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The number matches with the last number of the year, PS3 production started in 2006 with datecode 6A | 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 | e.g.: |7D| means 2007, 4th quarter | ||
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! date<br />code !! Quarter / Year !! Down-<br />gradeable<br />to 3.55 !! Hackable !! [[ODE]] !! Firmware Releases<br /> | ! date<br />code !! Quarter / Year !! Down-<br />gradeable<br />to 3.55 !! Hackable !! [[ODE]] !! Firmware Releases<br />in that time period !! <abbr title="Datecode examples submitted by PS3 owners">Real Examples</abbr> | ||
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| 6A || January, February, March / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || || {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases || | | 6A || January, February, March / 2006 || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || <span style="color:green;">Yes</span> || || {{cellcolors|lightgrey}} No Firmware releases || | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 29 May 2015
Datecode / Manufacturing Date
PS3 FAT
sticker on back
PS3 Slim 2K
sticker on bottom- Date Code Superslim.jpg
PS3 Slim 3K and Superslim 4K
sticker on back
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 |
Real Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.16/2.30 |
| 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 | 3.40/3.50 |
| 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 | |||
| 5C | July, August, September / 2015 | No | No | |||
| 5D | October, November, December / 2015 | No | No |
Manufacturing Date
Used in USA/Japan
Full mention of month and year, e.g. January 2011
Examples:
CECHA01 - 2-896-889-01 - march 2007
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