PS4 Firmware Update Reportedly Keeps Consoles From Being Bricked

PlayStation 4 firmware update 9.00 reportedly prevents the console’s battery from tampering with the PS4’s ability to play games.

As reported by GameSpot, there was discussion earlier this year on websites like Ars Technica that the battery powering the clock inside every PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 will prevent the consoles from being able to play games. Because the consoles use their own clock to verify PlayStation trophy information, if the battery in that clock dies out then the consoles reportedly won’t be able to start games.

YouTube channel Modern Vintage Gamer removed the battery from a PlayStation 4 with firmware update 9.00 and found that games were able to play, according to GameSpot. There is no official information from PlayStation regarding this issue.

DualShockers has the official patch notes for update 9.00 and there is no mention of any changes to the console’s battery. There was reportedly a change to trophies though. PlayStation 4 users can now view PlayStation 5 trophies on their consoles in the Trophies section and under the profiles in the Games tab.

There were also changes to Messages where a group owner can now delete a group. Also, if you block another user that you share a group with, then you will have the option to remove yourself from the group that’s shared with them.

Sony also added the ability to use Remote Play on an iOS or Android device using mobile data and made changes to Parental Controls.

Now that PlayStation 4s will hopefully stick around for much longer, check out the best PS4 accessories to get.

The PS4 continues to put out new games in the next generation but IGN has already put together a list of the best games of the PS4/Xbox One Generation and the (mostly) complete history of the PlayStation 4.

Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.