Homebrew 3DS: ssspwn exploit works on firmware 8.x, Smealum hopes for a release “soon”

[gamesquest1]

well smealum has said he is looking if he can add region free support too....im sure some people will be interested in that, but its kinda like asking stuff like "why the hell do they make barbie games, they are crap".......different strokes for different folks

 

[xBleedingSoulx]

well smealum has said he is looking if he can add region free support too....im sure some people will be interested in that, but its kinda like asking stuff like "why the hell do they make barbie games, they are crap".......different strokes for different folks

I understand that but I mean, what exactly is Homebrew going to bring that people are looking forward to so much? I can see region free support would be great for people who don't pirate but what else will it bring to the table for none-pirates?

 

[gamesquest1]

I understand that but I mean, what exactly is Homebrew going to bring that people are looking forward to so much? I can see region free support would be great for people who don't pirate but what else will it bring to the table for none-pirates?

well it depends on what degree you mean by "non pirates" but you could probably expect to see emulators, possibly a proper 3d movie player....but depending on your view points you could class them as just for pirates

 

[Jayro]

I just want to play MKV files (Anime), and I'll be happy...

 

[fenor]

see it that way. pre-homebrew piracy was a pain in the ass, the mod will simply read the flashcart/cd and that's it. after homebrew started running into the wild we have seen thing like homebrew channel, ftpii and similar utility that allowed you to do a lot of work that required a pc first, plus the develop of homebrew bring new knowledge about the console that will eventually lead to new methods that might be helpful in knowing why a game is not working properly.

consider them two side of the same medal, homebrew bring new functionality to the console, but bring knowledge too.

I just want to play MKV files (Anime), and I'll be happy...

mkv are a strange filetype since it's a container for other formats to do a proper mkv player you need to be able to play
mpeg-2,mpeg-4,wmv,realvideo,flash,theora,x264,vp8. just for the video playback, than there's audio formats and subs formats. for fansub many choose this file type since it's easy to inject the subtitle and disable them with the right option. let's just start with a basic mp3 player before we try to jump in the mkv format hell

 

[Idaho]

That wasn't a rhetorical question meant as an insult, it was a genuine question that I was expecting an answer to.

I'm here for the piracy.

Well if you don't see the point in homebrews, just stick to the piracy threads and don't annoy us by asking stupid questions like we had to convince you that you want homebrews...

 

[IronClouds]

Theoretically, would the 3DS' hardware really be capable of playing .mkv files, though?

 

[Jayro]

mkv are a strange filetype since it's a container for other formats to do a proper mkv player you need to be able to play
mpeg-2,mpeg-4,wmv,realvideo,flash,theora,x264,vp8. just for the video playback, than there's audio formats and subs formats. for fansub many choose this file type since it's easy to inject the subtitle and disable them with the right option. let's just start with a basic mp3 player before we try to jump in the mkv format hell

The 3DS already has an MP3/MP4 player built-in...

 

[Idaho]

The 3DS already has an MP3/MP4 player built-in...

I don't think you really understood what he meant behind this, playing mkv requires a lot of things for audio and video, making a music player would first help to then achieve a good video player, the mp3 player is here but hasnt been made with smea's library and we don't really know how it works, so it doesnt really help us...

 

[jalaneme]

"soon" yeah i've heard that one before, sony say that a lot too.

 

[eriol33]

Could someone explain to me what the big deal is with Homebrew? I mean, why do people feel so strongly about it and want the 3DS to play it?

I honestly one of these people who want video game emulators for 3DS

 

[Idaho]

"soon" yeah i've heard that one before, sony say that a lot too.

Not like if smealum owes you something...

 

[plasma]

I honestly one of these people who want video game emulators for 3DS

At least he is thinking about releasing it, he could just be a twat and keep it to himself...

 

[WaryLouka]

What I want after the release of the exploit is something to block the updates.
I'm stuck on 7.2 and I really hope to block the popups that tells me to update.

 

[Idaho]

What I want after the release of the exploit is something to block the updates.
I'm stuck on 7.2 and I really hope to block the popups that tells me to update.

Just reset your console, you won't have any popups after that...

 

[Vague Rant]

On the subject of whether the 3DS can play MKV: container format is not a limiting factor. MKV is just a package that holds whatever kind of video people put in it, so it's easy for someone to make a piece of software that's able to parse the MKV container, but that's not a meaningful way of talking about performance. Chances are, the 3DS won't be playing standard, meant-for-computers video, it's likely to be more like the DS, where users had to re-encode to a low-framerate, low-res format specifically for DS play. What that format is will depend on what the 3DS can keep up with. But in answer to the simple question "Could 3DS play video?" the answer is an unqualified "Yes." Hell, even commercial games do it.

Pure-speculation-I-don't-claim-to-know-anything-at-all-take-with-large-grain-of-salt: for 2D, widescreen (16:9) video, the 3DS would probably want something like 400*224 (letterboxed) and for 4:3, 320*240 (pillarboxed) with a framerate somewhere between 20 and 30 FPS. For 3D video, halve the framerates. This should be doable on 3DS and 2D video would be plenty satisfying (most films are 24FPS, TV shows are generally 24 or 30 NTSC, 25 PAL) for people who want to watch videos on the 3DS, although video in 3D would probably suck over long viewing periods. On embedded hardware like the 3DS, compression is less important, so H.264 (I guess this is probably what people mean when they talk about MKV since it's become the modern standard) is probably a bad choice. Less compression means easier to decode, which is the important factor for 3DS, so something MPEG-based is probably more likely.

 

[dubbz82]

Low resolution x264 should be possible if GPU acceleration is worked out....

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

"but what else will it bring to the table for none-pirates?"

I want a screenshot feature and the ability to easily play 3D video.

That's about it.

 

[DragonSky]

"but what else will it bring to the table for none-pirates?"

I want a screenshot feature and the ability to easily play 3D video.

That's about it.

Screenshots are easily to fake. Better place a video.

When Nintendo releases a new firmware he will probably say this again.
Whatever it won't probably play 3ds games.

 

[hippy dave]

He means he wants the ability to take his own screenshots, as a homebrew feature.