PS5 firmware update brings DualSense pairing overhaul and new power saver mode

Back in July, Sony announced and released a new beta firmware for the PlayStation 5 which included the interesting confirmation of a ‘Power Saver for Games’ mode. Now, the update is going live for all PS5 users, with Sony offering additional details on this eco-friendly power mode.

Taking to the PlayStation Blog, Shuzo Kikuchi – VP of Product Management at SIE – confirmed that the latest PS5 firmware update is now rolling out globally for all. In case you missed it back during the beta, one of the biggest improvements with this update is the ability to now pair your DualSense controller with up to 4 different systems, allowing you to hot-swap between devices.

The new ‘Power Saver for Games’ mode meanwhile supposedly lets you “scale back performance and will allow your PS5 to reduce its power consumption when the feature is enabled optionally by gamers.”

With the firmware update now available as part of the primary branch, this new power saver mode has officially gone live, with Kikuchi noting: “Future updates for games such as Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Demon’s Souls, and Ghost of Yōtei will include support for the Power Saver option, with more titles to follow” – indicating that developers can seemingly make a dedicated performance profile targeting this lower-powered mode.

As we speculated on when the beta firmware was first released, this mode is potentially being developed in part as a way to facilitate the rumoured PlayStation handheld which is seemingly in the works.

Regardless, this latest update is a welcome one. Full details on the latest firmware update can be found HERE.

KitGuru says: What do you think of the power saver mode? Is it being worked on for the sake of the rumoured handheld? Will the new DualSense pairing options benefit you? Let us know down below.

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