Is it possible to play emulators on a Sonytv with Android OS?

by Klaz48

So my family recently purchased a new TV "SONY XBR 75X800H" which is somewhat new i believe. It does have the android OS, and google play as well. I dont really have any experience with tvs, as Im more of a pc guy. I stopped owning a tv myself probably 7+ years ago. I thought it woul be as easy as just downloading an n64/nes emulator on the tv, but when looking at googleplay via the TV, there are only specific games shown. which i assume were approved to work with the tv and such. So im here asking if there is anyway to download apks straight to the tv, or somehow let it show all the games on google play whether or not theyre compatible with the tv. Thanks in advance

goboxey

I don't think that it's possible because of the weaker CPU. I have tried to play native android games via play store and they don't work.

stiephel

I'm playing some games on my Sony Bravia. DS Emulation works good, i haven't been able to run PSP games yet as there seem to be bugs.

tomejorge

My x900h plays SNES and GBA with no issues on Retroarch. You can always load some rooms on a stick and try it out Edit: Retroarch does not need to be sideloaded. Just install it from the play store and get the cores from within the app.

latinriky78

Recommended front-end + emulator:

RetroX (must be installed manually)

Lemuroid (Available in the Play Store)

SuperBorka

I use the setup described in this guide. It's awesome, and you will want Kodi anyway sooner or later. https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/avxd89/kodi_181_iagl_retroarch_emulator_heavenguide/