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Sony Announces PlayStation Family App
posted on by Anita Tai
Sony announced the PlayStation Family App in a new trailer on Wednesday. The app offers settings to allow parents to control playtime and access to games.
The app contains the following features:
- Easy setup for account creation with control over age-appropriate content
- Customizable playtime to control access to games
- Activity reports of gaming activity for members of the app
- Real-time notifications of play requests
- Social interactions with privacy controls
- Spending limits and account balances
The app is available now on iOS and Android.
The PS5 launched in the United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea on November 12, 2020. The console launched in most of the rest of the world on November 19, 2020. The PS5 retailed for US$499.99, and the PS5 Digital Edition (which does not include an optical disc drive) retailed for US$399.99. The PS5 got a new, smaller model intended to replace the old model throughout November to early December in 2023 in various territories.
The PlayStation 5 Pro console shipped last November. The PS5 Pro features PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, 120 FPS, advanced ray tracing, 2TB of SSD storage, upgraded GPU with "28% faster memory", and AI-driven upscaling to improve image clarity.
