PlayStation 5 new system update makes brilliant secret change patch notes don't mention

The latest PlayStation 5 system update has made a subtle, but significant, change to user profiles but it’s not featured on patch notes.

One feature PlayStation fans have grown quite fond of is being able to view their most played games on the system. By scrolling over the Games tab, players could view the many games on the console and see how much time they’d spent playing.

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Other platforms, like Xbox and the Nintendo Switch have a similar feature, and it’s a nice way of seeing which games you’ve played the most, as well as comparing your time with friends or rivals.

Now, the recent PlayStation 5 system update has changed the way your game time is displayed, making it part of your user profile instead, allowing everyone to see which games you tend to play the most, and making it much easier to share your stats.

Weirdly though, the change seemingly appeared out of nowhere, as there’s no mention of it in the patch notes, with it only being discovered by eagle-eyed fans who didn’t recall it being possible to see which games you’ve played the most prior to the software update.

Other features introduced in the update include new accessibility features, new audio options, new ways to connect with other players, new options to customise multiplayer sessions, and new support for larger-capacity M.2 SSDs, all of which were included in the patch notes.

While most fans will likely be happy that it’s easier than ever to see how much time their friends have spent on certain games, or more specifically the top three games they’ve played the most, some may be hoping for a toggle to make that information private.

Whether that’s a planned feature or not is unknown, though fans will now have to pay close attention to their PS5’s UI when future software updates drop, just in case there are any bonus features not detailed in the patch notes.