^^ agree with above, both are good easy systems at basic level, my wife & I have

Nov 27, 2015
9:24:23am

gww687 Contributor

a PS3 but that's just because it's what my roommates used in college so I got used to the controller. That was only reason I picked one.

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X-box vs PS input for a non-gamer

wYred

11/27/15 9:11am

Described my situation almost exactly except kids ages

gaspasscoug

11/27/15 9:19am

Either one will fit your needs. We got the Xbox and love it

WDaddy

11/27/15 9:20am

^^ agree with above, both are good easy systems at basic level, my wife & I have

gww687

11/27/15 9:24am

Interesting what you say about the controller. That's exactly why we picked the

WDaddy

11/27/15 9:32am

Just buy the 500 GB Playstation 3 and buy a ton of used games.

JAGA97

11/27/15 9:25am

Not a bad thought, but do the newest games play on PS3?

wYred

11/27/15 9:29am

They still release most games on the PS3 platform. I guess that could change at

JAGA97

11/27/15 9:36am

And will also be a cheap dad joke for the rest of his life

4mack

11/27/15 9:40am

We still have the Sega Genesis at the cabin and the Atari on the houseboat.

JAGA97

11/27/15 9:45am

Ask your kids what most of their friends have. I prefer PS4 but they'll want

4mack

11/27/15 9:47am

You can find Xbox Live for $60/year. Free games every month.

CosmoK

11/27/15 9:56am

I still think WII U it's best for your situation. The value of the other two units is single player mode games IMHO.

whiteninja

11/27/15 10:18am

Disagree sports games are at a whole different level on those better consoles

4mack

11/27/15 10:24am

PS4 is the best console out, but xbox has the kinect. If you want to play games

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