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What ages did you get your kids game consoles?

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Frankkieboo1 · 25/11/2025 11:50

Such as Xbox, PlayStation

This isnt for me. Im just wondering am I a strict uptight mum. I seen a tik tok of someone showing what they got their kids for christmas, she says for her 5 year old his big present is an Xbox?

I was a bit shocked as she then mentions, his birthday was in summer so he got some toys then. But an Xbox for a 5 year old isnt that a bit young?

My eldest is 4 (just turned last week( and I couldn't imagine getting him an Xbox for christmas next year!

We have an amazon fire tablet for long car journys but it only has disney plus on with favourite movies and shows downloaded and he doesnt even know how to work that i have to do it so I couldn't imagine hed be able to do games etc

Am I uptight or is that a bit young!

A family friends boy got his at 8 which i thought is standard age if they ask for it. Will try and stave off game consoles if I can

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GasPanic · 25/11/2025 11:55

I think 5 is young for a console. The games are really expensive too and a lot of them are rated for higher ages, esp Playstation and Xbox. Nintendo a bit younger.

You might get 5 years use out of a console so if you buy one at 5 you will probably be buying again at 10 and 15, whereas if you wait until they are about 8 then you might well get away with 2. And they are expensive at £500 a pop.

If you want to introduce kids to gaming tablets are probably better at that age.

Sartre · 25/11/2025 11:52

DS was 5 when he got his Nintendo switch. He’s 7 now and has asked for the switch 2 for Christmas which I have vetoed because his existing one is 2 years old!

Some families are majorly into gaming so 4/5 years old isn’t too young. One of my colleagues is a gaming lecturer and he bought his DD her first console at 2!