> Surely the definition of 'decent hardware' is hardware that meets your use-case > requirements? > Why would I want to replace it with a honking great pc that sucks in power and blows > out hot air, just to play the exact same games?
Where have you been for the last 5 years? You can get PCs intended for home-theater use that are about 4 inches square and fanless but can run full-size big-boy Windows or Linux and actual MAME instead of the shitty compromised garbage on the Pi.