PS5 firmware update is here – “914 MB pure performance stability”

The PS5 gets a new firmware update that improves the stability again.

PS5 owners can look forward to a new firmware update for their next-gen console. But a look at the patch notes reveals a single sentence that PlayStation fans should have known for many years – and that creates tongue-in-cheek nostalgia in the community. But first, the basics.

• How big is the download? The update 21.02-04.50.00 is an economical 914 MB and should be downloaded quickly.

• Where can you download the update? The update is either available directly on your console or manually on the PlayStation-Supportseite.

What’s in the new PS5 update?

Patch Notes

Anyone expecting extensive changes or new features will be disappointed here. Instead, the changelog comes with a traditional sentence that most of you should already know:

• This update improves system performance

Fans dig old memes out of the moth box

That brings back memories of the good old PS4 days, when such single-sentence performance updates became a popular meme in the community over the years. Under the announcement post in the ResetEra forum, users jump straight to the legendary “improved system performance”.

Voyevoda writes: “I guess the stability updates meme is then also backwards compatible.” Manustany calls the new update with a wink “914 MB of pure performance stability”. The patch notes also met with smiles on Reddit. “You really feel the stability,” writes Lorac1134. And of course, no stability update news would be complete without the popular and now slightly modified GIF.

In fact, the PS4 also received a new update at the same time. And that brings – you guessed it – improved system performance.

What does the last major update offer?

The PS5 just recently received a major update that offers more than just stability. Most recently there was the M2 SSD storage expansion for more storage space, 3D audio support and many adjustments to the interface and apps. We have summarized all the major innovations for you here:

But there have also been some hidden changes that fans are excited about. The best changes that you may not have discovered yet, we have you in a separate article listed.

What changes would you like for the next PS5 update? Let us know in the comments!