PS3 PS3 Firmware 4.93 - Update is Live! (CFW and HFW Released)


Sony Official Update v4.93 is Live!
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DO NOT UPDATE UNTIL YOU VERIFY YOUR JAILBREAK/EXPLOITS HAVE BEEN UDPATED AND YOU UNDERSTAND THE UPDATE PROCESS FOR YOUR CONSOLE/JAILBREAK.
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4.93 OFW Changelog Homebrew Updates Exploit & Firmware Releases PS3HEN Releases


  • As every year, every March...
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    Official Changelog:
    This system software update improves system performance.​

    Real Changelog:
    • Blu-ray keys updated. (AACS encryption keys)
    • Authentication plugin (np_oauth.sprx) updated. (Just a version bump, thanks for checking it @Colek )
    • 4 New SSL certificates added:
      • IdenTrust Commercial Root CA
      • EV Root Certification Authority RSA R2
      • Root Certification Authority RSA
      • TLS RSA Root CA 2022
    • VSH updated to support the new SSL cetificates + version number.
    • Other SPRX modules were updated, likely involving timestamps and version strings.

    Issues:
    • sandungas said:
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      The PS3 firmware is modular (composed by hundreds of .sprx modules)
      The modules are executable files containing compiled code, usually that code requires to load resources (images, sounds, texts for all the supported languages, etc...), and that resources are located inside .rco files (resource containers)
      Additionally the .rco files contains the definitions for most of the "objects" that you see in the screen, this includes his position and sizes relatives to a grid with the coordinate origin (X=0, Y=0, Z=0) at the center of the screen

      The .rco format was originally used in PSP where the screen size is always the same, but it was not good enought for PS3 because the PS3 allows to configure the display settings for different resolutions (1080p, 720p, 420p, 272p)
      So they updated the .rco format to load the position and sizes (and scale factors) from external .txt files codenamed "XMB layouts", this .txt files contains a huge list of values (1 value per line) and are intended to be loaded by the .rco files selectivelly for every display resolution

      The XMB layout .txt files are generated automatically without human intervention, is part of the official firmware compilation enviroment (a collection of tenths of scripts and tools intended to create the PS3UPDAT.PUP)
      Basically, the .txt files are linked with the whole collection of .rco files (and the rco files are dependant of .sprx files) so we can deduce the .txt files are generated sequentially
      Everytime a new rco is compiled the scripts creates new lines in the txt files (as much are needed by that specific .rco)

      In OFW 4.89 sony introduced a bug that "breaks" a couple of lines in the .txt files, we can fix them easilly because is just a .txt without any security, but i guess the official developers have very strict rules of the kind of fixes they can apply and modifying the .txt files manually (with a text editor) is not an aceptable solution, because the root of the problem is in the scripts that generates the .txt files

      -------------------------------
      The first accurate report in this forum about the official bugs (that boosted my interest) was this post by LuanTeles
      https://www.psx-place.com/threads/4...the-firmware-update.37203/page-10#post-332535
      And the solution was published a few days later
      https://www.psx-place.com/threads/4...the-firmware-update.37203/page-17#post-333560
      If you are curious enought read our conversation in between that 2 posts, i tryed to explain it in more detail, but my post of the second link is the resume of the story :D
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    Compiled date:
    Jan 8, 2026

    Current Status:
    Software Update Bypass:
    Install the latest version of webMAN MOD by @aldostools and download the ps3-updatelist.txt.
    Copy to:
    Code: 
    /dev_hdd0/ps3-updatelist.txt

    Or install via PKG:
    https://github.com/PS3-4K-Pro/Packa...Homebrews/webMAN_-_Firmware_Update_Bypass.pkg

    Important Notes:
    • Bgtoolset by @bguerville does NOT yet support 4.93.
    • CFW flash patcher by @lmn7 does NOT yet support 4.93.

    CFW Notice: If you are on CFW (not qCFW) already, you only need to update from CFW 4.92 (or lower) to a 4.93 CFW. You will not need to use bgtoolset again to re-exploit your console to allow for a CFW installation, if already on CFW.


  • Homebrew Updates:

    Backup managers often require updates after a new firmware release.

    • webMAN MOD: Compatible
    • irisMAN:



  • Custom Firmwares:

    Other Useful Tools:



  • PS3HEN:





Files changed in 4.93:
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LuanTeles
So be patient and DO NOT ASK for ETAS, it will be ready when it is ready. In the meantime, consider supporting the developers, by making a small donation if possible, there are thousands of people who use the tools developed by the team and even make money from it and never support the creators who really worked hard on them.

Websites and hoasting pages:
  • PSX-Place: - HERE
    • Admin edit: please help these developer's first and foremost.
  • bgtoolset (Jailbreak tool) - send donation via PayPal to [email protected]
  • ps3xploit (HEN, HAN, NoPSN) - HERE

Homebrew developers:
 
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Colek
I took a quick look at np_oauth.sprx and it seems that differences mostly come from addresses being shifted in executable when compared against 4.92 version.

If you compare it against 4.90 - there's just 2 byte difference.

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It's probably version (looks like version bump, considering that value is incremented by 3 compared to 4.90) change in data sent to the server - as I've heard people saying that Sony finally added some CFW detection to this new version, I just wanted to put it out there.
 
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As always, whenever a new OFW is released, the community needs to analyze it, check whether anything significant was changed, port the existing tools and create CFW/HFW/HEN for it.

Official update notes:
This system software update improves system performance.

Real update:
According to LuanTeles:
* Blu-Ray keys updated
* Authentication plugin (np_oauth.sprx) updated
* 4 new SSL certificates added
* VSH updated to support the new SSL certificates
* Other SPRX modules were updated, likely involving timestamps and version strings

Installing OFW disables the QA flag on retail consoles! If you install it, you will not be able to revert or mod the console again until the proper tools are ported, you have been warned!
Make sure the "Auto update" option is disabled so the console does not update automatically.

IMPORTANT: Due to the update of np_oauth.sprx, it is not safe to spoof version 4.93. Please wait until it's verified whether or not anything has changed in the PSN authentication protocol. Attempting to spoof version 4.93 before that has been determined may or may not result in a ban.

If you need to install CFW on a PS3 that currently has a version between 3.56 and 4.81, you will need to manually update it to a version between 4.82 to 4.92. Do not use Internet update until all tools have been ported to 4.93.

Tagging relevant people:
@Evilnat @LuanTeles @aldostools @bguerville @Joonie @STLcardsWS


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Colek said:
I took a quick look at np_oauth.sprx and it seems that differences mostly come from addresses being shifted in executable when compared against 4.92 version.

If you compare it against 4.90 - there's just 2 byte difference.

wwN8fDG.png

QyP6QXB.png


It's probably version (looks like version bump, considering that value is incremented by 3 compared to 4.90) change in data sent to the server - as I've heard people saying that Sony finally added some CFW detection to this new version, I just wanted to put it out there.
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So I guess it's safe to spoof?
 
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larry12222
would it be possible to use a dif website as imgur is banned in the UK, maybe use this website? https://postimages.org/
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LuanTeles said:
Sony Official Update v4.93 is Live!​

Changelog Homebrew Updates Exploit & Firmware Releases PS3HEN Releases


Files changed:
jQd2HJD.png
n2T1jS5.png
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would it be possible to use a dif website as imgur is banned in the UK, maybe use this website? https://postimages.org/
upload_2026-3-19_19-20-40.png

LuanTeles said:
Sony Official Update v4.93 is Live!​

Changelog Homebrew Updates Exploit & Firmware Releases PS3HEN Releases


Files changed:
jQd2HJD.png
n2T1jS5.png
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