Sony has rolled out PS4 system software program replace 12.02, the patch notes for that are temporary however fairly telling. The replace appears to be patching exploits that enable customers to jailbreak or mod the console. The PS4 has already been jailbroken, however the exploit solely works on older console firmware.
PS4 system software program replace 12.02 patch notes (January 30, 2025)
“We’ve made some safety fixes to the system software program,” the official changelog reads. This is identical wording Sony has beforehand used when plugging vulnerabilities. The final time we checked, present PS4 jailbreak solely works up till firmware model 11.00.
Though Sony is beginning to wind down assist for PS4, don’t count on the corporate to surrender on the safety patches. Up till a yr in the past, we had been nonetheless getting safety patches for the PS3, which Sony has in any other case deserted. Contemplating that the PS4 nonetheless has a fairly large neighborhood and equally large library of video games, it’s unlikely that Sony will hand over battling hackers.
On the time of this writing, gamers haven’t seen some other discreet modifications introduced by PS4 replace 12.02. Nonetheless, we’ll control the neighborhood and if any discoveries are made, we’ll share them with our readers.
