bitbydeath
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Get him both and tell him it’s a Series!Yeah I was thinking 360 or maybe the OG Xbox
The Series S is probably a better option, if you think he won’t fully commit.
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Get him both and tell him it’s a Series!Yeah I was thinking 360 or maybe the OG Xbox
Don’t. Your son doesn’t need to hoard another piece of electronics. He has more than enough consoles. I get capitalism and all that but you are not obliged to follow the same model.So my son's 8th birthday is coming up and he mentioned perhaps getting an XBox for his birthday (after I told him we no longer had GamePass on my CPU bc we rarely used it). We already own and he plays quite a bit of "my" PS5 (as well as the old ps4/ps4 pro) and he occasionally plays the Wii and his Switch (although not often other than in the car on occasional long drives/trips)
I'm torn not bc of my fanboyism but b/c I'm not sure he would actually use it all that much. However, if I decide to pull the trigger I'm torn further on the X vs S. We'd certainly ONLY use it as a GamePass machine but the lack of power the S concerns me going forward. I've also been considering building myself a gaming PC so I could kill two birds with one stone that route. Or just resubscribe with my old PC and let him use that.
But presumably he cancelled Game Pass for a reason, no? If he buys an Xbox he has to resubscribe and then he'll probably have to go for Ultimate assuming his son wants to play online (which costs more than PC Game Pass)I mean, if you're going to get him a console, I'd go for the one he wants. I'd spring for the X too. You may as well get the better experience and have the option to play a physical game if you want.
Fanboy or not, it's not all bad: you free up your PS5 and get a chance to try out the odd Xbox exclusive that interests you Win-win.
Don’t. Your son doesn’t need to hoard another piece of electronics. He has more than enough consoles. I get capitalism and all that but you are not obliged to follow the same model.
Fair point. My assumption was, if he's going to buy a console for his 8 year old, they're probably not hurting for money.But presumably he cancelled Game Pass for a reason, no? If he buys an Xbox he has to resubscribe and then he'll probably have to go for Ultimate assuming his son wants to play online (which costs more than PC Game Pass)
Be happy he shares interest with his father, buy him an Xbox and bond over a common interest. Dont let brand loyalty get in the way of life my man.
Tell your son that his going to have 99 problems but an Xbox One.So my son's 8th birthday is coming up and he mentioned perhaps getting an XBox for his birthday (after I told him we no longer had GamePass on my CPU bc we rarely used it). We already own and he plays quite a bit of "my" PS5 (as well as the old ps4/ps4 pro) and he occasionally plays the Wii and his Switch (although not often other than in the car on occasional long drives/trips)
I'm torn not bc of my fanboyism but b/c I'm not sure he would actually use it all that much. However, if I decide to pull the trigger I'm torn further on the X vs S. We'd certainly ONLY use it as a GamePass machine but the lack of power the S concerns me going forward. I've also been considering building myself a gaming PC so I could kill two birds with one stone that route. Or just resubscribe with my old PC and let him use that.
I noticed this with my kids - they have so many toys they can’t concentrate on anything for than 5-10 minutes. So now no new purchases.The former's son has literally everything and gets bored of stuff almost immediately, the latter's son (slightly younger) still only has an Xbox One S with Game Pass but seems totally happy with it.
Aha well yes that is probably true.Fair point. My assumption was, if he's going to buy a console for his 8 year old, they're probably not hurting for money.
IF he's going to buy his son a console at all, the Series X seems like the best all round choice for their situation. *shrug*
Buy a Series X, definitely not an S.
The cost commitment is about to rise to £155 per year in the UK?if he wants one, anything else would be dumb.
gamepass is great for kids, since they can play a wide variety of games without cost commitment.
PS5, ps4/ps4 pro, Wii, Switch
You don’t say.. Seems like a pretty easy ‘No’ to me considering all the stuff you already have.I'm not sure he would actually use it all that much
I was gonna ask what games that are on Xbox can he not play elsewhere…. A new Forza is coming; and it’s one of the few right answers.The ONLY game he played is Forza he plays a TON of The Crew 2 NFS and any open world racing game. He's also into sports titles.
The "wide variety of games" is also a huge negative with kids, based on my personal experience with gamer kids.if he wants one, anything else would be dumb.
gamepass is great for kids, since they can play a wide variety of games without cost commitment.