Console 'for the kids' - which one should I get?

[Growan]

For some mental reason, the missus is considering getting the boys a console. I have no objections....!

The main idea is for him to have access to proper minecraft rather than the pocket edition he has on his tablet. Also lego world looks good for him.

Less important, but far more important is me. My needs. My preference.
I'm going to be able to swing this either way, cos I'm the 'techy' one. She knows nothing. Mmmmbwahaha!

Sooo..... last console I had was an original xbox, I played Morrowind pretty much exclusively.

Sooo..... I figure there bonus's both ways, but which is the better lump for a casual gamer. Xbox one or ps4, or would I probably not be disappointed with a 360 or ps3?

The fallout games and skyrim are going to be the sort of thing that floats this goat's boat, but I need to remember the kiddies too. After all, they're my golden ticket to gaming glory.

 

[ricky1lung]

Ps4.

We have minecraft for the ps4, it gets regular updates ( even the PS3 version is getting regular updates ) and the kids love it. Plenty of kids friendly games and of course Lego.

 

[resinhead]

I don't game much, but have both, and vote ps4

 

[heckler73]

 

[PKHydro]

It's a slippery slope, this happens more than you would think.

 

[GrowUrOwnDank]

For some mental reason, the missus is considering getting the boys a console. I have no objections....!

The main idea is for him to have access to proper minecraft rather than the pocket edition he has on his tablet. Also lego world looks good for him.

Less important, but far more important is me. My needs. My preference.
I'm going to be able to swing this either way, cos I'm the 'techy' one. She knows nothing. Mmmmbwahaha!

Sooo..... last console I had was an original xbox, I played Morrowind pretty much exclusively.

Sooo..... I figure there bonus's both ways, but which is the better lump for a casual gamer. Xbox one or ps4, or would I probably not be disappointed with a 360 or ps3?

The fallout games and skyrim are going to be the sort of thing that floats this goat's boat, but I need to remember the kiddies too. After all, they're my golden ticket to gaming glory.

The new Apple TV does apps. Not sure if it's out yet but may be worth considering.

 

[Growan]

The new Apple TV does apps. Not sure if it's out yet but may be worth considering.

Apps they have. They both have Samsung galaxy tab things, which covers everything from angry birds to basic photo editing stuff.
Now thinking a mid range laptop might be more useful longterm, the older one's 5 so could get some use out of it.

...but....skyrim.....!

 

[GrowUrOwnDank]

Apps they have. They both have Samsung galaxy tab things, which covers everything from angry birds to basic photo editing stuff.
Now thinking a mid range laptop might be more useful longterm, the older one's 5 so could get some use out of it.

...but....skyrim.....!

I used to love playing the flash games online. My fav is Bloons Tower Defense. They are available free online I think but I ponied up a few bucks for the app too.

 

[toaster struedel]

Wait Christmas is coming, it might be time for the Xbox 2 or ps 5! I always liked the Xbox personally.

 

[Growan]

Well my sis just offered me an original xbox and a ps2 for nothing....

It's not quite how I'd expected things to play out, but it'll give me chance to see how much it fucks up his ability to sleep/reason/work etc.

Then, after Xmas. ....upgrade!

 

[torontoke]

As a tech guy look into which option is backwards compatible.
The Xbox one is supposed to get an update which will allow it to play all the old 360 games too which would make access to a large game library much cheaper.
I'm not sure the ps4 plays PS3 games.

 

[ASCIIGHOST]

a 1 TB Hard Drive, the original Wii, and some time set aside to jailbreak the wii, and download the games.

 

[sunni]

Wii is best for children, imho , smash bros is where its at with children plus skylanders , and all your nintendo classics

if you want something thats more for entertainment, netflix, twitch, hulu , internet youll want the ps4 or xbox one

having owned all

xbox tends to be more social, depending on the type of games you allow your kids to play xbox tends to have a more teenager - young adult followers who happen to swear A LOT during some types of games. so depending on how old your kids are you may wanna push them away from playing ONLINE in certain games

ps4 tends to have better stand alone player games where story richness is more the focal point. it also has social aspects but less so than xbox

as of right now its rumored ps4 will be going on sale heavily soon, so if youre looking for a good deal, i would ps4 it

 

[Blue Wizard]

Isn't it obvious? You can play Space Invaders on it, nuff said.

 

[Uzurpator]

only ps4, dude

 

[Siino Gardens]

ps4 after christmas time sounds like a real treat, if you liked skyrim you can play elder scrolls online . Costs like 30 bucks for the game now and there is 0 requirement to pay the 15 bucks a month fee unless you want a shiny horse or a costume. You can get stuff like potions and gems but nothing bought really makes it so you have an advantage over another player.

Fun stuff man! I hope you and your family enjoy game time .

 

[rkymtnman]

Wii is best for children, imho , smash bros is where its at with children plus skylanders , and all your nintendo classics

if you want something thats more for entertainment, netflix, twitch, hulu , internet youll want the ps4 or xbox one

having owned all

xbox tends to be more social, depending on the type of games you allow your kids to play xbox tends to have a more teenager - young adult followers who happen to swear A LOT during some types of games. so depending on how old your kids are you may wanna push them away from playing ONLINE in certain games

ps4 tends to have better stand alone player games where story richness is more the focal point. it also has social aspects but less so than xbox

as of right now its rumored ps4 will be going on sale heavily soon, so if youre looking for a good deal, i would ps4 it

catch me up to speed please sunni. ps4 is supposed to go down how much? to be honest, i'm not even sure what they go for new at the local walmart now.

 

[sunni]

catch me up to speed please sunni. ps4 is supposed to go down how much? to be honest, i'm not even sure what they go for new at the local walmart now.

i dunno i just skimmed through the article because i own an xbox 360, and a ps3, and i mostly computer game , but it was on like some gaming website , something about how they are supposed to go on sale soon, which is probably what will happen, christmas is a big time for those consoles

 

[Growan]

Wii is best for children, imho , smash bros is where its at with children plus skylanders , and all your nintendo classics

if you want something thats more for entertainment, netflix, twitch, hulu , internet youll want the ps4 or xbox one

having owned all

xbox tends to be more social, depending on the type of games you allow your kids to play xbox tends to have a more teenager - young adult followers who happen to swear A LOT during some types of games. so depending on how old your kids are you may wanna push them away from playing ONLINE in certain games

ps4 tends to have better stand alone player games where story richness is more the focal point. it also has social aspects but less so than xbox

as of right now its rumored ps4 will be going on sale heavily soon, so if youre looking for a good deal, i would ps4 it

The boy's probably not old enough for online shenanigans yet, we've had to tell him to stop watching Jack Septic Eye on youtube. That guy really gets worked up about Goat Simulator!
Mind you. All the bad language and filthy talk he spouts is copied directly from his father.

Oops

 

[sunni]

The boy's probably not old enough for online shenanigans yet, we've had to tell him to stop watching Jack Septic Eye on youtube. That guy really gets worked up about Goat Simulator!
Mind you. All the bad language and filthy talk he spouts is copied directly from his father.

Oops

ya always best to stay offline for kids imho.
whatever console you choose im sure the child will be over joyed ,