You’d think Sony’s focus would be on the PS5 right now, with one eye on the PS4, but it seems the PS3 is still on the company’s radar as it just got a new system update.
As VGC reports, this update takes the System Software to v4.88 and it requires 200MB of free space either on your PS3 hard drive or a USB stick plugged into a PC. Unfortunately, there’s no details on why this update was released and what it does. The software features description simply states, “This system software update improves system performance.”
The update is made more surprising by the fact that Sony was all set to close down the PlayStation Store for the PS3 and PS Vita next month. However, it reversed course in April amid a public backlash and this latest update confirms Sony still has people working on the system, which should reassure owners.
Sony isn’t the only console maker updating old hardware, though. Back in March, Nintendo released a surprise firmware update for the Wii U, some four years after it was discontinued. The update was described as improving system stability, but there was some speculation Nintendo used it as a way of updating an SSL verification code and nothing more.
