PS5 Slim’s Lack Of Fanfare Speaks Volumes About This Generation
PS5 Slim’s Lack Of Fanfare Speaks Volumes About This Generation
Jim Ryan leaves, Spidey 2 is almost here, and look - there's a new console!
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New consoles used to be a big deal. Generational leaps still are, but we’ve fallen into a malaise in recent years as new models and more powerful advancements come along and we all shrug our shoulders before getting on with our day.
That's a distinctly "game journalists have nothing to write about" problem.
Anyway, this was a chance for Sony to finally ship functional Bluetooth with their damn Console. Guess not.
I still don't understand why I cannot connect any of my Bluetooth headphones to -any- of the consoles. Connecting to my TV induces latency, so it turns off game mode, but not if I connect directly to the gaming device (ala steam deck). It's not like its a standards, driver, or perf issue, as steam deck supports it, and it's essentially a very user friendly Arch Linux box. Something as important as audio being this far behind on the two major competitors is mind boggling, especially when one of them ALSO produces decent audio hardware and created one of the two main Bluetooth audio standards 😅
I have XM5 which is also made by Sony, and is their most expensive headphones. So they clearly know how to make BT work. They just refuse to, to sell you their damn Pulse headphones.