Plex just announced a new gaming subscription service in collaboration with Atari and Parsec.
In addition to some old-school Atari games, the service will let you add your own emulators and ROMs.
$3 a month if you're a Plex Pass subscriber, and $5 a month if you're not.
In addition to some old-school Atari games, the service will let you add your own emulators and ROMs.
$3 a month if you're a Plex Pass subscriber, and $5 a month if you're not.
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Plex is launching a game subscription service filled with Atari games
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Plex, well known as a service for streaming movies, music, and TV shows from your own computer, is now adding another thing you can stream: video games (via Protocol). Plex announced the new service, called Plex Arcade, on its blog and also launched a website for it. The service will cost $3 a month if you're a Plex Pass subscriber, and $5 a month if you're not.
Instead of focusing on modern console or phone games like its competitors, Plex lets you play Atari games. It's taking the arcade name seriously, as you can play arcade classics from Atari, like Centipede, Super Breakout, and Missile Command, as well as games from the Atari 2600 and 7800. Overall, there are 27 games available on the service.
Unlike other game subscription services where you can simply sign up from your console and start playing, Plex Arcade has a few requirements. First is a Plex media server running on a Windows or macOS computer. There isn't Linux support because Plex is using Parsec to stream the gameplay.
This means that you'll have to sign up for a Parsec account, if you don't already have one, and log in to it on Plex. There is a bit more freedom when it comes to what you can stream the games to, as Android devices and TVs are supported, as well as Google Chrome and Apple's iOS and tvOS. Plex says you can play with "just about any Bluetooth-enabled controller."