Sony's PlayStation 5 is finally getting 1440p monitor support thanks to an incoming firmware update.

As announced on the PlayStation Blog, the new feature has entered beta and is therefore essentially in the final stage of testing before Sony rolls it out to all PS5 users.

The 1440p support is particularly important for PC players, who have been requesting the feature since the console was released – especially as its competitor the Xbox Series X has supported 1440p since launch.

"If the game you’re playing supports 1440p rendering you can experience native 1440p output on your display," the post said. "Or, if you’re playing a game with a higher native resolution like 4K, then you may benefit from improved anti-aliasing through supersampling down to 1440p output."

The resolution can be changed in the PS5's system settings, by proceeding to video output, resolution, and finally to 1440p.

Also coming in the beta – the features of which usually see a full release a few weeks later – is a new organisation option called Gamelists. Users will be able to sort their games into these Gamelists, essentially the folders used on the PS4, with up to 15 lists in total and 100 games in each one.

The ability to compare 3D and stereo audio is also featured, alongside easier to see in-progress activities, and new social features such as requesting party members share their screen, a pop-up to quickly join party member's games, and more.

Sony releases several firmware updates a year adding more features to its consoles, and has also recently bolstered its digital offers through the likes of the new PlayStation Plus tiers and the PlayStation Stars rewards programme.

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The first teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has been revealed, and shows the first footage of Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called “father of the atomic bomb”.

The trailer, which is currently running on a continual loop on Universal Pictures’ YouTube channel, shows very little, and is mostly a mood piece-style teaser. Snippets of dialogue can be heard playing over black-and-white footage, which shows little more than Oppenheimer putting on his hat and then walking, surrounded by photographers.

#Oppenheimer – Only in Theaters 7 21 23 https://t.co/2FIoTBq3ok

— Oppenheimer (@OppenheimerFilm) July 28, 2022

Interspersed between these sequences are images depicting fission (presumably nuclear fission that occurs in the sun, based on a line dialogue spoken that claims Oppenheimer has harnessed “the force from which the sun draws its power”.) Those images are similar in colour to the fiery poster first revealed last week.

Among the other words spoken are “The world is changing, reforming, this is your moment,” and “You gave them the power to destroy themselves, you may be the most important man whoever lived.” It’s all incredibly ominous, made further uncomfortable by the escalating musical score which is, in classic Nolan fashion, unorthodox to say the least.

On screen is also a countdown, starting at 11 months, 17 days, 22 hours, and 42 minutes, which points to next year’s 78th anniversary of the first-ever launch of a nuclear weapon by the United States, on July 16, 1945. That’s just days before Oppenheimer opens in cinemas on July 21, 2023.

A similar cut of this trailer, with a longer timer, played ahead of screenings of Nope last week. The film will star Cillian Murphy as the titular scientist, as well as Robert Downey Jr., Josh Peck, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, and David Dastmalchian.

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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has explained why Avengers movies are now positioned to be saga cappers rather than team-up films that arrive in the concluding chapters of each MCU phase.

Speaking to MTV News at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Feige discussed the future of the MCU and how there has been a shift in the way that they map out their projects, with Avengers movies now being placed at the end of a complete saga that comprises of multiple phases instead of being released as a culminating film of each individual phase, bearing in mind there are now more projects across fewer years.

"The truth is, when we were doing Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3, there were less projects over more years," Feige asserted, reflecting on the earlier phases of the MCU. "They were smaller projects and individual character stories, and it felt appropriate at that point, that after every two or three years that it took for a phase, we would do an 'Avengers' film."

The Infinity Saga, encompassing Phase 1, 2 and 3 of the MCU, featured four Avengers movies across seven years, with the first Avengers film being released in 2012 and the last arriving in 2019. The first three Avengers movies were released with three years between each, while Infinity War and Endgame debuted just a year apart from one another.

The next Avengers film, The Kang Dynasty, is slated for release in 2025, six years after Endgame hit theaters. Feige explained that the larger gap between Avengers films is partly due to the fact that big superhero team-up movies are now scattered throughout each MCU phase, changing the way that Avengers films factor into release schedules.

"As [Phase] 4, 5 and 6 were coming together, there are more projects in less years – because of all the amazing stuff we're now allowed to do on Disney+, and getting characters from Fox, Fantastic Four and Deadpool — that it felt like, certainly after 'Infinity War' and 'Endgame,' that we thought 'Avengers' movies aren't cappers," he said. "So many of our movies now — 'Multiverse of Madness' and what you're about to see in ['Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'], all are big team-up films introducing big parts of the mythology… 'Avengers' films really should be the capper to a saga."

Avengers: The Kang Dynasty will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and will close out Phase 6 alongside Avengers: Secret Wars. The Kang Dynasty will hit the big screen on May 2, 2025, and Secret Wars will be released six months later on November 7, 2025. Phase 6 will also officially conclude the MCU's second saga, which is now known as The Multiverse Saga.

Secret Wars may well be Marvel's biggest superhero movie yet, one that can dwarf even Avengers: Endgame in scope and the sheer number of characters involved. If you're not familiar with this huge cosmic epic, then you might want to check out IGN's breakdown of everything you need to know about Secret Wars and why Phase 6 will be the biggest ever.

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A Sims 4 bug is causing players' Sims to age incredibly quickly, skipping birthdays and progressing from a toddler to a senior in mere minutes.

As reported by PC Gamer, a new update that added several features, including the ability to designate Sims' sexual orientation, also brought with it this bizarre bug.

Only players using the "short" and "long" lifespan options for their Sims appear to be experiencing the super-fast aging, with those on the "normal" setting seemingly unaffected.

Big issue here. I opened up a household and played for about 10 minutes and when I got back to my manage household and everyone is aged up. Kids are teens and Young adults are almost elders. None of their birthdays where coming up. What can I do to fix this? I already saved 🙁

— Lin💗 windy.rose.sims (@windyroses_) July 26, 2022

Twitter user @windyroses_ (above) said that, after ten minutes of playing, "kids are teens and young adults are almost elders". The age progression happened without the usual birthday notifications, and even pets were reportedly over-aging and dying.

Another player on the Sims Community website shared their experience with the issue. The first time they logged in after the updated, "every Sim in the world (except vampires) whether active, household, NPC, cat, dog, all aged up at the same time".

Several other reports of the same issue garnered the issue of a member of The Sims 4 live operations team , @SimGuruNick on Twitter, who said the development team is aware of the issue and is currently investigating it.

There isn't really a safe alternative in the meantime for those playing on the shorter or longer lifespan settings though, meaning the best things these players can do is start a new save temporarily or not play at all until the bug is fixed.

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Welcome to a Thursday of sweet clearance action. Take the pro tip from a guy who once endured the rigours of gaming retail. This is absolutely the time of year when brick 'n' mortar types assess their inventory and realise their store is not some "magic pocket" inventory system in a video game. All that physical shelf space will soon be needed for Xmas. Take full advantage. Stock up your own shelves for Xmas.

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