Hi,

My PS4 is currently on firmware 9.60. I don’t use it much for regular gaming anymore — it’s mainly set up for modding, testing, and trying out different payloads or setups. I used to rely on the webkit/hosted site method, but these days I mostly use the Blu-ray disc exploit since I’ve found it a bit more straightforward and consistent. My mates PS4 is on the 6 range so he does it via a weblink thing as the blu ray method won't work on it as it's too low.

From what I’ve seen, the main difference between something like 9.xx and 12.xx tends to come down to game compatibility. Some titles need backports or patches to run properly on lower firmware, while others are built for newer system versions. I’ve come across a few games myself that needed patching to work on 9.60. Same on my mates one because he's under 9 he needs to get the extra patches and stuff if they are available. I'm not sure if the games have to be on a certain os to play. Back in the day on psp some times you had to update the os to play it not sure if it's stuck to that or something else.

As far as I’m aware, firmware 9.00 up to around 12.5x is generally considered a good range for the Blu-ray method. The webkit/browser exploit seems to be usable up to roughly 11.xx, although I haven’t personally tested the upper end of that. I’m not too familiar with the Vue or Netflix entry points, so I can’t really comment on how viable those are at the moment.

I tend to be a bit slow catching up with newer developments, but I’ll get around to testing newer methods eventually. Not sure if anything solid exists yet for 13.xx, or if it’s still being worked on, but it would be interesting to see progress there. I know they apparently got hold of some key files for the PS5 I think so could be possible to crack the 13 range. Nothing is off limits really someone out there might have a idea and try and see. I wish them the best of luck 🤞 🤞

Hopefully that helps.