PS5’s latest system update ‘improves performance’ but reportedly doesn’t fix download bug

Sony has released a new PlayStation 5 system software update which it says “improves system performance” on the console.

The company hasn’t provided further details about the 866MB update, which arrives after the console debuted in selected markets on November 12 and two days before its European launch on November 19.

Users have reported encountering several issues since PS5’s release, including various games crashing, which in some cases reportedly occur when putting the console into rest mode.

Journalist Jeff Gerstmann is one prominent user who claimed to have experienced crashes on multiple occasions after putting the console into rest mode when playing Spider-Man Remastered.

Insomniac community director James Stevenson said: “I’ve been using it fine on my PS5, but we will fix the bug causing our games to occasionally crash when in rest mode. Until then you may want to fully close Spider-Man or Miles before entering rest.”

A number of PS5 users are also encountering a bug preventing them from downloading games, with a full factory reset the only known solution.

The bug results in PS5 games getting stuck in a “Queued for Download” limbo, wherein the system thinks that the game is downloading, but the download queue will be empty and won’t clear.

One IGN editor reports still encountering the download bug after installing today’s PS5 system update.

Amazon will be taking new PS5 orders in Europe on November 19, as will Game in the UK.

In the US, Walmart and GameStop will be offering PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles for sale online next week.

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A PS5 download bug is reportedly forcing users to factory reset their consoles

Players are encountering the bug when attempting to download various games