How to Burn Games for PlayStation 3 Consoles

January 25, 2026

Come masterizzare giochi per console PlayStation 3

With the old PlayStation 1 and 2 mods we were always used to burning our games without much trouble. It is a very different story on a PS3 modded with custom firmware, which lets you launch games from the internal and external hard drive (in my opinion far more convenient than having lots of Blu-ray discs lying around the house).

And what if I told you that you can now use burned games on your PS3? Would you believe me?

If you don't believe me, keep reading and you'll be amazed, I promise!

Thanks to developer Deank, who devotes his time to us, it is now possible to burn PSX, PS2,PS3 games and use them on our PS3 modded with custom firmware.

Of course, many PS3 games won't fit on blank DVDs, as many need more space than a DVD offers, so we will have to use Blu-ray discs.

It may sound strange, but all you have to do is download the stage2.bin file at the bottom of the page, choosing between the version for REBUG, FERROX and the one for HABIB. Obviously you must choose the version matching the custom firmware installed on your console. If you have installed the FERROX CFW, download the stage2 for FERROX, otherwise you risk bricking the console.

If you don't follow my advice and brick your console, you can recover it by contacting the ConsoleModding.it team and purchasing the PS3 unbrick service.

Tested media

Here are the discs that developer Deank has tested and confirmed working:

PS3 - DVD-R SL / DL
PS2 - DVD-R & CD-R
PS1 - CD-R
AVCHD discs - DVD-R SL / DL
DVD-Video - DVD-R
Data disc - DVD-R & CD-R

CFW compatibility

REBUG 4.81 COBRA 7.51 (REX and D-REX)
FERROX 4.81 COBRA 7.50
HABIB 4.81 COBRA 7.50

Installing STAGE2.BIN on REBUG REX and D-REX CFW

Download the file you need at the bottom of the page, matching your CFW version.
Now launch multiMAN on the PS3. In the Settings column scroll down to the last entry, the option to Enable Write Access to dev_flash. Enable it!
Now, using the multiMAN File Manager or via FTP, copy the stage2.cex or stage2.dex you just downloaded into the directory: dev_blind/rebug/cobra/HERE! You will find the original stage2 there. Make a copy and keep it safe, just in case.
Done: restart the console and you'll have the new feature!

Installing STAGE2.BIN on FERROX and/or HABIB CFW

Download the file you need at the bottom of the page, matching your CFW version.
Now launch multiMAN on the PS3. In the Settings column scroll down to the last entry, the option to Enable Write Access to dev_flash. Enable it!
Now, using the multiMAN File Manager or via FTP, copy the stage2.bin you just downloaded into the directory: dev_blind/sys/HERE! You will find the original stage2.bin there. Make a copy and keep it safe, just in case.
Done: restart the console and you'll have the new feature!

Requirements

The only requirement is to burn the disc from a game in ISO or folder format, using genps3iso

PS3 games can be burned to CD-R, DVD-R SL/DL, BD-R SL/DL, BD-RE.
There is no need to use a backup manager to launch burned games: insert the disc and play.