Sony Interactive Entertainment has released firmware update 4.91 for the PS3, addressing minor stability and performance issues. Despite the console’s being two generations old, Sony continues to offer support, evident in this recent firmware update. The specifics of the system software update, including any potential security fixes, have not been disclosed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. […]
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 […]
Sony has confirmed that PS1 and PSP games can no longer be transferred from PS3 to PS Vita. Starting May 11th, 2022, content cannot be moved from PS3 consoles to PS Vita devices. However, content may still be downloaded straight to PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Vita consoles or transferred to a PC. According to Sony, […]
Sony has released a new PS3 and PS Vita firmware update today. While it is normally expected to improve system performance, this one does the opposite. The official changelog for this firmware update mentions that it removes two core online components from the system after the update. One is the ability to create a new […]
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 […]
Sony has made a U-turn and announced today that they are no longer going to remove the PS3 and PS Vita Stores from their servers. Sony had announced that they were closing the stores for their legacy consoles that included the PS Vita and PS3 in addition to the PSP, which already had its store […]
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 […]
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