A few days ago, we reported that a PlayStation 4 console with a missing CMOS battery is not able to play any physical or digital game without being connected to the internet. The situation seems to be slightly different on PlayStation 5, but it’s definitely not good news for owners of the Digital Edition.
@DoesItPlay1 shared a few hours ago a new report that confirms the PlayStation 5 can only play select physical games with a missing CMOS battery without being connected to the internet. On the other hand, it seems like the console has no trouble running PlayStation 4 physical games.
The fact that the PlayStation 5 cannot run any digital game with a missing CMOS battery is definitely bad news for Digital Edition owners, as the issue will persist until it is patched.
Physical PlayStation 4 discs did boot and trophies seemed to work, although Resident Evil 2 would intermittently display an error message stating “something went wrong”.
Physical PlayStation 5 discs provided mixed results:
- Mortal Kombat 11 would not install. It crashed at 97% installation each time.
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales booted and played without issue.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War booted but due to a heavy reliance on a connection to
- the game servers was unplayable.
The full report on the C-Bomb PlayStation 5 issues can be read here.
