So my two boys (10 and 8) don't currently have a games console 
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DS1 likes to play Minecraft, Terreria and various other games on the laptop/tablet. DS2 pretty much copies everything DS1 does so he also likes these games.
They currently have 30 minutes each of gaming time on a Saturday morning and DS1 also gets an additional 30 minutes on a Tuesday night.
They get to do TT Rockstars, Scratch etc occasionally in addition to this.
They are very very keen for a games console for Christmas. Apparently everyone in the entire world has one apart from them (
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So my questions, oh wise MNers, are:
- Which games console?? They want to do Minecraft (and to be able to play online with their friends??) and DS1 is keen to play Fortnite (although I haven't looked into this yet...) I want one with parental controls if that's possible? The boys are keen for an XBox One - not sure why (?!)
- How much gaming time is appropriate at these ages? I think what they do at the moment is probably enough but would love to know what time limits etc other families set. If they do get a games console for Christmas I want to make sure we lay out the ground rules from the start - so need to work out what those are...
I've never played computer games so this is all new to me and I don't want to prevent them from doing something they enjoy, but equally I don't want it to take over their lives...
Any help/advice gratefully received 