How to Upgrade the PS3 System Version

Updating Via USB Storage Device

• 1

  Go to the PlayStation website. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click the "PS3 System Update" button. Click "Download Now."

• 2

  Insert a USB flash drive or other media storage device into your computer.

• 3

  Open the media storage device. Create a new folder inside, named "PS3." Open that folder, and create another new folder inside, named "Update."

• 4

  Click the "Download Now" button. Save the update in the newly created "Update" folder. Name the file "PS3UPDAT.PUP." Ensure that you have spelled the file name correctly, or the update will not work.

• 5

  Remove the storage device from the computer, and plug it into a USB port on the PlayStation 3.

• 6

  Open "Settings" from the main menu. Select "System Update," then press "X." Select "Update Via Storage Media" and press "X" again. When you are notified that the update was found, select "OK" to download it to the PlayStation 3.

Updating Via Direct Download

• 7

  Go to the main menu of the PlayStation 3, and select "Settings" and then "System Update." Press the "X" button.

• 8

  Select "Update Via Internet."

• 9

  Choose "OK" to download the update to the system if one was found.