PS4 Viral Message Exploit Reportedly Fixed - News
by Craig S , posted on 16 October 2018 / 2,226 Views
The other day we reported on a viral message exploit that appeared to be bricking gamers' PS4 consoles (as users in the comments section pointed out, it was in fact sending them into a crash loop and not bricking them after all).
Sony UK says that it has since fixed the issue with an update and gives the following advice to anyone still impacted by the exploit:
We've since fixed the issue, and it wasn't bricking consoles, just sending them into a crash loop that can be quickly fixed in under 5 minutes. Delete the message on the PS mobile app, go into Safe Mode, use Option 5, console back to normal. ^DB
— PlayStation Support UK (@PS_Support_UK) October 15, 2018
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This is good and all, but why do we get this important news through a random post, wouldn't an official announcement be better for their consumers to know?
I have a strong confidence that Sony wants to sweep this whole mess under the rug. Damage control; they deem it better for their brand if they can get away with keeping this on the DL, although I'm sure they would make an official announcement if more people knew about it.
