Sony's PlayStation 3 has released a surprise console update for March 2026. The new update brings the nearly two-decade-old console up to version 4.93, improving the overall system performance while also renewing its Blu-ray player encryption key. It's a small but important console update that ensures PlayStation 3 gamers can continue to utilize the disc drive to watch Blu-rays.
The PlayStation 3 was released in November 2006 and became one of the best-selling consoles of all time, with approximately 87.4 million units sold worldwide. Sony's device featured an impressive lineup of titles, including Uncharted, The Last of Us, and multiple Gran Turismo titles, among others, which helped ensure it barely outsold Microsoft's Xbox 360 during the seventh generation of home consoles. To this day, many gamers continue to use their PlayStation 3, despite dwindling support from Sony and years without any new games for the console.
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The PlayStation 3's 4.93 update arrives with just a single patch note, reading, "This system software update improves system performance." Although...
