Sony’s 2021 Bravia XR TVs are finally getting a promised VRR software update

Sony reportedly started rolling out an update to enable variable refresh rate on its 2021 TVs with the Bravia XR processor almost a year after promising that the feature was coming, according to reports. Variable refresh rate, or VRR, essentially lets your TV smooth out any stutters or frame rate drops that may happen while gaming, without the annoying screen artifacts or slight input lag that can come with other solutions. Somewhat ironically, Sony’s own PlayStation 5 doesn’t support VRR yet – the company promised it would add the feature via a software update, but so far there haven’t been any signs of it. When Sony announced the XR 2021 TVs in early 2021, it said they would support VRR after a firmware update – though, evidently, that update took quite a while to get going, since it’s starting to roll out now. It can also improve the experience when playing games that are mostly easy to run; you can take advantage of your TV’s 120Hz refresh rate without worrying that a sudden, momentary frame rate dip will break your flow and ruin the buttery-smooth experience.

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