RetroPie supports the Raspberry Pi 4 Retrogaming to the nth degree
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RetroPie supports the Raspberry Pi 4. Retrogaming to the nth degree!
The RetroPie 4.6 operating system finally supports the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, thus allowing fans to create small consoles for retrogaming by accessing all the power of the latest version of the famous board.
The new version (4.6) of the open source operating system Retropie earns official support for the Raspberry Pi 4, the latest and most powerful incarnation of the development board for makers and hobbyists. Retropie is an operating system that offers everything you need to turn the Raspberry Pi into a small console on which to run old titles in emulation.
The new version of the system can then take advantage of the technical features of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B: the board has a Soc quad-core Broadcom BCM2711 based on Cortex-architectureA72 at 1.5 Ghz and equipped with an integrated graphics chip that can handle 4kp60 hardware decoding of HEVC video. Compared to the previous generation, the new Soc guarantees performance from two to four times higher depending on the workload than the predecessor.
The board is available with LPDDR4 up to 4 GB memory and has two micro HDMI 2.0 ports, both with support for one 4K screen at 60 fps or two 4K displays at 30 fps. The specifications are completed by a Gigabit Ethernet port, two USB 3.0 Type A, as many USB 2.0 Type A and dual-band 802.11ac and Bluetooth 5.0 wireless connectivity.
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It goes without saying that the most advanced hardware will allow you to have better emulation performance with some of the most demanding games originally designed for consoles such as the Nintendo 64, the Sony Playstation and the Sega Dreamcast. A list of supported consoles is available at this address.
With the Raspberry Pi you can then create a console for retrogaming simply by connecting a monitor, a keyboard and a controller/ mouse. But there are those who have gone further over the years creating portable consoles and even cabinets. In conclusion it should be remembered that the Retropie operating system is not exclusive to the Raspberry Pi, but it can also be installed on some ODROID boards and on PC with Ubuntu or Debian. Images and further information can be found at this address.
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