Nearly 20 years after its launch, Sony has released a software update for the PS3 that updates the console's Blu-ray player encryption key. The update requires 200MB of storage space and also improves system performance.

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Anyone who happens to boot up their old PlayStation 3 may be in for a surprise as the 19-year-old console has a software update to perform. Sony announced software update 4.92 for the PS3 Wednesday morning on their @AskPlayStation account on X.

Sony has released a new PS3 system software update almost nine years after the console was discontinued, although it's a pretty small one.

Sony released a software update for the PS3 this morning, despite the console being nearly 19 years old at this point.

Sony rolled out PS3 system software update 4.92 this morning, taking players by surprise considering the console's age.

Turning the clock back roughly 15 years to the heights of the PS3 generation, Sony has supplied its third home console with an unexpected firmware update as of today, 5th March 2025. The system patch updates the console to a version number of 4.92, but don't expect it to come with any dramatic changes for the old box.

While most companies phase out older devices within five to ten years, Sony has just released an update for the PS3—19 years after its launch. The update

Update (0:24 AM EST, February 20, 2025): The aPS3e PS3 emulator made headlines this week as the first functional PS3 emulator on Android. Unfortunately, the app and developer have seemingly disappeared.

Sony has updated its console released almost 20 years ago, as new PS3 update 4.92 has been released by Sony this March 5, 2025.