x box 1 advice

[magicjuan]

Uncle Eric got me a flute but weirdly I was only ever allowed to play it in the dark and could never get a tune out of it.

I never had an uncle Eric...heard he was a nice man, never married...

 

[Boss_Blue]

@magicjuan my eldest lad will be five in a couple of months and has been playing on the Xbox One since he was three (to put this into perspective all of his friends at school have access to an Xbox/PS4). It's my console and has a lot of games on it that he isn't allowed to play but inevitably he see's his dad on it and wants to play as-well.

I do the following:

- limit the time he spends on it.
- keep the console in the living room so that you can monitor what he's doing.
- only allow him on games that are appropriate for his age group (Minecraft/Lego/Fifa etc) or games that you have played yourself and are comfortable with him going on.
- change the settings on his profile to prevent him conversing online unless by invite with friends (you may need to change the settings on individual games as well to do this).
- don't get him a headset as you won't be able to monitor his conversations if the volume is down on the TV.
- set the rules out early and stick to them so as to limit the amount of potential arguments over usage/games allowed to play etc in the future.

I'm quite lucky in that I know the content of all the games I allow him to go on so am comfortable with what he plays and can ensure that he doesn't chat to strangers. It sounds like you aren't so speak with a family member/friend who is before purchasing any games for your son and setting up the console and you should be fine. As alluded to by others, the biggest challenge will be keeping him off 'older' games - age ratings aren't always (in my opinion) reflective of actual game content and you will know yourself what your kids are mature enough to be exposed to but as I say, always check with someone who knows the games before purchasing them.

Good luck mate x

 

[AdamEFC]

Online is the best part, just put parental settings on and you can limit who he speaks to (pretty sure I had these when I first started playing online). Also if he does play FIFA online try and stop him playing ultimate team because he will inevitably start asking for you to buy him packs which isn't cheap.

 

[magicjuan]

@magicjuan my eldest lad will be five in a couple of months and has been playing on the Xbox One since he was three (to put this into perspective all of his friends at school have access to an Xbox/PS4). It's my console and has a lot of games on it that he isn't allowed to play but inevitably he see's his dad on it and wants to play as-well.

I do the following:

- limit the time he spends on it.
- keep the console in the living room so that you can monitor what he's doing.
- only allow him on games that are appropriate for his age group (Minecraft/Lego/Fifa etc) or games that you have played yourself and are comfortable with him going on.
- change the settings on his profile to prevent him conversing online unless by invite with friends (you may need to change the settings on individual games as well to do this).
- don't get him a headset as you won't be able to monitor his conversations if the volume is down on the TV.
- set the rules out early and stick to them so as to limit the amount of potential arguments over usage/games allowed to play etc in the future.

I'm quite lucky in that I know the content of all the games I allow him to go on so am comfortable with what he plays and can ensure that he doesn't chat to strangers. It sounds like you aren't so speak with a family member/friend who is before purchasing any games for your son and setting up the console and you should be fine. As alluded to by others, the biggest challenge will be keeping him off 'older' games - age ratings aren't always (in my opinion) reflective of actual game content and you will know yourself what your kids are mature enough to be exposed to but as I say, always check with someone who knows the games before purchasing them.

Good luck mate x

Much appreciated again, many thanks

 

[Philw]

I'm not totally against the things as may have appeared to be the case, as I said we had it downstairs so that we did know what they were up to, the problems seemed to come from those that didn't. I think that this generation now differs from the previous one in a greater way than it has ever done before, because they're easily exposed to things that it was nigh on impossible to be before.
I reckon if all parents monitored what was going on (and this includes on phones, tabs etc) then it wouldnt be as bad but a lot seem to enjoy the fact that they arent getting hassled whilst the kids are 'playing' on it.

Whereas the last generation were raised by tv, this one is being raised by consoles and the internet, which is much harder to police. No 9pm watershed online. Also, the amount of bad parents seems to go up all the time...

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Whereas the last generation were raised by tv, this one is being raised by consoles and the internet, which is much harder to police. No 9pm watershed online. Also, the amount of bad parents seems to go up all the time...

I brought it up at his old football team as i knew the others had it in their rooms & they were totally unaware of what was going on, which a lot of the time was ganging up against my youngest (shared console), I informed them of a lot of the conversations that I'd heard. There was an experiment a couple of years ago on tv where they put a load of kids in a house completely unsupervised, when they're online & locked away in their rooms they are in a similar unsupervised situation & it's a bit like animal farm.
I've found as well that some of the worst bullies online are the ones that dont say boo to a goose in the real world, had to take the mic & warn 1 lad that kept targeting the youngest and smashing up all of his minecraft stuff when he wasnt on & inviting strangers in who would then also gang up him, keep killing him etc, the lad was my eldests mate & the most timid kid ever who would scurry off home upset when my kids were getting a bollocking.

 

[maccavennie]

This one is the one you want fella. Pretty good price, good memory, you usually get xbox live for like a month for free, so the option is always there and also you get Fifa 17 with it

https://www.microsoftstore.com/stor..._xbox&ef_id=WACrzQAAAR04MQ9V:20170104104619:s

The above is perfect @magicjuan

My son is 8 and i bought him this for Christmas. 500gb is ideal, can stick about 10 games in it for that price.

I have xbox live for my son and he's had it for over 12 months, moving from his 360 now onto xbox 1. He's a good lad with it, I keep track of a lot of what he does and who his friends are and of course I've got access to everything on it. Lots of 2nd hand games really cheap as well now mate so all in all you can't go wrong with it.

 

[magicjuan]

The above is perfect @magicjuan

My son is 8 and i bought him this for Christmas. 500gb is ideal, can stick about 10 games in it for that price.

I have xbox live for my son and he's had it for over 12 months, moving from his 360 now onto xbox 1. He's a good lad with it, I keep track of a lot of what he does and who his friends are and of course I've got access to everything on it. Lots of 2nd hand games really cheap as well now mate so all in all you can't go wrong with it.

That's reassuring, many thanks for your help

 

[Tramps_mate]

Eldest wants an x box one for his 8th birthday. Unfortunately my gaming experience stopped when I managed to draw a curve on an etch a sketch...

So, wanting to know what I should be considering, hopefully avoid having to register him online, prefer not to use downloads etc , memory capacity, limited useage considering his age. Obviously he's looking for Fifa17 so want him to play it offline as an 8 year old.

All advice genuinely appreciated without the mention of sawdust, flux capacitors, coin operation and gas powered consoles.

Hep me bredren.... T.I.A

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He will need an online account to be Ho est but you can have full parental control over it. It's needed to download and update etc..

Go for an Xbox One S. It's the newer model.

 

[ste d' indica]

And If you wanna be a real two hat, stick it in the Xbox packaging

 

[JammyP]

He will need an online account to be Ho est but you can have full parental control over it. It's needed to download and update etc..

Go for an Xbox One S. It's the newer model.

You can do it all in your own name, your account etc.
If it is in his own name, then when things like Star Wars Battlefront come along , rafted 16, he can play if you are happy with it. I have not let my 11 and 14 near GTA, though friends have it. Ours came bundled with a Zoo game, which would appeal to a nipper. . Skate is good tho bad language. Steep is their favourite (alongside FIFA) - skiing, snowboarding, paragliding,, dapper squirrel suit - and no one ever gets blown up.

Gold is pretty inevitable; so they can play with their mates. They can also talk online. Never met a weirdo - just restrict it to friends, one by one.

 

[everton2004]

A better price on Amazon:

Amazon product ASIN B01KI13K0W
The copy of FIFA is a download copy (no disk in the box) downloaded direct from the Xbox store with a code supplied in the box (all the FIFA packs are like this)

Edit: Misread the page on the Microsoft Store (thought the price was £249). Ignore me, it's been a long day