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]

Thanks for your reply. I will try this, but I don't think it will work. Which EBOOT should I put on the NPEB folder? I don't think it will work properly.

About the games that doesnt have updates, I am looking for an answer too. Don't know what to do... I saw people writing they managed it to work (Rayman LEgends for example) but didn't say how.

just managed to run Rayman Legends a few seconds ago, and i was filming it. i want to share the trick but i need 2 or 3 more games which have no update to run with this trick..

 

[renderfish]

just managed to run Rayman Legends a few seconds ago, and i was filming it. i want to share the trick but i need 2 or 3 more games which have no update to run with this trick..

BLES02136 J-STARS Victory VS+,
BLUS31535 Dengeki.Bunko.Fighting.Climax
BLES02020 One.Piece.Unlimited.World.Red

 

[albatawy]

I'm still doing test for FUSE and DIRT 1...

 

[Lidor Baum]

I'm still doing test for FUSE and DIRT 1...

Great, but how? haha
Also Dirt Showdown doesn't have an update.
Looking for your trick.
BTW, how did you run SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST? It says the "LOCid disc error" something

 

[albatawy]

Great, but how? haha
Also Dirt Showdown doesn't have an update.
Looking for your trick.
BTW, how did you run SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST? It says the "LOCid disc error" something

@PSXHAX could you show him the thread from @Blade.. thanks

 

[Lidor Baum]

@PSXHAX could you show him the thread from @Blade.. thanks

I saw now the thread from his profile. I will try it. Thank you very much!

Just Cause 2 is freezing on the startup screen even that I installed the game data, do you know what is the problem?

 

[albatawy]

games without updates tested so far:

RAYMAN LEGENDS
DIRT 1
MINECRAFT STORY MODE
FUSE

i think it's enough for me testing this kind of games, i will make a thread of tutorial of how doing this in a couple days.

 

[Lidor Baum]

Is there an option to hide games in the hdd so it won't transfer via the dtu?

i mean, i want to transfer from my 320gb to my 80gb, but even if i put games in meanless folder, it transferring it too. there is a folder that won't transfer, so I won't have to delete games and then copy them back to my cfw?

 

[albatawy]

Is there an option to hide games in the hdd so it won't transfer via the dtu?

i mean, i want to transfer from my 320gb to my 80gb, but even if i put games in meanless folder, it transferring it too. there is a folder that won't transfer, so I won't have to delete games and then copy them back to my cfw?

nope, there's no other way

 

[Lidor Baum]

nope, there's no other way

Thanks. Maybe you can share with us the trick about no-update games? even in 3 words