How to flash PS3

Today, many people play a variety of games. Somebody plays them on computers, and some on game consoles.

As for game consoles, the Sony Playstation 3 is very popular today. Many people buy this console and a bunch of different games, and then disappear into games all day long. But there is one “but”: you can only play licensed games on the Sony Playstation 3 console. It does not accept any other discs. What to do? After all, licensed discs with games sometimes cost a lot of money. In order for your Sony Playstation 3 game console to be able to run all games - licensed, downloaded, and amateur programs, it needs to be flashed. And it’s best to flash it with custom firmware. Custom firmware is a version of the firmware modified by a user or group of users. You can install this firmware yourself. All you need is time and following certain steps.

To flash your PS3 you must have the following items: the Sony Playstation 3 console itself with official software 3.55 or lower and a flash drive with the FAT32 file system. Instead of a flash drive, you can use any other drive that has this file system.

First of all, you will need to check the software version of your set-top box. This is quite easy to do. Come to "Setting"PS3. Next, search and click on the item"System settings".

Then in the window that opens, look for and click on the item "System information".

After clicking on it, a window will appear indicating the PS3 software version. If it meets the requirements stated above, then you can safely proceed with the firmware.

Now you will need your flash drive. Check her file system again. It must be FAT32. If everything is normal, then create a folder in the root of the flash drive called "PS3". After that, in this folder, create a folder that you want to call "UPDATED". After this, you will need to download the archive with the official update for PS3.

Next, unzip the archive and find and copy the official firmware file in it PS3UPDAT.PUP to folder UPDATED, which is located in the folder PS3. After that, connect the flash drive to the console. Next in the menu "System update"search and select item"Updating from storage media".

After these steps, the set-top box will begin updating. After the update is complete, your set-top box will turn off. Turn it on and check the software version. It should now be version 3.55. All this had to be done if the software version on your console was not 3.55. Now you can install custom firmware.

Again, take a flash drive that uses the FAT32 system, and again create a folder in the root folder "PS3", and in it a folder "UPDATED". Then follow the link to download the firmware and unzip it. And again copy the file PS3UPDAT.PUP to folder UPDATEDlocated in the folder PS3. After that, connect the flash drive to the console. After this, completely turn off the power to the set-top box and then turn the power back on again.

Then hold down the power button of the set-top box for 30 seconds. During this time it will turn on and off. After this, you again need to press and hold the power button. After this, the console should beep twice. When you hear this, release the button. Your console should boot into recovery mode.

Now you will need to connect the joystick to the console and press the PS button. After that, select "System update". Once updated, the console will reboot again and then go to the menu "Game" you should see the following: "Iinstall package files" And "/app_home/PS3_GAME".

Well, the final step of all this will be to download and install a manager for launching games on this firmware version. Copy the downloaded file to the root of your flash drive and paste it into the PS3. Next, go to the console menu "Games", then "Install Package Files". And set the cross on the joystick here "multiMAN"If you've done everything correctly, you'll be able to enjoy games on your custom PS3 right away.

How to flash PS3

Download the archive with the official update for PS3 for free

Download Firmware for PS3 for free

Download Manager for launching games for free