Causes and Fixes for WC-41274-8 on PS4

We live in the twenty-first century. Digital technology, electronic technology - all this is gradually becoming part of our daily routine. But they are not without a flaw. What is WC-41274-8 error, many users do not know. Why it appears and how to eliminate it - about this in this article.

Error WC-41274-8

What was once considered fairy tales, fiction, miracles and dreams, has now become a reality. The progress did not pass us, amateurs of entertainment. However, game consoles, one of the achievements of the modern world, are still not without flaws inherent in any creations of mankind.

One of these flaws is considered to be a typical error that occurs when you try to attach a bank card, you can say an error exclusive to the PlayStation, error: WC-41274-8.

This problem occurs most often when you try to add a debit or credit card to the PlayStation network.

The reason for this error is always the same (and it is even indicated in the message that you receive along with error WC-41274-8):

"The address bar contains special characters."

In this case, special characters in the event of this error are considered to be icons like &, /,%, "".

The fact is that the system itself does not support these symbols for security purposes, since they are often used in programming and scripting, which, in theory, could harm the service or even allow an attacker to access your map.

What to do if WC-41274-8 error occurs

Everything is very simple:

1. Check: are there any technical works being carried out on the service, accompanied by this particular error (in normal cases, you will receive a notification about this from the system or find it on the official website). It is possible that on PS4 the error WC-41274-8 is associated with them. You can find the branch with technical information on the official PlayStation forum by looking at the "support" section.
2. Make sure that when you enter data into the system in the name of the card holder, in the field with its number, the CVV2 code for Maestro cards (or CVC2 for Visa and MasterCard cards), the expiration date (Expiry Date in the photo) and the address entered by you (you can find it in the banking service agreement) contain only letters and / or numbers and (necessarily!) match the data you specified when you received the tied card at the bank.
3. Make sure that the order and method of writing your address matches the order and method specified in the documents of the bank that issued your card: no matter how unpleasant, but again you run the risk of getting a WC-41274-8 error, which, of course, will not add to your good mood .
4. Use a card registered to a real mailing address (there are also cards tied to subscriber mailboxes, or others - at the discretion of the bank. Please put them aside - you definitely won’t need them).
5. Do not use prepaid credit cards, as often they do not require address binding and will be incompatible with the system, while other conditions are met, you will still receive error WC-41274-8.
6. If your address, apartment / room number, nevertheless contains special characters (such as: an asterisk (*), apostrophe ('), slash (/) - just do not enter these characters, the system allows such a development of events).
7. If your name or address contains characters from extended alphabets (such as: Ç, Ê, é, etc.), simply replace them with the closest analogues (C, E, e, etc.).

That’s all you can do on your own.

If all else fails

And finally, if after following these seven simple steps, you still continue to receive error WC-41274-8, this means that the problem you are experiencing is not typical of most users. In this case, please contact the official PlayStation support team so that the company's specialists can get started as quickly as possible in order to troubleshoot their service. Who knows? Perhaps, by explaining the situation to specialists in time, you can prevent someone else from having this (or worse) problem. You want to be a hero a bit, right?

Just please: at the same time describe the current situation as clearly and in detail as possible, telling about all the actions that you performed with the service. Support specialists are also people who will be happy to help you figure out the current situation.

To summarize

Do not worry, once again receiving the message "error WC-41274-8 occurred." As you can see, there is nothing wrong with this message: it is only for informational purposes, helping, among other things, provide the Japanese company SONY with your and your own safety in order to please you with new games for as long as possible.