Finally, a dedicated TV Game Menu

Why Sony, the owner of PlayStation, does not provide its TVs with specific functions for its console is beyond me. Finally, the company is trying to make amends for that by introducing the Perfect for PlayStation 5 seal. The new L line of Sony TVs is now equipped with automatic HDR calibration and specific tone settings for PS5.

But that’s not all. The most interesting part is a new Game Mode (this one is for any game platform: Xbox, PS or PC). When Game Mode is activated, a new menu with specific functions for games shows up from the bottom of the screen. Toggling VRR and Motion Blur modes on and off is now just two clicks away. You can also adjust dark areas to make them more visible in a sort of improved version of the classic gamma correction function that’s already in many shooters. The new Game Menu also brings the ability to add a static crosshair to the center of the screen that feels almost like cheating, but it common on gaming monitors.

Two of the Game Menu features will not be available at launch. They will arrive later via a software update. The first is called screen size, and it may sound strange at first, because it allows you to… reduce the image size on the screen? Wait, why? Turns out that Sony thinks our TVs are so freakishly large that, in some games, players need to move their eyes or heads to see what’s going on around them too often. Zooming out is supposed to help focus your eyes on what’s going on in-game more easily. A Sony rep told us this feature should be especially useful for fighting games, as esports professionals tend to play those on 24 inch monitors.

Also, the new Game Mode will have a split screen mode that will allow you to play in one window while watching YouTube in another. This is very useful for following tutorials or walkthroughs in games where you desperately need them. Take Elden Ring for example, since it was both the most completed and most quit game of 2022.