{"id":3732,"date":"2025-08-31T18:13:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T18:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/?p=774272"},"modified":"2025-08-31T18:13:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T18:13:42","slug":"new-ps5-firmware-update-improves-system-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/new-ps5-firmware-update-improves-system-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"New PS5 firmware update improves system performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/new-ps5-firmware-update-improves-system-performance.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<header>\n<div>\n<p class=\"meta\"> By Sherif Saed, Wednesday, 25 November 2020 09:55 GMT <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p>This week brings us a new PS5 firmware update.<\/p>\n<p>Sony has released a new incremental firmware update for <strong>PS5<\/strong> consoles worldwide. The new firmware, version <strong>20.02-02.26.00<\/strong>, comes one week after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2020\/11\/17\/ps5-firmware-update-20-02-02-25-00\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20.02-02.25.00<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And, just like last week\u2019s release, this one is a 868 MB download, too. You also won\u2019t be surprised to learn that Sony has not said what the update is actually for. The only patch note made available is your favourite, \u201cThis system software update improves system performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p>Not that PS5 owners wouldn\u2019t like a few stability updates. The console has been running into a number of problems since launch. There\u2019s the infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2020\/11\/20\/ps5-download-bug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download queue bug<\/a>, Rest Mode <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2020\/11\/17\/ps5-rest-mode-problems-turn-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crashing consoles<\/a> and more besides.<\/p>\n<p>The PS5 also has poor documentation when it comes to certain error codes, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2020\/11\/20\/ps5-error-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CE-107863-5<\/a>, which appears if the console disconnected from the internet during installation of disc-based games. PS5, of course, grabs the most up-to-date patch as it installs, but this detail is not being made clear to users, causing a lot of confusion.<\/p>\n<p>There have also been numerous reports of random crashing, and it\u2019s not yet clear if the cause is hardware or the console\u2019s firmware. In any case, you should definitely download 20.02-02.26.00 as soon as you can.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup-wrapper\"> <span class=\"heading\">Subscribe to the VG247 newsletter<\/span> <span class=\"description\">Get all the best bits of VG247 delivered to your inbox every Friday!<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup-form\"> Enable JavaScript to sign up to our newsletter <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<div>\n<p class=\"affiliate-disclaimer\">Sometimes we include links to online retail stores. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. For more information, go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/affiliate-linking-policy\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2020\/11\/25\/ps5-firmware-update-20-02-02-26-00\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sherif Saed, Wednesday, 25 November 2020 09:55 GMT This week brings us a new PS5 firmware update. Sony has released a new incremental firmware update for PS5 consoles worldwide. The new firmware, version 20.02-02.26.00, comes one week after 20.02-02.25.00. And, just like last week\u2019s release, this one is a 868 MB download, too. You also won\u2019t be surprised to learn that Sony has not said what the update is actually for. The only patch note made available is your favourite, \u201cThis system software update improves system performance.\u201d [embedded content] Not that PS5 owners wouldn\u2019t like a few stability updates. The console has been running into a number of problems since launch. 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