The PS5 ‘Hours Performed’ function has obtained extra prominence however regardless of quite a few firmware updates, it stays inaccurate. It’s unclear how Sony’s system calculates gameplay time, with some followers theorizing that PSN connectivity has a task to play.
March 2023’s firmware replace made PS5 ‘Hours Performed’ extra seen
Earlier this week, Sony rolled out a serious PS5 firmware replace, as a part of which a sport’s hours performed may be seen on the principle dashboard when gamers hover over the sport tile or icon. Followers instantly seen that the counter was damaged, with some disputing claims that connecting to PSN makes the counter extra correct.
I’m all the time related to PSN when taking part in video games together with single-player titles. In line with Sony, I’ve performed 9 hours of Hogwarts Legacy however I’m nicely underneath that. The system additional exhibits I spent 18 hours taking part in A Plague Story: Requiem, which additionally isn’t near the time I really spent beating it.
Curiously, Sony’s year-end wrap-ups throughout the PS4 period have been additionally utterly mistaken when it got here to displaying hours performed. The function isn’t fully new to this era, however has solely gained extra prominence now.
It’s not a dealbreaker for me personally, however it’s a bit annoying to have one thing inaccurate observing me.