PlayStation 3 system software
The PlayStation 3 system software, is the updatable firmware and operating system of the PlayStation 3. The base operating system used by Sony for the PlayStation 3 is a fork of both FreeBSD and NetBSD known internally as CellOS or GameOS. It uses XrossMediaBar as its graphical shell.
| Developer | Sony Computer Entertainment |
|---|---|
| OS family | Unix (BSD) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Closed source |
| Initial release | 17 November 2006 (as 1.10) |
| Latest release | 4.90 / 28 February 2023 |
| Available in | Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Update method | Direct Download Download to USB Game Disc |
| Platforms | PlayStation 3 |
| Default user interface | XrossMediaBar |
| Preceded by | PlayStation 2 |
| Succeeded by | PlayStation 4 (system software) |
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The process of updating is almost identical to that of the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation 4. The software may be updated by downloading the update directly on the PlayStation 3, downloading it from the user's local Official PlayStation website to a PC and using a USB storage device to transfer it to the PlayStation 3, or installing the update from game discs containing update data.
The initial slim PS3s SKU shipped with a unique firmware with new features, also seen in software 3.00.