DEATHGIGAS said ...

I believe that failure rate was amended to 4% rather than 0.4%, which was apparently an error on Sony's part when releasing the statement. Either way, it's a really pathetic amount to throw a hissy fit over.

I think that 4% was actually the mistake.

Either way, it still sucks for those ppl who do not have a working PS4. They can be upset if they want, but other ppl making it seem like more of an issue... yeah, thats the problem.

Yeah I would be pretty bleak to get a brand new ps4 and then it doesnt work. But yeah as long as its sorted out quickly, there is noway you wont get a couple of failures in mass production.

Really low precentage.

Sony must just get their act together and sort out those 0.4% Faulty units for those clients - Social media makes things blow up to seem more drastic than they are but if they can exchange units fast enough for those guys that are affected then I'm sure those customers will remain happy PS fans!

I know I would be pretty bleak if my new super console didn't start up

Wow - that's 32 min, cant watch that here

@ Knightfall - so is he happy with it? I know he was/is a big Xbox fan?

Tea said ...

Wow - that's 32 min, cant watch that here

@ Knightfall - so is he happy with it? I know he was/is a big Xbox fan?

Joe has always been a PC & Xbox fan, & said he always will be.
The PS4 is his first Playstation, & he was impressed with it!
He said he will also get the XB1 as well.

Voice commands seem to work well with responsive results.

Lol so the first person I've seen/read about who imported their console from the rainforest store was DOA lol.

Here is hoping our batch of consoles don't have the same issues.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/25/twitch-ps4-non-gaming-livestreams/
I find this hilarious.

Give people new hardware and camera.
Give them a platform to broadcast from and stream "anything" live to the internet!

Act amazed when it becomes a cluster suck...

PS4 up on SEN store:

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-za/ps4/cid=STORE-MSF75508-PS4CAT

http://www.redmondpie.com/ps4-ps-vita-bundle-now-available-in-uk/

So Sony has come to the party, at least in the UK and bundled the PSV with the PS4, damn good move IMO.

Magius said ...

http://www.redmondpie.com/ps4-ps-vita-bundle-now-available-in-uk/

Ok so slight correction to my post. The PSV isn't in the PS4 box. It is called a soft bundle, meaning that the retailers can choose to bundle the two together as Sony is asking retailers to sell the systems together. There is no discount if you get the two together As sony is expecting a RRP of 500GBP (350+150). Silly really, IMO.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-12-02-ps4-fastest-selling-console-in-uk-history

PS4 now has the best opening for a gaming device in the UK beating the 185k figure of the PSP.

additionally, knack sold more than mario 3D, which is quite unexpected.

^well to be fair, knack is a launch title, and nintendo sucks at marketing

Fair enough, both are valid points.

I think the point is that Mario 3D did very little to help the WiiU cause, which is a cause for concern.


Not that it matters I guess, PS4 has pulled above 2.1 million sales in US+PAL combined and less than a month.
Games are going to be coming in bounds for the device.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/03/sony-ps4-sales-rise-to-2-1-million-700k-sold-in-europe-austr/

So after a few days with the console here are some pro's and con's:

+ Blazing fast
+ PSN store loads super quickly and downloads activate without any lag. Makes the PS3 store seem like it runs on dial-up
+ Controller is comfotable
+ Console looks slick
+ Stanby by downloading is a nice addition
+ Very quiet console

- Controller battery is awful
- Share and option buttons are in a weird place
- Interface is awful
- No wallpaper
- Downloads can't be paused and all run at the same time
- Audio out is only optical or HDMI
- Launch game lineup is pretty crap and don't really show what the console can do.

And some screens of Lego Marvel:

^yeah, I was sad at the lack of customising on the interface... maybe with a later update
and that there's no way to upload screenshots without jpeg compression

though the console is damn fast compared to ps3



but one curious question
since the xbox one was released in much less countries and also sold around 2 million
wouldn't that mean that it's selling more?

anyhoo, here's some screenies I took of killzone

Wasn't the Xbox One released in more at launch (13 vs +-3). Anyway I don't think early sales figures matter too much. Hype was built, people early adopted. Let's see the stats a year or two from now

DarkPrince said ...


- Downloads can't be paused and all run at the same time

I read that with the latest update that you can pause downloads. it doesnt?

SupaPhly said ...


since the xbox one was released in much less countries and also sold around 2 million
wouldn't that mean that it's selling more?

The 2 million figure for PS4 is older info compared to the X1 hitting 2 million.

So we dont really know. whatever data we do have has teh PS4 leading but what matters is how both are doing a year from now.