In a few years, PS4 gamers might no longer be able to play games in offline mode. Indeed, when the battery of the internal clock of the console becomes defective, you will imperatively need an Internet connection to launch your favorite games.
Recently we had reported that your PS4 might die soon due to its internal clock. Like the battery that maintains its operation has a limited lifespan, we may soon see the first cases appear among gamers. As hacker Lance McDonald reported, this internal clock is directly linked to the console's trophy system.
The crash would occur when syncing with trophies on your console, which is why the system lets you into the game and logs you out shortly after. Indeed, this one crashes when it loads the trophy file for the game. Games without trophies like demos should work normally without the internal clock.
You will have to play with a connection to activate the internal clock
A user wanted to try and reproduce the error, named CE-30391-6. To do this, he jailbroken his PS4 and manually set the internal clock to 0. The clock stops running when it reaches 0 and does not restart until it is set to 1. However, for this, you need a new manipulation or that it synchronized with the PSN server.
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On a video posted on his Twitter account, the user @Forest_Reviews tried to launch the game Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy in offline mode, but the system refused to let it play and disconnects it from the console. . By trying again with the title Toukiden 2, the PS4 this time prevented him from launching the game and indicates that the data is corrupted.
This error would impact all games available on the PS4, while it only impacts digital format games on the PS3. As a result, if your PS4's internal clock dies or is missing, you will no longer be able to play in offline mode. The Sony console is then a real little time bomb, which will require you in the future to be connected to an Internet network to continue to enjoy your games.
This is very bad news for PS4 gamers who have yet to get their hands on a PlayStation 5 due to the chip shortage. At the moment, we do not know if this issue will eventually affect Sony's new PS5 as well. However, if so, players won't have to worry about it for at least a decade.
@DoesItPlay1 @Food4Dogs @Fondle_Saurus just as @HikikomoriMedia mentioned in his video with the CMOS battery. I took out the battery to see if I could replicate the issue and well, It does not play any physical or digital games without connecting online. error CE-30391-6 appears pic.twitter.com/KzWPF9a2Nq
— Forest (@Forest_Reviews) April 12, 2021
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