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PS5 System Software / Firmware v2.25 is Now Live, Don't Update!
Since their initial PS5 Firmware 2.20 Update for PS5 Launch Consoles, today Sony pushed live PS5 System Software / Firmware v2.25 with details on the changes in this PlayStation 5 revision below. 
As always, DON'T UPDATE if you wish to use PS5 game backups and PlayStation 5 homebrew apps, emulators, etc whenever a PS5 Jailbreak Exploit arrives in the PlayStation 5 Scene.
Download: PS5 Firmware 02.25.00.00 Update (US) / PS5 Firmware 02.25.00.00 Update (EU) / PS5 Firmware 02.25.00.00 Update (UK) / PS5 Firmware 02.25.00.00 Update (AU/NZ) / PS5 Firmware 02.25.00.00 Update (JP)
Below is the PS5 Firmware / System Software 2.25 Update changelog from Sony's official page:
PS5 system software update
An update to the system software for PlayStation 5 consoles was released on 11/17/2020. For the best PlayStation experience, always update...
As always, DON'T UPDATE if you wish to use PS5 game backups and PlayStation 5 homebrew apps, emulators, etc whenever a PS5 Jailbreak Exploit arrives in the PlayStation 5 Scene.Download: PS5 Firmware 02.25.00.00 Update (US) / PS5 Firmware 02.25.00.00 Update (EU) / PS5 Firmware 02.25.00.00 Update (UK) / PS5 Firmware 02.25.00.00 Update (AU/NZ) / PS5 Firmware 02.25.00.00 Update (JP)
Below is the PS5 Firmware / System Software 2.25 Update changelog from Sony's official page:
PS5 system software update
An update to the system software for PlayStation 5 consoles was released on 11/17/2020. For the best PlayStation experience, always update...
PS4 System Software / Firmware 8.01 is Now Live, Don't Update!
Following the previous update, today Sony released the latest PS4 System Software / Firmware 8.01 PUP update with the typical 'stability update' changelog revision details outlined below. 
As always DON'T UPDATE if you wish to use PS4 game backups and homebrew apps whenever a new PS4 jailbreak exploit arrives, and we'll add any related Tweets as PlayStation 4 scene developers have a chance to examine it.
Download: PS4 Firmware 8.01 Update (US) / PS4 Firmware 8.01 Update (EU) / PS4 Firmware 8.01 Update (UK) / PS4 Firmware 8.01 Update (AU/NZ) / PS4 Firmware 8.01 Update (JP)
Here is the official 8.01 PS4 Firmware Changelog from Sony's page: PlayStation 4 system software update
About PlayStation 4 system software version 8.01
Main features in version 8.01 update
Finally, below are some guides for those new on How to Block PS4 Firmware Updates, How to Delete Downloaded PS4 Update PUPs that haven't been installed yet, How to Update to a Specific PS4 Firmware and also some...
As always DON'T UPDATE if you wish to use PS4 game backups and homebrew apps whenever a new PS4 jailbreak exploit arrives, and we'll add any related Tweets as PlayStation 4 scene developers have a chance to examine it.Download: PS4 Firmware 8.01 Update (US) / PS4 Firmware 8.01 Update (EU) / PS4 Firmware 8.01 Update (UK) / PS4 Firmware 8.01 Update (AU/NZ) / PS4 Firmware 8.01 Update (JP)
Here is the official 8.01 PS4 Firmware Changelog from Sony's page: PlayStation 4 system software update
About PlayStation 4 system software version 8.01
Main features in version 8.01 update
- This system software update improves system performance.
Finally, below are some guides for those new on How to Block PS4 Firmware Updates, How to Delete Downloaded PS4 Update PUPs that haven't been installed yet, How to Update to a Specific PS4 Firmware and also some...
Latest Immortals Fenyx Rising PlayStation 5 (PS5) Trailer Video
Reminiscent of a modern-day Kid Icarus, developer Ubisoft just released the latest trailer for their upcoming PS5 action-adventure video game Immortals Fenyx Rising with further details below. 
Immortals Fenyx Rising - Season Pass PS5 Trailer
Get new heroes, a world inspired by Chinese Mythology, and all-new top down gameplay and brawler combat with Immortals Fenyx Rising Season Pass.
A NEW GOD (DLC 1) Fenyx, now a full-fledged god, ascends to Olympos, ready to take on a new adventure. Over the course of this DLC, Fenyx faces a series of trials set out by the familiar gods players met on the Golden Isles.
The trials introduce new types of puzzles set against the stunning backdrop of the home of the Greek Gods, Olympos. In these trials, Fenyx hones their godly powers and finds ways to become even stronger as they attempt to earn a place among the inner circle of the Pantheon.
Once the young god has earned the favors of Aphrodite, Athena, Ares, Hephaistos and Hermes, they will be ready to challenge the King of the gods himself, Zeus.
MYTHS OF THE EASTERN REALM (DLC 2)
Long ago, in a land far from the Greek world where the heroes Fenyx and Ash would come to be known as Champions of Olympos, there was another tale of Immortals and heroes that has long since passed into legend. When a brutal war breaks out between Heaven and Earth, humanity is turned back into the clay that the Goddess Nuwa formed them from.
But one brave hero, Ku, escapes the curse of the broken heavens and emerges into the fallen world. With Nuwa's guidance and a familiar Phoenix as a companion, Ku sets out to restore the balance between Heaven and Earth.
This DLC will let the player control a new hero, Ku, in a brand new story inspired by Chinese mythology, encountering new deities and fighting exotic monsters in a distant land.
THE LOST GODS (DLC 3)
All over the world, cataclysms are ravaging cities and destroying lives. Fenyx, the Pantheon’s newly-appointed God of Unity, suspects the world is unbalanced because several gods have abandoned Olympos.
Fenyx wants to help reunite the gods but finds themselves unable to when Zeus orders the Olympian gods to have no direct contact with the renegade deities. However, Zeus never said anything about enlisting the help of a mortal... Fenyx discovers an unlikely champion in Ash...
Immortals Fenyx Rising - Season Pass PS5 Trailer
Get new heroes, a world inspired by Chinese Mythology, and all-new top down gameplay and brawler combat with Immortals Fenyx Rising Season Pass.
A NEW GOD (DLC 1) Fenyx, now a full-fledged god, ascends to Olympos, ready to take on a new adventure. Over the course of this DLC, Fenyx faces a series of trials set out by the familiar gods players met on the Golden Isles.
The trials introduce new types of puzzles set against the stunning backdrop of the home of the Greek Gods, Olympos. In these trials, Fenyx hones their godly powers and finds ways to become even stronger as they attempt to earn a place among the inner circle of the Pantheon.
Once the young god has earned the favors of Aphrodite, Athena, Ares, Hephaistos and Hermes, they will be ready to challenge the King of the gods himself, Zeus.
MYTHS OF THE EASTERN REALM (DLC 2)
Long ago, in a land far from the Greek world where the heroes Fenyx and Ash would come to be known as Champions of Olympos, there was another tale of Immortals and heroes that has long since passed into legend. When a brutal war breaks out between Heaven and Earth, humanity is turned back into the clay that the Goddess Nuwa formed them from.
But one brave hero, Ku, escapes the curse of the broken heavens and emerges into the fallen world. With Nuwa's guidance and a familiar Phoenix as a companion, Ku sets out to restore the balance between Heaven and Earth.
This DLC will let the player control a new hero, Ku, in a brand new story inspired by Chinese mythology, encountering new deities and fighting exotic monsters in a distant land.
THE LOST GODS (DLC 3)
All over the world, cataclysms are ravaging cities and destroying lives. Fenyx, the Pantheon’s newly-appointed God of Unity, suspects the world is unbalanced because several gods have abandoned Olympos.
Fenyx wants to help reunite the gods but finds themselves unable to when Zeus orders the Olympian gods to have no direct contact with the renegade deities. However, Zeus never said anything about enlisting the help of a mortal... Fenyx discovers an unlikely champion in Ash...
PS5Prxy Proxy Server App, PS5 Game Dumps and PS5 EMC UART Pinouts!
The PlayStation 5 Scene kicks off in Europe, the Middle East, South America, Asia and South Africa with their PS5 Launch in just 3 days on November 19th, and over the weekend following the PS5UPDATE.PUP Unpacker and PS5 Hidden Web Browser backdoor comes PS5Prxy by KuromeSan (aka @SilicaAndPina or siliccan on Twitter) that runs a proxy server to redirect http://manuals.playstation.net to a destination URL of your choice alongside PS5 EMC UART Pinouts per VVildCard777 (Github) via @zecoxao (aka notzecoxao on Twitter).
Download: PS5Prxy.zip (Latest Version) (includes PS5Prxy.exe, ps5.html, BCMakeCert.dll, DotNetZip.dll, FiddlerCore.dll, and Telerik.NetworkConnections.dll) / GIT
For those new to the PlayStation scene, below is a recap of articles on the PS4 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter) serial and communications ports to obtain crash dumps for developer research sorted by date with the oldest first:
Download: PS5Prxy.zip (Latest Version) (includes PS5Prxy.exe, ps5.html, BCMakeCert.dll, DotNetZip.dll, FiddlerCore.dll, and Telerik.NetworkConnections.dll) / GIT
For those new to the PlayStation scene, below is a recap of articles on the PS4 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter) serial and communications ports to obtain crash dumps for developer research sorted by date with the oldest first:
Black Friday 2020 Ad Scans Featuring Video Game Deals and More!
Continuing our holiday tradition from past years and following the 2020 Best Buy Black Friday Ad, here are some Black Friday 2020 Ad Scans linked featuring video game deals and more courtesy of BlackFriday.com and SlickDeals.net to browse for gift ideas. 
If anyone comes across PlayStation 5 deals not listed above, or even PS5 Consoles in stock for sale at normal retail prices, feel free to share them with everyone in the PS5 Scene Forum comments below!
Black Friday 2020 Ad Scans
If anyone comes across PlayStation 5 deals not listed above, or even PS5 Consoles in stock for sale at normal retail prices, feel free to share them with everyone in the PS5 Scene Forum comments below!
Black Friday 2020 Ad Scans
- Best Buy Black Friday 2020 Ad Scan
- Big Lots Black Friday 2020 Ad Scan
- BJ's Wholesale Black Friday 2020 Ad Scan
- Costco Black Friday 2020 Ad Scan
- Dell Home & Office Black Friday 2020 Ad Scan
- Dell Technologies Black Friday 2020 Ad Scan
- GameStop Black Friday 2020 Ad Scans
- Home Depot Black Friday 2020 Ad Scan
- Lowe's Black Friday 2020 Ad Scan
- Newegg Black Friday 2020 Ad Scan
- Sam's Club Black Friday 2020 Ad Scan...