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Sony stealth-launched a firmware update for the PS3 and PS Vita on Tuesday with no official confirmation about the hard details of the update. While the consoles are no stranger to more infrequent updates addressing bugs and maintaining the systems, the newest update will reportedly remove a major feature from Sony's older consoles. PS3 and Vita users will now no longer be able to create accounts natively from the PS3 or the PS Vita, instead prompting those fans to create an account through Sony's website on the PC or a mobile browser.
The report also mentioned some unspecified account management features will also be inaccessible from the PS3 and PS Vita, once again requiring fans to use an outside browser. These changes have angered many of the old consoles' devout fanbase with the newest update removing major features, instead requiring those fans to use outside sources to create new accounts. The firmware update will be the first for the PS3 since July 2021 with the Vita not seeing any updates in a significantly longer period of time. Vita's Version 3.73 came out in October 2019.
The report also mentioned some unspecified account management features will also be inaccessible from the PS3 and PS Vita, once again requiring fans to use an outside browser. These changes have angered many of the old consoles' devout fanbase with the newest update removing major features, instead requiring those fans to use outside sources to create new accounts. The firmware update will be the first for the PS3 since July 2021 with the Vita not seeing any updates in a significantly longer period of time. Vita's Version 3.73 came out in October 2019.
