Sony Issues PS5 and PS4 System Updates — Here’s What They Do

Sony has issued updates for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, tweaking various aspects of the console.

PS5 update 25.02-11.00.00, which weighs in at 1.3GB, improves activities and adds more emoji support. It means activity details are now fully displayed on cards, with potential spoilers hidden.

Unicode 16.0 emojis are now supported in messages, and there are changes to parental controls.

And, of course, the update improves system software performance and stability. Check out the patch notes below:

PS5 update 25.02-11.00.00 patch notes:

• We’ve made it simpler to view details about activities.
  • Activity details are now fully displayed on cards.
  • Potential spoilers will still be hidden.
• Unicode 16.0 emojis are now supported. You can use them in your messages.
• When you set the parental controls' restriction level to Late Teens or Older, Communication and User-Generated Content will now default to Restrict. If you have previously set the level to Late Teens or Older, your previous settings will not be affected and it will be shown as Customize.
• We've improved system software performance and stability.
• We've improved the messages and usability on some screens.

Meanwhile, the PS4 has a system software update, but there’s much less to this one. Update 12.50 comes with a single note:

• We've improved the messages and usability on some screens.

Sony continues to update its previous generation consoles, and even recently updated the nearly 20 year-old PlayStation 3.

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