This article is for educational purposes regarding homebrew software on jailbroken consoles. Always respect copyright laws and only download games you own physically or have licenses for via NoPayStation standards. Need the latest TSV URLs? Check the r/ps3homebrew wiki or the official NoPayStation browser. Happy gaming.
Because special characters ( ★ , ! , 0-9 ) sort before letters ( A-Z ), your “Pinned” repo will appear at the top of the PKGi sidebar or main menu. Below is a professionally curated config.txt designed to maximize speed and prioritization. Copy this directly into your file. Notice how the top of the file contains the rarest content.
Remember:
# This repository will show up FIRST url http://my-private-server.com/hot_new_games.tsv url http://nps.ps3.all/games.tsv This shows up LAST url http://archive.old.games/complete.tsv
Here is the secret technique used by power users to pin content to the : Technique 1: The Naming Prefix Trick You cannot change PKGi’s core sorting logic without recompiling, but you can trick it. In your config.txt , define a content_name filter. pkgi ps3 configtxt top
# PKGi PS3 Config File - OPTIMIZED FOR TOP LOADING # Last Updated: 2026 db_name [!!! VIP - RARE EXPORTS !!!] url https://nopaystation.com/tsv/PS3_DLC.tsv ---- PRIORITY 2: PS1 & PS2 Classics (High demand) ---- db_name [!!! PS2 CLASSICS ON PS3 !!!] url https://nopaystation.com/tsv/PS2_Classics.tsv ---- PRIORITY 3: Full NPS Library (Alphabetical starts here) ---- db_name [000 - NPS Master Library] url https://nopaystation.com/tsv/PS3_GAMES.tsv ---- PRIORITY 4: Bonus - PSP Remasters ---- db_name [PSP Remasters] url https://nopaystation.com/tsv/PSP_GAMES.tsv ---- SYSTEM: Updates (Keep at bottom, always) ---- db_name [ZZZ - Game Updates] url https://nopaystation.com/tsv/PS3_UPDATES.tsv
Now, go build your ultimate config.txt . Put those rare PS2 Classics, obscure DLCs, and day-one patches exactly where they belong—right at the top, ready to install. This article is for educational purposes regarding homebrew
The PlayStation 3 hacking scene has seen many revolutionary tools, but few have changed the landscape of digital game archival as much as PKGi . For the uninitiated, PKGi (PlayStation Kernel Grabber integrated) is a homebrew application that turns your jailbroken PS3 (CFW or HEN) into a direct download store for thousands of backup games, DLCs, and updates.