PlayStation, Xbox or Switch?

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DCs 15, 12 and 9 want a gaming console for Christmas (eldest is least interested). But which? Can anyone run me through the pros and cons? TIA.

You need to find out what their friends have - so they can link up

And the games they want to play is important... things like first person shooters are going to be better on PS4/ Xbox, mario kart and Zelda are only available on switch

They like construction and mystery type games more than shooters. Friends seem to have a mixture of consoles.

I’d go for an Xbox. PS4 games seem to be for older age. Switch is good and although it can be played on tv it’s not really a sharing console as I think it tends to be used more as a handheld device.

Xbox over Playstation. My son has the Xbox One but I have bought him the Switch this year for Christmas. However, he will be able to connect to more of his friends on his Xbox.

Check out what their friends have. If they are wanting to play online with their friends at some point they will all need to have the same console.

Given their ages I would say ps4 or xbox

I’d probably go for an Xbox- particularly construction/ Roblox/ older Lego games then you can have a variety!

Place marking as I have the same question!

I thought that different types of consoles are now able to link up and 'speak' to each other, so that it doesn't matter what their friends have? Is that incorrect?

Ds 11 is having a ps4 and ds 6 is having a switch.

@Escolar Most games can't be played cross platform but it's a feature coming to some games (like Fortnite) in the future. PC people can play with Xbox or PS people but Xbox can't play against PS.

Generally PS and Xbox have the same games so go with what their friends have. Nationally there are more PS than Xbox consoles.

Just had a Google and you can play Fortnite cross platform now. Oops

Switch is good and although it can be played on tv it’s not really a sharing console

DS plays with another 2 players every Saturday so it can very much be a sharing console.

Are there not any games they want in particular that can guide you? It's all about Pokemon for mine so easy to go with a Switch.

At dd’s school she has said most have the PS4

They are probably too old for the Nintendo. I'd try and find out which console of the xbox or playstation most of their friends have so they can link up with each other to play games. They seem to be relatively similar in price otherwise.

Too old for Nintendo?

Why?

Nintendo seem to excel in cartoony sort of games, which is probably for the primary school age range. They don't seem to do first person shooters or racing sims so well as xbox or ps4.

My son is 11 and has had the old Xbox but stopped working as it was second hand so we bought him a PS4 for his Xmas 3 years ago and he has loved that he was lent my dads Xbox one and used that for a little while but he liked the PS4 where as my husband likes the Xbox one (his own one).

Van you not try and drop hints on what they would like or what there friends have..

Ps4 seems to be a fave here,thats what we ended up getting.

PS4. Better exclusives, lots of variety with games

it's a feature coming to some games (like Fortnite) in the future. PC people can play with Xbox or PS people but Xbox can't play against PS

It’s definitely possible to play fortnite across platforms now - I have one child on a PS4 in one room and one on an Xbox One in the other doing just that right now.