Friends,
I don't think Sony specifically targeted CFW.
If so they could have blocked 5.50 GEN too. That works as everyone agrees.
Also just to double check try installing the official 5.00 firmware and access PSN. You will find that the same error occurs on official firmware also. What they have done is only try to implement the latest version check (CFW/official notwithstanding)
Manish
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