Is a PS3 still playable?
Your eyes do not deceive you: Sony’s nearly decades-old console has received a new update. Version 4. PS3 firmware is now available for anyone still kicking around on the company’s decidedly retro home system, though you shouldn’t expect a lot from the update. This update is the latest in an annual trend. Yes. A PlayStation 3 can still be worth buying in 2026, but only for specific use cases, especially for offline play and access to PS3-only games. It remains one of the few ways to access a large portion of Sony’s seventh-generation catalog on original hardware, including titles that were never carried forward.The PS3 maybe wasn’t a failure in the long run, but at launch it was a disaster all around. Sony was not making a profit on the PS3, and the initial sales at its initial price were not looking good[1].At long last, end of the line for the Sony PlayStation 3 The end of ‘s PlayStation 3 console has been a done deal for some time now, with shipments to the US stopping in October 2016, and production of new units for Japan, the last place Sony was still selling new PS3 , already concluded.PS3 PlayStation Store One really awesome thing about owning a PS3 in 2026 is that the PlayStation Store is still surprisingly up and running. Unlike Microsoft, which shut down the Xbox 360 Marketplace in 2024, Sony has kept the PS3 PlayStation Store alive, and you can still buy games and DLC digitally.Ultimately, the PS3 sold approximately 87. Xbox 360 and becoming the eighth best-selling console of all time.