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

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JLateralus

Member
This always happens to me.

Pre-launch, I tell myself I'm going to wait for the games. Then, post launch I decide I want one immediately.

I camped out for a Wii on launch day, but was otherwise really lucky with just walking in and finding stuff last gen and of course with Wii U.

That being said, are there any rumors of when a 2nd wave might hit? I'm striking out finding one anywhere here.
 
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Rollo Tomasi

Member
Really enjoying my PS4 and happy about my purchase. So far since Friday I've played Killzone up through Chapter 5, got up to level 10 with a Cop in NFS Rivals, beat a few levels of Resogun, and also started a new character in Warframe. The last launch I got a console at, Wii U, i barely played it the first few days (well I barely play it now). Same goes for 360. I missed the PS3 launch.

The only thing I think that would've really made this PS4 launch spectacular is if there was as proper RPG available. I find myself yearning for one as I stare at the PS4 UI and space out on the UI music. Because of this I've been also checking out Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen on PS3 that I got for free through Plus, which isn't a bad game! Its just now its old gen and the graphics pale in comparison to what I'm seeing on PS4.
 
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j-wood

Member
Remote play worked fantastic for me over the wifi connection at work. I played killzone and resogun.

For those that always power the system down, any reason why?
 
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Ovid

Member
madmook said:
I disabled most of the standby functions except for USB charging. That'll come in handy to be able to charge the controller at any time whether the console is on or off. Especially since the battery life ain't too good now.
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OMG, the battery life is absolute shit. I only get one day of usage out of it. DS3 and 360 controllers lasted days.
 
Insane Metal

Insane Metal

Member
Y2Kev said:
Sure.

The controller:
-Incredibly comfortable. Feels like your hands are being "filled in" by the longer, thicker grips.
-Flat surface around the dpad and buttons is much more comfortable than the graded surface on the DS3.
-Sticks are shorter, which means less strain on the thumbs to stay on the top, also much better deadzones and precision.
-Triggers feel like someone rubbing your belly while feeding you grapes.

System:
-Design is absolutely beautiful. By far the best Sony design.
-Buttons could probably be bigger.
-Disk drive is hidden by the top and bottom plastic pieces which means I have to look for the slot when I'm putting games in.
-Quiet.
-Small.
-Feels solid. Solid construction, weighty.
-The glow of the yellow standby light at night is like a reminder that I have a PS4.

OS:
-It's basically what I want: fast and minimalist.
-Missing major features from the PS3 that I think need to be in there. The lack of ability to pause downloads is bizarre.
-Needs folder support.
-PSN shitting itself is ruining my take on the Library, Store, and What's New areas.
-I love how it background installs and downloads things.
-It needs to be clearer about when it has downloaded a patch and is ready to apply it. PS Vita is the model here (it shows a downloaded patch icon).
-It needs suspend/save ASAP.
-Friends have signed on/Friends are playing this game notices are missing. These are on PS3. Where are they on PS4?

Games:
-Battlefield: Beautiful. So smooth. Campaign is meh so far.
-Calladuty: Beautiful. So smooth. Campaign is meh so far.
-Killzone: Beyond beautiful. Smooth. Campaign has ups and downs but mostly downs for me so far (my least favorite KZ but there is some neat stuff).
-Asscrud 4: Good!
-Knack: Still in the plastic!

I want to buy NFS.
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Thanks Kev, I actually created a thread for this http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=717674

and it seems some people didn't like the title... it was just a joke... :/
 
Auto_aim1

Auto_aim1

MeisaMcCaffrey
I'll get my console tomorrow since it's an import and all that but some of the impressions here have been really great. I think I'll really enjoy playing Knack as it seems to be my type of game.
 
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Garryk

Member
Best Buy called me last night telling me they had my reserved PS4 waiting for me even though I canceled my preorder last month. With the console trade-in bonus I don't know if I can resist. =/
 
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Cobano

Neo Member
Can anyone of you guys confirm usb-headsets work with the ps4? I've got a Logitech G35 and it would be awesome if I can use it with my ps4 once it's released here in Europe.
 
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S1kkZ

Member
is there a way to delete patches? i am just scared that the ac4 1080p patch will have a negative effect on the framerate.
 
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opticalmace

Member
Garryk said:
Best Buy called me last night telling me they had my reserved PS4 waiting for me even though I canceled my preorder last month. With the console trade-in bonus I don't know if I can resist. =/
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Biggest launch in history... c'mon son, you know what to do. :p

Cobano said:
Can anyone of you guys confirm usb-headsets work with the ps4? I've got a Logitech G35 and it would be awesome if I can use it with my ps4 once it's released here in Europe.
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Someone posted this in the (now locked) PS4 impressions thread:

I love the snappyness of the UI, but the best thing:

I can connect my Logitech G935 wireless headphones for in-game audio and voice chat. USB headset support is awesome.
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ShapeGSX

Member
j-wood said:
i'm about to go on a business trip for 4 days. I'm absolutely leaving the system in standby so I can use remote play!
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Your post just made me think of something. What happens if the PS4 crashes while you are using remote play? Does it reboot automatically, or will it just freeze and sit there until you come home and you can manually reset it?
 
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opticalmace

Member
D23 said:
wow is my DS4 busted?? i only got like 3 or 4 hours on this thing before i have to charge it again
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Should get 8 hours. Did you let it charge completely when you first got it?

If it were me I would call up Sony for a replacement if it only got that long.
 
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pharmboy044

Member
harSon said:
Does every game you install on the Playstation 4 pin itself to the UI? If so, is there a way to remove them?
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There currently is no way of sorting or customizing that. It's just one long line of things you have on your PS4 hardrive. It does look like it's sorted by your most recently played.
 
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The Omega Man

Member
So how do I delete a bunch of useless screecaps and videos I took by mistake by pressing the share button? I see they are in some folder but it only gives me the option to share them.
 
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pharmboy044

Member
Garryk said:
Best Buy called me last night telling me they had my reserved PS4 waiting for me even though I canceled my preorder last month. With the console trade-in bonus I don't know if I can resist. =/
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If you have a console laying around not being used, that $100 credit is pretty awesome. Getting a PS4 for only $300 sounds like a killer deal.
 
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kurahadol

Member
Made the dumb mistake of deleting BF4 last night, cause I read somewhere that downloading and reinstalling can help with the save game corrupt error. Well, can't redownload cause PSN is acting like shit and whenever I try to access the overview/download page in my library, it snaps right back to the XMB. Brutal.

Ah well, more Killzone ain't a bad thing either.
 
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revotron

Member
Question. I thought Sony confirmed that you would be able to convert a Sub Account to a Master Account?

According to their FAQ you cannot:

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FAQ: https://support.us.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5098
 
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owlbeak

Member
Oneself said:
About adjusting the volume through headphones, every game has a sound options menu accessible from inside the game AFAIK. Itcould be better but it's OK for now.
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Hold down the PS Button and go to Adjust devices. From there you can adjust volume for the controller speaker and headphones whenever you want.
 
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revotron

Member
pharmboy044 said:
It was a mistake from the PR guy at the launch event. Yoshida had already confirmed that you can't.
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Man that really sucks :(

I can't believe that was actually a mistake, they seemed pretty happy and understanding about realizing eventually people with Sub Accounts will turn 18...
 
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cr_blah_blah

Member
Stupid question: is there any use for the touchbad yet? I've only played Resogun, FIFA, and NFS (tutorial) so far but haven't found a use for it thus far.
 
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kurahadol

Member
cr_blah_blah said:
Stupid question: is there any use for the touchbad yet? I've only played Resogun, FIFA, and NFS (tutorial) so far but haven't found a use for it thus far.
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I've only used it in Killzone for OWL commands, which are pretty simple and don't really push anything unique in regards to the touchpad.
 
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CitizenCope

Member
I only got in about 2 hours with the machine on Friday night. What happened or where is the area where you see all the shit going down with your friends? Not talking friends list but "Slappyjoe uploaded a video", "HairyMary is watching The Notebook", "Six696969nine earned a trophy in Knack".
 
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cr_blah_blah

Member
kurahadol said:
I've only used it in Killzone for OWL commands, which are pretty simple and don't really push anything unique in regards to the touchpad.
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pharmboy044 said:
Killzone and AC4 use it.
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Darklor01 said:
Assasins Creed map scrolling, though, done better with normal controls
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Cool, I don't own either of those. Thanks for the answers though! I was beginning to think maybe mine wasn't working or I didn't know how what I was doing. I appreciate that it's not forced into everywhere it's not needed.
 
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quest

Not Banned from OT
Finally got it up and running with no hitches. Downloaded the PSN+ games and war frame. The controller is a vast improvement over the DS3. It feels so much better in the hands. Top 3 of controllers of all time IMO. I did have 1 hard lock up downloading a update for a game. Not a fan of the UI right now I am sure it will be vastly improved over the next few years. Very impressive hardware now just playing the waiting game for the software to catch up.
 
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