Can you please help me settle an argument between my children?

[TheCuntess]

Because we have tried and failed.

Our children share a room. The eldest bought an Xbox with his birthday money a couple of years ago.
We have room for one TV in their room and no more. The youngest loves it, wants to have a go, wants his own, wants to share.
The eldest, give him his due is very generous but like most people has his limits.
Ordinarily we'd tell the youngest to save for his own and this would work but this is a gaming thing and I don't know what to do.

myth its not just item doesn't belong to younger -he has to physically share room with this in his face every day, it would be very different if they didnt share a room.

Overthinking what a very lovely offer! I will PM you.

It would be very different if they didn't share a room.

And I didn't foresee this happening, it just never crossed my mind.

If you buy ds2 his own because he can't understand that it's not his, then I imagine ds1 will wonder why he has to buy his own expensive gadgets but ds2 gets given them if he whines enough

Absolutely this.
This used to happen to me. It was apparently unfair if I had something dbro (similar age gap) didn't have. Even if I was told I had to reach a certain age to get it.
Then dbro would get it-often not even for a present, just because it was unfair on him. Often better than mine because I'd had to work to get the money-at £1.50 an hour it took a long time to save up for anything. Never seemed to occur to the parents it was unfair when I'd worked for 6 months and put my birthday and Christmas money (on one occasion for 2 years) towards it that dbro got it for free.

I would say when he's 10yo, if he chooses to save up his money and buy one like his big brother then you'll consider the logistics. 4 years away is long enough for things to change.

I don't think it does matter that they share a room.

They each get 30 mins/1 hour of the tv a day.
Ds1 chooses to use that as Xbox time because he owns an Xbox, and ds2 uses his time in a different way.

Why on earth can ds2 not use his bedroom when someone else is playing on a computer game?!

He can't play with Lego, read a book, be on his kindle because someone else is in there?

OP you can actually buy portable TVs which are small granted but don't think that would be an issue to your youngest if he can save up for an xbox? He could pick up a second hand xbox one for cheap as chips these days. I say this with love as being a long term gamer with all consoles known to man. The more he isn't allowed on it the more he will want to.

Unfortunately my days of gaming are over as I now have a perfect 15 days old DD. who I will be fighting with for xbox time in 10 years haha!