There are a few things you will want to do with your PS4 before you start playing with the hack.

Prepare your PS4: disable automatic updatesįirst of all, you’ll want to make sure your PS4 isn’t connected to the internet while you’re doing any of this.

If it doesn’t match, don’t try to install. Windows users can use free tool WinMD5 to check the MD5 of the file they download. The last thing you want to do is end up on firmware 5.55 because you downloaded the wrong file! The MD5 checksum of PS4 firmware 5.05 is f86d4f9d2c049547bd61f942151ffb55. No mater where you get your copy of the firmware, you want to be extremely careful here and not download an incorrect version. At the time of this writing, softpedia have it up for download here. The first step is to get a copy of firmware 5.05. You’re done and can skip the other steps. If that is your case, put the game’s disc in your PS4 and proceed to launch it, then follow the instructions on screen to update. If you happen to have a copy of God of War (this will be the case if, like me, you purchased the God of War limited edition PS4 pro), the game comes with a 5.05 update. If your PS4 is running a firmware higher than 5.05, you will want to try and get your hands on a 5.05 PS4. Any site claiming that it is possible is either misguided or trying to trick you. Additionally, there is no publicly known way to downgrade a PS4 from a higher firmware to 5.05. If your console is on firmware 5.50 or higher, this guide is not for you (Note: if you’re on 5.07, it seems the exploit works for you, so stay there!). Important: This guide is for you if your PS4 is running on a firmware lower than 5.05.

Update file for reinstallation ps4 5.01