The PlayStation 3 is already a console vintagewell, or almost. For an object to be considered vintage, it must have at least 20 yearswhich are what the PS3 is going to celebrate next November (insert meme about feeling old here). Well, despite its age, the PS3 has just received an update. Just don’t expect new features.
4.93. It is the version of the update that Sony has just released and for which you will need at least 200MB of free space. On the update pageSony simply says that “this software update improves system performance” – the same description as in the last three versions released. However, there is a warning that points to the real reason for the update:
Please note that to play Blu-ray discs, your PS3 console requires a renewed Blu-ray player encryption key. Please update the PS3 system software to the latest version to renew the Blu-ray player encryption key.
New key for the Blu-ray player. Although they do not say it explicitly, everything indicates that it is a renewal of the Blu-ray player’s encryption key. This is what Sony has been doing with the latest software updates. These encryption keys They are renewed every year or year and a half and you need to update if you want to play recently released Blu-ray movies.
AACS. It stands for Advanced Access Content System, the anti-copy system that protects the content of Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs using a multi-layer encryption scheme. This scheme links the disk to the player and a set of cryptographic keys. As for the players, they are assigned a set of internal keys, but if any of them are leaked, the system can make them obsolete so that it cannot play new discs.
Like any anti-copy system, it has been the subject of numerous attempts to violate it. In 2007, the decryption key leaked on the internet and the AACSLA organization tried to erase all traces, which caused a Streisand effect and caused thousands of users to republish it en masse. Later AACS 2.0 releasedan improved system that is much more complex to breach (but not impossible).
Other updates. In addition to the PS3 update, Sony has also released updates for the PS4 and PS5. In the case of the PS4, version 13.50 promises improvements to the messaging system and the usability of some screens. More new features arrive for the PS5 with version 26.02-13.00.00, such as improvements in PSSR for the PS5 Pro, new emojis and more functions for the Welcome Center.
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