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See also [https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps5/System_Software PS5 System Software].
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<div style="float:right">[[File:System Software Update Installing.png|200px|thumb|left|System Software Update Installing]]</div>
<div style="float:right">[[File:System Software Update Installing.png|200px|thumb|left|System Software Update Installing]]</div>


= PlayStation 4 Operating System =
== PlayStext =====
 
Name: ORBIS OS<br>
Name: ORBIS OS<br>
Based on: FreeBSD 9.0<br>
Based on: FreeBSD 9.0<br>
Platform: 64 bits (x86_64)<br><br>
Platform: 64 bits (x86_64)<br><br>


There are several means to get and/or install a system sofware update:
 
* if automatic updating is enabled, the [[Southbridge]] will automatically download it and notify the user after finishing
There are several means to get/do a system update:
 
* if automatic updating is enabled, the [[MediaCon]] will automatically download it and notify the user after finishing
* user can do manual update check in user interface
* user can do manual update check in user interface
* user can enter [[Safe Mode]] and from there select updating
* user can enter [[Safe Mode]] and from there select updating
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* BD-ROM can (to compliment the afformentioned [[PARAM.SFO]]) also serve a <code>/PS4/UPDATE/PS4UPDATE.PUP</code> file<ref>PUP files on PS4 discs are 1GB (1073741824, 0x40000000 bytes), regardless of version, as they are zerofilled at the end of the file, just like PS3 PUP were zerofilled to 256MB. Hence, their hash will differ from the sys PS4UPDATE.PUP file they are based on.</ref>
* BD-ROM can (to compliment the afformentioned [[PARAM.SFO]]) also serve a <code>/PS4/UPDATE/PS4UPDATE.PUP</code> file<ref>PUP files on PS4 discs are 1GB (1073741824, 0x40000000 bytes), regardless of version, as they are zerofilled at the end of the file, just like PS3 PUP were zerofilled to 256MB. Hence, their hash will differ from the sys PS4UPDATE.PUP file they are based on.</ref>


= System Software Update =
== Notes ==
 
== Files ==
 
PS4 '''P'''layStation '''U'''pdate '''P'''ackage download links mostly use the same structure as the PS3, PS5 and PS Vita: an updatelist.xml file is hosted on SIE servers and downloaded to get information about latest System Software version.
 
* Go to https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps4/system-software/ to download PS4 system and recovery PUP files.
 
=== updatelist.xml ===
 
See [[Ps4-updatelist.xml]].
 
=== PS4UPDATE.PUP ===
 
<nowiki>http://</nowiki><span style="color: red;">&lt;EXTLD&gt;</span>.ps4.update.playstation.net/update/ps4/image/<span style="color: green;">&lt;YYYY_MMDD&gt;</span>/<span style="color: brown;">&lt;TYPE&gt;</span>_<span style="color: blue;">&lt;DIGEST&gt;</span>/PS4UPDATE.PUP?dest=<span style="color: red;">&lt;TLD&gt;</span>
* <span style="color: red;">&lt;EXTLD&gt;</span> is the Region abbreviation ('''pc''', '''djp01''', '''dus01''', '''deu01''', ...)
* <span style="color: green;">&lt;YYYY_MMDD&gt;</span> is the Build Date
* <span style="color: brown;">&lt;TYPE&gt;</span> is the 3 letter Package Type abbreviation ('''sys'''tem, '''rec'''overy, '''sys'''tem'''_ex'''...)
* <span style="color: blue;">&lt;DIGEST&gt;</span> is the ?shortened SHA1? Hash of the Package
* <span style="color: red;">&lt;TLD&gt;</span> is the 2-letter Region abbreviation ('''jp''', '''us''', '''eu''', ...)
 
== Versions ==
 
=== Version Format ===
 
==== Long ====
 
System Software Version format as displayed in TestKit/DevKit and internal PS4 System Settings is long and can be read as:
 
<pre>MM.mmn.nnn</pre>
 
Where:
* MM is the major version
* mm is the minor version
* n.nnn is the extended minor version
 
==== Short ====
 
System Software Version format as displayed on the [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps4/system-software/ playstation.com website] is short and can be read as:
 
<pre>MM.mm</pre>
 
Where:
* MM is the major version
* mm is the minor version
 
=== PS4UPDATE.PUP Versions ===
 
==== Retail ====
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Version (Long) !! Version (Short) !! Build Date !! Type_Digest !! Size !! Notes !! Manufacture/Release Date
|-
| 1.010.??? || 1.01 || ? || || || || Built on ?
|-
| ? || ? || 2014_0528 || sys_ce90f2e9274e4614ffde6934e08e4b6e<br />rec_7f84e2f63d1f6a5b4348bb528b35f2d7 ||  ||  || Released on ?
|-
| 12.500.011 || 12.50 || 2025_0123 || sys_a11b05ff455d2ec577fea25c63d25ef0<br />rec_0671734da8fb342270330549ea4d418e ||  ||  || Released on 2025 March 25th
|}
 
==== TestKit ====
 
To be documented.
 
==== DevKit ====
 
To be documented.
 
== PUP Mirror Repositories ==
 
* Most PS4 update packages ever released can be downloaded from:
** Midnight Archive (https://archive.midnightchannel.net/SonyPS/Firmware/index.php?cat=PS4REC)
** Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, by choosing a region as in the official URL
** Softpedia (https://drivers.softpedia.com/get/gaming-consoles/Sony/)
 
= Notes =
 
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