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PS4 Launch Thread [Thread being archived 1/1/14]

Vire

Vire

Member
Twitch being accessible right from the main menu so quickly is just amazing.

I love it.

UI is very smooth/snappy. Hitting the home button during the game is seamless, no stutter. Works perfectly.
 
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VanWinkle

Member
Vire said:
Twitch being accessible right from the main menu so quickly is just amazing.

I love it.

UI is very smooth/snappy. Hitting the home button during the game is seamless, no stutter. Works perfectly.
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Yup, it's insane. Everything just works, and it works well!
 
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twisted89

Member
Vire said:
For what it is worth I've noticed that the fan noise is significantly louder/more noticeable when vertical for whatever reason.

Horizontal it is very quiet.

Unless I'm going completely mad, (I haven't slept yet).
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Might be due to the hot air rising in a different direction it has to work harder to exhaust it from the system, I'm sure the same would occur if you put most desktops on their side as air would get trapped against the side panel instead of rising to fans at the top/back. Just a guess.
 
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boredandlazy

Member
chubigans said:
Holy crap I am BLOWN AWAY at how the Vita remote play works. It looks like a native game on my Vita. I mean wow, there's no perceptible lag and visually it's sharp and crisp with no hint of artifacting.

And another holy crap: Twitch streaming works great, everything is working great, and you can watch twitch streams and stuff without exiting a game. Neat.

Yeah, this system is crazy awesome. I'm amazed that it hasn't melted down PSN/Twitch yet. Everything works day one. I never would have guessed that.
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7.5
 
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sweetvar26

Member
I downloaded the PS4 update and it says "preparing to install".

Been like that for the last 5 minutes. Happened to anyone else? Should i restart my console or leave it for now?
 
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ckohler

Member
I'm surprised to see that Hulu Plus works in Remote Play.

Granted, unlike others, I'm having problems with remote play. Any fast action causes the video to go to crap. :(
 
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chubigans

y'all should be ashamed
Vire said:
Twitch being accessible right from the main menu so quickly is just amazing.

I love it.

UI is very smooth/snappy. Hitting the home button during the game is seamless, no stutter. Works perfectly.
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My friend and I were playing some Killzone, I hit share and select Broadcast gameplay, my Twitter feed is automatically updated (via Twitch option) and in a minute or two I have a few people throwing questions and chatting during my gameplay.

I knew that's how it would work, but to do it in person, on launch day, is really something else.

boredandlazy said:
7.5
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Haha man Polygon should be banned everywhere.
 
SRTtoZ

SRTtoZ

Member
If anyone wants my 30 days of PSN+ let me know. Remember you need a brand new account, it doesnt add onto existing accounts.
 
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boredandlazy

Member
chubigans said:
My friend and I were playing some Killzone, I hit share and select Broadcast gameplay, my Twitter feed is automatically updated (via Twitch option) and in a minute or two I have a few people throwing questions and chatting during my gameplay.

I knew that's how it would work, but to do it in person, on launch day, is really something else.



Haha man Polygon should be banned everywhere.
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Speaking of Polygon, there seems to be a lot of Japanese people who have this console already. All these people using remote play...

But that's enough of that. I'm insanely jealous of you people who have your console. I'm really looking forward to being able to upload video to youtube though, as I don't want to put it on my facebook.
 
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BIG_V-G-V

Banned
sweetvar26 said:
I downloaded the PS4 update and it says "preparing to install".

Been like that for the last 5 minutes. Happened to anyone else? Should i restart my console or leave it for now?
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Right when I set up my console it started to download the update which was weird because I never set up my network settings. It sat at preparing to install also so I just went along and connected to my router, re downloaded the update and it took like 5 mins.
 
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piratethingy

Self professed bad raider
Trying to decide whether I should start up a new PSN+ account or keep my old one. I don't dislike my old username, but I'd much prefer to use my universal gaming name (piratethingy) for OCD's sake. I got rid of my PS3, but I do have a Vita. I know I'm never going to play Vita Uncharted or whatever, but I'd like to play Gravity Rush eventually. I probably never will, but ah well.

I guess I should probably just restart. So annoying that we can't just name change.
 
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mrklaw

MrArseFace
how does the library work? Does it show all installed games? All games you ever bought? Only games you own but don't have on your PS4?
 
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Kvik

Member
Has anyone tried their unit with a non-standard HDMI (not the one which came with the unit)? I have a CAT6, figure 8 and HDMI already setup.
 
SRTtoZ

SRTtoZ

Member
chubigans said:
Holy crap I am BLOWN AWAY at how the Vita remote play works. It looks like a native game on my Vita. I mean wow, there's no perceptible lag and visually it's sharp and crisp with no hint of artifacting.

And another holy crap: Twitch streaming works great, everything is working great, and you can watch twitch streams and stuff without exiting a game. Neat.

Yeah, this system is crazy awesome. I'm amazed that it hasn't melted down PSN/Twitch yet. Everything works day one. I never would have guessed that.
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These are my feelings to the T. Aside from the PSN issues earlier tonight, its been perfect, the games, the UI, the streaming, the Vita remote play. Lived up to expectations.
 
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VanWinkle

Member
Killzone Shadow Fall gunplay feels amazing and kills feel really satisfying. It's so responsive and with no discernible input lag. And the graphics. MY GOODNESS THE GRAPHICS! Seeing Killzone at 60fps is bizarre and amazing.
 
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Dirtyshubb

Member
God damn this is hard, having to wait these 2 weeks for the UK launch is killing now! I thought I would be ok but hearing everyone’s great impressions of the UI and remote play is making it much harder :(

Oh well, only 2 weeks to go I suppose *Insert Total Recall Gif*
 
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DoctorZ

Member
I have my setting set to show my username not real name. In the activity feed on my PS4 I see myself as my real name. Is there a way to have it display my username? I'm assuming others are seeming my username and I'm just seeing my real name.
 
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Toki767

Member
DoctorZ said:
I have my setting set to show my username not real name. In the activity feed on my PS4 I see myself as my real name. Is there a way to have it display my username? I'm assuming others are seeming my username and I'm just seeing my real name.
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That's definitely the case. No way to disable it that I know of. It's tied to your PSN info.
 
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immortal-joe

Member
DemonNite said:
Greatness Arrives.

Welcome to the new generation.

But keep your Eyes open in this _ _ _ _ _ World.

As the B_ _ _ _ is on the D_ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the H_ _ _ _ _ _.

F_ _ _ are coming.

Reset the clock.

From 2014.

Greatness Awaits.
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Welcome to the new generation.

But keep your Eyes open in this Shitty World.

As the Boob is on the Diiiiiiick of the Heeeeeelllnaw.

Fucks are coming.

Reset the clock.

From 2014.
 
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SymbiantXenos

Member
Dirtyshubb said:
God damn this is hard, having to wait these 2 weeks for the UK launch is killing now! I thought I would be ok but hearing everyone’s great impressions of the UI and remote play is making it much harder :(

Oh well, only 2 weeks to go I suppose *Insert Total Recall Gif*
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Im with you lol. But this time in 14 days we'll be ok.
 
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marc^o^

Nintendo's Pro Bono PR Firm
This PS4 thread makes me want to put a Vita on my Christmas gift list. Now which one, the OLED or the new model?
 
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BIG_V-G-V

Banned
DoctorZ said:
I have my setting set to show my username not real name. In the activity feed on my PS4 I see myself as my real name. Is there a way to have it display my username? I'm assuming others are seeming my username and I'm just seeing my real name.
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Yea, I also have it set to only display my username to friends. It does show my name plus username to myself so I'm pretty sure it's just standard to display it like that to you.
 
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dark_inferno

Member
Dirtyshubb said:
God damn this is hard, having to wait these 2 weeks for the UK launch is killing now! I thought I would be ok but hearing everyone’s great impressions of the UI and remote play is making it much harder :(

Oh well, only 2 weeks to go I suppose *Insert Total Recall Gif*
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Look at it like this : They are beta-testing the console and you get the final product.

maquiladora said:
There was an indie game too. Can't remember now...
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Towerfall
 
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sweetvar26

Member
BIG_V-G-V said:
Right when I set up my console it started to download the update which was weird because I never set up my network settings. It sat at preparing to install also so I just went along and connected to my router, re downloaded the update and it took like 5 mins.
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Just tried to update again from store and the thing worked flawless.
 
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anddo0

Member
Standing in line at BB for PS4 #1. The pre-order line is a dozen deep, while the buy today line is 50+. The store opens at 8am. Which gives me enough time to get home and wait for Ups and PS4 #2 from Amazon.
 
Jezbollah

Jezbollah

Member
Hey all. Congrats on getting your PS4s. Looking forward to getting mine in two weeks.

Has anyone played around with the Pulse headset?
 
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DoctorZ

Member
Toki767 said:
That's definitely the case. No way to disable it that I know of. It's tied to your PSN info.
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BIG_V-G-V said:
Yea, I also have it set to only display my username to friends. It does show my name plus username to myself so I'm pretty sure it's just standard to display it like that to you.
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For some reason I find that weird when I see it. All my other notifications are my friends' usernames and then my real name. It sticks out. It doesn't really matter, but for some reason I want it to display my username. I hope they do change it later on so that if you have your setting to display your username you also see your username in the activity feed.

Can you remove yourself from your own feed? I don't really need to know what I'm doing.
 
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UltraGunner

Banned
OK I got my ps4 and after downloading the update and installing some games everything is going betterthan expected. I ddidn't use the default HDMI and slowly plunged it in just to be extra safe. UK super snappy and the store doesn't feel like I'm swimming in marmalade. Quick question: has anyone with a third party headset tried it out to see if it works? I'd rather play multi with my turtle beach headset than the ear buds I got.
 
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Toki767

Member
DoctorZ said:
For some reason I find that weird when I see it. All my other notifications are my friends' usernames and then my real name. It sticks out. It doesn't really matter, but for some reason I want it to display my username. I hope they do change it later on so that if you have your setting to display your username you also see your username in the activity feed.

Can you remove yourself from your own feed? I don't really need to know what I'm doing.
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Well I think the idea is that you'd have all friends using their real names lol
 
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txag2005

Banned
I'm jealous of all of you with good download speeds. The 1.5 update download was lightning fast, but since then, it's been PS3 levels of slow for me.

Warframe has been downloading for almost 2 hours and only 1.5 gigs has downloaded.
 
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