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by Sammy Barker 2 hours earlier
When once again were counting on second-hand info to better understand the PlayStation 5, due to the fact that its not like Sony to come out and tell us what its got prepared for the platform, is it? So according to The Verge, the Japanese giants next-gen console will not have an optical audio port; its hardly unexpected provided the PS4 Slim likewise dropped the standard.
The site was reporting on how older Astro headsets will work on the PS5, and confirmed the bit. In order to accommodate players who have an older pair of earphones, the business will be releasing an “HDMI-to-optical audio splitter that will allow your headset to interface with the PS5 with no extra firmware required”.
This will cost $40, but if you get in the serial code for your existing Astro earphones into the companys website, youll be able to get a $15 discount rate. While there will be some people dissatisfied by this news, optical audio is an outdated standard now– it was used as far back as the PlayStation 2 some 20 years earlier– so its not massively surprising that Sonys decided to proceed.
[source theverge.com, through resetera.com]
