PlayStation 5 will let you upload a recording of your voice chat audio to Sony for moderation – giving you an easy way to report abuse and toxic behaviour.
The feature emerged after a warning message was quietly added to PlayStation 4 via yesterday’s software update. (PS5 and PS4 players can share parties, so anyone speaking via party chat on PS4 could be recorded by someone in their party on PS5.)
Here is the message PS4 owners began seeing last night:
So apparently, in case y’all didn’t know this beforehand. But apparently the newest Sony update to the PS4 and will continue onto 5 will be recording your voice while in party chat. pic.twitter.com/T0VIbwIpZe
— Ittarra Oda: Safe, but still recovering (@IttarraOda) October 14, 2020
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Initially, there was some confusion around Sony’s warning. Some users read it to mean Sony itself would start snooping in on party chats, which lead to the topic trending on Twitter, a number of memes, and then this official PlayStation response: