Christmas Console Advice

Raven_k42

Hi All

Like many I suspect...I'm likely parting with €300+ for a console for a 10yo grandson this Christmas. Are there any compelling reasons to select between a PS4 and XboxOne ??. I suppose it's all a matter of taste and there are good reasons for both...I just don't want to make an obvious mistake. We're only talking MineCraft/FIFA stuff...plus his Dad playing COD etc.

There seem to be good deals on XboxOne S at the moment...decent bundles plus extra controller etc. 500Gb seems huge to me...but lots of 1Tb around as well. For a non-professional gamer...wouldn't 500Gb be more than sufficient ?.

Any thoughts would be a help.

Thanks,
K

Digital Solitude

Depends on how many games he has, 500gb does me fine but I know a lot of people who needed the bigger one. If he won't be having too many games (like more than 12-15) then 500gb will be fine, he can always delete a few and reinstall them after if needs be.

As for PS4 vs XBOX, get what his friends have, and if that doesn't matter get whatevers cheapest

dreamers75

Only one thing matters in consoles for kids get what his mates have.

They dont play single so they wont really miss out on anything essential.

Retr0gamer

Get what his mates have so he can swap games and play online with them.

That or get an atari jaguar

Wonda-Boy

Both are fabulous consoles and the lucky beggar is gonna be thrilled with which even he gets, but if its mostly games I would get the PS4. The xbox 1 is more of a media console or an entertainment hub....but plays games no probs.

Why not ask him (incognito, like a silly old uncle)

Whats all this business about consoles young Johnny? I dont get what all the fuss is about......?

You will get 10 mins of chatter about the ins and outs of consoles and you will defoo pick up on which one he prefers.

Atari Jaguar

Retr0gamer wrote: »

That or get an atari jaguar

What?

bigphil2

As above,Try and find out what his mates have or even if he likes playing Online.. PS4 has way better exclusive games but if his mates are on xbox then thats the best one to get..

Julez

Raven_k42 wrote: »

We're only talking MineCraft/FIFA stuff...plus his Dad playing COD etc.

Minecraft is an Xbox One exclusive, so it's not on PS4, if that's important, and it could well be to a 10 year old, I'd go with an Xbox One.

Frankie5Angels

Wish my grannies had that kind of wedge when I was a young chap!

A mix of Wonda Boy and Retro's advice is probably best - suss him out a bit and then get what his mates have.

heebusjeebus

Julez wrote: »

Minecraft is an Xbox One exclusive, so it's not on PS4, if that's important, and it could well be to a 10 year old, I'd go with an Xbox One.

Minecraft is on PS4:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-9439417-Minecraft-PS4/dp/B00K2S5PUK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481710539&sr=8-1&keywords=ps4+game+minecraft

https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-ie/games/minecraft-playstation4-edition/cid=EP4433-CUSA00265_00-MINECRAFTPS40000

Penn

Julez wrote: »

Minecraft is an Xbox One exclusive, so it's not on PS4, if that's important, and it could well be to a 10 year old, I'd go with an Xbox One.

Not true. I think the Xbox One version has some small changes the PS4 version doesn't have, but Minecraft is definitely available on both. They were released on the same day.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Regardless what anyone says about exclusives, features etc, the most common and best advice is to get him what his mates have.

Atari Jaguar

Julez wrote: »

Minecraft is an Xbox One exclusive, so it's not on PS4, if that's important, and it could well be to a 10 year old, I'd go with an Xbox One.

Jaysus I must have an Xbox then... all this time spent thinking I had a PS4.

H3llR4iser

Yet another vote for "find out what he likes/want", which in turn it's gonna be what his mates have. Ask him - what are those "consoles" things, and you'll get the full lecture; It's going to be VERY easy to pick up on which one he wants, he most likely will describe it as "fabulous" or whereabouts, and the other as "shoite" or whereabouts...I mean, it's easy to detect when 30 years olds talk about consoles, can't imagine a wee lad being much secretive

Optimalprimerib

If you are watching TV with him and a game ad comes on ask him what it means when they say PS4 or XboxOne at the end. As someone else pointed out, they will veer towards one or the other.

Unless he is like the spoilt kid in Willy wonka, he will be absolutely delighted with either.

Atari Jaguar

Just buy what his mates have. That's the best plan frankly. Kids won't be arsed with the Xbox having this graphics card or this much RAM they just wanna play what their mates have.

K.O.Kiki

Start him off right.

Get a PC.

Atari Jaguar

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Start him off right.

Get a PC.

What ever kid wants for Christmas. Get him an Atari Jaguar I say

Raven_k42

Thanks for all the comments guys, K

mcgrath1992

Raven_k42 wrote: »

Hi All

Like many I suspect...I'm likely parting with €300+ for a console for a 10yo grandson this Christmas. Are there any compelling reasons to select between a PS4 and XboxOne ??. I suppose it's all a matter of taste and there are good reasons for both...I just don't want to make an obvious mistake. We're only talking MineCraft/FIFA stuff...plus his Dad playing COD etc.

There seem to be good deals on XboxOne S at the moment...decent bundles plus extra controller etc. 500Gb seems huge to me...but lots of 1Tb around as well. For a non-professional gamer...wouldn't 500Gb be more than sufficient ?.

Any thoughts would be a help.

Thanks,
K

for the xbox the memory isnt great in it as 500gb soon becomes around 350gb because of the microsoft update at 1st time boot up , unless the xbox one s hard drive has been improved then the ps4 has much better hard drive but it depends on how many games he will be playing...a 500gb ps4 might do fine if your going for that and for the xbox i would suggest a 1tb over the 500gb...but as others have said if his mates have a specific one then go for that one

Julez wrote: »

Minecraft is an Xbox One exclusive, so it's not on PS4, if that's important, and it could well be to a 10 year old, I'd go with an Xbox One.

Minecraft is for both consoles , i have it for ps4 and xbox one

feelgoodinc27

mcgrath1992 wrote: »

for the xbox the memory isnt great in it as 500gb soon becomes around 350gb because of the microsoft update at 1st time boot up , unless the xbox one s hard drive has been improved then the ps4 has much better hard drive but it depends on how many games he will be playing...a 500gb ps4 might do fine if your going for that and for the xbox i would suggest a 1tb over the 500gb...but as others have said if his mates have a specific one then go for that one

It would be as well to just get the 500GB Xbox to start out as you can plug in an external hard drive for more storage, which as well as being cheaper could do as a birthday present down the road!

Atari Jaguar

feelgoodinc27 wrote: »

It would be as well to just get the 500GB Xbox to start out as you can plug in an external hard drive for more storage, which as well as being cheaper could do as a birthday present down the road!

What every 10 year old wants: memory drives

CiDeRmAn

Julez wrote: »

Minecraft is an Xbox One exclusive, so it's not on PS4, if that's important, and it could well be to a 10 year old, I'd go with an Xbox One.

Minecraft is everyformat imaginable at this point, bar the 3DS.
So, if you own a WiiU, a 360, a PS3 or 4, and even a Vita and an Xbox One, Minecraft is on it, heck, I hear it's even on PC!

Taylor365

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Minecraft is everyformat imaginable at this point, bar the 3DS.
So, if you own a WiiU, a 360, a PS3 or 4, and even a Vita and an Xbox One, Minecraft is on it, heck, I hear it's even on PC!

Except Minecraft Windows 7 VR! :mad:

feelgoodinc27

OP whichever you go for it helps to have the console set up before the big day if at all possible. The PlayStation and Xbox forums have a lot of helpful posters if you need any help.

Playstation: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=523
Xbox: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057661846

K.O.Kiki

feelgoodinc27 wrote: »

OP whichever you go for it helps to have the console set up before the big day if at all possible. The PlayStation and Xbox forums have a lot of helpful posters if you need any help.

Playstation: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=523
Xbox: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057661846

1. Plug <console> into <TV> with <HDMI cable>
2. Turn on <console> and <TV>
3. Enjoy modern gaming <as you wait for firmware to update>

job seeker

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

1. Plug <console> into <TV> with <HDMI cable>
2. Turn on <console> and <TV>
3. Enjoy modern gaming <as you wait for firmware to update>

With the PS4 that would be offline gaming.. Online is where it's.at. So you need an account created for that.. (if you were unaware )

Atari Jaguar

job seeker wrote: »

With the PS4 that would be offline gaming.. Online is where it's.at. So you need an account created for that.. (if you were unaware )

God of course the impossible task of creating an account. Takes hours even for veterans. Not like it's possible to create one online

Like

Right this second

Digital Solitude

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

1. Plug <console> into <TV> with <HDMI cable>
2. Turn on <console> and <TV>
3. Enjoy modern gaming <as you wait for firmware to update>

Balls of a job christmas day

Taylor365

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Start him off right.

Get a PC.

I remember the family got a PC for Christmas 1998, i got the monitor, while the brother got the tower. A fancy Pentium II Gateway. Came with a few Microsoft originals, 1 of which was Age of Empires. The rest is history after that...

Julez

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Minecraft is everyformat imaginable at this point, bar the 3DS.
So, if you own a WiiU, a 360, a PS3 or 4, and even a Vita and an Xbox One, Minecraft is on it, heck, I hear it's even on PC!

Stand corrected on this, my bad. Thought only "story mode" was multi console.

feelgoodinc27

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

1. Plug <console> into <TV> with <HDMI cable>
2. Turn on <console> and <TV>
3. Enjoy modern gaming <as you wait for firmware to update>

Lizard Squad say hi. But seriously live and psn will be getting hammered Christmas Day even if there aren't any shenanigans Plus large parts of the country don't have high speed broadband so firmware or game updates could take hours.

mcgrath1992

feelgoodinc27 wrote: »

Lizard Squad say hi. But seriously live and psn will be getting hammered Christmas Day even if there aren't any shenanigans Plus large parts of the country don't have high speed broadband so firmware or game updates could take hours.

ugh tell me about it , theres no fiber where i am so it takes over 10 hours to download a game and then theres the application update straight after that :eek:
so yeah deffo set it up a few nights before and leave it download overnight maybe , it will make life easier for christmas morning

If you do buy one, make sure you take it out of the box, hook it up, and let it perform whatever system updates is required. Also if you buy any games, let them do their updates too. You can then put it back in the box and wrap it.

If you don't do this, then all of the above could take the guts of a day, if not more, on Christmas day.

CiDeRmAn

Buy a Megadrive!

Step 1: Plug Megadrive into wall via power supply
Step 2: Connect Megadrive to CRT via RGB cable
Step 3: Put Sonic 2 cartridge into Megadrive.
Step 4: Turn on Megadrive.
Step 5: No step 5, that's it, it just works right away!

Atari Jaguar

[Deleted User] wrote: »

If you do buy one, make sure you take it out of the box, hook it up, and let it perform whatever system updates is required. Also if you buy any games, let them do their updates too. You can then put it back in the box and wrap it.

If you don't do this, then all of the above could take the guts of a day, if not more, on Christmas day.

If they have any kind of decent internet it will be done in an hour or two. Update files aren't that big and game updates are non essential anyway. They can download away in the background

Just like all the updates

Retr0gamer

Atari Jaguar wrote: »

[Deleted User] wrote: »

If you do buy one, make sure you take it out of the box, hook it up, and let it perform whatever system updates is required. Also if you buy any games, let them do their updates too. You can then put it back in the box and wrap it.

If you don't do this, then all of the above could take the guts of a day, if not more, on Christmas day.

If they have any kind of decent internet it will be done in an hour or two. Update files aren't that big and game updates are non essential anyway. They can download away in the background

Just like all the updates

Not on Xmas day with millions all over the world hammering the service at the same time effectively giving a ddos attack response. Usually happens to Sony as their network is pretty flimsy. I'd some hacker group decides to ruin Xmas with an actual ddos attack expect it to take a few days.

Atari Jaguar

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Not on Xmas day with millions all over the world hammering the service at the same time effectively giving a ddos attack response. Usually happens to Sony as their network is pretty flimsy. I'd some hacker group decides to ruin Xmas with an actual ddos attack expect it to take a few days.

What a world we live in. God i can remember using an RF cable for my PS one as a kid and not having a notion on how to tune the TV to actually get a display - when I got my PS2 for Christmas a few years later I had the overwhelming fear that would happen again only to be delighted all I needed was the scart to composite adapter that was included and I was playing in minutes. Now we buy a new machine and have to wait an uncertain amount of time to have our consoles ready. The golden age of gaming? The hell it is.

CiDeRmAn

Composite???
Are you quite, quite mad???
Mentioning that filth here?
Dear sweet zombie jebus, you've lost your mind!

Atari Jaguar

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Composite???
Are you quite, quite mad???
Mentioning that filth here?
Dear sweet zombie jebus, you've lost your mind!

Hey listen buddy I used what I was given

super_furry

Which has better blast processing? PS4 or Xbox One?

Atari Jaguar

super_furry wrote: »

Which has better blast processing? PS4 or Xbox One?

SEGA DO WHAT NINTENDONT. we don't get marketing like that anymore, for shame.

Riesen_Meal

super_furry wrote: »

Which has better blast processing? PS4 or Xbox One?

More of a mode 7 man myself...

Atari Jaguar

Atari Jaguar wrote: »

If they have any kind of decent internet it will be done in an hour or two. Update files aren't that big and game updates are non essential anyway. They can download away in the background

Just like all the updates

Sadly not at peak times like Christmas. Plus you factor in the possibility of the networks being hacked and taken down like they were in previous years. Better to be safe than sorry.

job seeker

Atari Jaguar wrote: »

God of course the impossible task of creating an account. Takes hours even for veterans. Not like it's possible to create one online

Like

Right this second

*yawn*

CiDeRmAn

Atari Jaguar wrote: »

Hey listen buddy I used what I was given

Ignorance is not a defence!!!

Only kidding.
I used composite on everything for years, right up to getting my first RGB cable for my Megadrive, the difference was so stark that I ended up getting everything an RGB cable of its own.