How to Make a PS4 1.5 System Update with USB

If you cannot download the software update on your PS4 directly, there is a way to do it with a USB key.

Go to the PlayStation Blog and download the update file to your PC.

Then follow the included instructions below and use a USB device to perform a complete System 1.51 update.

Instructions Provided by Playstation Blog:

- On the USB storage device, create folders for saving the update file.
  Using a computer, create a folder named "PS4". Inside that folder, create another folder named "UPDATE".
  [[File:|PC Update]]
- Download the update file, and save it in the "UPDATE" folder you created in step 1.
  Save the file with the file name "PS4UPDATE.PUP".
  [[File:|Download Now]]Click to start the download.
- Turn off the power of your PS4™ system completely.
  Check that the power indicator is not lit. If the power indicator is lit up in orange, touch the power button on the PS4™ system for at least 7 seconds (until the system beeps a second time).
- Connect the USB storage device that the update file is saved on to your PS4™ system, and then touch the power button for at least 7 seconds.
  The PS4™ system starts in safe mode
- Select [Initialize PS4 (Reinstall System Software)].
  Follow the screens to complete the update.
If your PS4™ system does not recognize the update file, check that the folder names and file name are correct. Enter the folder names and file name in single-byte characters using uppercase letters.