The creator of EmuDeck, the software that utilises Steam to automatically setup emulation across a number of different consoles is crowdfunding his first console/PC called the EmuDeck Machine.
The EmuDeck Machine has a SEGA Dreamcast inspired design with 4 front USB ports, 1 back USB-C port, an ethernet port and a 4K HDMI port. Think of this as a glorified mini PC.
It will come with EmuDeck pre-installed and a Gamesir Nova Lite controller. The big deal about this is obviously the EmuDeck installation, and the fact that it’ll be pretty much ready to go out other box, much like how EmuDeck is when you install it on any PC.
There’s The EM1 model which has a Intel N97 CPU or the much more powerful EM2 model which has an AMD Ryzen 8600G as well as an 760M. The former is good for almost anything except PS3 and 360 whilst the EM2 is good for anything including PS3 and 360 as well as regular PC gaming too.
Both models are set to launch in December with the EM1 going to cost about about $487 AUD whilst the EM2 will cost about $992 AUD without a controller or $1,025 with a controller. You can find it on the Indiegogo website HERE
There’s also a docking station so that you can take advantage of RDN3 graphics utilising discrete power, for if you really want to have the best worlds between emulation and a mid-tier gaming PC for AAA games. With the dock you can expect 160 FPS playing Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p or 40 FPS at 4K which is pretty impressive.
The crowdfunding campaign is currently at $23,740 out of the required $102,495 (which is flexible), so it’ll be interesting to see how this one plays out.
