PS4 system update 4.74 released earlier today, but it came with some accidental side effects. Those who were in the PlayStation 4 5.00 beta are now impacted by several restrictions that are limiting what users can do, and they can’t revert back to the beta. This is causing some issues and, as a result, Sony is recommending that players refrain from updating to 4.74 if they want to avoid limitations.
Here’s the full message from Sony to beta users:
PlayStation 4 system software update 4.74 has been released. When trying to start certain games, you may be prompted to update the system to 4.74 from the 5.00 Beta.
Updating from 5.00 Beta to 4.74 will result in the following restrictions:
– You will not be able to revert back from 4.74 to the current 5.00 Beta. (You will be able to update to the upcoming 5.00 Beta 6.)
– The order in which content is displayed on the home screen will be reset.
– Download links on the home screen (such as for SHAREfactory or Media Player) that you deleted will be displayed again.
– Some items in [Notifications] will be deleted.
– Some items in [Discover] that you have already seen will be displayed again.
– Activities that were created and some settings you configured while using the 5.00 Beta will be stored on the PlayStation Network server. You may see notifications related to these activities and settings even after updating to 4.74.
– Games that were downloaded while using the 5.00 Beta may not start properly after updating to 4.74. If this happens, delete the game, and then download it againPlease refrain from updating to 4.74 and wait for the upcoming 5.00 Beta 6 update if you would like to avoid these limitations.
Thank you to @RealTurniplord for sending this in.
