Soo who has their PS4?

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Anybody received their PS4 yet? Purchased 1?
 
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Will have a look tomorrow morning. Have to go to a few shops to get Christmas presents for the kids. Don't know if I'll be able to resist if I actually find 1 on stock somewhere. :D
 
Grumpy Old Man said:
Will have a look tomorrow morning. Have to go to a few shops to get Christmas presents for the kids. Don't know if I'll be able to resist if I actually find 1 on stock somewhere. :D
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RazedInBlack said:
I'll wait patiently
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Im torn between waiting and going out to find one. Hopefully no one will have stock which in turn will force me to wait.
 
Well, I picked mine up this morning, and yes, this is the first time I have done anything other than play it...
 
Me... Picked up my premium bundle at Makro today :-)
 
AfricanTech said:
and...

myBB gamers want to know from one of our own - not the words of those dirty overpaid 'journos'
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lol, them bloody journos :P

Well, first impressions:

1. I really like the look and feel of the console. It looks sleek, and the angled design looks better then the rounded one of the PS3 imo.
2.the system runs quick and responsive, but at the moment it feels a bit lacking in terms of options, you basically have all the settings, psn store, games, and a video menu that is not worth much at the moment. The only app that is currently available is IGN as far as I could see.

3. The downloads work well, I added resogun from my phone, and it started downloading on the PS4 while it was off. It switched itself to standby mode when the download was started. (plus it has a cool pulsating orange light on the console in Standby mode.

4. it runs quiet, which is a plus, and overall, the console seems to run at good temps. quite a bit of heat exhausted at the back of course, but the rest of the console seems to run cool enough, the vents are on either side of the console in the grooves.

5. This might not matter to many, but I have to mention it. The wifi on the console is very good. I have struggled with wifi devices that I have to use downstairs at my tv, but the PS4's wifi connects properly with my 300mpbs N router, and downloads were running at my full line speed.

6. The controller feels good, it is sturdy, and quite comfortable. It is going to take me some getting used to as I am used to the xbox 360 controller, but the dualshock 4 is a huge upgrade from the PS3 controllers.

7. I have specifically looked for the wobble that people mentioned, and it is definitely there, but only if you go and push down in the bottom left corner of the console. it looks like what sony wanted to do was keep the matte part steady, and the glossy part elevated, but the way they positioned the rubber strips. Why they wanted to, I am not sure, but I intend to find out.

On the games I cannot comment too much, as I only have fifa 14 and AC: BLack flag, which arent really next gen titles. I must say though, the detail in fifa is brilliant, it almost looks like a real footy match, especially now with the 3d crowds.

I think the console does need to mature a bit, so we will see as sony releases updates and features, and I will see if I can pick up killzone over the weekend, i put it on hold because I prefer fps games on pc. That being said, I do not regret my purchase at all, it is an impressive piece of hardware.
 
@Lord Nikon6
Selling my Killzone from my bundle if u interested pm me
 
@LN6, Thanks

Finally.

Interesting observation on the wifi strength.

I have to hold off till the damn thing gets a dvd style remote else there will be hell to pay here. :-)
 
AfricanTech said:
@LN6, Thanks

Finally.

Interesting observation on the wifi strength.

I have to hold off till the damn thing gets a dvd style remote else there will be hell to pay here. :-)
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lol, I am quite curious when they are planning on releasing that, as well as DLNA support. I was worried about the wifi strength, because if it didn't work well I would have likely had to lay a network cable, and that would have not been pleasant.
 
Was very tempted today and saw plenty of people walking out of various stores. TBH the pricepoint of almost 7K for what you get is not appealing. Games at over R800 is just crazy. Will rather wait it out for the 2nd/3rd batch to come out and continue with the PS3. No real PS4 titles which are appealing....
 
MagicDude4Eva said:
Was very tempted today and saw plenty of people walking out of various stores. TBH the pricepoint of almost 7K for what you get is not appealing. Games at over R800 is just crazy. Will rather wait it out for the 2nd/3rd batch to come out and continue with the PS3. No real PS4 titles which are appealing....
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Yes, I have to agree on the game prices, madness. Got mine for 699 on preorder though.
 
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