PS4: How to get your hands on a PS4 with a 4.55 firmware or lower
Important update: Links in this article have been massively out of date for years, and finding a 4.55 PS4 is nearly impossible, and not that practical anymore. I removed the links, and instead suggest you head over to our PS4 Jailbreak page for fresh details on how to get a Jailbreakable PS4.
A PS4 4.55 Jailbreak was released in February 2018. As always when these things happen, we expect the price of 4.55 PS4s to increase significantly. This is in particular true since those Jailbreaks are typically followed by piracy enablers, which make the devices attractive for a larger category of people than just tinkerers.
If you’re looking for a 4.55 PS4, for homebrew, hacks, or other purpose, follow this guide to help you get a 4.55 PS4 for a reasonable price. Unfortunately you’ll see that the list is not that different from the list we published for 4.05: Between firmware 4.05 and 4.55, a very limited amount of bundles were published.
About PS4 Firmware 4.55
PS4 Firmware 4.55 was released on 2017/04/11 (April 11th, 2017). Any bundle released before that date will have a firmware below 4.55. Bundles released shortly after that date might also have the right firmware, but your mileage might vary.
Some advice when shopping for a PS4:
- It’s easier to ensure you have the right firmware version if you get the device new and sealed, not “used”
- If you get a “used” console, be careful: most sellers update the console to the latest firmware before selling it. Ask them to confirm the firmware version before buying anything. This is true both online and in brick&mortar stores.
- On Amazon and eBay, some sellers sell a different product than what the description says. I have seen some sellers offering the Star Wars bundle instead of the Killzone Shadow Fall bundle, for example. Be careful here, as always, ask the sellers for details if possible. Similarly, some sellers might sell a console + the game as a “bundle” without actually selling “the” bundle as it was originally released. If this happens to you, see point 4 below.
- Amazon have a great return policy. Use it if the PS4 is not the one you expected!
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Bought online PS4 pro today and returning back. Serial is S01-770… firmware 4.70
DON’T BUY!
Just bought a ps4 pro from Wal-Mart the other day. Was model CUH-7016b. Thought I scored, unfortunately was on 4.70. Forgot to go by serial number. I returned it.
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I want to chime in here and let you know that you can add my PS4 Pro to the list that I just bought that has 4.55 OFW on it. I got it from Game Stop, and they told me that this unit I bought has not sold in their store for about 8-10 months, and they were lucky I went there looking for a specific model, and they could pull out the older stock out form the back.
My unit is a PS4 Pro model CUH-7015B P-27452401 Serial# MC9 (same as S01) 669385XX and upon bootup, it has OFW 4.55! They have one more unit in stock brand new for $400 and it is basically the same Serial number but a few numbers higher. Chances are it has 4.55 OFW on it also, and with the Pro uinits, you can never have too many 4.55s! (at least for right now until 5.50’s get hacked) 😀
Hello Jeramy.
Can you tell me in what state you got it? Im looking for one Pro.
Thank Jay.
Saw this Call of duty infinite warfare bundle https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/PS4-Slim-1TB-Call-Of-Duty-Infinite-Warfare-Bundle-4-55-Firmware-Boxed-Original/263612168017
Bought Pro (7016B, 4.55) and Slim (2016B, 4.50) yesterday (Germany, Berlin).
Thanks for all the information. 🙂
Just a bought a PS4 Slim 1TB, CUH-2116B B01Y
its the one with the god of war bundle (not the limited edition) and it came with 4.70
even managed to exclude the game and got it a bit cheaper 🙂
What about red dead redemption 2 bundle was it come with 5.05 or higher .. ? I want to buy new ps4 (bundle RDR2) ..and i want to know what firmware on it