Sony Discontinuing PS5 Launch Feature You’ve Probably Never Used

For just over two years, the PlayStation 5 has been the most current console by Sony. It was released in the U.S. on November 12, 2020. 

Accolades was one of these new features. If you’re like me, you didn’t know this feature existed before it made its way into headlines today. As for why it’s in headlines, it’s because the launch feature is being discontinued in “the fall of 2022,” according to Sony. 

“In fall of 2022, the Accolades feature on PlayStation 5 will no longer be supported,” an update from Sony reads. “The feature hasn’t seen the level of usage we anticipated, so we are refocusing our efforts. We encourage the community to continue to send positive messages to one another.” 

If you’re curious about what Accolades was in light of its forthcoming discontinuation, it allowed players to give accolades and positive encouragement to other players they came across online. A player could be given a Good Sport, Helpful, Welcoming or Friendly accolade depending on their experience playing with them. You were allowed to give one accolade per match and you could only give them to players who weren’t your friends. You can view the reasons why here. 

You’ve now only got a few months (maybe even less) to secure as many of these accolades as possible or you could just ignore the feature, which is probably what you’ve been doing the past two years (whether you knew it or not).

You can also read our opinions on the latest PlayStation Exclusive game here Game Informer’sStray Review. 

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