How to: Install and change fonts on your PS3 (by gokumert)
Note from Wololo: This tutorial was initially published by /Talk member gokumert, as part of our monthly tutorial contest. Gokumert won the best PS3 tutorial prize in January (a $10 PSN Code) for his entry. You can find the original post here.
Through this tutorial I will show you how to install up to 3 different fonts of your choice on your PS3. You can then choose one of the three fonts simply from the XMB.
You will need:
- A PS3 in any CFW
- A USB key
- Multiman installed on your PS3
- TTF format fonts that you can find on specialized websites
1) Choose your font:
Start by selecting one font (you can choose up to three fonts) that must be in TTF format.
The size of the font you choose is important : too small they will be unreadable, and too large or too focused downward or upward they will exceed their locations.
2) Rename your fonts:
Once your choice is made, it is time to rename them to replace the default fonts in the XMB: Original, Round and Pop.
These three policies correspond to three files in this folder:
“Dev_flash \ data \ font”
These three fonts are associated with their three TTF files:
-Original : file name:
SCE-PS3-RD-R-LATIN2.TTF
-Rounded : file name:
SCE-PS3-SR-R-LATIN2.TTF
-Pop: file name:
SCE-PS3-VR-R-LATIN2.TTF
Now rename your fonts in the same format of these files.
3) Replace Fonts
Copy the fonts you renamed on a USB formatted in FAT32.
Start Multiman with the option “Enable writing to dev_flash” enabled.
In Multiman file manager go to this location:
dev_blind \ data \ font
Copy the fonts located on your USB to this location.
Once replaced, simply return to the XMB and if all went well you can see your new font (s) on your XMB in the menu:
Settings> Theme Settings> Font
Enjoy !!!
These tutorials these days :facepalm:
In my book there are two types of people when it comes to the tutorial contests:
1) those who submitted a tutorial
2) those who didn’t
People in the second category have not earned the right to criticize the work of people in the first category.
Finished Him!!! 🙂
nailed it wololo
Can I use comic sans ?
Not sure if this is worse then “FIRST” but it’s pretty horrible nonetheless.
Why do people hate comic sans anyway?
lol maybe some wing wings action heck yes. at least this comment was half way entertaining rather than a ‘first’ 0_o
wing dings*
secound :-“
Oh comon; at least give us a decent screenshot of what it could look like in the end 😛
Great post. sure is useful.
you can do it with ps3xport.
Nice to know. 🙂 Can anyone recommend a good font for this purpose? If not much of a hassle, a screenshots will be great! XD
I am shocked to see this up. I meant my comment. Who deletes comments that don’t violate a community of gamers like myself. Anyway this tut is not bad but it isn”t the first time someone did this type of explaining. You could make a video which more would like and would be a first insteading if writing it like i have on different forums.
typo error apologies.
Waits for the I killed me ps3 threads
I can’t find multiman on my ps3 store, any help??? Maybe this app is renamed nowadays and i need to search for sth else?????? And another thing i tried, i used the sendspace link to download the app, but i can’t get it to work on my ps3 because it is stored on my fat32 flash drive… :-/
you need a jailbroken ps3