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Reports began going out in March about how the PlayStation 4 suffered from a worrisome issue whereby physical or digital games could not be played offline if something happened to the console’s internal CMOS battery. This battery is crucial in that it’s responsible for powering the PS4’s internal clock, the date and time of which is checked and synchronized via PSN before a game can be played.
Modern Vintage Gamer has shared a video confirming that the problem has now been addressed by Sony, which quietly slipped a fix into its recent firmware update (v9.0) for PS4 consoles. Eurogamer has also confirmed that CMOS battery deaths should no longer be a serious concern for PS4 users who have qualms about keeping the console online or are worried about the PlayStation Network going down in the future, rendering games worthless.
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