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this post was submitted on 30 Dec 2023
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As the message says, the PS5 doesn't support any Bluetooth audio. It doesn't matter if it's made by Sony, you cannot connect audio devices to a PS5 via Bluetooth.
Ps4 does, what pepega shit is this
(It is a meme I stole I am not currently attempting to connect a headset, but I am nonetheless bothered by ps5s lack of bluetooth)
Most likely they'd have to pay royalties to use Bluetooth software on their device, and they deemed the cost too high. The same thing is true for HDMI and other things. They're proprietary, so sometimes devices won't support it so they don't have to pay royalties. (Unrelated, but I honestly don't understand how HDMI still exists though with DisplayPort being available without the licensing costs. It just controls so much of the market that it can't die.)
I can't find anything about Bluetooth being proprietary and requiring royalty fees.
https://www.bluetooth.com/develop-with-bluetooth/qualification-listing/qualification-listing-fees/
You should read the table you linked - none of those fees relate to the cost per unit because there isn’t one. Sony locked out Bluetooth to enforce profitability in their accessory market for PS5 for themselves and their partners.
Gawd damn! Thanks. That shit is not ok.