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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  PS3 FAT
  sticker on back

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  PS3 Slim 2K
  sticker on bottom

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  PS3 Superslim 4K
  sticker on bottom

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.

date code	Quarter / Year	Down- gradeable to 3.55	Hackable	ODE	Firmware Releases in that time period	Firmware Installed from factory
6A	January, February, March / 2006	Yes	Yes		No Firmware releases
6B	April, May, June / 2006	Yes	Yes		No Firmware releases
6C	July, August, September / 2006	Yes	Yes	Yes	No Firmware releases	1.00
6D	October, November, December / 2006	Yes	Yes	Yes	1.10, 1.11, 1.30, 1.31, 1.32
7A	January, February, March / 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes	1.50, 1.51, 1.54, 1.60
7B	April, May, June / 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes	1.70, 1.80, 1.81, 1.82
7C	July, August, September / 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes	1.90, 1.92, 1.93
7D	October, November, December / 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes	2.00, 2.01, 2.10	1.97
8A	January, February, March / 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes	2.16, 2.17, 2.20
8B	April, May, June / 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes	2.30, 2.35, 2.36	2.30
8C	July, August, September / 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes	2.40, 2.41, 2.42, 2.43	2.16 or 2.30
8D	October, November, December / 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes	2.50, 2.52, 2.53	2.45
9A	January, February, March / 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes	2.60
9B	April, May, June / 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes	2.70, 2.76, 2.80
9C	July, August, September / 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes	3.00, 3.01	2.70
9D	October, November, December / 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes	3.10, 3.15
0A	January, February, March / 2010	Yes	Yes	Yes	3.20
0B	April, May, June / 2010	Yes	Yes	Yes	3.21, 3.30, 3.40
0C	July, August, September / 2010	Yes	Yes	Yes	3.40, 3.41, 3.42, 3.50	3.40
0D	October, November, December / 2010	Yes	Yes	Yes	3.55	3.40 or 3.50
1A	January, February, March / 2011	Sometimes	Yes	Yes	3.56, 3.60	3.50 or 3.56
1B	April, May, June / 2011	No	Sometimes	Yes	3.61, 3.65, 3.66	3.56 or 3.60
1C	July, August, September / 2011	No	No	Yes	3.70, 3.72	3.72
1D	October, November, December / 2011	No	No	Yes	3.73, 4.00
2A	January, February, March / 2012	No	No	Yes	4.10, 4.11
2B	April, May, June / 2012	No	No	Yes	4.20
2C	July, August, September / 2012	No	No	Yes	4.21, 4.25	4.22
2D	October, November, December / 2012	No	No	Yes	4.30, 4.31
3A	January, February, March / 2013	No	No	Yes	4.40
3B	April, May, June / 2013	No	No	Yes	4.41, 4.45, 4.46
3C	July, August, September / 2013	No	No	Yes	No Firmware releases
3D	October, November, December / 2013	No	No	Yes	4.50, 4.53
4A	January, February, March / 2014	No	No	Swap/DMC	4.55
4B	April, May, June / 2014	No	No	Swap/DMC	4.60
4C	July, August, September / 2014	No	No	Swap/DMC	4.65
4D	October, November, December / 2014	No	No	Swap/DMC	4.66
5A	January, February, March / 2015	No	No	Swap/DMC	4.70
5B	April, May, June / 2015	No	No	Swap/DMC	4.75
5C	July, August, September / 2015	No	No	Swap/DMC	4.76
5D	October, November, December / 2015	No	No	Swap/DMC	No Firmware releases
?	January, February, March / 2016	No	No	Swap/DMC	4.78
?	April, May, June / 2016	No	No	Swap/DMC	4.80
?	July, August, September / 2016	No	No	Swap/DMC	No Firmware releases
?	October, November, December / 2016	No	No	Swap/DMC	4.81
?	January, February, March / 2017	No	No	Swap/DMC	No Firmware releases
?	April, May, June / 2017	No	No	Swap/DMC	No Firmware releases
?	July, August, September / 2017	No	No	Swap/DMC	No Firmware releases
?	October, November, December / 2017	No	No	Swap/DMC	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:

CECHA01 - 2-896-889-01 - March 2007

• CECHG01 - 3-279-626-02 - September 2007
• DECHA00A - 2-896-897-03 - January 2007