It’s the year of our lord 2025, and the PlayStation 3 just got a system update

Heads-up for all you PlayStation 3 diehards out there: the Sony console received a system software update on March 5, almost 19 years after its 2006 launch.

PS3 system software update 4.92 “improves system performance,” according to the vague patch notes, but no other information was provided as to what it does. Polygon has reached out to Sony for more details and we await its response regarding this outdated platform with bated breath.

A snapshot of the update page saved to Internet Archive before the time of publishing indicates update 4.91 was pushed to the PlayStation 3 on Feb. 27, 2024. Additional digging into the support website’s history shows the console’s system software has received annual upkeep since at least 2020, sometimes twice a year. Eurogamer’s coverage posits these updates are about maintaining the PlayStation 3’s ability to play new Blu-rays, as the copyright protection expires and must be renewed every 12 to 18 months.

Sony stopped manufacturing the PlayStation 3 in 2017 after shipping more than 80 million units over 11 years, but the console is still able to access the PlayStation Network after an unpopular decision to disconnect it from online services was reversed in 2021.

“When we initially came to the decision to end purchasing support for [the PlayStation 3], it was born out of a number of factors, including commerce support challenges for older devices and the ability for us to focus more of our resources on newer devices where a majority of our gamers are playing on,” Jim Ryan, former CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said at the time. “We see now that many of you are incredibly passionate about being able to continue purchasing classic games on [PlayStation 3] for the foreseeable future, so I’m glad we were able to find a solution to continue operations.”