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

 

[WalangAlam]

@albatawy I honestly dont know what to do. where will i get the tropdir that will replace the tropdir in the converted p5?

 

[albatawy]

@albatawy I honestly dont know what to do. where will i get the tropdir that will replace the tropdir in the converted p5?

do not convert the jap version, you only need three files from it, EBOOT.BIN and TROPDIR and its PATCH UPDATE. take those two files (EBOOT & TROPDIR) to the US version after conversion.

 

[Blade]

do not convert the jap version, you only need three files from it, EBOOT.BIN and TROPDIR and its PATCH UPDATE. take those two files (EBOOT & TROPDIR) to the US version after conversion.

Wow, how you manage to have that much patience? Very impressive...

 

[AliAkbar]

do not convert the jap version, you only need three files from it, EBOOT.BIN and TROPDIR and its PATCH UPDATE. take those two files (EBOOT & TROPDIR) to the US version after conversion.

I'm having the same problem with this game. The version I'm trying to convert is BLUS31604 Persona 5 US.

After converting the game using the patch update from BLJM61346, I changed the param in NP folder to match to BL folder, changed the trophy folder from the japanese, the game worked on a jailbroken unit, but the game is asking for a disc after transferring to a legit unit. So I also replace the eboot of the converted game from the original eboot of the japanese version game, but the game won't even load in a jailbroken unit.

Thank you very much for the help, I've been trying to make this game work for a couple of days straight but still failed on my last attempt after replacing the eboot of the converted game from the original eboot of the japanese game.

 

[kakahoho]

@AliAkbar You must use LIC.DAT in LICDIR from BLJM61346 (easy way is hex edit LIC.DAT of any game you have) and convert it to LIC.EDAT (NPJB61346) to avoid disk require in non-jaibroken unit.

Persona 5 load well but will freeze random due the JP eboot load different files in cpks and sometime text will run out of the textbox.

 

[AliAkbar]

@AliAkbar You must use LIC.DAT in LICDIR from BLJM61346 (easy way is hex edit LIC.DAT of any game you have) and convert it to LIC.EDAT (NPJB61346) to avoid disk require in non-jaibroken unit.

Persona 5 load well but will freeze random due the JP eboot load different files in cpks and sometime text will run out of the textbox.

Thank you very much. Will try that now

 

[PLAYER 1]

Im afraid that game could lead to massive bans, too much changes that dont match... I will wait a bit before run this game.

Converting the jap and using eu/us usrdir files its an option, but have to use O as X when screen says the opposite and the small texts upper right will remain jap.

 

[ibn fulan]

my dtu gives an error code 80010038 durin data transfer proccess
cld someone guide me how to fix this plz...

 

[AliAkbar]

@AliAkbar You must use LIC.DAT in LICDIR from BLJM61346 (easy way is hex edit LIC.DAT of any game you have) and convert it to LIC.EDAT (NPJB61346) to avoid disk require in non-jaibroken unit.

Persona 5 load well but will freeze random due the JP eboot load different files in cpks and sometime text will run out of the textbox.

Sorry for the question but how can I hex edit a license? Do i need the LIC.DAT from the version of the game or is there a software I can use to edit the license?

I tried generating a license using the code of the game and use it on a different version (japanese license paste to US) but I always get an error. Same with borderlands pre sequel and ff13 where I have to use a different patch or update.

 

[PSXHAX]

Until he responds, a few things you could try are a hex editor such as WinHex or the PS3 LIC.DAT Generator may also be of use.