The latest system update for PS5 is currently in beta and being tested by some players. While the ability to upgrade the console's SSD has received the most attention, the system update also fixes one of the console's most annoying problems.

Previously, the PS5 did not clearly display the differences between PS4 and PS5 games. As a result, it was possible to accidentally download the PS4 version of a cross-generational game without knowing the difference between the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game. This was a problem that players had pointed out since the console's launch last November, but it remained unfixed until now.

Once the PS5 beta system update is installed, the PS5 displays a small white logo for native next-generation games and a small black logo for older generation PS4 games. This means that users can tell at a glance whether the game they downloaded is the native PS5 version or the PS4 version played through backward compatibility.

However, while very gratifying, this label is only useful once you actually start downloading. Thankfully, the beta PS5 system update adds a check screen before starting the game download to ensure that users do not accidentally install the wrong version of the game.

When navigating to the PS5 game library and finding a game that you own on both PS5 and PS4, the console will ask which version you want to view. Until now, this has been a tedious process, requiring navigating through various sub-menus to select which version to display. This solution solves this problem completely.

While these small additions to the console's UI are certainly not the most groundbreaking features, it is nice to see Sony casually tweaking the PS5 user experience. Especially considering that the PS5's UI was missing some features that were standard on the PS3 as well and really needed to be polished.

For now, these features are only available to software beta players, but will eventually be rolled out to all owners through a broader PS5 system update. Sony has not announced when the system update will be out of beta and available to all users, but it will likely be within the next few weeks.