ASonypatent suggests that some form of Picture-in-Picture may be in development for PlayStation 5. Since the release of its most recent console,Sonyhave yet to implement any such functionality officially, with gamers forced to manipulate loopholes in order to make different applications appear simultaneously.
Sony’s PlayStation 5 has had a busy month regarding software information, discoveries, and breakthroughs, with October bringing a simple system performance update during the opening week of the month. Recent data-mining has indicated that the long-awaited Discord integration may be arriving to PlayStation 5 soon, with additional information from a credible source citing a March 8th, 2023 release date, to arrive as part of update 7.00. Last but certainly not least,the PlayStation 5 was jailbroken, albeit in a manner that is already out of date. Modders have, of course, been installingP.T.to show off the exploit, but the firmware required is already old, and runningP.T.has proven inconsistent. A Sony patent now suggests that a Picture-in-Picture style feature may be in the works, which only adds to the potentially developments PlayStation 5 can be expected to witness in the coming months.
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The patent is titled “Game Console Application With Action Card Strand,” but thankfully the background and description provide an overview with less technical jargon. It begins with context offered to justify the conception,describing how Graphical user interfaces are essentialfor “interfacing with computer systems,” and claiming that there “is a need for an improved GUI that allows for better information sharing and control switching.” Although the proceeding summary does not include the words Picture-in-Picture, it outlines that very system in all but name, detailing how it would allow users to continue playing their game while also interacting with chat, video, and music-based applications. The in-depth description specifically mentions Picture-in-Picture seven times throughout, with it being used to articulate what some provided images are portraying, or issued as an example for the intended functionality.
This will be welcome news to PlayStation 5 owners, who are currently unable to use dedicated applications, such as YouTube, while playing titles on the console. Only through the party chat and explore tab have users been able to find a way around this, but these are often erratic and convoluted solutions that could never live up to a specialized system.
Sony has also been marketing hardware too, providing continuousupdates for the upcoming PlayStation 5 DualSense Edge controller. Sony’s answer to Microsoft’s Xbox Elite line, the DualSense Edge promises to be incredibly modular, and a truly premium experience, which players will indeed hope for given the price of $199.99, costing nearly half of a PlayStation 5 console.
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