Can a thunderbolt port take hdmi in?

Macbook Pro Early 2011 15" 10.9.2
If I were to take an Xbox 360 and plug it into a thunderbolt port via a thunderbolt to hdmi cable, could I run the display on my computer like a TV? Or does the thunderbolt only put display out?
Thanks.

Or does the thunderbolt only put display out?
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