PS3 Homebrew Thread

Apr 2, 2009
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We don't condone piracy, none of what is available in this thread will allow it.

What you need

PS3 on stock 3.55 firmware
Custom Firmware

How to Jailbreak PlayStation 3 on 3.55

Step 1: Plug a USB stick into your computer
Step 2: Download PS3UPDAT.PUP file.
Step 3: Create folder PS3 and then create folder UPDATE inside it.
Step 4: Unzip Jailbreak.zip to PS3UPDAT.PUP and put PS3UPDAT.PUP file in /PS3/UPDATE/ folder of your USB drive.
Step 5: Connect the USB device and select “System Update.”
Step 6: Choose Update via Storage Media
Step 7: It will say it found Version 3.55-jb
Step 8: Choose OK
Step 9: Accept Conditions and Install Update
Step 10: Power up your PS3 (You will have to do it on the console and not by the controller)
Voila!! You PS3 console on firmware 3.55 is jailbroken now

How to install Packages on Jailbroken PS3 3.55

Step 1: Plug your USB stick into your computer
Step 2: Drop file into the root of the USB stick
Step 3: Plug your USB stick into your PS3
Step 4: Navigate to the Game Tab
Step 5: Choose Install Package Files

Available Homebrew

Emulators:
SNES9x PS3 v.4.4.3 (About)
Mednafen v.3.55 (About)
Genesis Plus GX PS3 v1.2 (About)
Final Burn Alpha Multi-Arcade Emulator (About)
FCeu NES (About)
VBA (About)

Games:

Doom Port

Code:
The hardcoded controls are:
D-PAD: Navigate menus.
LEFT STICK: Move your character.
RIGHT STICK: Turn your character.
START: Bring up or exit the menu.
SELECT: Bring up or exit the auto-map. (while in game)
L1/R1: Strafe left/right.
L2: Use button. (open doors, activate lifts, exit the intermission screen, etc.)
R2: Attack button.
CROSS: Select an option from the menus.
CIRCLE: Go back to the previous menu / change gamma correction setting.
SQUARE: Use for YES in menus and cycle to previous weapon in game.
TRIANGLE: Use for NO in menus and cycle to next weapon in game.


Tools:

FTP Server
Comgenie's Awesome File Manager

Stuff Being Worked On:

Dreamcast Emulator
Wii Emulator - this is a ways off
DS Emulator

Stuff Never Happening:

ps2 emulation on hardware without ps2 chip at a playable framerate

taken from neogaf
 
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