Confused if the games that were installed in my ps3 are were in pkg format or not

[Xdqwerty]

You see, my ps3 was bought second-hand and it already came modded and it had several games in it, however I doubt these games were in pkg format since normally games in pkg format require HEN to be enabled in order to open them, and I dont need to enable HEN in order to run the already-included games. And I dont know if they are iso games since those dont appear on the xmb unless mounted.

 

[BigOnYa]

Use a file explorer and look at your files on the HD to see.

 

[Xdqwerty]

Use a file explorer and look at your files on the HD to see.

They appear installed as if they were pkg games

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as in, folders with the game's id or smh like that

 

[BigOnYa]

"PS3 Games", "Games", or "ISO" folders will have the game files. Check there.

 

[Xdqwerty]

"PS3 Games", "Games", or "ISO" folders will have the game files. Check there.

I recall checking the "games" folder

 

[RAHelllord]

Is the PS3 running persistent custom firmware? In which case you wouldn't need to enable HEN first. Alternatively some, or all, of those games might have been bought digitally by the previous owner and thus don't need an entry point to be played.

 

[BigOnYa]

 

[Xdqwerty]

Is the PS3 running persistent custom firmware? In which case you wouldn't need to enable HEN first. Alternatively some, or all, of those games might have been bought digitally by the previous owner and thus don't need an entry point to be played.

It has ps3hen

 

[NiQ1]

You see, my ps3 was bought second-hand and it already came modded and it had several games in it, however I doubt these games were in pkg format since normally games in pkg format require HEN to be enabled in order to open them, and I dont need to enable HEN in order to run the already-included games. And I dont know if they are iso games since those dont appear on the xmb unless mounted.

If you install retail games from pkg and properly import the license rap files and convert them to rif then the game appears as though it's been installed through the store and therefore will work even without CFW / HEN.
Homebrew on the other hand, does not have a digital signature using Sony's keys (AFAIK we don't have them), so Cobra is needed in order to have the PS3 accept fake signatures.

 

[Xdqwerty]

If you install retail games from pkg and properly import the license rap files and convert them to rif then the game appears as though it's been installed through the store and therefore will work even without CFW / HEN.
Homebrew on the other hand, does not have a digital signature using Sony's keys (AFAIK we don't have them), so Cobra is needed in order to have the PS3 accept fake signatures.

I convert rap files to rif through apollo save tool and the games the rap files are for still need hen to be enabled in order to open

 

[Xdqwerty]

I've now heard of "NO-HAN" pkg files; a type of pkg files that dont require hen to be enabled in order to open them and that those are made converting iso files and jb folders into pkg, but idk what program do I use to do that

 

[BigOnYa]

I've now heard of "NO-HAN" pkg files; a type of pkg files that dont require hen to be enabled in order to open them and that those are made converting iso files and jb folders into pkg, but idk what program do I use to do that

Why tho, just enable HEN (takes 10 seconds) then play any file type game.

 

[MarioWithGun]

You see, my ps3 was bought second-hand and it already came modded and it had several games in it, however I doubt these games were in pkg format since normally games in pkg format require HEN to be enabled in order to open them, and I dont need to enable HEN in order to run the already-included games. And I dont know if they are iso games since those dont appear on the xmb unless mounted.

Wow! Thats quite rare to have bought a secondhand ps3 modded!