Editing Datecode

== Datecode / Manufacturing Date ==
Location:
*PS3 FAT : sticker on back
*PS3 Slim 2K : sticker on bottom
*PS3 Slim 3K : sticker on back
*PS3 Super Slim 4K : sticker on bottom

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File:Date Code FAT.jpg|PS3 FAT<BR />sticker on back
File:Date Code Slim.jpg|PS3 Slim 2K<BR />sticker on bottom
File:Date code PS3 super slim.jpg|PS3 Superslim 4K<BR />sticker on bottom
</gallery>

=== Datecode ===
Used in Euro regions

2 digits: number=year, letter=quarter

The number matches with the last number of the year, PS3 production started in 2006 with datecode 6A (in January 2016 thus ends the "loop" of datecodes and Sony needs to decide if it re-uses 6A again, use another datecode notation, or stop the PS3 production - time will tell).

e.g.: |7D| means 2007, 4th quarter

Most commonly asked for when wanting to know if a console can be downgraded to 3.55.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! date<br />code !! Quarter / Year !! Down-<br />gradeable<br />to 3.55 !! Hackable !! [[ODE]] !! Firmware Releases<br />in that time period !! <abbr title="Examples of datecode + factory firmware/minver, submitted by PS3 owners">Firmware Installed<br>from factory</abbr>
|-
| 6A || January, February, March / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> ||  ||  {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases || 
|-
| 6B || April, May, June / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> ||  ||  {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases || 
|-
| 6C || July, August, September / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> ||  {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases || [[1.00 CEX|1.00]]
|-
| 6D || October, November, December / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[1.10 CEX|1.10]], [[1.11 CEX|1.11]], [[1.30 CEX|1.30]], [[1.31 CEX|1.31]], [[1.32 CEX|1.32]] || 
|-
| 7A || January, February, March / 2007 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[1.50 CEX|1.50]], [[1.51 CEX|1.51]], [[1.54 CEX|1.54]], [[1.60 CEX|1.60]] || 
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| 7B || April, May, June / 2007 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[1.70 CEX|1.70]], [[1.80 CEX|1.80]], [[1.81 CEX|1.81]], [[1.82 CEX|1.82]] || 
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| 7C || July, August, September / 2007 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[1.90 CEX|1.90]], [[1.92 CEX|1.92]], [[1.93 CEX|1.93]] || 
|-
| 7D || October, November, December / 2007 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[2.00 CEX|2.00]], [[2.01 CEX|2.01]], [[2.10 CEX|2.10]] || [[1.97 CEX|1.97]]
|-
| 8A || January, February, March / 2008 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[2.16 CEX|2.16]], [[2.17 CEX|2.17]], [[2.20 CEX|2.20]] || 
|-
| 8B || April, May, June / 2008 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[2.30 CEX|2.30]], [[2.35 CEX|2.35]], [[2.36 CEX|2.36]] || [[2.30 CEX|2.30]]
|-
| 8C || July, August, September / 2008 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[2.40 CEX|2.40]], [[2.41 CEX|2.41]], [[2.42 CEX|2.42]], [[2.43 CEX|2.43]] || [[2.16 CEX|2.16]] or [[2.30 CEX|2.30]]
|-
| 8D || October, November, December / 2008 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[2.50 CEX|2.50]], [[2.52 CEX|2.52]], [[2.53 CEX|2.53]] || [[2.45 CEX|2.45]]
|-
| 9A || January, February, March / 2009 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[2.60 CEX|2.60]] || 
|-
| 9B || April, May, June / 2009 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[2.70 CEX|2.70]], [[2.76 CEX|2.76]], [[2.80 CEX|2.80]] || 
|-
| 9C || July, August, September / 2009 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[3.00 CEX|3.00]], [[3.01 CEX|3.01]] || [[2.70 CEX|2.70]]
|-
| 9D || October, November, December / 2009 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[3.10 CEX|3.10]], [[3.15 CEX|3.15]] || 
|-
| 0A || January, February, March / 2010 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[3.20 CEX|3.20]]
|-
| 0B || April, May, June / 2010 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[3.21 CEX|3.21]], [[3.30 CEX|3.30]], [[3.40 CEX|3.40]] || 
|-
| 0C || July, August, September / 2010 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[3.40 CEX|3.40]], [[3.41-1 CEX|3.41]], [[3.42 CEX|3.42]], [[3.50 CEX|3.50]] || [[3.40 CEX|3.40]]
|-
| 0D || October, November, December / 2010 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[3.55 CEX|3.55]] || [[3.40 CEX|3.40]] or [[3.50 CEX|3.50]]
|-
| 1A || January, February, March / 2011 || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Sometimes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[3.56-1 CEX|3.56]], [[3.60 CEX|3.60]] || [[3.50 CEX|3.50]] or [[3.56-2 CEX|3.56]]
|-
| 1B || April, May, June / 2011 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Sometimes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[3.61 CEX|3.61]], [[3.65 CEX|3.65]], [[3.66 CEX|3.66]] || [[3.56-2 CEX|3.56]] or [[3.60 CEX|3.60]]
|-
| 1C || July, August, September / 2011 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[3.70 CEX|3.70]], [[3.72 CEX|3.72]] || [[3.72 CEX|3.72]]
|-
| 1D || October, November, December / 2011 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[3.73 CEX|3.73]], [[4.00 CEX|4.00]] || 
|-
| 2A || January, February, March / 2012 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[4.10 CEX|4.10]], [[4.11 CEX|4.11]] || 
|-
| 2B || April, May, June / 2012 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[4.20 CEX|4.20]] || 
|-
| 2C || July, August, September / 2012 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[4.21 CEX|4.21]], [[4.25 CEX|4.25]] || [[4.22 CEX|4.22]]
|-
| 2D || October, November, December / 2012 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[4.30 CEX|4.30]], [[4.31 CEX|4.31]] || 
|-
| 3A || January, February, March / 2013 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[4.40 CEX|4.40]] || 
|-
| 3B || April, May, June / 2013 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[4.41_CEX|4.41]], [[4.45_CEX|4.45]], [[4.46_CEX|4.46]] || 
|-
| 3C || July, August, September / 2013 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases || 
|-
| 3D || October, November, December / 2013 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || [[4.50_CEX|4.50]], [[4.53_CEX|4.53]] || 
|-
| 4A || January, February, March / 2014 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span> || [[4.55 CEX|4.55]] || 
|-
| 4B || April, May, June / 2014 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span> || [[4.60 CEX|4.60]] || 
|-
| 4C || July, August, September / 2014 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span> || [[4.65 CEX|4.65]] || 
|-
| 4D || October, November, December / 2014 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span> || [[4.66 CEX|4.66]] || 
|-
| 5A || January, February, March / 2015 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span> || [[4.70 CEX|4.70]] || 
|-
| 5B || April, May, June / 2015 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span>  || [[4.75 CEX|4.75]] || 
|-
| 5C || July, August, September / 2015 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> ||  <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span> || [[4.76 CEX|4.76]] || 
|-
| 5D || October, November, December / 2015 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span>  || {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases || 
|-
| ? || January, February, March / 2016 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span> || [[4.78 CEX|4.78]] || 
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| ? || April, May, June / 2016 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span>  || [[4.80 CEX|4.80]] || 
|-
| ? || July, August, September / 2016 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> ||  <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span> || {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases || 
|-
| ? || October, November, December / 2016 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span>  || [[4.81 CEX|4.81]] || 
|-
| ? || January, February, March / 2017 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span> || {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases || 
|-
| ? || April, May, June / 2017 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span>  || {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases || 
|-
| ? || July, August, September / 2017 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> ||  <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span> || {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases || 
|-
| ? || October, November, December / 2017 || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> || <span style="color:red!important;">No</span> ||  <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Swap/DMC</span> || [[4.82 CEX|4.82]],  || 
|-
|}
See also the '''PS3 Production Timeline''' at bottom of: [[Talk:SKU Models]]

=== Manufacturing Date ===
Used in USA/Japan

Full mention of month and year, e.g. January 2011

Examples:
 [[:File:CECHA01-2-896-889-01-mar07.jpg|CECHA01 - 2-896-889-01 - March 2007]]
* [[:File:CECHG01-3-279-626-02-sept07.jpg|CECHG01 - 3-279-626-02 - September 2007]]
* [[:File:DECHA00A-bottom-sticker.jpg|DECHA00A - 2-896-897-03 - January 2007]]


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