Nick my house is a big gaming house as both me and my daughter are really into it.
However word to the wise buying brand new is expensive and does not bring you a lot.
At the same time different consoles are good for different things.
Its generally known that if your into Car and Bike games then your do better on Play Station then other concoles and as per below for cost reasons getting a PS3 will probably be a better choice then a PS4
If you look at Playstation then you can go Playstation 4 which will cost you a fortune to buy and then a fortune to buy games. However if you look at Playstation 3 (what i did and have) I managed to pick up a second hand one from here (
https://uk.webuy.com/) for £55 then the games are about £10 each. A Playstation 3 will play games, you can watch Blue Rays or DVD's through it and do online gaming with blue tooth controllers so this is a really great choice and Gran Turismo 6 is an absolute must. Online Game play is £40 per year if I remember so a bit pricey
Cant really talk about the X-Boxes but would expect a similar story
For Nintendo a Switch it is a fantastic console and really worth buying new it is very very versatile and can be played as a hand held, a screen on a desk with separate hand controllers or on your TV. However the games are very kid'ish and although the switch is great not yet found a decent game that i want to play unless your into Mario games. Online game play with others only costs you £20 per year
I am still using Nintendo Wii there are still tonnes of games floating around. You can pick up the console and the games for nothing and there is still some great entertainment value
Then there is also PC games or Apps that are games for tablets / Ipads but i would say to you that these devices are not made for playing games (unless you have a gaming build PC) so your better with games concoles. If you just looking for an odd game that your going to play every now and again and you have a PC or tablet then this might be an option for you and Minecraft would be a good starting point.
As a final tip and a bit of an obscure one check out the "Skylanders" games there are lots of them, they are very cheap and very very addictive.
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