Sony Interactive Entertainment has rolled out PS5 system software update 26.04-13.42.00 to ring in July 2026. As usual, the new firmware doesn’t bring any changes that will excite players, but prepare to download around 1 GB of data on your PS5 and PS5 Pro.
PS5 system software update 26.04-13.42.00 patch notes (July 1, 2026)
“We’ve improved system software performance and stability,” the official patch notes read. This is standard language for minor changes and/or security patches that Sony doesn’t want to advertise.
Sadly, the update doesn’t fix PS5’s Recently Played section, which has been broken for over two weeks now. As I explained in our recent coverage of the issue, the section is stuck for many players and doesn’t register games that affected users have played or are playing since at least a month ago. It’s pretty annoying because the Recently Played feature is widely used to track game campaign and trophy progress.
Sony did, however, find the time to apply a GTA VI overlay to the PS5’s Welcome Hub. Many may not have noticed, but even the PS Store’s search bar flashes GTA VI’s color scheme when searching for games!
This update doesn’t make any noteworthy changes (at least none that I’ve spotted thus far), but we’ll update our readers when we have more information.
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