PS4 System Update 12.02 Released for January 2025

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. The PS4 has already been jailbroken, but the exploit only works on older console firmware.

PS4 system software update 12.02 patch notes (January 30, 2025)

“We’ve made some security fixes to the system software,” the official changelog reads. This is the same wording Sony has previously used when plugging vulnerabilities. The last time we checked, current PS4 jailbreak only works up until firmware version 11.00.

Although Sony is starting to wind down support for PS4, don’t expect the company to give up on the security patches. Up until a year ago, we were still getting security patches for the PS3, which Sony has otherwise abandoned. Considering that the PS4 still has a pretty massive community and equally massive library of games, it’s unlikely that Sony will give up battling hackers.

At the time of this writing, players haven’t noticed any other discreet changes brought by PS4 update 12.02. However, we’ll keep an eye on the community and if any discoveries are made, we’ll share them with our readers.

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