Don't you just love seeing firmware update notifications for your legacy hardware? Sony sure hopes so, because they've pushed out a new firmware release for the PlayStation 3. What exactly does this new update bring to the table? Well, not much at all, outwardly. Sony offers the usual message of "This system software update improves the quality of the system performance". It's not stability, but it's close enough. Even in terms of exploits and homebrew, version 4.86 doesn't have much of an impact: according to PS3 scene developers, the kernel is unchanged. As always, it's wise to stay on your previous firmware until more information is available.

An update to the PlayStation 3 system software was released on 31/03/20. In order to download PS3 system software version 4.86, you will need a minimum 200MB of free space on either the PS3 Hard Disk Drive (System Update) or on removable storage media (PC Update).

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[duwen]

according to a new article released earlier today, Sony plans to split the Message System, so you cant send messages from ps3 to ps4 or vita, it could be preparation for that.

Yeah, I mentioned this as a possible reason in this thread https://gbatemp.net/threads/ps3-system-software-4-86-update-live.561269/#post-8994383 a few hours prior to this news post.
But the article was from a few days ago iirc, not today.

 

[SilverWah]

I don't think PS3's with PS3HEN installed are affected by the new update but am staying on old firmware just to be safe.

 

[Flame]

this is like switch getting an update in 2050

 

[HaloEffect17]

nah m8, a firmware for the cybiko and cybiko extreme

How about my old Palm Pilot?

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this is like switch getting an update in 2050

That's an interesting way of putting it.

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I don't think PS3's with PS3HEN installed are affected by the new update but am staying on old firmware just to be safe.

We can prevent the update by turning off automatically check system updates, right?

 

[DJPlace]

i hope we can still hack with this new update.

 

[deinonychus71]

gotta update the certificates sometimes

 

[SuperDan]

damn it i only have 199mb left !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[smf]

how does the ps3 constantly need to do this but standard bluray players don't?

Don't they?

https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/...firmware-and-why-does-my-player-need-updates/
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=93704

Do you have any new discs? AFAIK it doesn't stop old ones working, just new ones.

 

[grey72]

how does the ps3 constantly need to do this but standard bluray players don't?

Sony does own the Blu-ray format afaik. They just give a shit I guess.

 

[eriol33]

You still can play multiplayer games for free on ps3 without ps plus no? I wonder how long it lasts

 

[wiired24]

What's next a firmware update for the PSP? Good thing my CFW PS3 isn't hooked up to the internet like ever

 

[Immortallix]

Nope, they need to renew the keys for BluRay playback. Of course there are probably ways to get around it, but Sony isn't gonna risk a copyright infringement suit because they bypassed DRM to allow people to play movies they own.

A encryption keys for playing BluRay have to to be renewed once a year.

It's most likely this. I'd expect updates like this for at least the next couple years.

So does that mean if the PS3 ever stops getting updates I won't be able to watch Blu-Rays on it?

 

[AmandaRose]

Sony does own the Blu-ray format afaik. They just give a shit I guess.

Nope its owned by the Blu-ray Disc Association who Sony are a small part of. In saying that Sony was the first company to realese a Blu-ray player.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

So does that mean if the PS3 ever stops getting updates I won't be able to watch Blu-Rays on it?

If Sony ever stops, yes.

But I would imagine by the time that happens it won't matter anyways, because Blu-ray will either be using triple layer discs (which the PS3 doesn't support, only up to dual layer) or Blu-ray will be an all but dead format because of streaming.

 

[Windows_10_User]

I'm still on Rebug 4.84.2 CEX. Should I wait for 4.86 CEX or update to 4.85.1 LITE? What will I lose if I update to the latter and will I be able to access PSN? Maybe I should update to a non-Rebug 4.85 CFW. Which one is the "best" and why?

 

[raxadian]

I haven't even gone with any of my two PS3s in almost a year so I will pass.

 

[Cylent1]

I'm still on Rebug 4.84.2 CEX. Should I wait for 4.86 CEX or update to 4.85.1 LITE? What will I lose if I update to the latter and will I be able to access PSN? Maybe I should update to a non-Rebug 4.85 CFW. Which one is the "best" and why?

HaHa...
I honestly thought these days were over.

 

[cashboxz01]

they need to open source the OS and kernel already. . .

 

[StrayGuitarist]

Hm.. Any word on whether this affects HEN users? I play JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle online, and occasionally use my PS3 for Hulu or Netflix, so not being able to sign into PSN is kind of annoying..

 

[the_randomizer]

Lol that's cute, reminds me of the 3DS updates