Which console for 8 soon to be 9 year old?

[MsMiaWallace]

I'm looking at getting them a console for Xmas.
Can't decide whether to get PS4, XBox or a Switch?
I'm leaning towards a Switch especially as it now has minecraft.
Are they worth it?
I've asked what their friends have & they seem to have a switch & a PlayStation or an Xbox.

Would an older Xbox 360 still cut it? So they could get used to a console?

I'd also say a switch. My 8yo DD loves hers, and it's ideal being portable

My 12 year old has had a Switch since they first came out. He’s on it every day. Animal Crossing has saved us through Covid lockdown!

Switch. The games are more child and family friendly.

Agree switch - you can play it both on tv and as a handheld (which helps immensely) and lots of group games you can play as a family.

We are away at the moment and play mario kart/super mario party together

Are they better than the old Nintendo wii?

We can't justify that money for a Switch. DS will be getting a Wii U, which has loads of Mario, Sonic and Minecraft games on it.

At 9 I would see what the offers are. There's a new PlayStation out so might be bargains in this PS4 range. All have kid friendly games. What do his friends have, that matters more

Consider whether you want it to be portable or not - easier to control screen time if it isn’t, I think!

We've got a ps4 and a switch the switch is played a lot more. The games are much more child friendly.

Definitely find out what his friends have. My boys have a PS4 and switch. The switch never gets played on but the PS4 does. Especially fortnite.

Switch or xbox, xbox is played more now though than the switch. We have a ps4 but it randomly turns off and disconnects from the Internet which I think is a common problem