I have an R3 PS3 but I usually buy R1 games. Can I update my ps3's firware via disc using a R1 game?

you could always download the R1 firmware off Sony's site and see what happens

what is r1?

region 1

OT

you can,all firmware are the same so don't worry

i don't understand the connection :| you probably need a game with the recent firmware

he meant if he has a PS3 with region 1,could he update the firmware with Region 3 game which would have region 3 firmware

Region 1?

@snakenobi

Thanks. i'm currently on 3.42 and GT5 requires 3.50. Hopefully, when I buy GT5 it'll have a firmware update included

@everyone wondering what R1 and R3 is

R1 - Region 1 (as Snakeonobi pointed out) or NTSC - U, or US version

R3 - Region 3 or NTSC -J, or Japan/HK (hong kong) version

R2 - Region 2 or PAL, or Euro Version

So to elaborate, I have a HK version PS3 and was asking if a US version game with firmware update will be safe to use to update my PS3's firmware. Which snakenobi kindly pointed out already.

I recommend just playing it safe and getting your PS3's Region firmware from the official site or directly with the PS3. Avoid upgrading from disc from different regions all together.

i use to update directly with the PS3 but some time ago all my downloads wouldn't install. Every single demo i downloaded always had an error when installing at 14%. Game updates also wouldnt install and would also get an error at 14%. I think it all started when I updated to 3.41. I downloaded 3.42 directly from playstation asia usingmy laptop and updated via usp(which took more than a day..yes, my internet is that crapy) and thought that thatw ould fix the problem. Unfortunately, it didnt.

And even more recently, whenever i try to connect my ps3 to the internetz I get a DNS error. It use to work really well in the past, but ever since 3.4x firware updates i've had a lot of probelms with networking, psn ownloads and the likes.

I dont feel like downloading a 100 mp firmware update for x number of days especially during the xmas season wherein my connection speed goes from crapy to just plain horrible.