Sony releases PS3 System Update 4.87

After almost 14 years, Sony continues to provide support for its PlayStation 3 console with the recently-announced PS3 System Update 4.87.

The official support page doesn’t specify the reason for the update. The post mentions the latest update requires at least 200MB of free space. However, the people at RPCS3, an open-source PS3 emulator and debugger, says there are two reasons for this recent update: “Minor security fix” and “updated blu-ray keys for new movie releases.”

PS3 System Update 4.87 has just been released (3rd December 2020)

Changelog:
– Updated blu-ray keys for new movie releases
– Minor security fix

You do not need to reinstall firmware on the emulator to keep using RPCS3 if you already use 4.86

— RPCS3 (@rpcs3) December 3, 2020

In April of this year, Sony released version 4.86 to improve the console’s system performance.

Perhaps what fans want to know is if Sony will eventually let fans play games with PS3 discs on the PS5 once it decides to stop supporting the PS3 console. Fans have expressed their desire for backward compatibility.

[Source]: PlayStation: PlayStation®3 System Software Update 4.87 – [Archive].