If you are planning to play EA's new online multiplayer action RPG Anthem on PS4, it's best to delay installing it at least for the next few days. The game is causing Sony's games console to crash, and in rare cases renders them unusable, which is commonly referred to as a console being bricked.

As Polygon reports, the severity of the crash varies from players being thrown back to the main menu, out of the game completely and back to the PS4 dashboard, or even turning off their PS4. It's that last and most severe type of crash leading to the hardware being bricked as it could cause a serious hard drive problem.

We're aware of a crashing issue some of you have been reporting for #AnthemGame. We're investigating and ask that you share your crash data reports when prompted. If you have, we'll be reaching out to gather info; if not, please reply to this thread on AHQ:https://t.co/36P21YFjYL — EA Help (@EAHelp) March 4, 2019

As the above tweets shows, EA is aware of the problem and has called for players to share their crash data reports. The more data points developer Bioware has, the easier it will be to figure out what's making this happen. Whatever it is, the crashes seem to be limited to the PS4 as no such problems have been reported on Xbox One or PC.

Until EA issues a patch it's risky to play Anthem on PS4 as you could break your console. It doesn't matter if you're playing on a PS4 Slim or the more expensive PS4 Pro, these crashes can happen as can bricking your hardware.

If you already own the game and want a refund, apparently some people are managing to secure one direct from Sony where as others have failed to do so. If you really want to play the game on PS4, then just wait as this is problem EA and Bioware will be very keen to solve quickly.