In the golden era of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) custom firmware (CFW) scene, few things caused as much excitement—and frustration—as the release of major AAA titles. The 2013 reboot of Tomb Raider , developed by Crystal Dynamics, was a landmark release that redefined Lara Croft for a new generation. However, for users running older Custom Firmware (CFW), specifically the ubiquitous 3.55 firmware, the game was initially unplayable.

Some users report audio desync in cutscenes with this method. Method 1 is more stable.

This paper outlines the technical context and installation procedures for applying the 3.55 Firmware Fix to the PAL version of Tomb Raider (2013) on the PlayStation 3 , specifically for the media ID Executive Summary

When users searched for "BLES01834 3.55 fix," they were typically looking for a pre-packaged folder of these modified files to drag and drop into their /dev_hdd0/game/BLES01834/ directory.

Now go climb that radio tower and survive the island of Yamatai—on your vintage 3.55 PS3.

The refers to a historical software patch used in the PlayStation 3 homebrew scene to allow the 2013 reboot of Tomb Raider to run on consoles stuck on Custom Firmware (CFW) 3.55 .