A robust tools collection allows you to perform tasks that Sony never intended, such as dumping your NAND/NOR memory, resigning game backups, or resurrecting a console stuck in a boot loop.

: Essential for checking console compatibility and installing Custom Firmware (CFW).

PUP files are Sony’s encrypted update packages. Using unpup and make_pup_npdrm , you can inspect and rebuild them.

For those with "phat" models or early "slim" models (specifically NAND-based consoles), the sky is the limit. The PS3 tools collection for these users includes: