Enlarge / These consoles could eventually be large paperweights if Sony doesn't fix a problem looming in their firmware. Unless something changes, an issue lurking in older PlayStations' internal timing systems threatens to eventually make every PS4 game and all downloaded PS3 games unplayable on current hardware. Right now, it's not a matter of if but when this problem will occur. This ticking firmware time bomb has been known in certain PlayStation preservation and hacking circles for a while.
The Looming Software Kill-switch Lurking In Aging Playstation Hardware
Kyle Orland, Ars Technica
Thu, 04/15/2021 - 3:45am
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