How to Play New PS3 Games without Updating the System Firmware:

There is an exploit which will enable you to play new PS3 games without updating your system firmware. This is preferable because if you are on cfw or ofw 3.55 and you want to jailbreak your PS3, but you buy a new game which requires updating. Or you are on 4.11 and you're waiting for the jailbreak (like me!) and you don't want to update.
Many PS3 discs download the update from the internet when you start the game but some PS3 gaems also contain the update file within the disc. To prevent updating the system firmware you need:

1. The .TIF exploit.
2. A game that runs on your old (and current) firmware (probably a game which came with your PS3).
3. A new game that requires updating (of course!).
4. A USB or memory stick.

Download the .TIF exploit here:

PS3_Tif_Exploit.zip

Steps:

1. Extract the .rar file wherever you want.
2. Make a folder inside your USB or memory stick called 'PHOTOS' (without quotations).
3. Copy the 'PS3 Tif Exploit.tif' file into the PHOTOS folder inside your USB.
4. Then just follow the video below: