PS4 Group Messaging Bug Could Corrupt Console

NowGamer: "PS4 user warns that a group messaging bug could corrupt your PS4 and suggests fixes if you happen to encounter it."

[MasterCornholio]

Yikes

Good thing I don't bother with messaging.

[truefan1]

No way this is possible, the ps4 is perfect and PSN is great. The guy was probably sitting his ps4 on carpet or digging into his controller with his fingernails.

In all seriousness it's probably an isolated incident.

[GarrusVakarian]

Was there any need to troll?

"or digging into his controller with his fingernails. "

I have the issue of the left analogues outer coating wearing down myself and i can tell you right now that there is no way that the reports i saw on this website were legit. The pictures looked like the sticks were cut, not worn down, they didn't have a smooth worn down look. You don't CUT into rubber with the surface of your thumb, it's just not possible.

Im not saying it doesn't happen, because it does. But that dude either cut it deliberately or literally plays with thumbnails that have been cut into a V shape.

On topic: Im glad i don't group message.

[MestreRothN4G]

^ To be fair, the rubber is not cut by the finger, but by the hard plastic below, from the stick itself summed with the thumbs' pressure.

I have not had this issue in any of my DS4s, but it doesn't look like it's gonna last a long time as my DS3s did.

[MasterCornholio]

I can't believe this guy replied to me.

How disgusting.

[liquidhalos]

what a troll.

[UnholyLight]

Yeah, PSN may be good, but it surely is not flawless. I've had my fair share of problems and it is to be expected in my eyes. Xbox Live was always a more solid service and Microsoft probably has way more money to throw at it to keep it as solid as possible since they've had subscription base from the very beginning whereas Sony did not.

But for what PSN and the PS4 do for me, I've been very happy with my purchase decision and it's seen a lot more play time than my Xbox One..probably because so far I've chosen the PS4 as my multiplat console.

[LordMaim]

What's weird is that I didn't see anything in that article about messaging causing your console to be corrupted.

[FamilyGuy]

lmmfao!, I'm glad I'm not the only one that gets disgusted when trolls reply to my post.

It's like a big ass fly buzzing around your head. "Just go away!"

[JohnnyTower]

That's pretty crazy. Has this happened to anyone yet?

[AceBlazer13]

Never happened to me.

@truefan you fail so hard it ain't even funny.

[BattleTorn]

I haven't had any issue nearly as severe, but I have experienced this:

I had a group chat on PS4, that went on and on between other group members.

When I sign into my PS3 every single group-message was in my PS3 inbox as if each one was individually written to my ID, by each group member. This has made my PS3 inbox a massive cluster fk.

It initially had me change my password, because it lead me to believe my PSN ID had been hacked and overtaken because it appeared as though someone was conversing with various IDs from my PS3. (namely because I wasn't familiar with half the IDs involved in the PS4 group-chat)

This took a minute of figuring out.

[NukaCola]

Yeah the PS4 and Vita run group chat seamlessly but when you log onto the PS3 you get bombarded with every message as a single email..even if it was you who wrote it. Wish it translated into the PS3 group messenger better.

[adventureghost124]

I wouldn't be too sure of this, like they said in the article Sony support said its a PSN side issue, If thats true then I highly doubt that it could do that much damage to your console

[Bdub2000]

Oh no, X1 just won the console war...

[moujahed]

I never had this happen but there were two occasions when I would switch from message to games, and or message to music unlimited and the messages would crash... then it ask for a report. This only happened twice so far and I got mines in Dec 20th

[GentlemenRUs]

Yeah this is a load of BS.

If it isn't officially noted by Sony then its fake and BS.

[Axios2]

Good to know as that would apply to anything regarding the X1, only if it comes from MS

[TheOrion]

I have had 1 error about a week ago about message corruption, and restoring something, but I didn't have to reboot. It repaired it there and then, not had an issue since.

[Ripsta7th]

To everone sayi.g this hasnt happened to yet and then saying you dont use group messaging, you sound stupid. Of course you wont encounter it if you dont even use the feature. I havent used group messaging but ill stay away frm it

[TheTwelve]

Uggghhhh, I hate group messaging.

[josh50187]

Omg thank god someone else has this shit i got a spam group message the first week and it wont let me delete it theres still like 10 people in it cant send a message delete it change the title nothing and it always shows theres a new fucking message its so annoying guess ill try that last option maybe sony will patch it in dont really want to delete everything mine hasnt gave me a blue screen or anything just wont fucking delete

[XiSasukeUchiha]

Corruption hopefully patch

[TristanPR77]

I use group messaging a lot. I'm glad to report I haven't experience any issue.

[Deeke]

I myself have done group messaging, and it's pretty awesome. You can share screenshots and such with a number of people, but this news is a bit alarming ;/

[KillrateOmega]

Eh, I'm sure that they'll patch soon enough. I haven't really bothered with group messaging yet.