How to Make PS3 CFW Games Work on Any PlayStation 3 OFW Guide

Following the PS3 Game Backups on OFW 4.70 guide, this method by me (Hibatullah Albatawy on YouTube) details how to make PS3 CFW games work on any PlayStation 3 OFW with a summary from @djurist located HERE.

Note that it needs two units of PS3 the CFW as the master and OFW as the target.

STEPS:

1. download GAME_CONVERT.rar
2. extract it to C:, it will be PS3>Game Convert>Convert.bat and make_npdata.exe
3. copy any PS3_GAME that have LICDIR folder in it, if it doesn't have then you have to find it yourself with LIC.DAT Generator online http://jonnysp.bplaced.net/lic.php#
4. paste it inside Game Convert folder, it will be PS3_GAME, Convert.bat, make_npdata.exe
5. double click Convert.bat, type NPxxxxxx, these x are your retail game id. for instance, the game id is BLES12345, then you must type NPEB12345.
6. wait untill it finishes its job
7. make a glass of hot cocoa
8. when it's done, you can see a new folder exist.
9. download the patch update for that game (BLES12345) and extract it. put the eboot.bin out of it. place it in NPEB12345/USRDIR/
10. create a folder named TEST on an external HDD (FAT 32)
11. copy NPEB12345 and BLES12345 (the extracted patch update), paste it into folder TEST.
12. on PS3 CFW 4.81, copy the two files into dev_hdd0/game..
13. do Rebuild Database
14. the game will be shown in XMB
15. turn on PS3 OFW 4.81 and plug an ethernet cable and connect it to PS3 CFW one.
16. on CFW, go to Settings> System Settings> Data Transfer Utitlity> pick number 1> say no> say no> waiting for transfer> enter
17. on OFW do the same way, but pick number 2, just wait till it gets questions for asking to format, hit yes and yes.
18. and transferring, happy waiting
19. drink your no longer hot cocoa
20. profit

TESTED GAMES:

• Listing Of Working PS3 CFW Games on PlayStation 3 OFW

 

[albatawy]

All this from normal person point of view is , you need console with CFW if you have one what's the point of this craziness.

stop whining, and grow up...!

this is pointless for you, because you live all by yourself, no friends, no family, no lover and no body knows that you exist. so no one can lend you a cfw ps3 unit.

 

[SorenAlke]

linked list loading parent pointer. theres already a nice repo that explains the "donor"
part of using console 2 console loading from cfw games->ofw

 

[GrimDoe]

@albatawy
Great Work !
This would be cool if
We could mimic a CFW over To a OFW to converted into a CFW but that may break things up lol ?
All in all thanks for sharing
and thank you

 

[sorapsx]

can someone help me? nba 2k17 & nba 2k16 give's me black screen only?

i tried minecraft & terria both working.

 

[foage]

hey sooo I did all the steps until step 14 because I don't have a OFW PS3 (YET) and the game showed up on XMB and all but when I run it on my CFW ps3 I get a black screen (I think this is a good sign because the patch update that I downloaded says it's only OFW compatible soo just asking for help until I get a ofw PS3

PS: hey @albatawy you might want to post your tutorial over at wololo's (unless you signed an exclusivity contract with @PSXHAX) you might get a chance to win 10$ or 20$ (the least your effort deserves) : http://wololo.net/talk/viewforum.php?f=67

 

[mauriziokpr]

can we extract the eboot from the updates in the cfw ps3 i mean if we download the patchs when start a game conected to the internet when the patch is installed of any game?

 

[PLAYER 1]

can we extract the eboot from the updates in the cfw ps3 i mean if we download the patchs when start a game conected to the internet when the patch is installed of any game?

Yes, no matter the way you get them.

hey sooo I did all the steps until step 14 because I don't have a OFW PS3 (YET) and the game showed up on XMB and all but when I run it on my CFW ps3 I get a black screen (I think this is a good sign because the patch update that I downloaded says it's only OFW compatible soo just asking for help until I get a ofw PS3
PS: hey @albatawy you might want to post your tutorial over at wololo's (unless you signed an exclusivity contract with @PSXHAX) you might get a chance to win 10$ or 20$ (the least your effort deserves) : http://wololo.net/talk/viewforum.php?f=67

This system is very old, so, if you know how to look for it , you will find it anywhere.
Did you signed a contract with wololo??? This is PSXHAX.
Even if your converted game runs on cfw (mandatory), DOESNT MEAN it will run on ofw.

 

[foage]

@PLAYER 1 I don't get what are you talking about what system is old??

I was just kidding about the contract thing

so the game has to run on CFW PS3 also thanks

 

[PLAYER 1]

@PLAYER 1 I don't get what are you talking about what system is old??
I was just kidding about the contract thing
so the game has to run on CFW PS3 also thanks

This method is just an old new method.

 

[foage]

@PLAYER 1 hahaha now I get it but it worked only on 4.70 OFW I think but now it works on all OFWs