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Why were PS3 4.45 and 4.46 different?
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A current update listing for a legacy console
Sony’s checked page lists 4.93. Its retained notes for 4.90–4.93 describe performance maintenance without identifying particular games or measurable gains. The number alone is not evidence of restored services or expanded disc compatibility. F05
Updating your PS3
Start with Settings → System Update → Update via Internet. Sony specifies at least 200MB of free space. For a computer-assisted update, use a FAT32 USB drive with PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP, then choose Update via Storage Media. Notice UPDAT, without the final E: the PS4/PS5 filename is different. Obtain the file from Sony’s page, not an old mirror. F05
Two changes worth understanding
The current support page connects system updates with renewal of the Blu-ray player encryption key. That is a reason a movie-related prompt can concern system software; it does not tell us that any particular disc or drive fault has been diagnosed. F05
The important sign-in transition appears under 4.89: device passwords became necessary, and account creation and some management moved off the console. Repeatedly reinstalling firmware is not a substitute for following the account sign-in procedure. F05
Sign-in failure is not necessarily an installation failure
For PS3 and Vita, generate a Device Setup Password in Sony’s browser-based Account Management, then use it with your sign-in email on the device instead of your normal account password. You can revoke it later. Never enter either password on this website. F12
Keeping software, stores and games separate
An installed firmware version answers one question: which system software is running? Whether you can buy a game, download an owned copy or play a particular disc is a different question. Our legacy-store guide keeps announced purchase dates separate from verified implementation, while compatibility separates console and game routes.
Recover carefully
Sony also documents reinstallation after situations such as initialization. Treat that as a separate recovery task, not the next automatic step after an error. Before acting, note the exact message, installed version and whether the problem concerns sign-in, downloading or booting. Follow the official procedure for that state; these instructions do not diagnose hardware failure. F05
Current Sony page: retained notes
This smaller table preserves the 6 entries still shown on Sony’s current page; the expanded historical archive is below. These are concise summaries; follow the source for full notes. “Not established” means the source did not give us a release day—not that the update never shipped.
| Version | Documented change | Release date | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.93 | Performance maintenance. | Not established | F05Checked 2026-09-11 |
| 4.92 | Performance maintenance. | Not established | F05Checked 2026-09-11 |
| 4.91 | Performance maintenance. | Not established | F05Checked 2026-09-11 |
| 4.90 | Performance maintenance. | Not established | F05Checked 2026-09-11 |
| 4.89 | Device-password sign-in; account management moves to browser. | Not established | F05Checked 2026-09-11 |
| 4.88 | Performance maintenance. | Not established | F05Checked 2026-09-11 |
How this system changed
Selected historical milestones, not every intervening patch. These dates belong to announcements; the timing column explains what each source actually establishes. Old services and offers are not current recommendations.
· announcement
Version 3.70
Plus automatic save uploads/trophy sync; Blu-ray 3D refinements.
Timing: Upcoming; exact release day not established here F18
PS3 historical update archive
97 version records; 97 with Sony notes or feature announcements; 0 with notes missing (including timing-only evidence). This combines the checked current notes, dated Sony announcements and a preservation operator’s catalog. It is broader than Sony’s current rolling list, but not a certified list of every public release.
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| Version | What is documented | Date and timing | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.93 | Performance maintenance. | Release: Release chronology; region not specifiedExact release date not supplied by the retained notes. The exact-version chronology dates 4.93 to 2026-03-18. This is distinct from its build field and does not add to the independently sourced Sony change summary. | Sony notesF05 · H774 |
| 4.92 | Performance maintenance. | Release: Release chronology; region not specifiedExact release date not supplied by the retained notes. The exact-version chronology dates 4.92 to 2025-03-05. This is distinct from its build field and does not add to the independently sourced Sony change summary. | Sony notesH01 · F05 · H775 |
| 4.91 | Performance maintenance. | Release: Release chronology; region not specifiedExact release date not supplied by the retained notes. The exact-version chronology dates 4.91 to 2024-02-27. This is distinct from its build field and does not add to the independently sourced Sony change summary. | Sony notesH01 · F05 · H776 |
| 4.90 | Performance maintenance. | Release: Technical chronology; regional scope unspecifiedExact release date not supplied by the retained notes. Technical chronology release date: 2023-02-28. This is not a current installation recommendation. | Sony notesH01 · F05 · H824 |
| 4.89 | Device-password sign-in; account management moves to browser. | Release: Technical chronology; regional scope unspecifiedExact release date not supplied by the retained notes. Technical chronology release date: 2022-05-10. This is not a current installation recommendation. | Sony notesH01 · F05 · H825 |
| 4.88 | Performance maintenance. | Release: Technical chronology; regional scope unspecifiedExact release date not supplied by the retained notes. Technical chronology release date: 2021-06-01. This is not a current installation recommendation. | Sony notesH01 · F05 · H826 |
| 4.87 | Improved system performance. | Release: Japanese support announcementExact-version technical record; no unlisted feature, fix or security claim is inferred. | Technical chronologyH01 · H430 · H827 |
| 4.86 | Improved system performance. | Release: US Sony support pageSony’s archived support page explicitly says version 4.86 was released on March 31, 2020. This is the page’s stated release date, not its later archive capture date. | Sony archived supportH01 · H777 |
| 4.85 | Improved system performance. | Release: Technical chronology; regional scope unspecifiedThe exact-version technical page dates 4.85 to 2019-08-28 and gives only a general system-performance note. | Technical chronologyH01 · H828 |
| 4.84 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.84 to 2019-02-14. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H495 |
| 4.83 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.83 to 2018-10-11. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H496 |
| 4.82 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.82 to 2017-11-14. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H497 |
| 4.81 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.81 to 2016-11-01. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H498 |
| 4.80 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.80 to 2016-04-20. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H499 |
| 4.78 | Ended support for Facebook integration. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.78 to 2016-01-20. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H500 |
| 4.76 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.76 to 2015-09-03. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H501 |
| 4.75 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.75 to 2015-06-02. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H502 |
| 4.70 | Changed the PSN name and icon to PlayStation Network. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.70 to 2015-02-24. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H503 |
| 4.66 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.66 to 2014-11-19. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H504 |
| 4.65 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.65 to 2014-08-26. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H505 |
| 4.60 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.60 to 2014-06-24. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H506 |
| 4.55 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.55 to 2014-02-06. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H507 |
| 4.53 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.53 to 2013-12-04. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H508 |
| 4.50 | Automatic downloads broadened, Vita Wi-Fi transfers and trophy privacy settings. | Release: JapanArticle: Announced for later that day. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.50 to 2013-10-02. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H114 · H509 |
| 4.46 | Added the option to hide trophy notifications and corrected the missing-XMB problem associated with 4.45. Sony's historical notice directed affected systems to a different Safe Mode update procedure. | Release: JapanArticle: The reproduced Sony page explicitly dates Japanese rollout to June 27, 2013. Screenshot capture time is unknown. Historical recovery context is not current installation advice; no archived package is recommended. | Sony support — press reproductionH01 · H416 |
| 4.45 | Sony suspended distribution after some users reported that XMB did not appear following the update.Historically withdrawn — not an installation recommendation | Release: JapanArticle: The reproduced Sony notice dates Japanese distribution to June 19, 2013 and states it was suspended. Screenshot publication is June 20; capture time is unknown. This is not a worldwide release-date claim or an installation recommendation. | Sony support — press reproductionH01 · H415 |
| 4.41 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony did not identify specific fixes in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.41 to 2013-04-25. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H510 |
| 4.40 | Added support for the Sony PaSoRi RC-S380 contactless IC-card reader/writer and improved system-software stability. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.40 to 2013-03-21. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H511 |
| 4.31 | Fixed game freezes occurring in multiple scenes in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.31 to 2012-10-30. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H512 |
| 4.30 | Vita trophies became visible on PS3; Trophy Collection moved under PlayStation Network. Life with PlayStation was no longer offered to new users. | Release: JapanArticle: US announcement scheduled October 23, 2012; scheduled timing is not treated as a verified global release date. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.30 to 2012-10-24. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H300 · H513 |
| 4.25 | Expanded PlayStation Plus online save storage from 150 MB to 1 GB. | Release: JapanArticle: Spanish announcement scheduled September 12, 2012. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.25 to 2012-09-12. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H309 · H514 |
| 4.21 | Improved operation of some PS3 games; Sony did not name individual titles in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.21 to 2012-07-05. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H515 |
| 4.20 | Headset sidetone controls, movie surround sound, auto-off options and grouped saved-data management. | Release: JapanArticle: Rollout announced for 2012-06-26. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.20 to 2012-06-26. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H118 · H516 |
| 4.11 | Minor software maintenance; optional in the US and Canada at announcement. | Release: JapanArticle: Announced for that evening; regional optional status is historical. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.11 to 2012-02-16. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H123 · H517 |
| 4.10 | Sony Entertainment Network account naming and browser display-speed improvements. | Release: JapanArticle: Announced for that day. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.10 to 2012-02-08. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H124 · H518 |
| 4.01 | The technical record reports no lv0 changes and does not provide a broader feature-level changelog. | Release: Technical chronology; regional scope unspecifiedThe exact-version technical page dates 4.01 to 2011-12-23. Its change statement is limited to lv0; no broader no-change claim is made. | Technical chronologyH01 · H829 |
| 4.00 | Vita content management, backup and system updating; Plus automatic-update controls. | Release: JapanArticle: Announced for that week. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 4.00 to 2011-11-30. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H125 · H519 |
| 3.74 | Minor disc-only update; the technical record does not identify a specific feature or fix. | Public release date: not applicableDisc-only build; no public downloadable release is evidenced.The technical page places this disc-only build in January 2012 but gives no exact day. Month-only timing is not converted into a release date. Disc-only build; no public downloadable release is evidenced. | Technical chronologyH01 · H830 |
| 3.73 | Improved operation of some PS3 games; Sony did not name individual titles in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.73 to 2011-10-18. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH01 · H520 |
| 3.72 | Stability improvements for PS3 software and network services. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.72 to 2011-09-20. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H126 · H521 |
| 3.71 | Distributed on the Child of Eden game disc; the technical record supplies no feature-level changelog. | Public release date: not applicableGame-disc-only build; no public downloadable release is evidenced.Disc-distribution evidence only. No exact release date is asserted from the game association. Game-disc-only build; no public downloadable release is evidenced. | Technical chronologyH01 · H831 |
| 3.70 | Automatic Update gained cloud-save uploads and trophy synchronization for Plus members; Sony also documented Store recommendations, TV/Video Services and 3D-media changes. | Release: Article: European Sony Store team dates the 3.70 service update to that day. Additional features remain supported by the existing 3.70 announcement source. | Sony announcementH01 · F18 · H406 |
| 3.66 | Stability improvements for PS3 software and network services. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.66 to 2011-06-23. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H128 · H522 |
| 3.65 | Optional stability update; saved-data utility renamed to include PSP. | Release: North American announcementArticle: Article says released earlier that evening. Exact release day established by Sony's statement that it released the update earlier that night, June 6, 2011. Region/time-zone qualification retained. | Sony announcementH01 · H129 · H411 |
| 3.61 | Mandatory PSN-restoration update requiring an account password change, with console activation or email verification in the historical reset flow. | Release: JapanAvailable by: North American announcement; not an exact release date. H407Article: Sony confirmed availability by May 14, 2011; the post does not explicitly date the first release. Password-reset instructions describe the 2011 restoration, not current account recovery. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.61 to 2011-05-15. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H308 · H407 · H523 |
| 3.60 | PlayStation Plus online save storage introduced. | Release: JapanArticle: Rollout explicitly announced for 2011-03-10. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.60 to 2011-03-10. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H132 · H524 |
| 3.56Catalog variants: v2; v1 | Security patch; announcement does not distinguish the archived v1/v2 packages. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.56 to 2011-01-27. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H133 · H525 |
| 3.55 | Security patch; no named vulnerability in this announcement. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.55 to 2010-12-07. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H135 · H526 |
| 3.50 | Added Blu-ray 3D playback, reporting of unwelcome messages and access to public Facebook information from supported games. | Release: Article: European Sony article explicitly states the update was released September 21, 2010. Blu-ray 3D required compatible display and HDMI hardware. | Sony announcementH01 · H137 · H405 |
| 3.42 | Additional security features. | Release: Italian announcementAvailable by: North American announcement; not an exact release date. H412Article: Article states available now. Available by September 6, 2010 in the North American article. Availability is not silently converted into an exact worldwide release day. The Italian article explicitly gives September 7, 2010. The North American available-by September 6 bound remains separately sourced. These regional calendar dates do not establish contradictory global timestamps. | Sony announcementH01 · H139 · H412 · H424 |
| 3.41Catalog variants: v2; v1 | Added PlayStation Store recommendations. A same-number package revision on August 2 fixed update failures when replacing the internal hard drive. | Release: Article: Sony’s article update explicitly dates the original release July 27 and the revised 3.41 package August 2, 2010. Both belong to this version record. | Sony announcementH01 · H140 · H320 |
| 3.40 | PlayStation Plus support and Store ratings; dated article was later updated to confirm availability. | Release: JapanArticle: Updated article confirms release but does not date that edit. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.40 to 2010-06-29. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H141 · H527 |
| 3.30 | Trophy sorting and preparation for stereoscopic 3D gaming. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.30 to 2010-04-22. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H142 · H528 |
| 3.21 | Removed Install Other OS from supported earlier PS3 models. | Release: JapanArticle: Rollout announced for 2010-04-01 JST. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.21 to 2010-04-01. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H143 · H529 |
| 3.16 | Disc-only build included with the Japanese Torne DVR/PVR tuner installation disc; it retained OtherOS support. | Public release date: not applicableInstallation-disc-only build; no online release existed.No online release and no exact distribution day are established by this record. Installation-disc-only build; no online release existed. | Technical chronologyH01 · H832 |
| 3.15 | Data Transfer Utility for moving content between PS3 systems. | Release: JapanArticle: Initially optional; a separate January 2010 notice made it mandatory. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.15 to 2009-12-10. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H145 · H530 |
| 3.10 | Facebook activity sharing, photo browsing and Friends-list refinements. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.10 to 2009-11-19. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H146 · H531 |
| 3.01 | Optional stability update for some PS3 software. | Release: JapanAvailable by: North American announcement; not an exact release date. H413Article: Article states available now. North American availability confirmed by September 14, 2009; not an exact worldwide release timestamp. European availability separately confirmed by September 15, 2009. Both regional sources are retained; their article dates are not treated as contradictory exact release dates. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.01 to 2009-09-15. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H148 · H413 · H414 · H532 |
| 3.00 | What’s New, status/Friends redesign, avatars and dynamic themes. | Release: JapanArticle: Article later updated to confirm availability; edit date not assigned as a release date. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 3.00 to 2009-09-01. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H151 · H533 |
| 2.80 | Playback-quality improvements for some PS3 software. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.80 to 2009-06-24. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H153 · H534 |
| 2.76 | Playback-quality improvements for some PS3 software. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.76 to 2009-05-14. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H155 · H535 |
| 2.70 | Text chat during games, friend sorting and video backup/transfer changes. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.70 to 2009-04-02. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H157 · H536 |
| 2.60 | Photo Gallery support, guest Store browsing and DivX 3.11 playback. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.60 to 2009-01-21. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H158 · H537 |
| 2.53 | Browser Flash full-screen and live RTMP playback improvements. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.53 to 2008-12-02. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H160 · H538 |
| 2.52 | Playback improvements and a text-entry fix affecting some games. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.52 to 2008-11-05. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H162 · H539 |
| 2.50 | Added headset HQ mode, trophy/profile refinements, video scene search and power-saving options. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not assigned. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.50 to 2008-10-15. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H307 · H540 |
| 2.43 | Japan-specific update; no new functionality claimed for other regions. | Release: JapanArticle: Mandatory in Japan only; could be manually obtained elsewhere. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.43 to 2008-09-17. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H165 · H541 |
| 2.42 | Playback-quality improvements for PS3 and original PlayStation software. | Release: JapanArticle: Article states available now. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.42 to 2008-07-30. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H166 · H542 |
| 2.41 | Corrected the XMB-display problem that caused 2.40 to be withdrawn. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.41 to 2008-07-08. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H168 · H543 |
| 2.40 | In-game XMB and trophies; temporarily withdrawn following installation problems.Historically withdrawn — not an installation recommendation | Release: JapanArticle: Withdrawal reported 2008-07-02; replacement 2.41 announced July 7. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.40 to 2008-07-02. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H169 · H171 · H544 |
| 2.36 | Stability improvements for selected original PlayStation games. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.36 to 2008-06-18. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H174 · H545 |
| 2.35 | Stability improvements for some PS3 games. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.35 to 2008-05-15. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H176 · H546 |
| 2.30 | Redesigned Store and DTS-HD audio support for Blu-ray playback. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.30 to 2008-04-15. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H177 · H547 |
| 2.20 | BD-Live support and PSP music/photo playlist export. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; exact release day not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.20 to 2008-03-25. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H180 · H548 |
| 2.17 | Operating-stability improvements for some online PS3 games. | Release: JapanArticle: Article describes users already being prompted that evening. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.17 to 2008-03-13. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H182 · H549 |
| 2.16 | Disc-only build identified in specified retail game dumps; no feature-level changelog is provided. | Public release date: not applicableGame-disc-only build; no public downloadable release is evidenced.Disc-distribution evidence only. Game association is not converted into an exact firmware release date. Game-disc-only build; no public downloadable release is evidenced. | Technical chronologyH01 · H833 |
| 2.10 | Added DivX video support, as identified in this later Sony guide. | Release: JapanArticle: Retrospective feature evidence; guide date is not release date. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.10 to 2007-12-18. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H313 · H550 |
| 2.01 | Stability improvements and Remote Start change to prevent unintended power-on. | Release: JapanArticle: Article states ready for download. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 2.01 to 2007-11-20. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H186 · H551 |
| 2.00 | Information Board, Remote Start, themes and music/photo playlists. | Release: Italian announcementArticle: Announced for the next few days. The November 9 Italian article explicitly says download availability began the previous afternoon: November 8, 2007. This regional date is not a worldwide simultaneous-release claim. | Sony announcementH01 · H189 · H423 |
| 1.94 | Added DualShock 3 controller support and was distributed on specified game discs. | Release: Disc-only technical chronologyAvailable by: Disc-only technical chronology; not an exact release date. H834The technical page labels 2007-10-23 as the disc-only release date. This does not imply a public downloadable update. | Technical chronologyH01 · H834 |
| 1.93 | Fixed network disconnects associated with 1.92. | Release: JapanArticle: Announced for the next few days. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 1.93 to 2007-09-13. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H190 · H552 |
| 1.92 | Compatibility and playability improvements for selected titles. | Release: JapanArticle: Article states already released. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 1.92 to 2007-09-04. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H191 · H553 |
| 1.90 | Photo wallpapers, game ordering, messaging and AVCHD/audio refinements. | Release: JapanArticle: Article later updated to confirm availability; edit timing is not established. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 1.90 to 2007-07-24. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H192 · H554 |
| 1.82 | Added AVC High Profile video playback. | Release: JapanArticle: Upcoming at announcement; an undated article update confirms availability, not an exact release day. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 1.82 to 2007-06-28. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H312 · H555 |
| 1.81 | Fixed the HDMI RGB Full setting reverting to Limited. | Release: JapanArticle: Scheduled for June 15; an undated article edit confirms availability. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 1.81 to 2007-06-15. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H311 · H556 |
| 1.80 | Added upscaling for supported PS1/PS2 games and DVDs, plus DLNA media streaming. | Release: JapanArticle: Describes an already-released update; not its release date. Game compatibility depends on PS3 model. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 1.80 to 2007-05-24. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H310 · H557 |
| 1.70 | Sony listed Store-downloaded PS1 playback on PS3, PS1 save transfers to PSP and vibration support for compatible accessories in PS1/PS2 software. | Release: JapanAvailable by: Italian announcement; not an exact release date. H421Article: Available by April 23, 2007; the article does not establish the first release day. Partial launch-era feature evidence: PS2 compatibility must not be inferred for every PS3 model. Sony Japan's numbered update-history entry dates 1.70 to 2007-04-19. This regional release-history date is not a capture date, worldwide timestamp or current installation recommendation. | Sony announcementH01 · H421 · H558 |
| 1.60 | Added the Folding@Home entry under Network, from which users could download the separate distributed-computing application. | Release: JapanAvailable by: Italian retrospective; not an exact release date. H422Article: The May 30, 2007 retrospective explicitly joins the Network entry to firmware 1.60. Partial feature evidence, not a full changelog or first-release date. The historical application is not a current service recommendation. Sony Japan's update-history entry dates version 1.60 to 2007-03-22. This is a regional firmware-history date, not the archive capture date or a worldwide timestamp. Historical features and services are not current installation or purchasing advice. | Sony announcementH01 · H422 · H486 |
| 1.54 | Added AV-chat image enlargement and support for USB Video Class cameras. | Release: JapanSony Japan's update-history entry dates version 1.54 to 2007-02-28. This is a regional firmware-history date, not the archive capture date or a worldwide timestamp. Historical features and services are not current installation or purchasing advice. | Sony archived supportH01 · H487 |
| 1.51 | Enhanced functions for playing PS3 and PS2 software; Sony gives no specific titles in this entry. | Release: JapanSony Japan's update-history entry dates version 1.51 to 2007-02-02. This is a regional firmware-history date, not the archive capture date or a worldwide timestamp. Historical features and services are not current installation or purchasing advice. | Sony archived supportH01 · H488 |
| 1.50 | Added photo-based user icons, Edy features, menu-sound control, backup deletion, AOSS security options and Korean input. | Release: JapanSony Japan's update-history entry dates version 1.50 to 2007-01-24. This is a regional firmware-history date, not the archive capture date or a worldwide timestamp. Historical features and services are not current installation or purchasing advice. | Sony archived supportH01 · H489 |
| 1.32 | Enhanced system-software networking functions. | Release: JapanSony Japan's update-history entry dates version 1.32 to 2006-12-21. This is a regional firmware-history date, not the archive capture date or a worldwide timestamp. Historical features and services are not current installation or purchasing advice. | Sony archived supportH01 · H490 |
| 1.31 | Added support for PS2 software requiring hard-drive installation and updated selected PS1/PS2 compatibility statuses. | Release: JapanSony Japan's update-history entry dates version 1.31 to 2006-12-13. This is a regional firmware-history date, not the archive capture date or a worldwide timestamp. Historical features and services are not current installation or purchasing advice. | Sony archived supportH01 · H491 |
| 1.30 | Added BD remote registration, HDMI disc-output format selection, backup/restore and formatting choices; revised resolution selection. | Release: JapanSony Japan's update-history entry dates version 1.30 to 2006-12-06. This is a regional firmware-history date, not the archive capture date or a worldwide timestamp. Historical features and services are not current installation or purchasing advice. | Sony archived supportH01 · H492 |
| 1.11 | Added Account Management under Friends for viewing and changing signed-in PlayStation Network account information. | Release: JapanSony Japan's update-history entry dates version 1.11 to 2006-11-28. This is a regional firmware-history date, not the archive capture date or a worldwide timestamp. Historical features and services are not current installation or purchasing advice. | Sony archived supportH01 · H493 |
| 1.10 | Enabled PlayStation Network services for the Japanese PS3 launch. | Release: JapanArticle: Japanese rollout scheduled for November 11, 2006. Sony Japan's update-history entry dates version 1.10 to 2006-11-11. This is a regional firmware-history date, not the archive capture date or a worldwide timestamp. Historical features and services are not current installation or purchasing advice. | Sony announcementH01 · H316 · H494 |
| 1.02 | Fixed unspecified game-compatibility issues and included additional bug fixes. | Release: Technical chronology; regional scope unspecifiedThe technical page explicitly states that the downloadable 1.02 release occurred on 2006-11-11 and separately identifies disc distribution. | Technical chronologyH01 · H835 |
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How to interpret this archive
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What this record does—and does not—prove
Source check: . 97 version records; 97 with Sony notes or feature announcements; 0 with notes missing (including timing-only evidence). This is a manually reviewed reference, not a live device check or a download mirror. Historical fixes are not a list of unresolved problems in the latest software.
We have not tested these releases on hardware. A short maintenance note does not identify a particular crash, frame-rate gain or security vulnerability. No reported issue here should be read as “bug-free.” If your console reports a newer version, use Sony’s current instructions and treat this snapshot as due for review.
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PS3 4.45 to 4.46: withdrawal and recovery history
This is historical evidence, not a recommendation to install archived firmware. These Japanese release dates do not establish worldwide rollout timing.
- June 19, 2013 — 4.45 suspended. Sony's notice acknowledges reports of a missing XMB after updating and suspends distribution. H415
- June 27, 2013 — 4.46 released. Sony's page describes the correction and a separate historical Safe Mode procedure for affected systems. H416
The original pages were unavailable during review. The evidence is readable screenshots reproduced by Inside Games at the time; source records distinguish Sony's notice dates from reproduction dates. Exact screenshot capture times are unknown.
For a console needing help now, use Sony's current PS3 update instructions. We do not supply historical firmware or repeat obsolete recovery-file instructions.