Actually it depends on what he is looking for in a system does he want mature games or kid games? if mature then probably Playstation (my fav). X-box is shit cause microsoft made it hehe barely anyone has the games suck ass they dont release alot of new games and advertising sucks too.Game cube is ok it is good for well kid games (enjoying too but get borring fast) like mario brother super smash bros and stuff like that. They have ok sports games i guess but i would go for playstation since they have great games with great storylines (final fantasy 10) there games also have a long play time and are very fun and dont get borring fast.but it all depends in what you look for in a system