PlayStation for 12year old son

[crazypple]

It's sons birthday next week, he will be turning 12

I am wondering if to buy him PlayStation 4 or 5 brand new

Or

Buy PlayStation 4 or 5 refurbished second hand

I don't really wanna spend over £500 for PlayStation5 which I can get for around £345 - £399 instead of about £550 for brand new

2nd hand PlayStation 4 is around £150 and brand new is £260 in Argos

Which shall I buy pls

Buy a refurbished ps5 , ps4 is now an outdated console so no more new releases etc. Just make sure you don't get the digital version of the ps5 or you won't be able to pick up second hand games

A refurbished PS5 would be my choice in this situation as to futureproof the console as the PS4 is on its last generation right now. But it depends on budget and what your son wants.

A PS4 is still a great console and holds up today. I haven’t upgraded mine. If he will be happy with anything and you want to save £££- there are lots of games that continue to work on the PS4 and are in development. More potential to buy cheap secondhand games at CEX with pocket money too.

The PS4 is still supported and you can play a wide range of older games on it. If your son wants to play the newest games though then he will need a PS5. There’s no difference in performance between the digital and ‘full’ versions and the digital will be cheaper. It has no disk drive so obviously you can’t buy physical games. That being said you can buy a lot of cheap games in the PlayStation online store. If you do buy a refurbished one get it somewhere reputable to ensure it’s performance and reliability will be decent.

I would by PS5 refurbished/ second hand. Don't buy a PS4. It's an old generation console and therefore Sony will stop making games for it. If you DS wants to play online with his friends he won't be able to if he doesn't have a console that supports the same games. It should also last longer which stops you spending more money later on down the line!

Digital PlayStation 5 is £389.99 in Smyths if any good and not too late!