How to Bypass "COD4" 1.40 on the PS3

One of the first updates released for “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare” on the PS3 was update 1.40. This update addressed some game-play hiccups and fixed a few bugs, but most of the problems addressed by the update are very rarely experienced by players. If you installed update 1.40 for “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare” but now want to bypass the update to play the original, non-updated game, you will have to go to the Game Data Utility and delete it. Once deleted, you can still play the game normally.

Instructions

1. Turn on your PS3 console and a controller and scroll over to the “Game” menu. Select the “Game Data Utility” from the drop-down menu and scroll down to the “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare” list item.

2. Navigate to the “Updates” section of the page and then scroll to “Game Update 1.40.” In some PS3 systems all game updates are combined into one file, so if this is the case select the “Game Update” file.

3. Click on the “Delete” option in the "File Details" page that opens up and then confirm the operation.

4. Load the “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare” game disc in your PS3. Update 1.40 will now be bypassed and the original, non-updated game will start up.

References

• PlayStation Manuals: Game Category / Game Data Utility
• “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare” Instruction Booklet; Activision Publishing