Sony PlayStation 4 Console - Black (PS4)

I think that I may have taken the plunge a tad too soon.... The PS4 is a great little machine. The build quality is good, & it's not too loud. The Dualshock 4 controller is also an improvement over its predecessor-I particularly like the built in speaker & headphone socket. The bright light on the back of it can be distracting, but not too much. Going back to the built-in speaker, it is an inspired inclusion. Picking up an audio log & listening to its contents via your controller,in Killzone for example, helps to immerse yourself more into its world. I look forward to future titles making use of this function. The PS4's menu is swift & clear. The machine itself is very efficient in that it saves so much time in relation to the PS3. Mandatory installations are smaller & take much less time to carry out. I also really like the background/stealth installations, as in the long run, it makes the games load faster, & makes the machine quieter & run cooler. The software updates for your games occur in the background automatically, which again saves precious time & allows you to get into the action much faster. My only negatives issues with the PS4 are: My blu rays do not work consistently & often freeze my machine. I also don't like the omissions of features which were available on PS3, i.e. audio cd playback and no 3d blu ray support. Hopefully these features will be reinstated/improved via a software update. Ok, so what's the reason for my negative opening?! It's the games! Yes they look better, but not significantly so in my opinion. If you were to bump up some of the PS3's best looking titles to 1080p e.g The Last of Us, Beyond: Two Souls, God of War etc, they would arguably be better looking than any of the launch games. I know that they are only launch games & that future titles will look a lot better, when developers have had more experience with the hardware & more time to make the games. More importantly, for me, the launch games are all standard fare. The two exceptions in my opinion are Assassins Creed 4 (which you can still play on PS3/360/PC), & Resogun. But these two games do not justify getting the machine just yet. In hindsight, I'd rather have kept the £400+ in my bank account & bought the machine a bit later on when it's features were more complete & polished; & most importantly, when there are more & better games available for it. The fact that I'm using my PS3 more right now for gaming & film playback kind of says it all. In conclusion, a great machine, but there is nothing to really justify getting one just yet. This could well change when Infamous:Second Son gets released in the Spring.

Gamer bundle ordered, 2nd controller, camera and Killzone, all in one box. Thank you Amazon. I ordered this quite a time after August 6th, never got a confirmed delivery date, yet my PS4 was waiting on my sofa when i got home from work on Friday afternoon. Shocked and suprised. Setup was painless (apart from PSN, will mention that in a bit), i plugged it all up, powered it on and began entering my network details (i don't use DHCP in my house, fixed IPs for me). As soon as the network settings were done and the PS4 had auto connected to the web, a notification popped up for the 1.51 update. OK, i clicked that and already 300mb of the approx 350mb was downloaded... I think i was downloading the patch at about 3mb/sec on my 60meg BB and thats the best it could have been. Thats fantastic. Went to get changed, by the time i came back down it was installed, rebooted and ready to go. So then came time to enter my user account details. This was frustrating. Simple enough to do but day 1 and the Sony servers were getting hammered. So between 2.30pm and 8.30pm i had little luck registering my account, linking up my friends list, trophies and getting onto the store. The network even went down during this time for maintenance. But when it came back (i kept trying), my login worked, friends appeared, trophies all showed up from ps3 and the store loaded. I quickly got Resogun, Contrast, an AC4 freebie, a Playroom addon (picture thing for second screen) and popped in the Killzone SF disc. One thing i really liked was how as soon as you slot in a new game it begins installing. No clicking anything, no loading the game first and choosing to install, it just gets on with it. In my limited space living room with poor lighting the camera performed just magically. The dual cameras perform so much better than the previous PS3 camera. Playroom was fun (although its a limited thing really to show off the camera and controller motion stuff), it worked perfectly, picture was bright and clear and the kids really loved getting their hair on fire. So... Without rabbiting on about the games (you can read reviews for those elsewhere) and the unfortunate PSN outage, i just thought i'd say that setting up, updating and getting into the action was painless to do and very intuitive. I'm loving the speed of everything, i have no trouble finding particular options, everything just flows and works great. Massive thumbs up, gonna really enjoy this PS4 for years to come. Oh, its super quiet too compared to a PS3, looks stylish, its smaller, no external power brick and the upgraded controller is simply perfect. I liked the dualshock but this is better in every way. I can think of 2 extremely minor niggles which in no way can deter you from purchasing. The earpiece is extremely cheap tat. Its just a starter until you buy a decent one, its big and uncomfortable but its functional till you replace it. And the damn controller charger cable... Wow, that's short. I'll be investing in a longer one for sure but wish i didn't have to buy one for the sake of 20p worth of wire. 5 massive stars.

It is extremely difficult to review a console these days, because at the very least we are looking at the combination of 3 things: hardware, games, services. Even more complicating the matter is the fact that all the latter 2 things evolve all the time. So, my take on it: HARDWARE Sony has always known how to design a beautiful piece of hardware. Even though 'Sony style' is no longer the pinnacle of consumer electronics design, PS4 is still a beautiful and well-crafted machine: sleek, unobtrusive, well-built. Very silent. Even though I prefer slightly how Xbox controller feels in my hands, the PS4 one is excellent. The controller has a much better feel than before, it still includes rechargeable battery pack like the ps3, which unfortunately Xbox one does not include. A big drawback for me is the lack of Blu-Ray 3D support, albeit temporary as it will be added with a firmware update. SERVICES By 'services' I mean primarily PSN and Store, I don't have that much interest in 3rd-party apps. No disappointments here - everything works better than before. Just remember that to enjoy multiplayer gaming, you will have to pay for PSN Plus subscription, similar to Xbox gold. However, with all the freebies Sony is throwing in with the subscription, there's really no sense in avoiding it. GAMES Now comes the most difficult part. With the delay of Driveclub and Watch Dogs, and Knack getting miserable reviews, the only significant exclusive PS4 has is Killzone. However, great graphics and presentation aside, there's nothing truly captivating about this game if you are not much into multiplayer. A solid game - definitely; mind blowing and a 'must-have' - hardly. The only other worthy exclusive is Resogun, a PSN title. Though not an 'AAA' game, it's still great fun and has good graphics. Icing on the cake is that it's currently free for PSN Plus subscribers. Apart from that there are solid 3rd party games like Assassin's Creed 4, a new Need for Speed, best console versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts and Battlefield 4... but as I have a high-spec gaming PC, they are of little interest for me on a console. CONCLUSION If you are a console player and are buying a new gaming console this season, buy a PS4, it wins hands down over Xbox as a gaming machine. If you have a good-spec gaming PC, there's little sense in buying PS4 right now: with multiplatform games looking better on PC, there's no game that justifies having a PS4 at this point. HOWEVER, that should change in 3-4 months with the release of Driveclub and Infamous: Second Son. And do I have to say more if Uncharted 4 has been announced?.. If, like me, you like buying new gadgets and love to see how they 'mature', don't constrain yourself, go and buy it, you will not be disappointed. PS4 is still in its early days - but games will come, services will mature and features will be added, just look at how much PS3 has changed over it's lifetime! The key thing for a console from this perspective is to have a solid foundation (great hardware) and the right focus (gaming) - and compared to any other 'next-gen' console, PS4 is in MUCH better position. UPDATE 03/12/13: Amazon have sent me £7-off codes for PlayStation Plus 365 Day Pass, Killzone: Shadow Fall and Knack. Not sure if those buying PS4 NOT on pre-order will get them, but something worth asking Amazon customer support about before ordering any of the above in addition to the console, as you might save a few quid in the end.

I got my PS4 Bundle with the camera, Killzone and two controllers on release day at 11 a.m. and I set it up at 4 that afternoon. It took less than 5 minutes to connect the console up to my Onkyo receiver and I used a new HDMI cable I bought from Amazon as I found the one enclosed slightly short for where I wanted to place the PS4. After switching it on, the software updated itself to ver. 1.51 and setup was a breeze. The operating system is real fast and PS3 users will be pleasantly surprised by just how much faster it is now when compared to PS3. I then tried for an hour to sign on PSN but I suspect it was so busy with Day One purchasers it took a bit of time. I just kept coming back every fifteen minutes while playing Call of Duty: Ghosts and eventually, I was able to sign-on and resume my PlayStation Plus membership I took out in June on the PS3. I was able to download Resogun, Warframe and a couple more games and I then got on with gaming away for the rest of the evening and all night until 4 this morning! By the way if you have a decent broadband connection, even the wireless is fast. The console looks good, harking back to the PS2 in some ways and is very light compared to the original fatboy PS3. However, the build quality appears excellent and the size is surprisingly compact. The console looks 'designed' and by this I mean that it feels to me a great deal of thought went into how it should look. It certainly is very modern but it is also attractive and eye-catching. It isn't just another box like my receiver or my dvd or blu-ray players although not as formidable. The disc slot is harder to see and the Eject and Power buttons are narrow and thin but require just a slight touch. The console, remarkably, is not generating anything like the heat the PS3 did and was not too hot even after 10 straight hours of gaming (ahem!) due to those really large vents on the back. I am amazed that Sony managed to integrate the power supply within the case considering how small it is compared to the previous PS3 and Xbox One, especially when it is supposed to be more powerful. It all suggests that a great deal of time went not only into the design but also into ensuring that the PS4 runs cooler, quieter and more efficiently than any console before. The console is not at all noisy and seemed whisper quiet to me, something I did really appreciate last night. The Dualshock 4 is excellent and in my opinion the best controller out there at the moment. It feels good, slightly larger than the 3rd version but appeared more finished. The response is as one would want and within an hour it was like I had been playing with it all my life. I like the new functions and even though the ear-piece supplied is basic, one can use a better one instead and it is a really useful inclusion nevertheless. Yes, there are few AAA games available at the moment but there are at least six such games out now that you can enjoy on the PS4 and more are on the way, from Sony, second and third party studios and independents. By next summer there will be many games out and in the interim enjoy both your PS4 and PS3! There are still many games being released on the PS3 and more to come so don't abandon it yet!. I personally have six major releases I want to catch up on so far. If you area PS3 user, I can assure you that you will appreciate the PS4 even more and there is just no reason not to purchase it if you can afford it.

I've had a day with my PS4. First impressions were that the pad was a big improvement over the old one. The triggers are much improved but I still prefer the triggers on the Xbox pad. The sticks have definitely improved in terms of positioning and feel. I'm not a fan of the built in battery on the pad as the packaged USB charging cable is too short to charge and play. With AA batteries being so cheap I prefer the Xbox's system where batteries last a month and take all of 10 seconds to swap out. The console itself doesn't seem as small as the pre-release hype had made out. Maybe it is because I had a PS3 super slim so of course it seems large compared to that. I do however have an Xbox One and I feel professional reviewers were totally misleading in claiming that the Xbox One was a lot larger. I have them both side by side and the difference wasn't as dramatic as I was expecting. Being able to stand it vertically is a bonus though although I had to buy the additional stand. The UI is very clean and straightforward. I actually prefer this look to the metro style system on the Xbox. Big thumbs up for the interface. A big improvement is in the store....when it works you can now seamlessly and instantly go to the store and check out what games are free to PSN subscribers etc. On the PS3 you had to wait for it to load up for what seemed like an age. This integration is fantastic as it no longer seems like you are loading the store as an app. As much as I criticised the Kinect on my Xbox One it does seem weird to have to press buttons on the pad to get the PS4 to do things that would otherwise be controlled by voice commands on the Xbox. So it is a shame that they didn't integrate their camera too. The Xbox voice control despite being a bit unreliable has grown on me. The graphical capabilities of the PS4 are well known so there is little point me discussing that. I have been thoroughly disappointed with PSN. This was always Sony's weak point and Xbox Live has always been far superior. On the launch day for Xbox One their online service worked flawlessly despite the console launching in both the US and Europe at the same time. I was able to get my Live account set up on it and held up a QR code before the camera and Forza flawlessly downloaded. Yesterday the PS4 was an utter joke in comparison. Their network collapsed under the load. Trying to activate my PSN account was nothing short of a nightmare. I then tried downloading games and whilst the download speeds were quick when I managed to get them downloading, just activating the purchase of one game took hours. Getting their shop to charge my credit card also took another hour on top of that. It is clear that Sony's infrastructure behind the scenes is still not on a par with Microsofts network. Even certain account management tasks required that it connected to your centrally held profile so 10 second tasks on Xbox Live took hours of non-stop error messages on PSN. I never played online with my PS3 and when games were released where I planned to play online I always bought them on the Xbox 360. At this rate this generation won't be any different. Watch Dogs etc might have better graphics on the PS4 but if I want to play online with family and friends I will likely buy the "inferior" Xbox One version. However as a single player system this system is great. It is cheaper than the Xbox but as I bought the camera, camera TV mount and vertical stand it actually cost as much as the Xbox One but has less functionality from that camera/mic. So I'd say this system is good but falls just short of being great.

I am absolutely loving my PS4. It is quite simply a stunning machine. Amazon did a brilliant job of delivering this on release day, although I had taken the day off work and the PS4 didn't arrive until later in the afternoon which was torture while I was waiting (the delivery guy said he had been delivering PS4s all day and had loads more to deliver). The box was well packed and no sign of any potential for damage. The unboxing was both a scary and exciting experience as I had read some of the 1 star reviews on Amazon.com (although I am sure some of those reviews were simply made up by those whose gaming preferences lie in other camps). After carefully removing the beast from its wrapping I plugged in the HDMI cable with no problems and hooked up the rest of the cables. I had downloaded the 1.51 firmware update the night before and booted the PS4 into safe mode to install the update. Everything was as smooth as butter with absolutely no hiccups. Within minutes my brand new shiny PS4 was up and running. What a breath of fresh air. I was a PS3 owner and loved it. The PS4 though is a huge step up in terms of functionality, UI and overall design. The speed of navigating is leaps and bounds ahead of the PS3. Games install super quick and everything is organised in an uncluttered manner with things easy to find. The console is super quiet, and while it does generate some expected level of heat this is by no means concerning with the fan only coming on intermittently. I am currently playing Battlefield 4 and despite some of the issues with that game across all platforms, Battlefield 4 really showcases what the PS4 is capable of. The campaign is visually stunning, quite literally jaw droppingly beautiful. The multiplayer is a massive improvement over previous console iterations. I am blown away with what developers have done so far and with the prospect of what they will be able to do in the future with this wonderful and powerful gaming machine. The future of console gaming is looking very healthy in my opinion, and from what I have seen of sales numbers globally, the future of gaming is looking a very healthy shade of Sony blue. I unreservedly recommend the PS4. For those waiting for stock to replenish before you can buy my sympathy is with you. One thing I can guarantee is that the wait will be worth it.

I like most pre-ordered this console back in June. After waiting for over 5 months until release day, the day finally came and my excitement was running high. A few of my friends had also ordered ps4 consoles. Release day came and we all received our PS4's on time...great! Or so I thought.... Out of 5 of us, 4 worked and I got the one that didn't. My PS4 rebooted itself halfway through first update. Turned console off after that, tried restoring to factory default settings and re-initialising the PS4 (Option 6/7 in safe mode menu). Afterwards, about 30 minutes later, my PS4 finally made it to the initial setup screen where it asks you to enter your settings and create your profile. However, mine never got past the first screen where it asks you to connect your dualshock4 to the PS4 via the USB cable and press the PS button. I did exactly that and it hangs on that screen and won't progress any further (tested several times, latest was at 17:00 on 30th November) I contacted Sony UK Support approx. 2 hours after receiving my PS4 and tried all of the recommended troubleshooting options to no avail. I informed Sony of the problem and the lady I spoke to was very helpful. She told me that Sony would send me a replacement due to arrive today (30th November) between 8am-12pm. I rang back about 9pm on 29th November, just to confirm that my replacement would be arriving as I hadn't received any confirmation email. When I eventually got through to Sony for the second time, I was told my a gentleman that due to unprecedented demand for replacements, the courier (DPD) were unable to accept the booking for a replacement for Saturday 30th November and indeed the next available slot for a replacement would be Tuesday 3rd December at the earliest. Disgusted at this point I had to relunctantly accept an exchange for Tuesday as I don't really want to return the PS4 back to amazon for a refund. I just want a working console after paying nearly £400 for it (I'm disappointed and gutted to say the least). So, hopefully I should get a working unit on Tuesday. If I get another broken unit, I will return to amazon for a refund. My advice to anyone thinking of getting a PS4, it's probably best to wait for a couple of months until they fix these ongoing issues that other people are reporting. If you buy before, then it's at your own risk. My friends who got working consoles, say it's an awesome piece of kit, which I believe it will be but I'm unable to see for myself at the moment. Will change my review on Tuesday (if I get a working replacement unit). For those who have bought this for your kids as a Christmas present, I advise you test the unit now to see if you have a defective unit, don't leave it until Christmas Day as you could well be left with very unhappy kids. p.s. Fair play to Sony, the customer support has been fantastic so far, but the consoles should have never left the factory without being quality batch tested first.

I pre-ordered this item right when it was available on June 10, 2013. I saw the E3 conference and I knew this would replace my 7 year old PS3. I received the console midday on November 15, 2013 with 3 games received before the console: Assassin's Creed 4, Killzone Shadow Fall, & Just Dance 2014. When I first turned ON the console it was easy to set up everything, the camera, HDMI, and Digit Out (audio). Games: The games look amazing compared to the last generation games. With the added memory, the maps remember where weapons/items you left on the ground (example all the enemies killed/their weapons, bullet holes, etc.). One downside of these games is that they install the whole game on the PS4's HDD. 3 games took about 110GB so most likely I'll be getting a bigger HDD in the coming years. The benefit of this is that games load up much faster. Also that games run in native 1080p meaning that no more games that have lower resolutions due to some factors. Videos: Well nothing new on videos since most people still have FHD TVs and Blu-Ray is the same. The only difference is the 4K support. Since I don't own any 4K Blu-Ray movies I can't comment on this. This doesn't mean that games will play in 4K. PS Camera: This camera is better than all cameras by PlayStation (obviously). It has dual 720p cameras that capture depth as long as recognizing faces. With Just Dance it works well. The only problem is that it doesn't work well with more than one person, it confuses between players. Not sure if it is the camera's fault or the game. Because the motion controllers still work flawlessly. Things I didn't like: The UI. I already have more than a dozen games and they are put in a single row. In order to find the game you haven't played in a while, you have to go across the whole list to get to it. I think it would be better if it had a column/row list and the option to order them alphabetically or in order of last played. The features that were promised but still no date to when it is going to be released. They had a feature where you play a game and pause it, then put your system in standby mode, when you turn it back on it would return exactly where you left off. Overall this is a great system and I would highly recommend this to gamers and family people alike.

Hola buenas tardes muy bonito y buen presentado , funciona de maravilla y muy contenta por la buena compra .muchas gracias 😊