It’s not official yet, but a lot of clues show VRR support on PS5. Let’s come back to this technology to understand its interest for players.
Sony PS5
One of the best consoles you can buy is undoubtedly the PlayStation 5. Of course, if you can find stock, as supply issues are causing chaos around the world. If you have the latest Sony console, know that very soon the PS5 will benefit from VRR support. How do we know? Vincent Teoh, specialists in the audiovisual sector, has indicated that the next Sony televisions will have VRR support suggesting that the PS5 will be compatible during January 2022.
Sony had already acknowledged that the PS5 will be compatible with VRR via HDMI 2.1, but we’ll have to wait for the firmware update, which would arrive at the end of January. Does this really change anything for users? We explain that to you.
What is VRR?
First, you should know that Microsoft’s Xbox One X and Xbox Series X / Series S already have VRR. The main job of VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) is to eliminate screen tearing. Tearing is a kind of visual problem, where the image on your TV is shaking. But what is really going on here?
Screen tearing occurs when your TV image refresh is not in sync with the speed at which your console or PC graphics card is sending images. You end up with an image on the screen that shows, for example, the upper half of the screen of one image and on the lower half the next. This is called the ” tearing “.
Example of tearing in a game
The tearing becomes noticeable when, for example, you are using a 60Hz TV and the game frame rate is between 45fps and 60fps. This is especially evident in fast moving games like first person shooters. VRR eliminates this by synchronizing the refresh rate of the display with that of the console output. We also overcome the constraints of conventional V-Sync. We can thus exceed 30 fps, even if theframeratedoes not systematically reach 60 fps.
VRR is now part of the HDMI 2.1 standard – which also supports eARC – and is a feature of the next-gen Xbox Series X, Series S, and PS5 consoles. Your television must therefore be compatible. This technology will also allow you to benefit from the capacities of your television set, 120 Hz on many screens (including most OLEDs) but also 144 Hz on the latest Samsung screens announced.
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