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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't buy either one right now.  There are new versions of both that will be available in November.  Wait until then.  We won't know the performance comparisons until then, either.  The most important thing is to make sure that whatever games your child plays are available on whatever platform you choose (it sounds as if this will not be an issue, but...).[/quote]

That's not true at all. We do know the performance differences. The XBOX Series X is more powerful than the Playstation 5 in several ways. Games like Roblox and Fortnite and those type of blockbuster games will come out for both systems, and your young child will not be aware of any performance differences there may be. Although, the life cycle is probably about 5 years for a system now so by the time he's 13-14, he WILL notice the performane differences. In the end, you should get whatever system more of his friends have. Both the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 will be able to game online with owners of the prior system (Xbox One/One X/One S and PS4).[/quote]

I think you're giving too little credit to the kids.  First off, plenty of kids that age will not only notice the performance differences, but are religiously following news on their favorite consoles and can list off the specs on each one.  Obviously it's not the same thing but when I was 10 I was configuring AUTOEXEC.BET and changing IRQ channels to get DOOM and Wolfenstein to run just right on my family's 286. Don't think kids can't be tech savvy just because they're young.

Also, even if they don't know the tech behind it, they almost certainly know the branding, and if they don't their friends will and they'll be sure to tell them.  Back in my day it was NES vs. SNES and even kids who didn't know what the hell a bit was knew that having an SNES gave you way more social capital.  It's going to be the same way with the Xbox One/Series X and PS4/PS5.  They all may run the same games, but the kids will know the difference and there will definitely be a social "have" and "have not" aspect.  Now this very well may be something you want to discourage in your kids (and there is definitely merit in that) but just be aware that it will exist.    [/quote]

20:43 here.  Again though, it's very likely that it will be impossible to buy these consoles this year.  People need to understand that now so they don't expect to find them.  One important thing going for the Xbox is that Microsoft just bought Zenimax, which includes Bethesda Studios (it's offices are now ironically off of Shady Grove Rd) which makes the Fallout games and the Elder Scrolls games.[/quote]

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