It’s a byproduct of the week to non-existent DRM and copy protection. It takes zero modding to run Homebrew Etc on them. So The Homebrew Community got started early and built up fairly large and diverse. With such lower barriers to entry.

I picked up one for around $50 I think when they were blowing them out at Best Buy to get rid of their inventory. Still use it from time to time. It was a great little system.

Ole matty-fatty definitely does some pretty good coverage. And with I guess his background in QA testing. Has a bit of insight and a few connections to help with that.