Once the PS4 software update has been downloaded, your system will need to restart while it’s applied. Give it five minutes and your PS4 will be all updated and ready for you to keep on playing.

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of Game Rant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...

System Software Update 7.01, the final firmware update for this year, is now live on the PlayStation 4. While this is mandatory, it does not add any additional features to the system. As is often the ...

Sony has released PS4 system software update 13.00 on September 17, 2025. This update focuses on improving the messages and usability on some screens. There are no new features or security fixes ...

Sony has rolled out PS4 system software update 12.02, the patch notes for which are brief but pretty telling. The update seems to be patching exploits that allow users to jailbreak or mod the console.

Sony welcomed October 2025 with another PS4 system software update that coincides with a new PS5 firmware update. Firmware patch 13.02 also happens to be identical to what the PS5 received earlier ...

Kyle has a degree in Film, Television, and Cultural Studies and has loved video games for as long as he can remember. He's owned every PlayStation, dabbled with the occasional Xbox, and even owned a ...

The new PS4 software update 8.00 is reportedly causing a number of issues after being installed, including friends lists not loading, party system problems, and stability issues, as reported by ...

Sony has unleashed another incremental system software update for the PlayStation 4. It should be live now for everyone as System Software Version 7.55. As with most of the platform’s incremental ...