Sony pushes another PS5 firmware update amid jailbreak crackdown before GTA 6

Sony has released another PS5 firmware update, reportedly aimed at blocking jailbreaks. Coverage links the moves to GTA 6's firmware requirements, which reportedly changed.

Timeline

1. 2 Nov, 19:40 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 2 Nov, 19:40 UTCIGN covers latest PS5 firmware update
3. 2 Nov, 19:40 UTCWccftech reports GTA 6 firmware requirement changed

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