New PS5 System Update Released But Don’t Get Your Hopes Up

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00:00New PS5 System Update Released, but don't get your hopes up.

00:05Sony is rolling out PS5 System Software Update 25.08-12.40.00 for December 2025 starting

00:14early this morning, and it's the least exciting update of the year.

00:18From the looks of it, the company wants to plug some vulnerabilities and exploits ahead

00:22of the holiday.

00:23The PS5 System Software Update 25.08-12.40.00 Patch Notes, December 3rd, 2025

00:32Complete patch notes for today's update are as follows.

00:35We've improved the messages and usability on some screens.

00:38We've improved system software performance and stability.

00:42Do note that this update is being released in phases, so if you're not being prompted

00:46to update your PS5 firmware, there's nothing to worry about.

00:49Speaking of messages and usability, Sony has quietly made some changes to the PSN Messaging

00:55System, introducing the ability to see when players are typing messages, the ability to

01:00delete sent messages, and read receipts.

01:03The new features are available both on the console and the latest version of PS app.

01:07However, as we pointed out recently, read receipts are turned on by default, so if you're concerned

01:12about privacy, make sure to turn them off.