Im not much of a gamer (ironically I make games for a living) but I made a bet with my kids that if the Detroit Lions make the playoffs this year I’ll buy them a system, and its looking like almost a lock to happen, so I want to get in on some Holiday deals.

This is their first non-Nintendo system so I’m a little lost on which way to go at this point in the generation cycle. For reference they’re 7 and 9 year old boys and are gonna be new to gaming that isnt based around crafting or Italian brothers. (i made them use my old NES, then SNES first, then got them a Switch a couple years back)

  • waterloogradBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    First off, good on you for making them start with the NES and SNES. Amazing systems and games.

    Second, ask their friends’ parents what they have. It is better to match your friends than get the “better” system.

    If I was making the choice, I would go PS5 purely because of the Ratchet and Clank series. If you get the subscription service for games, they can play the old ones too. The only issue is that they have to be streamed instead of run locally, and I have no clue what sort of experience that is like.