Hdmi input via thunderbolt 2

Hi all and thanks for your help in advance.
Iv been doing a bit of trawling on the internet try to find out if you could use a late 2013 15"MacBook Pro as a monitor. Essentially to plug in my xbox one while my other half is watching telly. the internet doesn't really shed much light and the only places that mention it say they haven't mad an adaptor to work.
So my question is, if you purchased a thunderbolt to hdmi cable, which are available quite cheap, and the stuck on a female to female hdmi adapter, then plugged my xbox one into it what would happen. I haven't purchased the MacBook Pro yet as being able to plug my console in is quite a big thing for me.
Thanks again.

Hi H,
This question has been asked here before, and the answer was no. Although I've never tried it, from everything I know, it's a no. There is an app called Screen Recycler that is supposed to allow it, but I've heard there is a lag time in it, so probably not a good match for you, but check it out.

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