Play-Yan Official firmware update available

MP4 stereo support is just a click away.

Nintendo of Japan have updated their Play-Yan webpage with a ZIP file which contains the 544KB firmware update patch to allow MP4 movie playback in stereo sound. For those of you who have imported a Play-Yan, here are simple instructions on installing the patch:

1) Download the patch here. http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/playan/firmware/playan.zip
2) Unzip the patch.
3) Put the patch on the same SD card as MP4 movie files and they will be displayed on the Play-Yan movie menu.

You can use this file to test it out. It is an 8MB movie of Link and Sheik from Super Smash Bros. Melee. http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/playan/firmware/mp4sample_movie.zip

An update for the Media Stage software that comes with the Play-Yan (program that is used for encoding video) will be released next month to allow it to encode in MP4. In the meantime you could use MP4 encoders designed for use with the PSP just fine.

Source: Nintendo.co.jp

Wow thats pretty sweet. How is the video quality on the sp?

kernow said:

In the meantime you could use MP4 encoders designed for use with the PSP just fine.

Source: Nintendo.co.jp

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that was the author saying that additionally

the source 'of the firmware' however, is from nintendo

I always thought the big advantage of Nintendo consoles was that they were only for playing, no multimedia (like DVD or video files) stuff... Anyway PSP can reproduce mp4 out of the box (doesn't need any exploit or whatever).

its not a nintendo console for one

its not an exploit for another


fuck , your post was useless

kernow said:

its not a nintendo console for one

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Well, it's an add-on for the GBA which is a Nintendo console

its not an exploit for another

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I know, and I didn't say it was, just that with PSP you can do that from the beginning without having to do anything (other than having a MS).

fuck , your post was useless

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I've got to agree on this one