Sony has just released a firmware update 4.90 for the PS3, which appears to have resolved some minor stability and performance issues with the console. This is a surprising update from Sony since the console is now more than two decades old. It was succeeded by the PS4 and followed by the PS5. Despite the […]
PS3 users are starting to report that their console is getting banned because of the major security breach which exposed their console IDs. Sony has a tendency to ban the console IDs of a PS3 console if they are found to have exploited their hardware with a custom firmware, or modded it to play games […]
Sony has released a surprise PS3 firmware update today bumping the system software to version 4.88. The changelog for this update can be seen here. While PS3 is pretty much a legacy system by now, it still gets updates usually for security patches/exploits, or for updating the blu-ray keys so that new movies continue to […]
PS3 has been updated to firmware 4.87 by Sony Interactive Entertainment. This surprise firmware update is related to stability improvements. As is the case with most of the updates that are released after the end of the console life cycle, this one is for improving system performance. This is what is officially listed in the […]
Sony has updated the PS3 firmware update to version 4.86 today. This is a surprise update that doesn’t appear to do much aside from stopping piracy. Sony had stopped releasing new PS3 firmware updates a while ago but this is the first time since last year that they have launched a new firmware update. This […]
Sony has released a PS3 firmware update that bumps the system software to version 4.85. This update was released silently and there was no mention of it on the official website. Sony has also updated the PS Vita firmware recently which was followed by an update to the PS3 firmware. They have been doing these […]
Sony has released a brand new PS3 firmware update today. The fact that they released this update on Valentine’s Day feels like an inside joke considering they now consider it a legacy platform. PS3 will stop getting free games on the PlayStation Plus subscription starting from March. February was the last month for PS3 users to […]