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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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