Best living room console?

Submitted by beerovios t3_zkxcja in consoles

I don't play solo almost at all. I want something for multilayer on my tv when friends come over, not very expensive. Which console would you suggest?

I could also do with emulators on an Android box, if there's anything powerful enough to play at least some PS2 games.

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SpongeBob190 t1_j02byty wrote

Xbox Series S with game pass is inexpensive and powerful enough for modern games + very easy to hack to play PS2 games

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beerovios OP t1_j02omvc wrote

Wow you can install emulators on it?

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MahatmaAndhi t1_j03txss wrote

Yes and it's doesn't require anything that could get your Xbox account banned. Search for Gamr13 Series S or X emulation. It's a little fiddly to set up, but I've been playing PS2 games really well.

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nowhereman1223 t1_j0221tv wrote

You could set up a raspberry pi with RetroPie.

Sadly nothing is inexpensive these days.

I believe the Nintendo switch has a price low enough now that even building a retro pie or getting a non-junk android game box becomes almost a waste of money.

What does an Xbox Series S go for?

You could also grab some old micro business pc cast off and load one of the many linux flavors for emulation. Then grab a few controllers and you're good.

But again the costs start getting close to an official console... I guess the big question is what is your budget?

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beerovios OP t1_j02xth3 wrote

I checked the price on series S because someone wrote in another comment that you can hack-install emulators. It seems fine it's around 250-300 euro. So I will check the tutorials and see... I guess if it's easier than a pie and cheaper than a Business PC it's worth it since I will also be able to play modern games and have controllers and stuff already setup.

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nowhereman1223 t1_j03f7by wrote

Once you hack it you can't play any modern games as they ALL require internet connectivity and all the hacks I know of brick/ban internet connection for them.

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RetroPie is super easy to set up, but the Pi is a hot commodity right now.

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iLeet1 t1_j04r8jx wrote

It doesn’t require any kind of hacking and it can run emulators. Look up Xbox dev mode retroarch

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YousureWannaknow t1_j022ps8 wrote

Most of miniPC with emulators will do their thing, and if you don't need wireless gamepads, yo mqy alwqys get cheap usb knockoffs like Manta or Esperanza products.

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