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Has PlayStation 4 update 2.0 bricked your console? Here’s how to fix it.

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The PlayStation 4’s much anticipated Masamune update is out. Coming in at under 250Mb, adds an impressive array of features, like direct YouTube Video uploads, SharePlay (which is 100% useless in SA)  and the ability to actually pause downloads. For some though, it’s also seemingly bricked their machines.

A number of users have reported that the new update has left their angular black boxes of doom little more than a glossy paperweight, capable of outputting no more than a black screen. The problem, it seems, comes from the newly renamed Standby mode, which is now known as Rest Mode.  Users report that after entering Rest Mode, their consoles no longer switch on – leading then to believe their consoles have been irreparably bricked. Don’t worry, it’s quite likely that your console isn’t dead – and there’s a simple fix. The important thing here is to not unplug your console, as you could cause damage to the system’s hard drive, causing you even more issues. Instead, enter safe mode, and you should be able to continue operation as normal.

  • Hold your finger on the system’s power button for up to 60 seconds, and your system should reboot in to a safe mode.
  • Plug your controller in via USB and select the option to Update System Software via Internet. It’ll now download a fresh copy of System Update 2.0, and update.
  • Once it’s done, boot to safe mode again, and select “Rebuild Database”
  • Your PS4 should be working properly, but it’s probably best to avoid “Rest mode” until whatever issues it has have been fixed.

There does, however, seem to be a temporary fix for the rest mode woes: all you have to do is set the USB ports to be perpetually powered:

[Settings]>[Power Save Settings]>[Set Functions Available in Rest Mode]>[Supply Power to USB Ports]>[Always]

If you;’re have rest mode issues, try the above. I’ve had no issues with PS4 system version 2.0, and have found the thing to be slightly snappier. Rest Mode also works as intended for me – but if you are having issues, at least you can fix them.

Last Updated: October 29, 2014

144 Comments

  1. Spaffy

    October 29, 2014 at 10:38

    That header… so sexy

    Reply

    • Kensei Seraph - Visiting Alpha

      October 29, 2014 at 10:40

      I wouldn’t mind having a PS4 with that skin.

      Reply

  2. Kensei Seraph - Visiting Alpha

    October 29, 2014 at 10:40

    I would probably have tried turning it off and on again and if that didn’t work I would have unplugged it for 15 seconds and then plugged it back in again.

    Reply

    • RinceThis

      October 29, 2014 at 10:44

      Agreed. Then we’d be bricked too.

      Reply

      • nick

        October 29, 2014 at 10:45

        no mine did this and i went straight for the unplug. came back fine

        Reply

        • RinceThis

          October 29, 2014 at 10:48

          Thank goodness!

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief 0

            October 29, 2014 at 10:51

            NICK TALKING TO NICK!!!

            NICKCEPTION

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 10:52

            Two Nicks don’t make a right.

          • Anon A Mouse

            October 29, 2014 at 10:54

            A Nick in the hand is better than two in the bush.

            (Ja I don’t know where I was going with that.)

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 10:54

            Two Nicks with one stone?

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            October 29, 2014 at 10:59

            How much wood would Nick nick if Nick would nick wood?

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:02

            You’re nicked!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            October 29, 2014 at 11:08

            I bet that’s what you tell all the girls. 🙁

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:16

            Well, only after after boom!

          • HvR

            October 29, 2014 at 11:26

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 11:02

            Yoh.

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 10:58

            Wowza 0_O

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 10:58

            Who is Nick? I’m Rince 😛

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 11:01

            Fine.
            Rick

          • Anon A Mouse

            October 29, 2014 at 11:03

            Rickroll

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 11:04

            At least he’s never gonna give you up.
            Never gonna let you down.
            Never gonna run around
            or desert you.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            October 29, 2014 at 11:08

            Not if you keep him safely contained in the closet anyway.

          • HvR

            October 29, 2014 at 11:08

            Bloody hell that is scary

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 11:08

            LOOOOOOOL

          • Spaffy

            October 29, 2014 at 11:25

            Love you new handle lol

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 11:30

            If you can’t beat ’em..

          • Kensei Seraph - Visiting Alpha

            October 29, 2014 at 11:34

            Sparkle for a month?

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 11:35

            Oh hell no. Get that Twilight kak away from me.
            Even I can only go so far.

          • Rock789

            October 29, 2014 at 12:09

            Pout ’em? 😉 *runs*

          • Rock789

            October 29, 2014 at 12:04

            Glad it’s not ‘Or dessert you’… Baked Nick might be a little chewy. 😉 *runs*

        • Static Shock

          October 30, 2014 at 11:16

          Lmfao same here

          Reply

  3. fred

    October 29, 2014 at 10:41

    does it? you sure> because i havent heard anyone with this problem. and mine updated fine

    Reply

    • HvR

      October 29, 2014 at 10:46

      No it doesn’t. Geoff just made up everything and thought up the whole faux fix over his coffee break.

      Reply

      • Weanerdog

        October 29, 2014 at 11:02

        Love this

        Reply

      • Victor "Vicky" Moolman

        October 29, 2014 at 11:13

        As a previous intern at LG I can confirm that is what Geoff does.

        Reply

        • Captain JJ the pout

          October 29, 2014 at 11:17

          I imagine he sits with his feet and everything on his chair, looking like Golem, scheming.

          “filthy lagzies”

          Reply

          • Rock789

            October 29, 2014 at 12:10

            Comment of the week – right there!! 🙂

          • Admiral Chief 0

            October 29, 2014 at 12:15

            LOOOOL

          • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

            October 31, 2014 at 06:49

            Gives us our precious?

        • Admiral Chief 0

          October 29, 2014 at 12:16

          VICKY!

          Reply

          • Victor "Vicky" Moolman

            October 30, 2014 at 11:39

            You uhhhh….Shouted?

      • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

        October 29, 2014 at 17:45

        Yeah, I made the whole thing up and even convinced Sony there was an issue. Man, I’m awesome.
        https://twitter.com/PlayStationEU/status/527439510125412352

        Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      October 29, 2014 at 10:48

      Excuse Geoff, he is such a XBOX fanboy 😛

      Reply

      • fred

        October 29, 2014 at 13:49

        haha ,xbox brand new app ..your can order pizzas from your xb1. ps4 new app. playing with a friends with out needing the game (shareplay) … i think that 0-1 to sony? i can order pizza using my phone …

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          October 29, 2014 at 13:55

          The pizza app works in America through Pizza Hut as and Share Play works on first bandwidth. I don’t know if SA people has access to the pizza app but even if they do it won’t work with Scooters or who ever and they won’t fly a pizza over. Also share play doesn’t work here. So depending on where you live the score is tied either way.

          Reply

          • fred

            October 29, 2014 at 18:03

            you sort of missed the point. xbox are forcing on silly apps like pnp and pizza hut instead enhancing gaming experience.

          • This Guy

            October 29, 2014 at 18:30

            Well considering how many new features MS have put into the Xbox one over the last few months compared to Sony, I think they have the breathing room to put some work into minor apps.

          • fred

            October 30, 2014 at 10:59

            yea but there all useless features dosnt enhance gaming experience or scream out next gen! i tryed shareplay last night and had great fun playing my friends game with him

          • Hammersteyn

            October 30, 2014 at 07:50

            oops, gg.

          • fred

            October 30, 2014 at 10:59

            haha np ! 🙂

    • Weanerdog

      October 29, 2014 at 11:03

      Well just keep re updating as point 2 of the fix until it does brick and then you can use this fix

      Reply

    • Anon A Mouse

      October 29, 2014 at 11:07

      Raait said Fred.

      Reply

    • Marciano

      October 30, 2014 at 05:34

      The problem is real. I have it and it is a pain in the ass. Haven’t tried this fix yet but will do it soon

      Reply

  4. Captain JJ fancy eyes

    October 29, 2014 at 10:42

    The times of PC’s being the only platforms with software problems is a thing of the past.

    Reply

    • Kensei Seraph - Visiting Alpha

      October 29, 2014 at 10:49

      At first there was the PC and it was good, except when it had the blue screensaver.
      Then there came the smartphone and it was good, except when the user screwed it up.
      Finally came the consoles and it was good, except when the patches bricked them.

      Reply

      • Captain JJ the pout

        October 29, 2014 at 10:52

        Three more to go before we can take a break.

        Reply

  5. Lord Chaos

    October 29, 2014 at 10:43

    So now they’re moving to regular updates. 😛

    Reply

  6. RinceThis

    October 29, 2014 at 10:43

    Lulz.

    Reply

  7. Fnuik

    October 29, 2014 at 10:44

    ” the new update has left their angular black boxes of doom little more than a glossy paperweight”
    No problems for me, but then again I have a white box of doom 🙂

    Reply

    • Captain JJ fancy eyes

      October 29, 2014 at 10:45

      I’ve got a groot doos of doom.

      Reply

      • HvR

        October 29, 2014 at 10:46

        You better let Rince out of the closet, he gets very angry if you leave him in there for longer than a night.

        Reply

        • Captain JJ the pout

          October 29, 2014 at 10:47

          So that’s the scratching I’ve been hearing?

          Reply

        • RinceThis

          October 29, 2014 at 10:48

          0_O Also *there 😛

          Reply

          • HvR

            October 29, 2014 at 10:50

            already fixed it 😛

          • Admiral Chief 0

            October 29, 2014 at 10:50

            TOO LATE, that is probably why random.org hates you…

          • HvR

            October 29, 2014 at 10:52

            random.org *spits in corner*

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:17

            lulz, and YES 😉 He who live by the sword better learn to live/die by it!

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 11:18

            Since Admiral corrects people the most is he going to be killed by grammar?

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:19

            Only he he Nazis it coming? 0_O

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            October 29, 2014 at 11:20

            It’s poor form to laugh in the middle of your own comment.

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:21

            You’d know all about poor form, or was that chloroform?

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            October 29, 2014 at 11:21

            I think you’ve been misinformed :/

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:22

            Coming from the uninformed that may seem right 😛

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            October 29, 2014 at 11:24

            Says the malformed!

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:35

            Better than being unformed!

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 11:30

            lol

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:10

            Sorry, it was already THEIR/THEY’RE/THERE when I saw it, edits don’t count, if they did you wouldn’t have made it past year 1!

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 11:16

            Your wrong! Now take you’re comments and go!
            (wow that hurt to write)

        • Admiral Chief 0

          October 29, 2014 at 10:50

          Ok, now that made me chuckle quite a bit!

          Reply

        • Kensei Seraph - Visiting Alpha

          October 29, 2014 at 10:52

          That sounds like you know from personal experience.
          Did someone come home while you and Rince were otherwise occupied and he had to hide in your closet?

          Reply

          • Spaffy

            October 29, 2014 at 10:53

            I never pictured Rince for that kinda guy.
            Oh who am I kidding 😛

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 10:54

            Rince was playing on a PC and liked it.

          • Spaffy

            October 29, 2014 at 10:56

            I think all those buttons would confuse him.
            Who transcribes your articles Rince?

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:05

            *Adds Spaffy to ‘won’t win anything any more’ list…

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 11:06

            It would be silly to report you to Lagz for misusing your power since Geoff has been doing that for ages.

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:08

            Geoff has no power over the movies!

          • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

            October 29, 2014 at 15:43

            Actually, I have direct server access. I could delete the entire site with a click. 😛

          • eXpZA

            October 29, 2014 at 15:57

            All 5 readers will be devastated!
            no one tell Tracy I said that.

          • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

            October 29, 2014 at 17:44

            it’s actually 7.

          • Spaffy

            October 29, 2014 at 11:23

            hahaha
            😛

          • Kensei Seraph - Visiting Alpha

            October 29, 2014 at 10:57

            So he’s finally starting to see the light.

          • HvR

            October 29, 2014 at 10:57

            No accidentally built my house on a ancient Indian burial ground, found him under the bed and had to fight him off and locked him the closet.

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:03

            What is up with everyone wanting me in a closet. Back the fuck off or the lady will fuck you all up.

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 11:05

            LOL

    • Hammersteyn

      October 29, 2014 at 10:45

      *shakes fist because of jealousy

      Reply

  8. Anon A Mouse

    October 29, 2014 at 10:45

    Hey System Update 2.0, leave our PS4’s alone, cause it’s just another brick in the wall.

    Or something like that.

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      October 29, 2014 at 10:45

      rofl

      Reply

    • Captain JJ the pout

      October 29, 2014 at 10:46

      Doesn’t quite flow when I try to sing it, but here….have my upvote.

      Reply

      • Anon A Mouse

        October 29, 2014 at 10:49

        I even tried rapping it, it’s not working. So apologies to Pink Floyd for murdering their song.

        Reply

        • RinceThis

          October 29, 2014 at 10:49

          You should feel bad!

          Reply

          • Anon A Mouse

            October 29, 2014 at 10:55

            I’ll do my crying in the rain.

        • Captain JJ the pout

          October 29, 2014 at 10:49

          Any mention of Pink Floyd deserves all the upvotes it can take.

          Reply

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:07

            Agreed!

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      October 29, 2014 at 10:47

      Comment of the week right there. *hands over floating trophy*

      Reply

      • Captain JJ the pout

        October 29, 2014 at 10:47

        Suckup

        Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          October 29, 2014 at 10:48

          Your face is a suckup!

          Reply

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 10:48

            Only when I pout.

          • Admiral Chief 0

            October 29, 2014 at 10:49

            CAPTAIN JJ THE POUT

          • Lord Chaos

            October 29, 2014 at 10:48

            Thank you captain obvious…

          • Left4Dead

            October 29, 2014 at 10:49

            His sace is a what?

          • Captain JJ the pout

            October 29, 2014 at 11:08

            nice

      • RinceThis

        October 29, 2014 at 11:08

        What are you doing with it? *RUNS

        Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          October 29, 2014 at 11:10

          Nothing sexual. And the fact that I went there first doesn’t imply anything to the contrary.

          Reply

          • RinceThis

            October 29, 2014 at 11:15

            Touchy 0-O

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            October 29, 2014 at 11:26

            *rub rub*

    • Ranting Raptor Llew

      October 29, 2014 at 14:08

      *throws in towel*

      How am I supposed to land comment of the week if comments like this keep popping up?

      Reply

  9. Hammersteyn

    October 29, 2014 at 10:47

    I haven’t had any issues either, but Destiny gave me so many “monkey” errors last night after it’s update that I am close to being brain washed into buying random monkey merchandise. Gonna buy a Barrel full O monkeys first.

    Reply

  10. UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy

    October 29, 2014 at 10:49

    ALWAYS wait at least a week before saying yes to an update this big.

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      October 29, 2014 at 13:56

      But then you can’t play online 🙁

      Reply

  11. OVG

    October 29, 2014 at 11:49

    and this ladies and gentlemen is why I keep my console as far away from the internet as possible.
    Does the new update enhance THE FCKING FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE of playing The Last of Us on Grounded mode?

    NO.

    Reply

  12. Sir GIF Sexy

    October 29, 2014 at 11:50

    Us hashtag superior PC Master Race supremacist know not of this “bricking” and “system updates” because we are too hashtaggier superior and stuff and 4K resolution things and 60faps and keyboard this and mouse stuff and Jesus and Geoff and Alf thangs.

    Reply

    • OVG

      October 29, 2014 at 11:52

      Used to be that we opted for the console to stay away from the complicated life of the PC. Just press PLAY.

      Now its all bollocks. No point owning a console these days, they are more trouble than PCs.

      Reply

  13. ChristmasCactus

    October 29, 2014 at 12:24

    Weird, I’ve never had that problem on my pc.

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      October 29, 2014 at 13:57

      Of course you wouldn’t. The firmware is meant for PS4 not your PC.

      Reply

  14. DrKiller

    October 29, 2014 at 14:16

    System Update 2.0 for PS4, released by Microsoft 🙂

    Reply

  15. eXpZA

    October 29, 2014 at 14:53

    Put my console into Rest last night. Just saw that it’s still flashing orange and attempting to shut down. All the symptoms of this issue. Held down power button for 30 secs, rebooted, rebuild HDD, all my data in tact. Did get a nasty message about “never do that again”.

    Reply

  16. brad

    October 30, 2014 at 02:57

    Mine bricked. Rebuilt database. System works fine but standby mode keeps bricking it and im having to just turn off the system now. I hope PS addresses this sooner than later.

    Reply

  17. Chris Korol

    October 30, 2014 at 03:34

    yea i thought it was just my ps4 already going out on me but after reading other ppl having the same prob glad its not just me. both times i tried to start my system it would just sit there with a blue light or sometimes a red light idk but it always works after i unplug from the back which I HATE DOING! but really have only had to do it twice but still ya know not cool playstation! how come xbox doesn’t have these kinda probs? love ps4 but now that were paying for service kinda sucks that it just breaks whenever it wants to 🙁

    Reply

  18. fred

    October 30, 2014 at 11:01

    Tryed my ps4 last night + new fetures .no problem at all

    Reply

  19. FinalDodo

    October 30, 2014 at 13:02

    Thanks for the suggestion, but this didn’t fix the issues I’m having with my console. Rest mode is borked.

    Reply

  20. Morgan Bolderman

    October 30, 2014 at 19:34

    My system wasn’t in rest mode. It just turned off automatically after the update and never came back on! It still won’t turn on no matter what I do! Any advice??

    Reply

  21. t-rex603

    October 31, 2014 at 06:39

    Yea I unplugged mine and it’s perfectly fine, will not be using rest mode again till its fixed though. You’d think they’d test everything a million times before rushing updates out though.

    Reply

  22. Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

    October 31, 2014 at 07:34

    I’ve added in a workaround fix for Rest mode: set the USB ports to suppky power always. Many report that it’s fixing Rest Mode.

    “[Settings]>[Power Save Settings]>[Set Functions Available in Rest Mode]>[Supply Power to USB Ports]>[Always]”

    Reply

  23. ryan

    October 31, 2014 at 08:10

    I guess my lil one turned it on while I was at work and it went into safe mode, then I hit the wall! Turn back on eventually and says that it was turned off improperly and now won’t load my gamer profiles any suggestions

    Reply

  24. Lourens Corleone

    October 31, 2014 at 08:48

    I can’t log into PSN since 2.0 – anyone have a fix for that?

    Reply

  25. pimpdaddy

    November 2, 2014 at 15:14

    When I clicked into Update System Software via Internet it would come up with an error…

    Reply

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