First, not sure if there's a rule about console issue threads or anything -- I've never started a thread before. Apologies/lock if necessary!
Long version of title: I typically power my PS4 on each morning the first time I use it. Throughout the day, when I'm not using it I put it in rest mode, then at night I turn it off completely.
Yesterday, after going to wake the PS4 from rest mode I was surprised to see it was powered off entirely. Turned it on, it gave me a lecture about making sure I power the system off correctly. I'm sure I had, and the other devices plugged into the surge protector were fine. I don't think much of it and forget.
Today it happened again, only this time I couldn't get the system to turn on at all. When I press the power button it beeps, the blue light comes on for about a half second and then the console shuts off again.
After trying some things like unplugging the system for a while, changing the outlet I was using etc., I finally got it to start in safe mode by holding the power button for 10 seconds. I had no idea what to do in safe mode though, so I tried updating the system software over the internet. It did that, turned itself off....and now I can't get it on again. Same thing with the beep, brief blue light, and off. Argh.
I'm clueless here, and very NOT tech savvy. Anything starting with "open up the console" and I haven't the slighest clue.
Is this a common thing? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Long version of title: I typically power my PS4 on each morning the first time I use it. Throughout the day, when I'm not using it I put it in rest mode, then at night I turn it off completely.
Yesterday, after going to wake the PS4 from rest mode I was surprised to see it was powered off entirely. Turned it on, it gave me a lecture about making sure I power the system off correctly. I'm sure I had, and the other devices plugged into the surge protector were fine. I don't think much of it and forget.
Today it happened again, only this time I couldn't get the system to turn on at all. When I press the power button it beeps, the blue light comes on for about a half second and then the console shuts off again.
After trying some things like unplugging the system for a while, changing the outlet I was using etc., I finally got it to start in safe mode by holding the power button for 10 seconds. I had no idea what to do in safe mode though, so I tried updating the system software over the internet. It did that, turned itself off....and now I can't get it on again. Same thing with the beep, brief blue light, and off. Argh.
I'm clueless here, and very NOT tech savvy. Anything starting with "open up the console" and I haven't the slighest clue.
Is this a common thing? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.