Sony has released an unexpected 4.92 update for the PlayStation 3, a console that originally launched back in 2006. Available from March 5, 2025, this update continues the tradition of annual "technical injections" for a system that officially lost major support more than a decade ago.
The 200MB update introduces two key changes:
Users can download the update via the console’s built-in system manager or transfer it from a PC using an external drive—an installation method familiar to PS3-era gamers. Notably, the previous 4.91 patch was released more than a year ago, in February 2024.