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 ...

A short time ago, Sony issued PS3 software update v4.45, which was supposed to offer minor software upgrades and the ability to turn off Trophy notifications. However, for some users, it came with ...

This tutorial will teach you how to fix your PS3 if it won't read discs. It may seem obvious, but one of the most common reasons for a console's inability to read a disc is disc damage. Check both ...

PlayStation fans are beside themselves after Sony surprise launched an update for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) that…doesn’t really change all that much. Official PlayStation social media account ...

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 ...

If you find that after installing an update on your PS3 system, you are unable to, access to the PLAYSTATION Store, play PS3 games online, access to Folding@Home or perform any online activity we will ...

This isn't a mistake or a typo. Sony has released a new update for the PS3--not the PS4 or PS5--that "improves system performance." While that description is especially vague, it's possible the ...

PS3 owners will have to do something they haven't done in a while the next time they boot up the console: Update it. And before you get worried, no, this update doesn't take down the console's ...

(And when I say my updates are slow, I mean, well... Read on.) The PS3 is my only console. (Where God of War and Ratchet and Clank go, there I follow.) My play time is limited, for reasons of work ...

Sony recently issued a new update for the PS3 that quietly added support for the DualShock 4 controller without the use of a micro USB cable. Previously you had to use a cable for it to work.