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PS4 Launch Thread [Thread being archived 1/1/14]
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Hawk269
Member
What are some of you averaging on battery life of the controller? I started gaming at 10am this morning with a fully charged controller and at around 3pm I was down to 1 bar. Is this about normal?
Outside of that and the issues with PSN, so very happy with my PS4. NBA 2K14 is very good. BTW...Don't pass up on Knack, it is a very good game, but should be played on Hard or you will just blow right through it.
Another question, if I plug the controller into my laptop while using to play the PS4, will it charge the controller as I play? I keep my laptop next to the sofa, but the PS4 is about 7' away and that cable is way too short, so wanted to plug the usb cable into the laptop, but not sure if it is charging or if it will charge being plugged into a laptop while still being used to play on the PS4.
Outside of that and the issues with PSN, so very happy with my PS4. NBA 2K14 is very good. BTW...Don't pass up on Knack, it is a very good game, but should be played on Hard or you will just blow right through it.
Another question, if I plug the controller into my laptop while using to play the PS4, will it charge the controller as I play? I keep my laptop next to the sofa, but the PS4 is about 7' away and that cable is way too short, so wanted to plug the usb cable into the laptop, but not sure if it is charging or if it will charge being plugged into a laptop while still being used to play on the PS4.
Pop
Member
I had the spinning Please Wait for at least 30 mins a little after midnight. All I did was turn off my console, turn it back on and it worked fine. I was able to get into the dash and connect immediately.
Gotta say I'm really loving the Ps4 design. So fast and sleek. Streaming is really what's caught my attention early on. The ability to watch or stream lightning fast is incredible to me. Also, PSN downloads have been fast for me. My friend downloaded all f2p/ps+ titles in a matter of hours this morning(minus DCUO). That one takes forever or did on the Ps3.
Edit: I got about 8 hours of battery life before I was worried it was going to die on that one bar.
Gotta say I'm really loving the Ps4 design. So fast and sleek. Streaming is really what's caught my attention early on. The ability to watch or stream lightning fast is incredible to me. Also, PSN downloads have been fast for me. My friend downloaded all f2p/ps+ titles in a matter of hours this morning(minus DCUO). That one takes forever or did on the Ps3.
Edit: I got about 8 hours of battery life before I was worried it was going to die on that one bar.
game is fucking jaw dropping visually
Haha
Not bad but no
Yea it was. We get our personal consoles on the 29th like everyone else but it was made in the office
brianmcdoogle
Member
So trying to update to 1.5, the system rebooted, installed the software, then on its reboot it got hung on a black screen with the light pulsing blue. I let it sit for 15 minutes, and nothing happened. Then, I unplugged the system (the power button wouldn't do anything, even after holding it for a while) and it booted into Safe Mode. I chose to restart the PS4, it restarted into Safe Mode, then restarted itself again automatically, and then logged into the PS4. It's showing 1.5 installed, but it displays an error notification that 1.5 couldn't be installed. So, I restarted the system again, and it restarted just fine, but it still shows a notification that 1.5 couldn't be installed... despite the system saying that it is running 1.5.
It seems to be working correctly now, but who knows!
It seems to be working correctly now, but who knows!
spatenfloot
Member
Make sure to enter billing address EXACTLY like it is on your card statement.
boredJonathan
Member
So I got the firmware installed via USB, and everything seems golden - except the setup process didn't have me setup an account, or do the Facebook linking, or even ask me for my PSN info. After doing the basic setup (set the time, network info) it dumped me to the desktop.
Did I miss something? or is this just because PSN is down? What happens if I play Killzone and get several achievements? Will they sync up with PSN when I finally can add my account or are they lost? Hmmmm.
Did I miss something? or is this just because PSN is down? What happens if I play Killzone and get several achievements? Will they sync up with PSN when I finally can add my account or are they lost? Hmmmm.
20 minutes into Killzone and I have to say I'm pretty floored. Great opening sequence establishing story, visually stunning, so far its a total winner.
Also messed around with The Playroom. More charming than I had imagined.
Just need PSN back up now so I can get CoD Ghosts upgraded, and the rest of my stuff!
Also messed around with The Playroom. More charming than I had imagined.
Just need PSN back up now so I can get CoD Ghosts upgraded, and the rest of my stuff!
teddywestside
Member
picked up my ps4 and it is working perfectly out of the box
Pop
Member
Maybe you can't but I've yet to talk to anyone who has found out how!
UPS usually arrives by my place at around 4pm- they said this delivery would arrive by 5:30. Still not here
Im literally the last person on my UPS guys route. I wont get it till around 8:30pm probably.
Uno Venova
Banned
Well I've been logging on no problems, it's definitely not down for everyone.
spatenfloot
Member
I think if people have problems with bricked consoles, it is due to impatience and turning it off when they shouldn't.
Well played around with it for about four hours and I am happy. So far(knock on wood) none of the problems people were talking about has effected me. Well minus PSN being down, but that was expected by me at least. I was able to get Resogun and Contrast so that was all i really wanted PSN for and Black Flag and Killzone arrived via Gamefly so i am set for some weekend gaming.
It probably depends on your location, some proxy trickery could help
UltimaPooh
Member
UPS usually arrives by my place at around 4pm- they said this delivery would arrive by 5:30. Still not here
I thought so too... but I got the email about it being delayed till Monday.
How!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I tried literally 25 times (apprx an hour) while watching PIP TV. No go.
Oh well, I guess I'll play some of that blasted wii u for awhile
Matrix XII
Member
Just an update, tried another USB stick and it worked.
PS updated to 1.5 successfully!
I really feel bad for the people stuck with bricks. I've had that happen to me in the past. Keep your heads up guys and gals!
Yep, and on a massive screen... man. I'm on a 70 inch Vizio and I can't stop playing this game.
friskykillface
Banned
this. I always pause downloads cause my bro uses the internet in my home and there's no point in taking up bandwidth and making both of us slow.
kinda a bummer if you can't pause downloads
Maninthemirror
Banned
Can someone help me here . Whenevrt i quit a game instead of resume starting from the last checkpoint it begins at teh start of the level . Happened in both bf4 and killzone
spatenfloot
Member
Most psn issues are mainly during the initial setup, it seems. Once you get past that, things improve considerably. Maybe there are specific servers used for that as opposed to normal psn use.
MiamiWesker
Member
So the whats new feed when it works do you just see what you have done? It shows nothing of what my friends are doing.
Semi Digital here but no disks in hand so still just as screwed.
trancefreak64
Banned
Got everything going except I can not login to my PlayStation account. I also had trouble with the console pushing past the DS4 screen initially. I don't understand why I can't log in I'm ready to rock some kzsf.
Uno Venova
Banned
Who are you arguing with.
Getting the same thing here. I kind of hate Sony right now. Is there not a single company that can release a product that works at launch anymore?