There are several challenges to this. One, depending on how the TV is set up in the room, you will not be able to connect the HDMI cable to the TV. A lot of the TVs are wall mounted and you can't pull them out to access the plugs in the back. If the TV has a side HDMI port, you can do it, but then you have the challenge #2. You need a way to change the input of the TV to the now connected HDMI input. The RCCL remotes don't have an input option on them, so you will have to take a universal remote and sync it. Three, as others have pointed out, getting online. The internet can be extremely spotty and slow at times so it would not work out well for any online gaming (especially games like Fortnite or Call of Duty). If they wanted to play games that were not online games, you could do that once you are able to get connected to the TV.