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By *lmostthere OP   Man
over a year ago

Southampton

Looking for some advice please folks. My small person has just turned 7 and is starting to makes noises about a games console. Just to be clear I have no desire to drop £350 on the new Xbox Minecraft edition but what to go for?

Is it worth buying a second hand console?

Over to you!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes. You'll get a get some good deals (not as much as you would have in the summer)

Nintendo wii u is a great machine for kids. Even the Xbox 360.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Second hand is much better value, just make sure to see it working before paying.

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By *y Favorite PornstarCouple
over a year ago

Basingstoke

Which genre of games are they interested in?

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By *rank n BettyCouple
over a year ago

Not meeting

Game sell 2nd hand with a 12 month warranty. We have far too many consoles

B x

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By *y Favorite PornstarCouple
over a year ago

Basingstoke


"Game sell 2nd hand with a 12 month warranty. We have far too many consoles

B x"

Unless you have the same console multiple times then i don't understand the concept. There's a megadrive set up in our front room right now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Try CEX, but you will find whatever they start with, be it PlayStation or Xbox they will stay with and just keep upgrading

But you can get a cheap second hand Xbox one cheap enough and think minecraft is only £15 in CEX

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By *itmanAndHerrCouple
over a year ago

st helens

I've just bought bought 12 x ps3 games on ebay for £17. They are all in mint condition and originally retail at over £400. The kids are 9 and 6. Why waste money on new or even high street used.

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By *evil_u_knowMan
over a year ago

city

Sadly gaming these days is a total rip off.

It used to be expensive, but "child expensive", as in spending 30 quid on your kid was seen as a lot.

now its adult expensive. They aim at adults as much as kids, so now the games are what 60 quid? and they are often broke. (as in need patching non stop to work)

Ultimately what console you get them will be chosen by their friends. If their friends get xbox thats what they will want, if their friends get game x, they will want it too to play with their friend. The days of going over and sitting side by side with one copy of the game is gone.

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By *cuk1999Man
over a year ago

Canary Islands

My son's PS3 died a few days ago .. but as he has loads of games I went on to game and looked at their pre owned ps3 .. got one £56 with 12 month guarantee ... for young kids don't waste money on the latest console they will be more than happy on a ps3 with mine craft for a few quid from game

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Looking for some advice please folks. My small person has just turned 7 and is starting to makes noises about a games console. Just to be clear I have no desire to drop £350 on the new Xbox Minecraft edition but what to go for?

Is it worth buying a second hand console?

Over to you! "

My 4 kids at home seem to prefer the ipad type games and they can be bought for under £50 these days.

But wait til I pull out my old sega megadrive and they all want to play it !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There are some good deals on new consoles this week. You don't need the new Xbox the last one is still very current, the 360 is going out of circulation now unless used. It depends on what type of games they want, and in the next few years they will advance in the type of games they want as their friends influence them. But some good offers under £200 for a new console and games are worth looking at x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've just bought an Xbox 360 with 16 games for £60.

Just need to get Minecraft for my daughter which is cheap enough 2nd hand.

Works perfectly well.

I found it for sale on my local Facebook pages.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

I'd look more at the cost of games. The console games can be horrendous prices. Maybe a previous generation one is best? But for little ones ps3 for example seems to be more racing / shooting type stuff.

PC gives the best choice for cheaper very good games.

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By *lmostthere OP   Man
over a year ago

Southampton

Thanks all. Food for thought but heading over to the Gane website for a ganders.

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By *lmostthere OP   Man
over a year ago

Southampton

Game!

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

I’d also find out what consoles his friends have. At some stage he may want to try online gaming etc.

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By *lmostthere OP   Man
over a year ago

Southampton


"I’d also find out what consoles his friends have. At some stage he may want to try online gaming etc. "

Oh yeah. Genuinely hadn't considered that. The last time I played was GTA just before my university finals...we barely had the Internets back then

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

LeapTV is for age group 3-8....Small kids version of a wii and it's pretty cheap

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By *unkey_DuckCouple
over a year ago

Kingslynn

Find out which one his friends have and then look at the Black Friday deals. You can get the original Playstation 4 and Xbox One dirt cheap with games. They both play all the latest games and will be future proof for another 8yrs or so. The Playstation 4 is the best selling and most popular. You can get them for just £199 and £229 on Amazon and other places. Games range from £5 to £50.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We loved the Wii and WiiU. The Mario Games are excellent for solo and family play.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I’d also find out what consoles his friends have. At some stage he may want to try online gaming etc.

Oh yeah. Genuinely hadn't considered that. The last time I played was GTA just before my university finals...we barely had the Internets back then "

Be aware that friends change consoles and your child may want to follow. My grandsons have 2 PS4s, the Wii and WiiU and now the youngest wants an XBox because his best friend at school has moved to XBox. He likes talking to him as they play multi player games.

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