PS3 is the forerunner of the modern PS4 and belongs to the seventh generation of consoles. It is worth paying tribute to her, despite the fact that the fourth curling iron is now more in demand on the gaming market, the popularity of the third has not yet died out. It is still used by almost all over the world. Her diverse functions are likely to help her stay afloat for a long time. You can enjoy watching movies, listen to music, go online and even hang on YouTube!
However, PS3 owes much of its attractiveness to a modern audience precisely to exclusives. Of course, now many of them are gradually being transferred to the next generation. However, some still remain true to the original console.
Moreover, thanks to some firmware, users can install games on the PS3 from a flash drive. How exactly this can be done is described in this article.
Why use a similar method?
Despite all the advantages of the console, its main problem for gamers, especially for those who are residents of the CIS, is the overpriced cost of applications. The fact is that for each region (the American segment, the European segment, the Russian segment, the Japanese segment, etc.), a price is set. In our country, licensed copies of games are sold at a rather high cost. It depends on the relationship of the ruble to the dollar. If in 2017 the cost in the American store remained almost unchanged, then in the Russian store it rose significantly.
It is because of this problem that more and more users are interested in how to install games from a flash drive on a PS3. And this is not at all surprising. After all, this way you can save a lot of money. Let's say right away that for this you need a special firmware for your console. However, it is not worth considering this question thoroughly for each gadget. As an example, you can take the hacked PS3.
Prepare the console
Mentioning the firmware, it is impossible not to say just a few words about what it is and where you can get it. Any standard PS3 has a factory setting that protects it from piracy. Therefore, almost any manipulation of a flash drive becomes impossible. To do this, you need to install custom firmware, thereby allowing access to an external unlicensed medium.
Now it can be installed on almost any console. The only version that has not yet acquired its upgrade is Super Slim, released at sunset in the seventh generation.
Having successfully changed the firmware, you can work with external media. Will I be able to launch the game on the PS3 from a flash drive? Not yet.
Format external media
For the correct launch of the game from the USB flash drive on the PS3, you must directly prepare the external media itself for further operation. The correct file format is very important, because otherwise your set-top box will not be able to correctly read the information.
You can format the USB flash drive yourself, using a computer or laptop. It is very important to save all the files from your drive somewhere else. After formatting is complete, they will be deleted. The file system should be called FAT32.
After you are done with this (the formatting manual can be found in the public domain), create a folder on a clean flash drive. It must be called Games. This is where you will need to drop all the files that you download a little later.
Now it’s worth considering the question of how to install the game on a USB flash drive so that the console can see it. To do this, upload the file, as usual, using any torrent convenient for you. Then check everything you downloaded. The folders with the names PS3_GAME and Usrdir are important to you. If they were not inside, then this distribution is not suitable for further use. It is also worth paying attention to the fact that the Russian alphabet is not in the names.
On the FAT32 system, there is a limit on writing files - only four gigabytes. Help in writing files that exceed these dimensions should the program Split4GB.
Run and install files
Now consider the procedure for installing games on a PS3 from a flash drive. If all the instructions above were clearly followed, then the next step is to start the Multiman program. It will open all the files recorded on the USB flash drive, and will help their recognition.
Also make sure to pre-upload the following programs to the drive: Blackb0xFTP, OpenManager and TotalCommander. They will need to be copied to the PS3, after which we will be able to install unlicensed files.
Summarizing
Now you know the algorithm of how to install games from a flash drive on a PS3. The protection system for consoles is constantly being improved and complicated. However, not in the case of the PlayStation 3. Almost all versions were hacked by hackers. Of course, do not forget about Super Slim. It is recommended to bypass it for now and choose a prefix that came out a little earlier.
Such simple recommendations are designed to help even not very experienced users save their finances and enjoy great video games.