Sony’s on a roll, bringing firmware updates to not just one, but two of its legacy systems. Released today was OFW 4.85 for the PlayStation 3, which “improves system performance”. If you’re looking to get a PS3 and are afraid of this being an unhackable firmware, worry not, as scene dev Joonie has already released an exploit for 4.85. However, there is no reason to currently update to that firmware at this time, as not all of the standard hacked PS3 tools are available on the new HFW 4.85.1 just yet.

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[grey72]

I remember reading somewhere that Sony has to keep updating the decryption keys for Blu-ray playback, maybe that's what these updates are?

 

[Yokimari]

well to be fair. if the PS1 Classic did get a update which improves stuff wouldn't it be so bad?


one can dream.

Goodness, that emote is old. Haha

 

[BaamAlex]

I'll tell you. It literally changed the version number....

And improvements for the system stability xD

 

[Medveitsi]

And the ps5 is on the way, still gonna get Updates from a 15 year old console. Is wii suddenly gonna get updates too? How bout xbox 360?

Xbox 360 just got update few days ago

 

[eriol33]

I guess the system is technically still alive as people still could login for multiplayer games? (mass effect 3 anyone?)

 

[MaxiBash]

What's next the PS1?

Sony already did the PlayStation 1, in form of the PlayStation Classic. The biggest dumpster fire of 2018.

 

[legoinventeor]

I got a prompt for this 2 days ago and was a little worried because I didn't find any info about a new update.
Are there ways to get back online from this?

 

[Sakitoshi]

I remember reading somewhere that Sony has to keep updating the decryption keys for Blu-ray playback, maybe that's what these updates are?

is either that or european only eula shit.

EDIT: seems to be the first.

It was compiled a month ago, not sure what they were thinking. They will have to continuously support BD playback by renewing AACS every year anyways until they decide to kill it completely.

— Joon (@Joonie86) August 29, 2019

 

[atoxique]

Okay so it seems to be about some EU credit card thing then? Well apparently this 4.85 update did precisely nothing except change the version number for some reason, so maybe Sony implemented that EU credit card thing on their backend.

 

[_DrBecks_]

Yeah, it’s all about this EU-Payments-Stuff ... Nothing important, but we have to wait for updated CFW

 

[atoxique]

So Sony releases 4.85 - an update that does absolutely nothing - and Apple's beta testing iOS 13.1 even though 13.0 isn't even out yet. What other crazy software crap is happening?

 

[_DrBecks_]

So Sony releases 4.85 - an update that does absolutely nothing - and Apple's beta testing iOS 13.1 even though 13.0 isn't even out yet. What other crazy software crap is happening?

Wii Firmware 4.4E

 

[erikas]

xbox 360, 3ds, ps vita and now ps3 got updates in a short amount of time. Whats going on?

 

[Silent_Gunner]

I guess the system is technically still alive as people still could login for multiplayer games? (mass effect 3 anyone?)

LOL! If you don't have the EC Ending downloaded and installed, you're fucked once people stop playing or the plug is pulled in that game's original trainwreck of an ending!

 

[DjoeN]

Well it's old enough, Time to update and look into hacking my PS3, any good page to start with? (Old Phat PS3)

 

[DinohScene]

Hm, and I recently updated me Rebug one...

 

[atoxique]

Well it's old enough, Time to update and look into hacking my PS3, any good page to start with? (Old Phat PS3)

what firmware is it on?

 

[Esdeath]

If they improve the system performance any further I won't need to buy a PS5 with the PS3s new acquired power.

 

[duwen]

Kind of expected this after all the other "legacy" systems that received updates within the last two weeks.
...but, I need a new PS3 - my old rebugged back-compat phat has succumbed to YLoD.

 

[Xandrid]

Sony already did the PlayStation 1, in form of the PlayStation Classic. The biggest dumpster fire of 2018.

Well I mean the original ps1