Sons birthday, looking to buy his first game boy, ps2 etc etc, need advice

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I am looking to purchase for my son his first game boy, but I know there are lots out there on the market, and wandered what would be best for him, he only played one once at a friends recently and loved it. TIA

How old is he? Do you do much travelling with him? Another thing to think about is cost as the different consoles have different priced games so going for one with reasonable priced games gives wider scope for less boredon iykwim!!

Sorry, my son is 6

DS is 10 and we have a family PS2 and a Game Boy SP

PS2 plays DVDs as well

Gameboy advances are about 70 quid to buy, 30 quid for each game Or you can get them cheaper off ebay.
PS2s are about 100 and games are between 10 and 35 quid.
We have both and the PS2 gets more use than the gameboy, but the gameboys are good for bus journeys and in the car.

you can get games a lot cheaper in gamestation, cash converters etc
2nd nahd..but makes no difference.
also libraries will rent games for 2 weeks for about a pound..i always get dp's ps2 games from therre..hehehe

Thanks all, think we have decided on a ps2.

Thanks