PS5 Update 23.02-08.20.00.06 for Oct. 26 Adds New Features

PS5 Update 24.01-08.60.00

Sony has released PS5 update 23.02-08.20.00.06 today, and this isn’t your standard stability patch, as it adds new features! Read on for what’s new in the PS5 new firmware update patch notes for October 26 below.

PS5 Update 23.02-08.20.00.06 Patch Notes | PS5 New System Update Patch Notes for October 26:

Here’s what’s new per the PS5 console:

Size: 1.18GGB

System Software Update

For the best PlayStation experience, make sure your PS5 system software is always updated to the latest version. To learn more, see the online user’s guide from

(Settings) on your PS5.

Main features in this system software update

  • (Music) in the control center is now much easier to use. With its two-column layout, you can easily browse various categories, playlists, and songs.
  • You can avoid unintentionally broadcasting your surroundings while broadcasting games with your PlayStation VR2.
  • You can avoid unintentionally broadcasting your surroundings while broadcasting games with your PlayStation VR2
    – Go to [Settings] >[Accessories] > [PlayStation VR2], and turn on [Block See- Through View on TV] to prevent the camera see-through image from being displayed on your TV while using your PS VR2.
  • If you say “What’s new?” via Voice Command on any screen, you can now check for new PS5 features.
    – Currently, Voice Command (Preview) is only available in English for players with accounts for PlayStation Network in the US and UK.
  • We’ve improved the messages and usability on some screens.

Version: 23.02-08.20.00

That’s about it. If there are other additions not mentioned in the console revision history, we’ll update the article once we spot any.

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Nikki_boagreis
Nikki_boagreis
6 months ago

I hope they have a system software update that let’s the fanbase use background themes on PS5. I have a decent amount of themes that are useless on PS5, you can’t even screen shot stuff and have a custom theme “like PS4 users”

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