Plex Launches Plex Arcade With Retro Games to Play

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Plex Launches Plex Arcade With Retro Games to Play

Streaming media platform Plex today announced the launch of a new Plex Arcade feature that makes dozens of retro games available to stream from Plex....

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Streaming media platform Plex today announced the launch of a new Plex Arcade feature that makes dozens of retro games available to stream from Plex.


Retro arcade games can be played on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Chrome, and Android devices. Setup requires a Plex Media server on Windows or macOS, and any Bluetooth or USB game controller is compatible. Plex says that it recommends a Sony DualShock 4 or Xbox One controller for the best performance.

For the new gaming feature, Plex has partnered with Parsec to ensure low-latency streaming and Atari, to provide classic gaming titles like Centipede, Lunar Lander, Food Fight, Desert Falcon, Missile Command, Gravitar, and more.

Along with these built-in games, Plex Arcade supports user-owned ROMs and has metadata for a wide range of retro cartridge based systems like Atari, Sega, Nintendo, and Arcade, with support for more titles coming in the future.

Plex Arcade is priced at $2.99 per month for those that are Plex Pass subscribers, and $4.99 per month for those that do not have a Plex Pass. Plex Passes cost $4.99 per month or $39.99 per year, but a lifetime pass is also available for $119.99. Plex is also offering a seven day free trial for those who want to test the service before subscribing.

Plex has an FAQ with additional information about Plex Arcade.

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[Thirdgen89GTA]

When it was announced, I was excited. But then I found out the limitations. Requires a windows/Mac based Server + a separate subscription from Plex Pass.

Its as annoying to me as the HDR>SDR transcoding, and Gracenote issues with non Windows environments.

 

[GoldPanther]

I have hundreds of retro games from nintendo, super nes, N64, sega a a few PS games installed in my original Xbox which I still play with. all with emulators. So I'm not interested

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

When it was announced, I was excited. But then I found out the limitations. Requires a windows/Mac based Server + a separate subscription from Plex Pass.

Its as annoying to me as the HDR>SDR transcoding, and Gracenote issues with non Windows environments.

The additional cost for plex subscribers is a turn off for me too.

Also windows/mac limitation sucks also. At least let it run as a seperate module. I have no plans to dump plex from a linux container.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

The additional cost for plex subscribers is a turn off for me too.

Also windows/mac limitation sucks also. At least let it run as a seperate module. I have no plans to dump plex from a linux container.

I run is as a Jail on my FreeNAS system. Very lightweight and efficient. I don't feel like spinning up a VM just to run it in a Windows environment.

 

[Kaeghl]

great.. so most of the games are playable in the browser for free from the internet archive.
Or you could just put together an emulator box.
I have a raspberry pi box with like 25000 games on it.