PlayStation 4 firmware update 9.00 reportedly prevents the console’s battery from tampering with the PS4’s ability to play games.
As reported by GameSpot, there was discussion earlier this year on websites like Ars Technica that the battery powering the clock inside every PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 will prevent the consoles from being able to play games. Because the consoles use their own clock to verify PlayStation trophy information, if the battery in that clock dies out then the consoles reportedly won’t be able to start games.
YouTube channel Modern Vintage Gamer removed the battery from a PlayStation 4 with firmware update 9.00 and found that games were able to play, according to GameSpot. There is no official information from PlayStation regarding this issue.
DualShockers has the official patch notes for update 9.00 and there is no mention of any changes to the console’s…
