Im not much of a gamer (ironically I make games for a living) but I made a bet with my kids that if the Detroit Lions make the playoffs this year I’ll buy them a system, and its looking like almost a lock to happen, so I want to get in on some Holiday deals.
This is their first non-Nintendo system so I’m a little lost on which way to go at this point in the generation cycle. For reference they’re 7 and 9 year old boys and are gonna be new to gaming that isnt based around crafting or Italian brothers. (i made them use my old NES, then SNES first, then got them a Switch a couple years back)
Good on you for honoring the bet with your kids! A lot of people out there wouldn’t.
In recent history PlayStation has had more/better exclusives. Xbox’s gamepass is really good though. I primarily game on PC but I have a PS4 and I use the Xbox gamepass on PC.
Ultimately, see if you can find out what systems your kid’s friends have. Enabling them to play together will ultimately be worth more than exclusives and such in my opinion. When I was in school way back when, which system people had ended up determining who became my close friends and who stayed acquaintances. Being able to play online together is just so huge compared to anything else.