System Software

System Software Update

Files

PS3 PlayStation Update Package download links mostly use the same structure as the PS4, PS5 and PS Vita: an updatelist.txt file is hosted on SIE servers and downloaded to get information about latest System Software version.

• Since November 9th 2020 (PS3 System Software version 4.86), you can go to https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps3/system-software/ to download latest PS3 PUP files. Archived on archive.org.
• From November 11th 2014 (PS3 System Software version 4.66) to November 8th, 2020 (PS3 System Software version 4.86), you could go to https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/system-updates/ps3/ to download latest PS3 PUP files. Archived on archive.org.
• Before November 11th 2014, to be documented...

updatelist.txt

See ps3-updatelist.txt.

PS3UPDAT.PUP

http://<EXTLD>.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/<YYYY_MMDD>_<DIGEST>/PS3UPDAT.PUP

• <EXTLD> is the Region abbreviation (djp01, dus01, deu01, ...)
• <YYYY_MMDD> is the Build Date
• <DIGEST> is the MD5 Hash of the Package

Versions

Version Format

Long

System Software Version format as displayed in TestKit/DevKit and internal PS3 System Settings is long and can be read as:

MM.mmn.nnn

Where:

• MM is the major version
• mm is the minor version
• n.nnn is the extended minor version

Short

System Software Version format as displayed on the playstation.com website is short and can be read as:

MM.mm

Where:

• MM is the major version
• mm is the minor version

PS3UPDAT.PUP Versions

Retail

Version (Long)	Version (Short)	Build Date	Digest	Size	Notes	Manufacture/Release Date
4.920.???	4.92	2025_0305	c179ad173bbc08b55431d30947725a4b			Released on March 5th, 2025

TestKit

To be documented.

DevKit

To be documented.

PUP Mirror Repositories

• Most PS3 update packages ever released can be downloaded from:
  • Midnight Archive (https://archive.midnightchannel.net/SonyPS/Firmware/index.php?cat=PS3)
  • Midnight Archive (https://archive.midnightchannel.net/SonyPS/Firmware/index.php?cat=dex)
  • Midnight Archive (https://archive.midnightchannel.net/SonyPS/Firmware/index.php?cat=decr)
  • Midnight Archive (https://archive.midnightchannel.net/SonyPS/Firmware/index.php?cat=sex)
  • Midnight Archive (https://archive.midnightchannel.net/SonyPS/Firmware/index.php?cat=gex)
  • Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, by choosing a region as in the official URL
  • Softpedia (https://drivers.softpedia.com/get/gaming-consoles/Sony/)
  • https://darthsternie.net/ps3-firmwares/, https://darthsternie.net/ps3-dev-firmwares/
  • https://darksoftware.xyz/PS3/FWlist
  • gxarena.com PS3 System PUP hashes from 1.02 to 4.81
  • gxarena.com PS3 Patch PUP hashes from 3.55 to 4.81