SONY is set to roll out a fix to the ‘obnoxiously loud’ beeping sound that rings out when gamers switch on their PlayStation 5.
Since the PS3, PlayStation controllers have sent out a chime when they come alive – but customers claim it has grown louder with each new console.
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Some say it’s enough to alert pets, stir a sleeping spouse and even prompt a late-night argument or two.
Since the PS5’s release in 2020, folks have been plagued by this sound when trying to sneak in a cheeky gaming session when the kids have gone to bed.
And kids trying to evade their parents past bed-time.
But Sony has heard the complaints, and is currently trialling a beta feature which will allow players to switch off the beeping sound for good.
“Sony just saved countless relationships with this,” one gamer wrote on Twitter.
Another wrote: “12-year-olds can finally play Fortnite at 2am without worrying about waking up the entire house now.”
In a PlayStation Blog post, the company said the option will let users “mute or adjust the volume of the PlayStation 5’s beep sound when turning it on or off, or putting it in rest mode.”
While the feature is currently still in beta mode – meaning Sony is trialling it with a handful of PS5 owners – it will be rolled out to all users in an upcoming update.
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If you’re a beta tester and want to switch the feature on, just follow these steps:
- Go to [Settings] > [System] > [Beep Sound].
- To adjust the beep sound volume, select [Volume].
- To mute the beep sound, turn on [Mute Beep Sound].
The date of the upcoming update is yet to be confirmed.
However, some PS5 are frustrated that Sony has prioritised muting the beep sounding before creating new background themes.
While others are desperate for new LED colour options, so their movies aren’t ruined by a blue light in their face.
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