Sony says half of PS5 users put their consoles in rest mode

Sony He revealed that there is an even split between players who use Rest mode for PS5 And those who turn off their consoles. In an interview with GameFile, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Cory Gasaway said that the company assumed more players were using Rest Mode, but was surprised when the data showed a 50/50 split.

The PS5 Welcome Center was inspired by the 50% of people who don’t use Rest Mode

Gasway detection Which Hello hub It is the product of a PlayStation “hackathon” group, and was created by a small team. One of the reasons the company decided to offer it was the aforementioned 50% split.

The idea behind the Welcome Hub is that those who boot up their PS5 consoles again are greeted with a screen containing useful information and widgets. Meanwhile, those who rest their controllers can return to the game they were playing, if they left one running before using Rest Mode.

Interestingly, GameFile states that the Welcome Hub “has become a point of pride in SIE for germinating new ideas.” However, fans may have a different opinion. Although Welcome Hub is a great new feature, many said they would do so Preferred restoration of dynamic features Unlike the welcome center.

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