No way dont go for last generation stuff now. PSP is NO NO. After a month he will see the new PSP on TV/net and will regret it. PSP vita is expected to release in South east asia first before mid Dec. The upgrade to psp vita is mind-blowing! Its like switching from a ps1 to ps3. For 10k try to get the nintendo Wii console instead, or if he has a PC, get a new graphic card. Or his first digi-cam.