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

Have to agree with Sunni. Whatever you go with I'm sure that all of you will love it. Well, the wife may not

It may not be a concern for you (or the kids), but I'd look into the exclusive games for each platform and go from there. Like forza is only for xbox etc. It may be no probs either way. Good to know though before you buy.

PKHydro said:

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

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Haha! She seriously needs to rollitup

If this is for JUST your kids I'd say Xbox One because that seems to be what most people have, if it's for they kids and you know you're going to want to game.. PS4, I have a PS4

That said if your wife EVER gamed in the past WII U is a great choice for all, I got my wife one last year for xmas, most major titles are on all 3, through WII U online you can get all the old Nintendo classics My wife just beat Mario 3 for the first time and she's almost done with Super Mario World also she's soon to witness someone beating Zelda for her first time (me of course) Mike Tyson Punchout is on there, Mario Kart 8 is countless hours of fun, though for a true gamer its frustrating as hell because it's less based on skill than luck.

I hate to say it but I have to.

Don't invest in a PS4, I've had one for 1yr 1.5 months.

I had purchased it in September, in the following January it overheated on its own and was sent in for service. They swapped out the main board and instructed me I would have an additional 6 month warranty added on.

Everything was good until Friday, when the dreaded fan noise started and it melted down again. This happened after Sony support was closed so I had to wait until Monday to address the issue.

The story isn't all bad though.

I called Sony, the rep then told me my unit is 1.5 months out of warranty because the "6 month" addition was actually only 3 months and not tacked on to the end of the term but ran with the original warranty and ended 3 months after it was returned from service.

To make a long story short, I asked to speak to another rep who may have authority to make decisions the first rep may not be able to, the supervisor asked about the issues and contacted marketing at corporate and they agreed to send another box out to ship my unit to repair and they are sending me a brand new unit instead of repairing this one.

The ps4s are expensive, and there are known widespread issues like the one I mentioned ( it's actually pretty common ) but, when it works, it works great.

Sony stepped up and was willing to correct the issue so they deserve recognition for the service. The hardware really does need some work though.

With Christmas around the corner, I know there will those who look to purchase the unit. Hopefully this will make people more aware of the issues the ps4 does face.

If you're a techie look into steam machines. Or even just a nice handbuilt machine for the gaming space. You'll have 1000's of games at the download rather then cd's and a linux environment for yourself

Late to the party on this one but as far as my daughter goes absolutely no beating Nintendo. Really good gear built well had no issues at all. Skylanders comes kinda close. But nothing eats the hours like a good Nintendo title you really have to watch game time. If it is for your kids and you want to feel the value of every cent you spend, they are impossible to beat.

PC, your kids can discover the wonderful world of the internet. :3

I was exclusively a pc gamer. FPS are my thing. However i hated the controller. way to many years of mouse and keyboard. Well i came across a simulator that allows me to use my mouse and a playstation3 navigation controller, wont go back to gaming pc's.
I picked Xbox as i use a surface 3. Im all up in microsofts ass anyway. So running my surface dock into my xbox one just kinda streamlined it all for me. And I liked the controller better then PS4. I dont use it much, but when I do (assassins creed mainly) i like it. No issues with my system in the year and a half ive owned it.