> What is the point of the console being Linux-based?
Reduction of brand-new OS development costs; potentially zero need for writing drivers depending on hardware setup; very extensive presence of compilers / interpreters / libraries that can be freely usable out of the box.
Let's break it down
> What is the point of a console?
Very predictable hardware specs & setup.
> What is the point of the console being Linux-based?
Reduction of brand-new OS development costs; potentially zero need for writing drivers depending on hardware setup; very extensive presence of compilers / interpreters / libraries that can be freely usable out of the box.