Cronus Zen is a device that you might already know about if you’re the kind of player always looking to gain an advantage in competitive games.
More often than not, that advantage becomes unfair compared to the players on the opposite side of your lobby. It’s why game makers and console manufacturers aren’t particularly fans of these devices.
So it’s not surprising to learn that, on purpose or by accident, the latest PS5 firmware update, system update 24.01-08.60.00 has made it so that Cronus Zen devices will not work with your PS5 console.
Cronus is already aware of the issue, and urges players wanting to use their products not to update their console, and to skip the update, until they can figure out a workaround.
“We’re aware of an issue with Zen and the PS5. As of this morning (Jan 24), the console is prompting everyone to update to Version: 24.01-08.60.00, and if you do, Zen will no longer connect to the PS5 without disconnecting.
However, this update is NOT mandatory! Simply skip it and everything should still work with the Zen as expected. Note: It will update in Rest mode too, so you should disconnect the PS5 from the internet, skip the update, then reconnect it again.
There is currently no timetable on a fix so don’t be offended if you’re directed to check this notice when asking for an ETA. It could be 24hrs, 24 days, 24 months, we won’t know until we’ve dug into it.
This notice will be updated as soon as we have more information. We appreciate your patience.”
While the reality is that many players use a device like Cronus Zen to unfairly top leaderboards and brush their ego, there are plenty of players who use Cronus Zen to use accessible controllers that without them, they can’t play games.
For those players more than any, hopefully the problem is resolved soon.
Source – [Cronus via Insider Gaming]