PS3HEN Is there any way to downsize some ps3 games?

[aldostools]

I was just wondering how can we tell if the game is checking for files integrity .

I have found a file called PS3TOC.TXT in some games such as Batman Arkham Origins , Dishonored , Enslaved Odyssey to the West , Borderlands the Pre-sequel , Bioshosk Infinite .. could this be it ?

I also found a file called disc_check in Blur .

Or is it something in the EBOOT that is checking ?

Only a few games check for file integrity... most of them basically check that the file exists (even if it's a 0 byte) or the file size (e.g. PS3TOC.TXT).
If the game has a PS3TOC.TXT, you can edit it and the game will accept the changes.

A rule of the thumb is: Never delete the english files and always replace the ripped files with a dummy (0 byte or 1 frame movie).

The PS3_UPDATE can be removed safely... although I prefer to replace the PUP with a dummy file.

 

[timmytats]

Is there any way to downsize some ps3 games?
type some way to compress so oupar not so much space wanted to record some games on dvd dl

You can fully edit the bik files so you could downscale it to chop a fair chunk of the size

 

[GamerAddict]

Back in the psp dsys, i used to compress my iso backups to cso images. Is this possible with ps3?

 

[witek-pl]

I installed again some games lately because of new bigger hdd instaled. But this time i manually deleted other unwanted language files (I still use HAN and again created pkg and resigned games). My regio is poland so for partial localized i keept ENG/BASE files for fully localized i delete all except my regio. For some games i saved 2 or 4GB disc space for others hundreds MB. Every games working so far...

Some examples:
spec ops PAL
1302 files 594 MB
need for speed rivals PAL
14files 540 MB
Remember Me 995 files 556MB PAL
Infamous 2 + patch PAL
42 files 4,548GB
batllefield 4 + patch PAL
96 files 2.262GB
Skate 3 PAL
10 files 845 MB

 

[RinMaru90]

PS3RIP.exe does the ripping process automatically... it rips PS3_UPDATE, create the dummy files for the files selected in the pattern file and move the replaced file to another folder to allow restore it in case the rip don't work.

Almost all my games are ripped to ENGLISH+SPANISH and they work without issues. Other language combinations can be selected.

TIP: In almost all U/E games, english should not be deleted.

TIP2: Some games like Uncharted can be ripped more if PSARC files are unpacked

TIp3: Some movies should be replaced with dummy movies (1 frame) not dummy files (0 bytes).

Is there a way to do this FROM the PS3 to trim down installs on the internal storage? I have PS3HEN on a SuperSlim but ill have EvilNAT soon on a Slim

 

[TonyClifton]

Anyone know if .pam are possible to rip? VGMToolbox can extract its contents which you can then convert and downsize but I couldn't find any info on how to recreate the .pam file again, except for that tutorial on consolemods for ICON1.PAM.

I do remember shrinking a few games though like Motorstorm 1 and 2, also Mass Effect series and a few others, like Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions, I believe the folder called "videop" is a sort of duplicate for whatever reason, maybe for people on SD TVs dunno, I turned all the files inside that folder into dummy files and works fine.

EDIT: Nevermind, I think I might've found how to do it, I'm now trying to see if it actually works, I used this little guide btw https://nenkai.github.io/gt-modding-hub/ps3/movies/#requirements which is basically the same thing as the one from console mods.