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2 digits: number=year, letter=quarter
2 digits: number=year, letter=quarter
The number matches with the last number of the year, PS3 production started in 2006 with datecode 6A, in January 2016 they ends the "loop" of datecodes and they needs to decide is reusing 6A again, use a new datecode system, or stop the PS3 production


e.g.: |7D| means 2007, 4th quarter
e.g.: |7D| means 2007, 4th quarter
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! date<br />code !! Quarter / Year !! Down-<br />gradeable<br />to 3.55 !! Hackable !! [[ODE]] !! Firmware<br />at that time !! <abbr title"actual downgradeable version based on praxis">Actual<br />praxis</abbr>
! date<br />code !! Quarter / Year !! Down-<br />gradeable<br />to 3.55 !! Hackable !! [[ODE]] !! Firmware Releases<br />at that time period !! <abbr title="Datecode examples submitted by PS3 owners">Real Examples</abbr>
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| 6A || January, February, March / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> ||  || ||  
| 6A || January, February, March / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> ||  || {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases ||  
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| 6B || April, May, June / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> ||  || ||  
| 6B || April, May, June / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> ||  || {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases ||  
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| 6C || July, August, September / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || || [[1.00 CEX|1.00]]
| 6C || July, August, September / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases || [[1.00 CEX|1.00]]
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| 6D || October, November, December / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[1.10 CEX|1.10]], [[1.11 CEX|1.11]], [[1.30 CEX|1.30]], [[1.31 CEX|1.31]], [[1.32 CEX|1.32]] ||  
| 6D || October, November, December / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[1.10 CEX|1.10]], [[1.11 CEX|1.11]], [[1.30 CEX|1.30]], [[1.31 CEX|1.31]], [[1.32 CEX|1.32]] ||  
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| 3B || April, May, June / 2013 || <span style="color:red;">No</span> || <span style="color:red;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[4.41_CEX|4.41]], [[4.45_CEX|4.45]], [[4.46_CEX|4.46]] ||  
| 3B || April, May, June / 2013 || <span style="color:red;">No</span> || <span style="color:red;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[4.41_CEX|4.41]], [[4.45_CEX|4.45]], [[4.46_CEX|4.46]] ||  
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| 3C || July, August, September / 2013 || <span style="color:red;">No</span> || <span style="color:red;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || ||  
| 3C || July, August, September / 2013 || <span style="color:red;">No</span> || <span style="color:red;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases ||  
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| 3D || October, November, December / 2013 || <span style="color:red;">No</span> || <span style="color:red;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[4.50_CEX|4.50]], [[4.53_CEX|4.53]] ||  
| 3D || October, November, December / 2013 || <span style="color:red;">No</span> || <span style="color:red;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[4.50_CEX|4.50]], [[4.53_CEX|4.53]] ||  

Revision as of 10:24, 29 May 2015

Datecode / Manufacturing Date

  • PS3 FAT sticker on back

    PS3 FAT
    sticker on back

  • PS3 Slim 2K sticker on bottom

    PS3 Slim 2K
    sticker on bottom

  • Date Code Superslim.jpg

    PS3 Slim 3K and Superslim 4K
    sticker on back

Datecode

Used in Euro regions

2 digits: number=year, letter=quarter

The number matches with the last number of the year, PS3 production started in 2006 with datecode 6A, in January 2016 they ends the "loop" of datecodes and they needs to decide is reusing 6A again, use a new datecode system, or stop the PS3 production

e.g.: |7D| means 2007, 4th quarter

Most commonly asked for when wanting to know if a console can be downgraded to 3.55.

date
code		 Quarter / Year Down-
gradeable
to 3.55		 Hackable ODE Firmware Releases
at that time period		 Real Examples
6A January, February, March / 2006 Yes Yes No Firmware releases
6B April, May, June / 2006 Yes Yes No Firmware releases
6C July, August, September / 2006 Yes Yes Yes No Firmware releases 1.00
6D October, November, December / 2006 Yes Yes Yes 1.10, 1.11, 1.30, 1.31, 1.32
7A January, February, March / 2007 Yes Yes Yes 1.50, 1.51, 1.54, 1.60
7B April, May, June / 2007 Yes Yes Yes 1.70, 1.80, 1.81, 1.82
7C July, August, September / 2007 Yes Yes Yes 1.90, 1.92, 1.93
7D October, November, December / 2007 Yes Yes Yes 2.00, 2.01, 2.10 1.97
8A January, February, March / 2008 Yes Yes Yes 2.16, 2.17, 2.20
8B April, May, June / 2008 Yes Yes Yes 2.30, 2.35, 2.36 2.30
8C July, August, September / 2008 Yes Yes Yes 2.40, 2.41, 2.42, 2.43 2.16/2.30
8D October, November, December / 2008 Yes Yes Yes 2.50, 2.52, 2.53 2.45
9A January, February, March / 2009 Yes Yes Yes 2.60
9B April, May, June / 2009 Yes Yes Yes 2.70, 2.76, 2.80
9C July, August, September / 2009 Yes Yes Yes 3.00, 3.01 2.70
9D October, November, December / 2009 Yes Yes Yes 3.10, 3.15
0A January, February, March / 2010 Yes Yes Yes 3.20
0B April, May, June / 2010 Yes Yes Yes 3.21, 3.30, 3.40
0C July, August, September / 2010 Yes Yes Yes 3.40, 3.41, 3.42, 3.50 3.40
0D October, November, December / 2010 Yes Yes Yes 3.55 3.40/3.50
1A January, February, March / 2011 Sometimes Yes Yes 3.56, 3.60 3.50 or 3.56
1B April, May, June / 2011 No Sometimes Yes 3.61, 3.65, 3.66 3.56 or 3.60
1C July, August, September / 2011 No No Yes 3.70, 3.72 3.72
1D October, November, December / 2011 No No Yes 3.73, 4.00
2A January, February, March / 2012 No No Yes 4.10, 4.11
2B April, May, June / 2012 No No Yes 4.20
2C July, August, September / 2012 No No Yes 4.21, 4.25 4.22
2D October, November, December / 2012 No No Yes 4.30, 4.31
3A January, February, March / 2013 No No Yes 4.40
3B April, May, June / 2013 No No Yes 4.41, 4.45, 4.46
3C July, August, September / 2013 No No Yes No Firmware releases
3D October, November, December / 2013 No No Yes 4.50, 4.53
4A January, February, March / 2014 No No Swap/DMC 4.55
4B April, May, June / 2014 No No Swap/DMC 4.60
4C July, August, September / 2014 No No Swap/DMC 4.65
4D October, November, December / 2014 No No Swap/DMC 4.66
5A January, February, March / 2015 No No Swap/DMC 4.70
5B April, May, June / 2015 No No
5C July, August, September / 2015 No No
5D October, November, December / 2015 No No

Manufacturing Date

Used in USA/Japan

Full mention of month and year, e.g. January 2011

Examples: 

CECHA01 - 2-896-889-01 - march 2007


Retail
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