due to Sony’s security . Instead, the community uses a process called .

The reality is that any method to revert your console's firmware is incredibly advanced, involves physical soldering to the motherboard, and carries a high risk of bricking your console. The community refers to this process as a "Firmware Revert" rather than a "downgrade," because it's not a simple software function.

: Modifying the Syscon chip’s internal registers to trick the console into thinking the previous firmware version is the current one.