Since consoles connect to the internet, we’ve had to get used to processes that did not exist in other generations which arrived in stores and worked as is from the first day to the last. Or do you remember having to install updates on an NES, Game Boy, Mega Drive or Super Nintendo? The hardware remained intact, unlike the PS5, Xbox Series X|S or Nintendo Switch.
Say goodbye to cables… finally!
But if updating a console has already become a habit that must be practiced several times a year, It is the repanocha that this resource has also been extended to controls the official ones that come with the consoles. And the DualSense, because of its characteristics (you know, that haptic vibration), is a candidate for suffering updates from time to time, which until now could only be done in one way.
Sony, although these are devices with wireless connectivity, I had opted for a more reliable update system (a priori) this side firmware as does connecting to the console via the USB-C cable. When a new alert came, it made us plug it in and wait for the data transfer to finish before completing the install. Well, it will end and it will no longer be necessary to put and remove the small cable.
These will be the users who are part of the beta test channel of the firmware of PS5, and only in certain countries, those who can try this new feature that allows the console update the DualSense without plugging it in with the cable, so the whole process is done wirelessly and it will be much more comfortable than before.
We will still have to wait
As we tell you, this function is part of this beta version that has reached the test channel, so At the moment it is not operational for everyone who owns a PS5 and it remains to be seen that it will take a few more weeks to arrive. As Sony states on its official website, it will be possible to “update the device software of the DualSense wireless controller with a wireless connection”. If you’re having trouble updating your device’s software wirelessly, connect your controller to your PS5 console via a USB cable to update it. You will be able to update it wirelessly in the next update.
We imagine that to protect the integrity of the controller, the console will check the battery level it has and it will mark a minimum percentage from which to try to complete the update This can be dangerous because, in the event of battery drain, leaving such a process halfway through can turn that device into an unrecoverable brick. But as usually happens in these cases, we are convinced that minds much more lucid than ours, and more prepared, they have already noticed all the options that can be opened when the step of allowing an over-the-air update is taken. You do not think ?
