You can now download the new firmware update to your PS5.
Just a month after the PS5 was updated for an unknown purpose, Sony’s console received a firmware version with an important task: improve platform security. In fact, this new update is now available and updates the firmware to version 23.02-08.40.00. While it is true that this is not an update with significant improvements, the company expects its installation to perform:
- Some security fixes in system software
- System software performance and stability improvements
- Message and usability improvements on some screens
While it’s true that most minor updates improve a console’s performance, a security patch is less common, so it gets more attention. in fact, The last major software update was in Octoberwhen version 03.23-08.20.00 made music in the control center easier to use with a two-column layout that made navigation easier.
Sony wants to sell 50 million PS5s by the end of the year
After Black Friday ends and the Christmas campaign begins, Sony hopes that PS5 sales will recover before the end of the year. reach 50 million consoles sold. Now that the catalog has been strengthened with titles like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 On sale, the updated console, which many are calling the PS5 Slim, is also expected to help boost sales.
However, another big bet from the company is expected to be announced at The Game Awards 2023, with DLC for God of War: Ragnarok rumored to also sound like an indie game, while GTA VI is already official and may appear from the hands of the PS5 Pro.
