not getting ds an xbox one for Xmas

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He 14. Both dc recently got new laptops for their birthday on the understanding they wouldn't be getting another large price tag Xmas present.

Because of Black Friday he's been pestering again. He has a perfectly good xbox 360. I know that some of the new games and xbox live will only be supported by xbox one, so it's not an unreasonable request.

We can afford it, but I want him to save his Xmas money and look to be buying one next summer for his birthday, when we will put a fair chunk in ourselves. I don't like him thinking he can have everything on a plate.

Am I being a big meanie?

YANBU.

DS1 got an iPad for his birthday less than 4 months ago. Now he wants an Xbox one. I could afford it but I've said no. I want the iPad to get a bit more use before its relegated to 2nd choice techno gadget, especially after all the money I've spent on downloading games for the iPad. He can have an Xbox one for his next birthday.

Get him it. It's bloody Christmas!

So OP if you don't buy the xbox what are you going to give him? Stuff that is lower on his list of priorities? Just cash (towards the Xbox) and no gifts?

To be honest he will get more use out of the xbox in the winter anyway so by putting it of until the summer, he'll be wanting to stay in and play when he could be out in the fresh air...

That's just the way I look at it though.

I agree if you wouldn't get into debt over it then I'd get it.

The 360 is old now. I'd get him an xbox one, especially as you can play the 360 games on it now.

Get him it so I don't feel so guilty about what I bought my ds today.

If you can afford it then I would get it but on the provision any Chriatmas money received is put towards it. The Xbox one is much better than the 360 and they are taking the servers down for 360 gaming next year. I am biased though as I'm sat in a room with two Xbox ones in as DS and I both have our own.

You can't compare an I pad to an xbox apart form the fact they both cost at least £300 to set up.

Argh! Mixed opinions then.

He has a ds xl ( long abandoned)
Wii ( ditto)
Hudl ( stopped working recently)
Laptop ( new)
Xbox
Blackberry ( cheap)

As well as laptop this summer, he had a holiday in California, and October half term at centre parcs.

I take the point about other friends upgrading their consoles, but he was playing with someone last night!
I also read that 360 will not be supported next year.

For Xmas he is getting disney infinity 3 for xbox as it's Star Wars. ( and it was £22), so he has a gift to open, plus some cash and stocking stuff.

He is a fairly good kid, but gives the odd lip, especially over the xbox purchase, which is what I don't like, it's bordering on spoilt brat territory.

I'm leaning towards totting up Xmas money, and providing he gets reasonable school report ( he is bright but has lazy git tendencies) we will look in January sales.

The 360 will be redundant pretty soon. Yes, you can still use it, but any new games will just be released for the One (which has backwards compatibility so he can play all his current games on it).

I think if you can afford it, get it. Any new games coming out won't be released on the 360 so he won't be able to play anything new unless he gets a console upgrade.

X-post. Could you ask him to sell the redundant consoles and use the money towards a new Xbox? We have a second hand One, and after trading in the PS3 and games, as well as our old 360, we only paid £40 for the One which works just as good as new.

No advice to offer - ds is 6 and i'm gibbering slightly at the cost of xmases to come!

Op
My DS is the same He has a 360 that he plays with lots. He has lots of games for it too.
If I get him an Xbox one he wouldn't be able to use all his games.
He is not getting one.

The DS and Wii are exceptionally old at this point, I wouldn't use that as an excuse

chickindude you can. Microsoft has just released backwards compatibility so you can now play 360 games on the One. Not all games are available yet but be aware that you'll no longer be able to buy new 360 games as of next year.

Was just going to say what TheBunnyofDoom said. You can get some great prices for trade ins. Add in Christmas money and he's bought it himself.

I think your nuts if you do buy him one. Let him save up and he'll appreciate more.

But then we don't spend massively on Christmas or birthdays as I think it's nuts also.

Any big purchases my DDs want they need to save for. Both have Saturday jobs which gives them the chance to buy stuff. We've never spent more that £100 on Christmas or birthdays and never will.

One of them is just toying with buying an Xbox 360 for £20 from local charity shop. They have phones, laptops and tablets bought by themselves so they don't miss out just takes longer and they look after them so much better. 13/14 for the record.

Yanbu. My ds is only 6 but he's already pestering me for an Xbox. We have a ps4, a wii u and tablets so why do we need any more? I did laugh and tell him when he can get a job and afford it he can have it.......
I fear in 8years we will have a list similar to myotherusernameisbetter

The laptops were for school work, ds is year10, dd year 12 so we felt it important.

Dd has a Saturday job, we will expect him to get one. Dd is nowhere near as demanding as him. Is it a boy thing? She has no interest in gaming apart from Sims.

I wouldn't be too annoyed with him for asking, as it's the fault of the pre Xmas advertising. Even I want a PS4 now !

But fine to say no.

Fanjo

In that case I have a very long list too.....

Jamtarts, we didn't have any consoles until about age 10 so I fear your list might be worse!

If my ds had to save up out of his pocket money it would take him two and a half years.

I'd buy it. It's Christmas, you can afford it. I don't see the point in buying stuff they don't want when there is something they do want.

I did make my DS wait for a year for his Xbox one,the reason being none of his friends had it at that point. Five of his friends received it last Christmas when it had been out for a year. When they were first released they were £500!

I've never been fussed about this whole 'spoiling them' thing. can yiu afford it, thats a more important point - debt is never good. Ds bought his out of xmas and birthday money. You could get him to ask for cash plus trading in the old one. Combines a lesson in thrift/savings if you feel that is necessary plus he gets what he wants.