Ds is 13, will be 14 in March. He desperately wants an X box for Christmas, is happy with second hand if we can't afford new. He does have a very old and out-of-date one, which we bought very cheaply, and he says it's no good and the games aren't what anyone else is playing. I'm not at all a fan of screens but I do understand that he wants to fit in and play games with his friends. DP, however, feels strongly that he doesn't want DS to have one because he thinks we will have horrendous battles to get him off it and it will cause problems with DS 2. DS does have a laptop which he can use to play some games but for whatever reason he really wants an x box.
For context, DS 1 is a very busy kid who has extra curricular activities almost every evening (his choice) and spends a lot of the weekend out of the house pursuing his hobby which is creative and sociable. So even if he had an X box he would hardly be on it all hours of the day and night. The worry is DS 2 who has fewer hobbies and something of an addictive personality. He would sit at his computer for hours playing games if not prevented. But that's not DS1's fault. I think it's unfair to withhold something just because of his brother's issues, although I do see that allowing one into the home would open a new can of worms we have hitherto avoided. DP says I am being manipulated as I used to agree with him that I didn't want any more screens in the house. But I think it's not actually an unreasonable request from a nearly 14 year old boy who just wants to fit in with what his peers are doing. AIBU?