The first major system update of 2026 has landed for the PlayStation 5, and it adds a pretty big new feature... though for the life of me I can't work out why anyone would willingly turn this particular feature on. Maybe I'm just a really awful person.
The latest PlayStation 5 system update adds the ability to turn on read receipts so that you can show other players when you've read their messages. Genuinely, I can't fathom why you would want to turn on an option that lets your friends know you're choosing to ignore them. I guess this could work for parents checking in on their kids, but beyond that... bizarre. As far as system updates go, this is one of the strangest.
Here are the full patch notes:
