PlayStation 3 gets new firmware update for version 4.86

duwen · Mar 31, 2020

rusty_train said:
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 · Mar 31, 2020

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 · Mar 31, 2020

this is like switch getting an update in 2050

HaloEffect17 · Mar 31, 2020

LiveLatios said:
nah m8, a firmware for the cybiko and cybiko extreme

How about my old Palm Pilot?

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Flame said:
this is like switch getting an update in 2050

That's an interesting way of putting it.

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SilverWah said:
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 · Mar 31, 2020

i hope we can still hack with this new update.

deinonychus71 · Mar 31, 2020

gotta update the certificates sometimes

SuperDan · Mar 31, 2020

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

smf · Mar 31, 2020

LiveLatios said:
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 · Mar 31, 2020

LiveLatios said:
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 · Mar 31, 2020

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

wiired24 · Mar 31, 2020

What's next a firmware update for the PSP? Good thing my CFW PS3 isn't hooked up to the internet like ever :rofl2:

Immortallix · Mar 31, 2020

RedBlueGreen said:
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 · Mar 31, 2020

grey72 said:
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 · Mar 31, 2020

Immortallix said:
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 · Mar 31, 2020

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 · Apr 1, 2020

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

Cylent1 · Apr 1, 2020

Windows_10_User said:
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 · Apr 1, 2020

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

StrayGuitarist · Apr 1, 2020

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 · Apr 1, 2020

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

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