From CNET: Some Sony PlayStation 4 players are reporting they're getting messages that are bricking their consoles, forcing them to factory reset.
Gamers set up several threads on the PS4 subreddit over the weekend outlining the glitch, which was linked to a specific string of characters -- like the text that once crashed people's iPhones.
Some reported that the messages caused their consoles to crash when opened, while others said the message notification popping up on the screen was enough to cause the problem.
The Ask PlayStation UK Twitter account offered some clarity on the situation.
"We've since fixed the issue, and it wasn't bricking consoles, just sending them into a crash loop that can be quickly fixed in under 5 minutes," it wrote, before outlining a fix.
Those impacted can use the PS Messages app, which is available on iOS and Android, or the My PlayStation site to access and delete the message, then boot the console in safe mode and rebuild the database.
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