PS4 System Software / Firmware 5.50 (KEIJI) Live, Don't Update!

Since their previous update we've seen KEIJI PS4 System Software / Firmware 5.50 features including PS4 Pro SuperSampling and more recently the full PS4 5.50 OFW feature list which can also be found below.

As always, don't update your PlayStation 4 Firmware if you plan to exploit and jailbreak your PS4 console and to recap here's the PS4 Update Blocker, a Manual Blocking Guide / Video and how to Remove Downloaded PUPs if they haven't been installed yet.

Download: PS4 Firmware 5.50 Update (US) / PS4 Firmware 5.50 Update (EU) / PS4 Firmware 5.50 Update (UK) / PS4 Firmware 5.50 Update (AU/NZ) / PS4 Firmware 5.50 Update (JP)

To quote from Sony's Official Page on the 5.50 OFW changes: Main features in version 5.50 update

• As a family manager, parent, or guardian, you can now monitor your child's time played (the amount of time they've spent logged in to the PS4) and set restrictions accordingly.To manage play time settings for each child, select(Settings) > [Parental Controls/Family Management] > [Family Management].
  • You can view your child's total time played for the day.
  • You can limit how long your child plays per day, and set playable hours to prevent play late at night or other unwanted times. Restrictions can be set for each day of the week.
  • When the set play time ends, a pop-up notification appears repeatedly on the screen to let your child know that they're out of play time. If you choose, the PS4 can automatically log your child out when play time ends.
  • You can also extend or shorten your child's play time on the day they play.
  • You can view and manage your child's play time anytime from your PC or smartphone using the(PlayStation App) or by visiting this website. https://www.playstation.com/acct/family
• The following features have been added to(Library).
  • [PlayStation Plus] will now appear if you were ever a PlayStation Plus subscriber. You can keep track of all your free PS Plus games.
  • You can now hide games and applications you no longer need from [Purchased]. Highlight a game or application, press the OPTIONS button, and then select [Do Not Show Content Item in [Purchased]].

Other features in version 5.50

• [Supersampling Mode] has been added to(Settings) > [Sound and Screen] > [Video Output Settings]. Enable this mode to improve image quality in some games when your PlayStation 4 Pro is connected to a TV with 2K resolution or lower.This setting is available only on PlayStation 4 Pro.
• You can now customize logos and backgrounds with your favorite images. On the image selection screen, select image files from a USB storage device. Customize any of the following.
  • Team logo
  • Team cover image
  • Background image for the home screen
  • Image for the message group
• On the quick menu,(Online Friends) has been changed to(Friends). From here, you can view online Friends and custom lists.
• Music playback functions on the quick menu have been improved.
• You can now create events from the team profile screen. On the screen, select [Events] > [Create Event for This Team].
• Easily find games that can be played on PlayStation VR from the home screen or(Library).(PS VR) appears next to supported games.
• You can now delete notifications. Select(Notifications) to display the notifications list, press the OPTIONS button, and then select [Delete].
• You can now choose who can view the list of players you follow and who can view the list of your followers separately.Select(Settings) > [Account Management] > [Privacy Settings] > [Friends | Connections].

We'll add updates to this article throughout the day as PS4 scene developers examine 5.50 and share their feedback, thus far end-users are reporting that the PS4 5.XX WebKit Exploit (aka PS4 Breacher alongside another 5.50 WebKit Exploit) is still working since 5.50 moved out of Beta but chances are it patches other useful things (such as kernel exploits) so stay tuned with these Tweets making rounds already:
The system software for the "3/8" release of the PS4 has been confirmed that the Save editor (including TYPE0) does not work. If you are currently using the Save editor, please do not update. We will guide you through the news announcements and our official site for future correspondence.
System Software 5.50 is NOT compatible with Save Wizard for PS4 MAX. Only System Software 5.05 or below is compatible with Save Wizard for PS4 MAX. Make sure you disable updates (or better still disconnect from the internet!) to prevent accidental updating.
PS4 EXPLOIT 5.50 Webkit Hack (TUTORIAL)

Cheers to @SheenuTheLegend for passing along the news in the PSXHAX Shoutbox early this morning on the new 5.50 PS4 OFW update.

 

[spotanjo3]

@B1gD4ddy

If God of War PS4 is on 5.05 then we dont need 5.xx.

 

[Joemoe123]

god of war will be for 5.05 i am 100 % sure... 5.50 just got published

 

[sabasoor]

I think 4.55+ Kexploit is going to be released by the end of this year and it's going to be as low as possible MAYBE 5.01 more likely

It is the safest way to release an Kexploit .. as we noticed Soony is less interested in old OFW Kexploits
So if the Devs released a kx with the latest Soony and the games companies will definitely react and it's going to be ugly.

So is the safest for soony and devs to exploit old FW this way soony sell old version of their devices and the devs get access to newer exp

 

[Koh23]

Sabasoor exactly!

Nobody cares that few percent of people play backups of 2-3 years old games, on outdated firmware, they bring little money. One new aa game (insert any name here) in one day bring more money than (let's say) uncharted collection, or (insert any older game here).

But, create situation when 90% (lets say that number) users can play backups (read for free), there's no money in this....and things become ugly very fast.

Nobody will take that risk.

 

[Joemoe123]

do you guys even follow what the devs are saying in their tweet or you talking from you rear lol

 

[FFTHEWINNER]

@sabasoor Easy solution: release the exploit anonymously like the 5.0x webkit was released. if they dont know who did it they cant do anything to him.

 

[deSSy2724]

I highly doubt that God of War would require a 5.50 firmware..... its already "gone golden".

But they can add some cool "extra stuff" via update to force us to update our console.

 

[FrogDR]

@smutek110 What more can you write what has been changed? Is it true that kexploit, which was private, no longer on this 5.50?

 

[sabasoor]

@FFTHEWINNER Devs take pride in their work why would they release it anonymously .. they don't care if people play back up or not .. for them exploiting the FW is their game and challenge so what is the point of releasing it anonymously without being appreciated and it their right to be ...

@Joemoe123 dude we are talking about playing Monster Hunter and God of War for free fifa 2018 and so on .. so tell me if 95% of the consoles can be jailbreaked wouldn't that concern sony and the games companies

now with the law against such actions IT WILL BE REALLY UGLY to release an exploit that runs all the games on the market for free
and soony it will be less attractive to develop games on rather than xbox which will be more secure than ps ... So Tell what do think about this ,, is it wise to release an exploit or just wait .. for me im just happy with the 4.05 how about 4.55!!!

 

[FFTHEWINNER]

@sabasoor because they dont want to face legal consequences? why do you think the webkit dev released it anonymously? or do you consider him to not be a dev lol

as for sony becoming" less attractive to develop games on rather than xbox which will be more secure than ps", the Xbox 360, which was completely modded less a year after its release, says hi.