By Zarmena Khan
Update: The beta codes work now. Enjoy!
Original story follows…
Sony is emailing out codes for a new PS5 system software update beta for February 2026, less than two weeks after the last firmware update. Players started receiving emails just before the weekend, but oddly, as far as we are aware, no one has been able to download the update.
Official patch notes for February 2026’s PS5 system update beta read:
These don’t look like major changes that would warrant a beta, but nevertheless, Sony has been sending emails out for it. However, the beta codes contained within the emails aren’t functional. We can confirm that at the time of this writing, the issue persists, as evidenced by comments on gaming forums and social media.
Except codes aren’t working
The patch notes above confirm that Unicode 17.0 emoji support is on its way for everyone. Unicode 16.0 emoji support was added in version 25.02-11.00.00.
We’ll update our readers when we have more information about this system software beta.
Zarmena is a senior editor at PSLS. She has been with the site since 2014.
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