If it can’t do that, the PS4 wont play anything, even physical media.

For the average consumer in 2021, this isn’t much more than a unique case of buyer-beware.

We sincerely hope that will not happen."

Two people playing PlayStation games on a TV.

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“It’s been known in the homebrew scene for some time.

The same battery issue also applies to the PS3, but only applies to digital content like downloaded games.

This also puts a hard ceiling on the PlayStation 4 as a software platform.

Some holding a PlayStation remote while wearing gaming headphones.

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After that, as Does It Play?

has published aform request via Google Drivefor interested gamers to send to Sony.

Lifewire reached out to Sony for comment on the issue, but received no response.

“We just want Sony to help us preserve that legacy.

No console lasts forever, but the PS4 was built to self-destruct.