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[Venturer]

This is soo funny... 2000 people listening to sony support. http://www.twitch.tv/hi11zones It's allgood though.

 

[BadAss2961]

This guy is giving all his info on stream.

 

[Ezduo]

This guy seriously broadcast out his full name to a stream full of schadenfreude loving gamers? Lord...

 

[Gintoki313]

Did he really... just give out... his barcode... on stream? Along with his full name!!!

I don't even.

 

[SilentRacoon]

Is it at all possible that a cheap hdmi cable could cause the hdmi input to fail?

Yes, you need to get one of those $100 hdmi monster cables in order to get the ps4 working properly

 

[ffdgh]

He even said his barcode number.

 

[Pappasman]

This stream is insane...

 

[Sweep14]

Guys, I'm scared, hold me

Why ?

From here it's evident that PS4's failure rate is near 100%

Relax, there's nothing you can do, Sony engineers built a console specialy designed to brick and they made sure to successfully pass all known bricking tests...

/S

 

[Zen_Arcade]

Who?

You're better off not knowing.

 

[TheJLC]

What's wrong with giving out your name? People haven't heard of Facebook?

 

[JrBaconCheeseburger]

My PS3 lasted from November 2006 until July 2013.

I am not worried about anything with PS4.

 

[Garrett 2U]

So I take it this has been confirmed? Would hate if this were just an ill intentioned attack to damage public perception of the system.

Apologies if it's been confirmed legit already, but you can't help but be suspicious of these kinds of things.

You can watch one customer struggle with his console on Twitch
http://www.twitch.tv/hi11zones

 

[keit4]

Did he really... just give out... his barcode... on stream? Along with his full name!!!

I don't even.

He did.

lol

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Meanwhile, some gaming sites continue their marathon PS4 live streams, some for 12 hours straight, without any "technological issues."

Maybe there was a reason why the press had to fly out to receive selected, personalised PS4s

 

[Barristan Selmy]

MisterXmedia is bustin' allll kinds of nuts right about now.

I'm patiently awaiting his latest write up on this. Should be good for a few laughs.

 

[Ghazi]

I want the Sony rep to be like: "What's your Social Security Number, Brandon?"

 

[Timu]

Maybe we should all do the update via USB?

I'm downloading the update now.

Here's the instructions and update link:

http://us.playstation.com/support/systemupdates/ps4/index.htm

Seems easy enough, make sure the folder naming is correct where your file is kept, insert USB, then power on the PS4 with a 7+ second power button press.

Downloading it now!

 

[MThanded]

This is why ubiquitous streaming is going to be a mess. People don't know what they shouldn't be doing.

 

[Rhaxas]

Unbelievable that this guy just gave out his full name on stream lmao

 

[Nokagi]

You can watch one customer struggle with his console on Twitch
http://www.twitch.tv/hi11zones

Well this looks fun.

 

[yatesl]

This guy doesn't know the difference between pressing a button, and holding it.

 

[Z_Y]

Empty cardboard box to send the unit back.

Us old 360 veterans know them as coffins.

 

[tirminyl]

He just gave his first and last name out on a livestream with 1600+ viewers, wat?

Lol, why would someone do that....unless it's really not his name? I hope not.

Edit- Nvm - He is on the phone with Sony support. I would have muted the stream, jeez, lol.

 

[FaintDeftone]

This stream is captivating!

 

[TaKeRx]

Haha wow, the first PS4 stream that I go into twitch and it's him being on support because his console won't boot up.

EDIT: Wow I didn't notice this was posted already.

 

[Salex_]

Ouch. I opened the stream and saw the fanboy war and now my eyes are burning. Hundreds of lines scrolling down from PS/Xbox fanboys trying to outwit each other.

 

[Ghazi]

he just claimed to have heard two beeps when only one happened.

 

[kurbaan]

So we live streaming customer support now? Man this generation is gonna be way different. Too much attention hogging shit going on.

 

[The Mana Legend]

My PS3 lasted from November 2006 until July 2013.

I am not worried about anything with PS4.

My launch PS3 died a year in and my launch PSP had issues. Not to mention the PS2 was kind of a piece of junk in terms of build quality.

Sony does not have my trust when it comes to reliable hardware.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Wow, someone gave out their full name and personal info via a live stream with over 1600 people watching? That's insane. You got a lot of assholes out there making such a thing too risky.

Other gaffers should avoid using/mentioning his name to try to protect this guy.

 

[careksims]

This is..... reality television.

 

[Ran Ran]

he just claimed to have heard two beeps when only one happened.

This guy is absolutely killing me lol

 

[Prophane33]

What's wrong with giving out your name? People haven't heard of Facebook?

Just because you know someone's name doesn't exactly mean you can find them on facebook/find their info on facebook. I'm a teacher and the only way you could connect me to my internet activity is to go from my alias (e.g. you could easily find out who I am), but my students could not because they only know my real name (shared by millions of people) but not my MIDDLE name (which helps narrow it down SOME); however, as I said...if you know my internet persona you can find my real name but not much else about me (outside of name/location). Not that I'm challenging anyone, granted I pretty much assume I'm not anonymous.

Edit: Also I'm not searchable on Facebook.

 

[Gorillaz]

Someone tell brandon to give away his social, I always wanted a back up identity

 

[MThanded]

he just claimed to have heard two beeps when only one happened.

ps4 owner with xbox 1 ears.

 

[MonaKyshu]

Not really surprised - Microsoft went the ultra safe route with having the power brick outside it again this gen; Sony made it look more appealing by not doing that but also probably increasing the chances of it bricking at some point.

they should have all the parts outside the box and then it would last forever

 

[Nocturno999]

This stream is reaching reality show levels. I'm not sure if they are serious anymore.

 

[Doffen]

These guys seems like dicks towards the support.

Really hope this isn't a big problem for the PS4.

 

[sflufan]

TRY IT ON A DIFFERENT TV?!?!?!

BWWWWAA AHAHAHAH HAHAHAHAH

 

[SilentRacoon]

Wow this dude just gave out his full name and barcode, so not only his console jumped the gun but also his mind, guy is nuts.

 

[TheJLC]

So we live streaming customer support now? Man this generation is gonna be way different. Too much attention hogging shit going on.

Tell me about it.

Guy has no patience, cannot tell difference between pressing and holding, cannot count to two, and gets annoyed at advice. If this gen is full of people like that... Man.

 

[Jburton]

My launch PS3 died a year in and my launch PSP had issues. Not to mention the PS2 was kind of a piece of junk in terms of build quality.

Sony does not have my trust when it comes to reliable hardware.

His story and your story, neither are gospel.

 

[WordsintheWater]

This guy is terrible at trouble shooting, he keeps telling him to listen to two beeps, but he doesn't

 

[Zen_Arcade]

So I don't feel like reading through 29 pages. How many of these reports have there been? Are they all units from that Taco Bell contest? Did they take out parts of the PS4 and replace them with taco meat?

 

[Bunta]

This is tough to watch.

 

[yatesl]

I seriously want to punch this smarmy guy, who doesn't know how to follow instructions.

 

[Cmerrill]

So it's just one ps4 that has had problems, correct? Or are there more?

 

[Ran Ran]

This is tough to watch.

I want to bang my head against a wall..

 

[Iced_Eagle]

he just claimed to have heard two beeps when only one happened.

He just did it again and then had two beeps.

Holy shit there's almost 3,000 people on this stream too lol

So it's just one ps4 that has had problems, correct? Or are there more?

Multiple. Kotaku had a similar issue to the guy on the stream. Other people have had other problems. However, we have no idea the percentage of consoles that are being affected. The people with working PS4's aren't live streaming or bitching obviously and the ones with broken units are bitching and making noise. We should know in a few days/weeks how widespread these types of issues are.

 

[Zabant]

He's gotta be trolling for viewers, he's ignoring the tech support guy, not following basic instructions and being snarky which solves nothing.