Microsoft has already shown how this game can be done provided people are willing to or locked into paying you for software: The XBox!
You can also get them on eBay for around $125 used, and with a $10 modchip and a little soldering ingenuity, you can run one of several XBox linux distros. You could, to boot, also argue that you save by not having to buy a monitor if you already have a TV, plus you get machine that games a lot better than a $100 DIY or Refurb too, when you turn off the modchip!
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Microsoft has already shown how this game can be done provided people are willing to or locked into paying you for software: The XBox! You can also get them on eBay for around $125 used, and with a $10 modchip and a little soldering ingenuity, you can run one of several XBox linux distros. You could, to boot, also argue that you save by not having to buy a monitor if you already have a TV, plus you get machine that games a lot better than a $100 DIY or Refurb too, when you turn off the modchip!