WORST ADVICE EVER.If you want good value - Xbox
If you want to get robbed on game prices - Switch.
Unless I got duped earlier today on Twitter, MS are bringing back their best controller, the 360 pad for new consoles. It was hella small compared to anything after or before it.- Pad is huge, I think my kids will have difficulty playing it (3-year old for sure)
Both XB and Switch have controller backwards compatability with XB1 and Wii pads. Could probably pickup 2nd pad quite cheaply- Probably second pad needed, so 50€
But the series S can do emulation. so they would be able to experience those games and more.OP don’t listen to the Series S crowd. For a 3 and 5 year old Nintendo box Xbox all over the ring for fun. Game Pass might get crap brainless 4/10 games like Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol but trust me, you want your children to experience games like Mario & Zelda if you want them to appreciate gaming.
Whilst that’s a valid comment, expecting a 3 and 5 year old to be able to load and navigate Retroarch is in unreasonable expectation. The Series S is also incapable of emulating the Wii U or Switch, so you won’t be getting Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, BotW, Tears of the Kingdom, Smash Ultimate or Mario Odyssey, which are at the pinnacle of their respective franchises.But the series S can do emulation. so they would be able to experience those games and more.
Xss with gamepass. Absolute no brainer. They can jump around from game to game.
OP don’t listen to the Series S crowd. For a 3 and 5 year old Nintendo box Xbox all over the ring for fun. Game Pass might get crap brainless 4/10 games like Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol but trust me, you want your children to experience games like Mario & Zelda if you want them to appreciate gaming.
As a longtime dad... I disagree with this one strongly. I'd say that "they can jump around from game to game" is exactly what you're trying to strongly avoid with a system purchase, possibly above all other considerations.
Jumping around from one game to another with little investment is what you get on platforms like the iPad--it's basically the perfect recipe for kids to do absolutely nothing but download new shiny items all day and never get past the very first serious challenge they encounter.
The key thing you want to develop as a parent is long-term investment in things, robust endurance when a game gets hard, and the exact opposite of a disposable attitude towards media and content. Make them want serious games that have lengthy value (eg. BOTW, perfect for kids since it has higher tiers of things to do as they get better), let them ask for specific games or save up for them, then have them experience gratitude towards the ones they actually own. None of this games-as-mindless-netflix nonsense that unfortunately is part of the same brain melt happening on all platforms to the current generation.
My kids play on Xbox, you have many games that are perfectly fine for them on Xbox. Like Sonic Team Racing, TMNT Shredder Revenge, Super Lucky' Tale, Klonoa, Sonic games etc...
Be more specific. Kids can't play on Xbox is what you mean ?