TUTORIAL - Launch PSN Games from multiMAN

Published on 06-03-2012 02:19 PM

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You may remember lat month Jay-Jay shared a tutorial on how to get PSN covers showing in multiMAN, but could not get the games to launch. Well, PSX-SCENE member sealhealy has shared with us a great new, involving launching your PSN Game from multiMAN. The process is simple enough to follow, and most of the games test have worked. I am sure many users will be happy with this information.

Launch PSN Games from multiman like any other PS3 backup:

1. Install your PSN package game like you normally would
2. In multiman go into file manager and navigate to /dev_hdd0/game
3. Find the corresponding game folder to the game you just installed eg. 'Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell HD' = NPEB00527
4. Copy this folder to your USB game folder /dev_usb000/GAMES
5. Now rename the copied folder to something meaningful eg./dev_usb000/GAMES/NPEB00527 becomes /dev_usb000/GAMES/[Splinter Cell HD]-NPEB00527
6. Inside the [Splinter Cell HD]-NPEB00527 folder create a new folder called PS3_GAME eg. /dev_usb000/GAMES/[Splinter Cell HD]-NPEB00527/PS3_GAME
7. Now move all files inside /dev_usb000/GAMES/[Splinter Cell HD]-NPEB00527/ into the PS3_GAME folder.
8. Go back to your Game list and refresh it, the new game will appear
9. Mount the game
10. When kicked back to XMB start the game from App_home not the disc icon

Notes:
-You don't always need to copy all files sometimes just creating the file structure and copying the eboot.bin and param.sfo is enough.
-I also think the reverse maybe true for some other games that don't work copying only eboot.bin eg. leave behind only eboot.bin param.sfo TROPDIR in the /dev_hdd0/game folder.
-Creating a shadow copy of the USRDIR may also work? edit:Nope

Please note I'm on TB CFW but I'm fairly sure it will work on any FW that hasn't had App_home removed from the XMB

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17 Comments

the-green - 06-03-2012, 02:46 PM
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This is just awesome !! thank you man

jayfunk - 06-03-2012, 02:59 PM
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Do this mean we have to place the game on 2 drive's internal and external or can you just delete it from internal hdd and play from external?

x3angel - 06-03-2012, 03:52 PM
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Will this ONLY work with PSN Games keyed with 3.55 & under or & will this work with recent PSN games/DEMO's on the new REBUG 3.55 PSN access 4.11 spoofer? Answers are much appreciated and thanks in advance!

sealhealy - 06-03-2012, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by x3angel

Will this ONLY work with PSN Games keyed with 3.55 & under or & will this work with recent PSN games/DEMO's on the new REBUG 3.55 PSN access 4.11 spoofer? Answers are much appreciated and thanks in advance!

I don't think any PSN games with 3.60+ keys work on CFW so yeah 3.55 only.
I haven't tested the online ability yet, will do today and get back to you.

sealhealy - 06-03-2012, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by jayfunk

Do this mean we have to place the game on 2 drive's internal and external or can you just delete it from internal hdd and play from external?

You install the game as normal from the XMB either to internal or external (using extGameData tool) then setup the correct file structure in your GAMES folder and copy the eboot.bin and param.sfo files. If you install to external you must set the ext game data flag for the game in Multiman.
If you later delete the PSN game from XMB it will fail to work from multiman, even if you manually copied all the files to the correct folder in /game.

barelynotlegal - 06-03-2012, 08:21 PM
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Pretty nice find/work.
not to bash or dis but since mM doesnt load on boot just another step to playing a game right? But very nice when yor looking for a game (i never really look past the mM icon anyways) helps remind us what we have. Lol
Off topic i reallt wanted to try blades of time since i got the demo off psn think i could just slap the tb eboot in there and have a working demo.?

x3angel - 06-03-2012, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by sealhealy

I don't think any PSN games with 3.60+ keys work on CFW so yeah 3.55 only.
I haven't tested the online ability yet, will do today and get back to you.

Thanks! ...yeah let me know about the online...thanks again!

MySNsucks923 - 06-03-2012, 11:45 PM
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So I just tried this and it works. If I format my HDD will I still be able to play my PSN game from a USB that I used this method to back up? Thanks!

aldostools - 06-04-2012, 12:12 AM
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Some PSN games tested that work copying the whole game to external HDD (mounting with mmCM and launching with "★ /app_home/PS3_GAME/"). Just leave the PARAM.SFO, ICON0.PNG and EBOOT.BIN in the internal HDD or just install the PKG for FIX:

Beyond Good & Evil HD [NPEB00435] PSN
Burnout Crash [NPUB30464] PSN
Disney's Bolt [NPUB30556] PSN
FIFA 12 [NPEB00688] PSN
God of War Chains of Olympus HD [NPUA80637] PSN
God of War® Ghost of Sparta HD [NPUA80636] PSN
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean [NPEB00654] PSN

Jay-Jay - 06-04-2012, 01:28 AM
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This is great! I plan tomorrow (Monday) to add a new column to this chart found here: http://psx-scene.com/forums/f187/com...ta-tool-99823/ (Compatibility List: Playing PSN Games on a USB HDD w/gameDATA Tool)

To check the PSN games that launch directly using this tutorial. If you can all go to that link and list the games that work with this direct launch method, I would appreciate, so I can start checking which PSN games are compatible. Thanks!

IcEmAn2012 - 06-04-2012, 02:17 PM
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i have this tut since 1 year in my thread

Boot PKG method:

★ Special Tut (PKG to DISC --> modifiziertes PS3 BACKUP) ★

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God of War - Ghost of Sparta HD (Vorgehensweise)

1. God.of.War.Ghost.of.Sparta.HD.PSN.PS3-DUPLEX.NPUA80636.Install.1.pkg / ...Install.2.pkg / ...Install.3.and.Crack.pkg installieren
2. mit Multiman (file manager) den kompletten Ordner "NPUA80636" (von /dev_hdd0/game) auf eine externe HDD kopieren
3. installierte PKG's (im XMB) löschen
4. Bearbeitung: NPUA80636
a) Ordnerstruktur erstellen: NPUA80636 --> PS3_GAME --> PS3_UPDATE --> PS3_DISC.SFB
b) PS3_DISC.SFB bearbeiten: NPUA-80636 mit der vorhandenen Game-ID ersetzen
c) kompletten Inhalt von NPUA80636 in --> PS3_GAME kopieren
--> Backup ist fertig
6. NPUA80636 in GAMEZ (ext. hdd) kopieren
7. Ordner (NPUA80636) erstellen
a) Inhalt aus NPUA80636/PS3_GAME (bis auf USRDIR) (vom fertigen Backup) in NPUA80636 kopieren
b) jetzt in NPUA80636 einen leeren Ordner (USRDIR) erstellen und nur die EBOOT.BIN da rein kopieren
c) diesen erstellten Ordner (NPUA80636) nun auf die interne unter /dev_hdd0/game/ kopieren
8. XMB BOOT PKG installieren
9. Game über's XMB mounten und über /app_home/PS3_GAME/ starten

Work without mm, from ext. hdd:

LEGO_Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_BACKUP_EUR_JB_3.60_P S3 (NPEB00654)
Child_of_Eden_BACKUP_EUR_JB_3.70_PS3 (NPEB00649)
God_of_War_Chains_of_Olympus_HD_BACKUP_EUR_JB_3.66 _PS3 (NPUA80637)
God_of_War_Ghost_of_Sparta_HD_BACKUP_EUR_JB_3.66_P S3 (NPUA80636)
Resident_Evil_Code_Veronica_BACKUP_US_JB_3.55_PS3 (NPUB30467)
Dead_Space_Extraction_BACKUP_EUR_JB_3.55_PS3 (NPUB30337)

STLcardsWS - 06-06-2012, 07:47 PM
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So this will only work for external games, wont work on internal?

Have tons of space on internal, but external not much...

IcEmAn2012 - 06-08-2012, 12:14 AM
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no, this tut is for pkg games. work intern and extern but not for all games, i don't use multiman or any other bum for my backups. pkg --> ps3 backup

sealhealy - 06-08-2012, 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by aldostools

Some PSN games tested that work copying the whole game to external HDD (mounting with mmCM and launching with "★ /app_home/PS3_GAME/"). Just leave the PARAM.SFO, ICON0.PNG and EBOOT.BIN in the internal HDD or just install the PKG for FIX:

Nice tip I hadn't thought of just installing the fix pkg.

sealhealy - 06-08-2012, 04:14 AM
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Originally Posted by x3angel

Thanks! ...yeah let me know about the online...thanks again!

Only one i've tested and found to work online so far is Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD, managed to find some online games on the servers so yeah some must work online. I can't really test anymore at the moment.

sealhealy - 06-08-2012, 04:18 AM
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Originally Posted by IcEmAn2012

no, this tut is for pkg games. work intern and extern but not for all games, i don't use multiman or any other bum for my backups. pkg --> ps3 backup

I'm thinking of trying it that way myself but I think there are just too many games that won't work that way. Also I like using reactpsn for DLC and I don't know if the DLC will work with the whole pkg approach. If only we could autoboot Multiman from startup.

MateoGodlike - 05-01-2013, 04:57 PM
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Far.Cry.3.Blood.Dragon.NPUB31142. Does Not work.

Also note that I have tried to make this Boot from MultiMAN and it gives an error the game could not be started. Normally most PSN Games can be made compatible with the PS3 File structure but some do not work. I tried to create a NPUB31142 folder on the Dev_HDD0 and then create a PS3_GAME folder inside of that NPUB31142 folder and then replace all the files from Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon inside of that PS3_GAME folder. This will give me the icon in MultiMAN, Set Permissions and then boot to XMB. Then the icon will come up replacing app_home and then when you try to load it won't give.