, settings, and more without having to back out of the game and return to the home screen. Instead, a bar will populate that gives access to various options to choose from without having to hit a loading screen.
This is part of the revamp that both Xbox and PlayStation is doing regarding more time gaming, less time loading.
