Free PlayStation Plus for Life on PS4 CUH-1001A via UmarDaBest559

Most are aware of Sony's PS Plus 14-Day Free Trial, but according to @UmarDaBest559 in the Shoutbox there is a glitch for older PlayStation 4 consoles including his own CUH-1001A that allows free PlayStation Plus for life!

According to @Chaos Kid the older PS4 console bundles that came with games offered free PS Plus for a limited time (such as 1 year) and after that you'd have to pay to continue it... but @UmarDaBest559 claims his has been working since 2015 and still is to date.

Here are some steps he shared for those curious: Note: You must have an old PS4 version like my CUH-1001A or the very first PlayStation 4 bundles released for this glitch to work.

• Make a new alternate / dummy PSN account
• Activate (verify) the new account on the PS4 console
• Make it the primary account
• Start a multiplayer game
• Click on free PS Plus trial
• Switch user and you're online with that PS Plus account as your primary
• Then log into PlayStation Network and it should work
• You can get online with any game (Remember... ONLY WORKS ON OLDER PS4 CONSOLES)

That's about it, if you have an original launch PS4 (the ones with BSOD / RAM / overheating, etc issues) give it a try and share your results or questions in the comments below.

 

[LightningMods]

This has been known for a long time .....

 

[PSXHAX]

I added an older video of the method, according to @UmarDaBest559 it's patched as the video indicates on newer PS4 consoles but is still working fine on his launch PS4.

 

[junaidd007]

Useless tbh. Ik ppl don't wanna pay to play but running those servers isn't easy. Also psplus isn't that expensive. For me is like everyday I'm using 1 of my currency.

 

[Agret]

Useless tbh. Ik ppl don't wanna pay to play but running those servers isn't easy. Also psplus isn't that expensive. For me is like everyday I'm using 1 of my currency.

Useless? It lets you play online for free so it works. Some people come from very poor country where PS+ is expensive and this is a good solution even if it takes time to make a new account each time.

Once you have made the new account a primary one then you can switch back to your normal PSN account and play online for free

 

[WFJ64]

But you have ps plus only 2 days right?

 

[PSXHAX]

According to most, yes it sounds like you have to redo it every few days... however, @UmarDaBest559 didn't mention that in the Shoutbox or on Twitter DM (where I spoke to him about this) so it may not be the case on early PS4 models such as his CUH-1001A console.

Hopefully he'll reply here later today on whether he has to redo it all every few days or not... as that does sound inconvenient although I can see some situations where it would be worth it.

 

[Howie648]

I'm going to test this. Just got a phat with a bad power supply and reflowed it. It's on 4.07 too so why not?

 

[junaidd007]

If you're talking bout the two days trial, then you're out if luck cuz it stops after a few times. when i got ps4 I used to make a new ID using a temp email but it stopped working after a few times.

 

[Centrino]

SHOT DOWN

That is all