Season 5 Audio Distortion

PS5 audio distortion that stays the whole match + game starts feeling lagged (Season 5)

Since Season 5 I’ve been dealing with a pretty bad audio issue on PS5.

I’m using IEMs through the controller (All Audio, in-game set to Stereo + Default).

What happens is: once anything decently big goes off in a match (explosion, vehicle blow up, heavier fight, etc.), the audio suddenly gets really distorted and full of static. After that it never clears up for the rest of the match. At the same time movement and gunplay start feeling lagged and hitreg feels off too.

The only thing that fixes it is going back to the main menu. As long as I stay in the match the static and the laggy feel stay until the end.

I didn’t have this problem before Season 5. I’ve already tried different audio mixes, turning 3D audio off, lowering volumes, etc. Nothing stops it from happening or fixes it once it starts. It also shows up in screen recordings so it’s not my headset.

Anyone else on PS5 getting this? It’s making a lot of matches pretty miserable.

I’m going to keep posting so maybe EA or Dice at least acknowledge the real problem many of us are experiencing and causing a negative impact.