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Is there a PlayStation 4 hardware disaster looming?

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Soon after Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was released ahead of the competition, a hardware problem became apparent, spawning the infamous red ring of death. It was a bit of a catastrophe, eventually costing the company over $1 billion to fix. Is history repeating itself? Sony’s PlayStation 4 launches first in the US tomorrow, and there are already an alarming number of reports of faulty PS4’s.

Both Kotaku and IGN have reported having hardware issues, specifically regarding the HDMI ports, rendering their PS4 units inoperable. That alone should set off alarms, but it apparently gets worse. A number of users who won early PS4’s in competitions have also had issues with their shiny new consoles.

Reddit user Aragon has detailed his issues in this thread.

When I turn on my console it just sits there pulsing blue. As far as I can tell it is supposed to turn white but it isn’t doing that. There is no signal on my tv either. I talked to at least 5 tech support people on the phone and 1 on-line. All of them but two outright refused to help me saying that the console is not yet released and they can’t help me. Two of the tech tried to help me boot it up into safe mode and that failed.

But he’s not alone. There’s a thread over on neoGAF detailing another user’s miserable PlayStation 4 experience, and another TwitchTV Stream of yet another early console owner experiencing similar issues.

Of course, any bit of new electronics is bound to have a number of faulty units, but the problem here is that the thing isn’t even out yet, and the privileged few who do already have units have had problems. This is a problem that Sony can ill afford. While Microsoft could swallow the billion dollar damage, Sony’s not in the same financial position to do that.

Last Updated: November 14, 2013

231 Comments

  1. ElimiNathan

    November 14, 2013 at 09:09

    And this is why you dont pre-order

    Reply

    • John's (JJ's) Annihilation

      November 14, 2013 at 09:21

      Anything

      Reply

      • TiMsTeR1033

        November 14, 2013 at 09:21

        Games are fine to preorder!

        Reply

        • Tarisma

          November 14, 2013 at 09:24

          noooooooooooo games are often shit

          Reply

          • ToshZA

            November 14, 2013 at 09:25

            That they indeed are. Just ask Aliens: Colonial Marines.

          • Uberutang

            November 14, 2013 at 10:07

            OR COD Ghosts

          • Cat

            November 14, 2013 at 12:28

            Yeah and I bought the collectors edition and have not even installed it after hearing the reviews.

          • Anthony Lynn Quillen

            November 15, 2013 at 07:54

            So your gonna go off the review’s No trying to be a dick or anything but dude form your own opinion first instead of the idiotic critics.

          • annalisedyy264

            November 14, 2013 at 17:42

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        • Captain GUZ

          November 14, 2013 at 09:25

          Tell that to my BF4, only getting patched yesterday/today.
          5 out 10 MP games crash on load or at the end. Much RAGE

          Reply

          • Jonah Cash

            November 14, 2013 at 09:31

            Same thing happened with Fifa 14… Patch only arrived about a month late!! Also much rage!!!

        • Weanerdog

          November 14, 2013 at 09:28

          Ask Banana Jim about DA2

          Reply

          • oVg

            November 14, 2013 at 09:30

            Do not go there 😛

        • Verrayne

          November 14, 2013 at 09:32

          Say that to those of us who pre-ordered the following:

          Sim City 5
          Diablo III
          Final Fantasy XIV
          Battlefield 4

          Reply

          • John's (JJ's) Annihilation

            November 14, 2013 at 11:07

            And GRID 2

        • Ultimo_Cleric N7

          November 14, 2013 at 09:40

          The only 2 games I have EVER pre-ordered was SC2 WoL and ME3.
          Just cant trust the gaming business otherwise.

          Reply

        • John's (JJ's) Annihilation

          November 14, 2013 at 11:08

          I will never pre-order a game again.

          Reply

      • Ultimo_Cleric N7

        November 14, 2013 at 09:39

        Ever.

        Reply

    • JHN

      November 14, 2013 at 09:22

      Can you imagine how pissed you would be! Take the day off work because your getting your PS4 and then boom it doesn’t work.

      Reply

      • ElimiNathan

        November 14, 2013 at 09:23

        I would cry

        Reply

        • Captain GUZ

          November 14, 2013 at 09:24

          Alot

          Reply

  2. Admiral Chief Wang

    November 14, 2013 at 09:10

    Love dat header

    Reply

    • oVg

      November 14, 2013 at 09:20

      It should have the Diabllo and Final Fantasy logo it. $$$$$$$$$$$

      Reply

  3. Admiral Chief Wang

    November 14, 2013 at 09:11

  4. HvR

    November 14, 2013 at 09:11

    Never buy a console in the first year

    Reply

    • ToshZA

      November 14, 2013 at 09:12

      This, pretty much.

      Reply

    • iAmWeasel

      November 14, 2013 at 11:18

      Never buy a console in the first year? Yes, good man. Also, always walk along a road facing oncoming traffic, brush your teeth for 2 minutes minimum, and don’t sit too close to your TV. Lighten up people, take some risks.. live a little. Sheesh, so much fear mongering around these days.

      Reply

  5. oVg

    November 14, 2013 at 09:12

    Let the early adopters be my BETA testers.

    Reply

    • Tarisma

      November 14, 2013 at 09:23

      Pretty standard for the industry these days.

      Reply

    • FoxOneZA

      November 14, 2013 at 09:24

      Sometimes you are always stuck in BETA #betaception

      Reply

      • CodeName Tailgunner

        November 14, 2013 at 15:07

        It will never get BETA than this

        Reply

    • Anon A Mouse

      November 14, 2013 at 09:49

      They will be ALPHA testers. BETA testers will be round two and about two years from now you will have the PS4 you’ve been waiting for.

      Reply

  6. ToshZA

    November 14, 2013 at 09:12

    Ah Xbone, want my money? Trolololol

    Reply

  7. Umar Moe Moe

    November 14, 2013 at 09:14

    Hmmm….any hard proof though? A pic or maybe a video?

    Reply

    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      November 14, 2013 at 09:14

      Watch the twitch stream, read IGN and Kotaku’s experiences; they had to ship their units back to sony (who replaced them)

      Reply

      • Umar Moe Moe

        November 14, 2013 at 09:17

        Twitch stream doesn’t show the console bricking. IGN and Kotaku sure, legit are reporting it though, but still, would like to actually see this thing bricking.Call me a conspiracy nut but something seems off….

        Reply

        • Circuitflow

          November 14, 2013 at 10:40

          give it up PS fan boyiii , u should know when u are beat! lol

          Reply

          • Umar Moe Moe

            November 14, 2013 at 10:41

            Ay you shut your face!! PS fo LIFE!!!! 😛

          • Circuitflow

            November 14, 2013 at 10:48

            PS fo LIFE= BRICK!

            BOOM!

      • FoxOneZA

        November 14, 2013 at 09:26

        Two major fanboi sites got dodgy units. Sounds about right to me.

        Reply

        • Drizzt

          November 14, 2013 at 10:22

          PS4 having problems must make Lazygamer very happy. One more tale of doom for the console most journalists don’t like.

          Reply

  8. Alien Emperor Trevor

    November 14, 2013 at 09:15

    You should paste a pic of K(n)a(c)k on the brick for epic lulz.

    Reply

  9. oVg

    November 14, 2013 at 09:16

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 14, 2013 at 09:16

      Welcome to the PC OVG 😀

      Reply

      • Captain GUZ

        November 14, 2013 at 09:20

        Cancel all the pre orders! Buy PC’s, get console’s later when more games are out and all the hardware issues have been sorted. should also be cheaper.

        Reply

        • oVg

          November 14, 2013 at 09:22

          and play Oculas Rift 🙂

          Reply

          • JHN

            November 14, 2013 at 09:22

            I refuse to strap that stupid thing to my face.

          • Tarisma

            November 14, 2013 at 09:23

            then your refusing to join the future

          • JHN

            November 14, 2013 at 10:05

            No im refusing to look like a jack ass

          • Uberutang

            November 14, 2013 at 10:09

            You do know that you cannot see yourself?

          • Tarisma

            November 14, 2013 at 10:30

            And that you’ll be at home so people wont see you.

          • JHN

            November 14, 2013 at 10:35

            Can you imagine some one breaks into your house and there you are with that on your head.

          • Uberutang

            November 14, 2013 at 10:38

            First into my property, then pass the security, then into my house, then into my secure gaming location. So not really that worried.

          • CodeName Tailgunner

            November 14, 2013 at 15:05

            Looks like those heat seeker dudes from Chronicles of Riddick, that is why when you wear them everyone will want to hit you over the head with a baseball bat.

          • oVg

            November 14, 2013 at 09:23

            THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID

          • ToshZA

            November 14, 2013 at 09:23

            Beat me to it, bastard. 😀

          • Tarisma

            November 14, 2013 at 09:22

            yes play oculas rift

  10. PSPR

    November 14, 2013 at 09:18

    HDMI can be added for $100!

    Reply

  11. Alien Emperor Trevor

    November 14, 2013 at 09:18

    And this is how you destroy a solid PR advantage. By not backing it up. (if true)

    Reply

  12. TiMsTeR1033

    November 14, 2013 at 09:19

    I hope these are only a few consoles! THINK OF THE CRAP IF MILLIONS OF PS4’S DO THIS!!! Sony will be GAME OVER! NOOOOOOO!!!!

    Reply

  13. ElimiNathan

    November 14, 2013 at 09:19

    This

    Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 14, 2013 at 09:28

      That looks like crappy placement, but doesn’t really matter if it’s balanced to suit that.

      Reply

      • Prophet

        November 14, 2013 at 09:52

        It’s wobbly as fuck!

        Reply

    • iAmWeasel

      November 14, 2013 at 11:08

      Pffft.. only nerds lay the thing down horizontally anyway.

      Reply

  14. PSPR

    November 14, 2013 at 09:20

    PS4 Live stream

    Reply

    • oVg

      November 14, 2013 at 09:31

      That looks more like the PS4 version of Titanfall

      Reply

      • ToshZA

        November 14, 2013 at 09:32

        WIN!

        Reply

  15. ElimiNathan

    November 14, 2013 at 09:23

    It’s so sad that after so many years in the industry these companies still have faulty hardware at launch. Come on Sony and MS lets cut the crap now

    Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 14, 2013 at 09:25

      Faulty hardware & games being released makes me think of the expression, “It’s better to ask forgiveness than to seek permission.”

      Reply

      • ElimiNathan

        November 14, 2013 at 09:28

        Lol ye but jeez its getting a bit much now

        Reply

    • oVg

      November 14, 2013 at 09:27

      Try Nintendo. Their shit is built to outlast the human race.

      Reply

      • ToshZA

        November 14, 2013 at 09:28

        hahaha, true story. My son’s pulled his DS through some serious torture and its still going like a boeing.

        Reply

        • oVg

          November 14, 2013 at 09:29

          My golden Zelda NES game still works and still has my 24 year old Brothers save file from 1990.

          Yes, RinceThis and I started him young

          Reply

  16. Verrayne

    November 14, 2013 at 09:23

    Not really a disaster:

    So if your PS4 wont show a picture but the blue light pulses, it tries to load data from the HDD but cant..so it wont load into the OS.

    Another problem? You cant load into Safe Mode with this corrupted OS data…

    Fix?

    1. You have to unplug your HDD

    2. Boot the Console without HDD and it will load Safe Mode (white lightbar) and asks for a HDD

    3. Turn off, plug in the HDD again and boot the Console again

    4. PS4 will boot into Safe Mode again and you can recover now the necessary OS Data, PS4 will start again and will boot into OS again

    Reply

    • ToshZA

      November 14, 2013 at 09:24

      That sounds like your average PC when installing a new piece of hardware. Like RAM.

      Reply

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        November 14, 2013 at 09:26

        Well, they are basically PCs now.

        Reply

        • ToshZA

          November 14, 2013 at 09:27

          In other words, there’s no point in buying a console. PC FTW.

          Reply

          • SaintsRowNigri

            November 14, 2013 at 09:30

            As a former console boy, I have to say ‘Hear! Hear!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 14, 2013 at 09:34

            I feel kinda bad for console owners these days. Consoles were meant simplify the process of playing games. Just put the disc in & play. No worrying about OS compatibility, hardware, drivers, patches, etc. Now it seems like they have to deal with all the same stuff PC gamers do.

          • Admiral Chief Wang

            November 14, 2013 at 09:44

            Except we are skilled, they still have to learn the skill 😉

          • Skoobaz

            November 14, 2013 at 11:57

            Haha, I wanted to upvote that +10!

    • Tarisma

      November 14, 2013 at 09:25

      but why should the consumer have to do this? shouldn’t it work first time?

      Reply

    • SaintsRowNigri

      November 14, 2013 at 09:25

      Right. And I should do that on a brand spanking new console why exactly?

      Reply

      • TiMsTeR1033

        November 14, 2013 at 09:25

        Because you bought day ONE!

        Reply

      • Verrayne

        November 14, 2013 at 09:28

        It seems that the problem came when something was being written to the hard drive and an outage occurred so the hard drive became corrupted.

        I would suggest that Sony doesn’t have great software for doing a repair on the hard drive that’s why you have to unplug it.

        Reply

    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      November 14, 2013 at 09:25

      That’s a separate issue; IGN ad Kotaku (and Aragon’s) units had faulty HDMI ports. Hardware faults.

      Reply

      • Verrayne

        November 14, 2013 at 09:31

        Did not know this. Seems like there is two errors now. faulty hard drive and faulty hdmi port 🙁

        I know it’s not right but I wish microsoft has some launch issues as well so that the whole world won’t come down just on Sony.

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        • JHN

          November 14, 2013 at 09:32

          I think MS has taken more than enough bat over the last couple days

          Reply

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 14, 2013 at 09:34

            *months. 😉

          • ToshZA

            November 14, 2013 at 09:46

            LOL, and yet the Xbone still has lots going for it.

      • Weanerdog

        November 14, 2013 at 09:33

        This is what happens when you use dodgy companies to assemble your units and Ms is no different.

        Reply

    • PSPR

      November 14, 2013 at 09:26

      HAHA! Nice try, most of these errors are due to cheap HDMI ports not connecting correctly! Good luck trying to fix that with a safe boot!! ROFL!

      Reply

      • Rikus

        November 14, 2013 at 10:22

        The price of an HDMI socket is between R8 and R20. And that’s per unit. If you buy bulk, like Microsoft and Sony does, they are significantly cheaper. Since that is the going rate of an HDMI socket, your suggestion that they use “cheap” HDMI ports, is quite true. However, you are implying that due to the cheapness of the socket, they are not connecting properly. If this was indeed the case, each and every HDMI port in the world would stop working and we would be utterly screwed.

        So if I ignore the fact that you are a troll and give you the benefit of the doubt that you have a valid argument, your argument suggests that your beloved Xbone would yield the same problem.

        Reply

    • JHN

      November 14, 2013 at 09:28

      Regardless of how easy it is to fix if im paying that amount of money for something i dont want to sit and try fix it. It should work.

      Reply

    • Rikus

      November 14, 2013 at 10:12

      Is this process confirmed to be working?

      Reply

  17. Azure

    November 14, 2013 at 09:26

    I think you guys should watch his Twitch stream… The guy F’d up his PS4… And this now becomes a “factory fault”… Heres a summary: Guy is streaming his broken PS4(He broke it by unplugging his ps4 while downloading DCUO which had stopped loading), complains to customer support for 4 hours whilst simultaneously being trolled by the people in his stream(Internet and all that), Ign decides that this is worth posting an article about. Finally through the troubleshooting in that 99% troll comments section he takes his HDD out, tries to turn on his PS4, gets an error, but at least it boots. He then puts the HDD back in and everything work. Guy then proceeds to pat himself on the back for being better than Sony Customer Support…. Then proceeds to once again break the ps4 by trying to download DCUO again. He is currently trying to fix it again, doing things such as turning on the PS4 while the hardrive isn’t screwed in, plugging in the hard drive while the system is running, failing at holding the power button the amount of time necessary to boot in safe mode, and much much more, all while ignoring the Twitch admin’s good advice. Then he finally listens to good advice, gets it working again, turns it off(to standby) and now it’s broken again. He’s now in hissy fit mode, all the while constantly switching inputs between hdmi and cable while trying to fix it. Thar’s your summary, have fun.

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    • Jonah Cash

      November 14, 2013 at 09:29

      Hahahaha!!! That is brilliant!! Gotta love a home “techie” that doesn’t know shit!!

      Reply

      • azure

        November 14, 2013 at 09:32

        Hey… But 2 consoles going broke and 1 user stupidity damaged unit from about 4000 currently releasted is regarded as a MASSIVE HARDWARE FAILURE now… Wonder how MS got away with RROD last gen…

        Reply

        • Jonah Cash

          November 14, 2013 at 09:34

          Well I got 3 free new Xbox 360 back then!! Didn’t bother me one bit, had like a 5 year warranty because each new one started back on the 2 year warranty!!

          Reply

          • JHN

            November 14, 2013 at 09:34

            Same here just took them back and got new ones

          • Jonah Cash

            November 14, 2013 at 09:35

            The last one they picked up at my house and delivered a new one a week later!! I felt like the president of something or somewhere!!

          • JHN

            November 14, 2013 at 09:38

            Sht dude that definitely makes you special lol.
            There was a company in Edenvale cant remember their name I had to take mine to them every time and they would just give me a new unit each time.

        • Cameron Collet

          November 14, 2013 at 15:54

          the only thing that is worrying is that we don’t know what the install base is, if it’s tiny, which I doubt, then it’s kind of worrying. However, since there’s bound to be some teething this early on I would wait until Friday to see how many people really have the issue.

          Reply

    • Gavin Mannion

      November 14, 2013 at 09:36

      (He broke it by unplugging his ps4 while downloading DCUO which had stopped loading)

      umm that shouldn’t break anything

      Reply

      • Jonah Cash

        November 14, 2013 at 09:37

        My iPhone 4 disagrees!! 🙂

        Reply

      • oVg

        November 14, 2013 at 09:39

        Th Wii U also bricked on its unfinished patch download.

        The next gen is going to be fun 🙂

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          November 14, 2013 at 09:42

          There’s a difference between an OS patch & a game patch though. I can understand an OS patch bricking your hardware, but only when actually updating, not when downloading. Game patch should never ever ever brick your hardware.

          Reply

          • Cameron Collet

            November 14, 2013 at 15:50

            depends on the how the OS is setup… remember it’s not just new hardware but a lot of software (including the os) that’s about to be mass tested

      • Azure

        November 14, 2013 at 09:40

        Gavin… He then restored the HDD and then began to unplug it while the PS3 was on… Do that to your PC and let me know what happens…

        Reply

        • oVg

          November 14, 2013 at 09:41

          Bzzzzzzzzzzz

          Reply

        • BacchusZA

          November 15, 2013 at 06:15

          Um, nothing much?

          SATA is hotswappable tech, though doing it with the drive your OS is on is being a bit daft……

          Reply

      • PSPR

        November 14, 2013 at 09:46

        “Then proceeds to once again break the ps4 by trying to download DCUO again” The idiot, trying to download something….AGAIN! What did he expect?? ROFL, it’s like “tell them not to push so hard” again!!

        Reply

  18. Brian Murphy

    November 14, 2013 at 09:29

    This seems to be a problem with the 1.5 patch, otherwise we would’ve heard about this problem from the Taco Bell winner’s long before now. At least, that’s my guess. Hopefully Sony figures it out and does right by those affected by this.

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    • DoomANDgloom

      November 14, 2013 at 09:32

      It’s FROM Taco Bell winners and Journo’s all who got the console early! IT’S NOT AN SOFTWARE/PATCH ISSUE, IT’S MOSTLY FAULTY HARDWARE, NO PATCHING THAT SHIT!

      Reply

      • Brian Murphy

        November 14, 2013 at 09:37

        You…didn’t read the article, did you? Every person reporting the issue, was either installing, or had already installed the 1.5 patch. Which went live earlier today, so that people could download it early.

        Oh I see why there’s confusion, nobody copied that information over from the source material. Boy, Lazygamer not reading source material properly has never bitten them in the ass.

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      • Brian Murphy

        November 14, 2013 at 09:46

        You didn’t read the source material did you? Nor did you read the IGN article, did you? All of the folks who had issues (that’re reported thus far), did so during or after installing the 1.5 patch.

        You’d know that, if LG had properly read the source material and tried to inform people, rather than just hit the panic button. Then again, this isn’t the first time they’ve not exactly read and understood the source material either. And LG staff, before you open this particular can of worms, just refer to the article regarding an American town near Newtown CT, where they were doing a violent games buy back.

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      • Rikus

        November 14, 2013 at 10:40

        You seem pretty sure it is hardware. Care to back that up?

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        • DoomANDgloom

          November 14, 2013 at 10:44

          Nope, but Kotaku and IGN will, personally! Go read up on it, they couldn’t get the HDMI cable in properly!

          Reply

          • DoomANDgloom

            November 14, 2013 at 10:48

            A couple more have since surfaced, definitely a Hardware HDMI issue! One or two brave journo’s called this right at the beginning! Said the “ports looked and felt cheap”!

  19. FoxOneZA

    November 14, 2013 at 09:30

    In order to beat the PC you must first become the PC little gwasshopper.

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Wang

      November 14, 2013 at 09:31

      LOOOL

      Reply

    • Captain GUZ

      November 14, 2013 at 09:32

      Power on, power off . No repeat until you join the master (reace)

      Reply

  20. Umar Moe Moe

    November 14, 2013 at 09:34

    Man trust the media and internet to go all bonkers and deeming PS4 as doomed……less than a handful of reports (started on gaf and reddit….. :/ ) and suddenly every single PS4 is broken…sheesh

    Reply

    • Gavin Mannion

      November 14, 2013 at 09:35

      seeing as the thing isn’t even released yet this is more than a little bit of a worry

      Reply

      • Umar Moe Moe

        November 14, 2013 at 09:47

        Fair enough it is worrying, but it is being blown way out of proportion on the net

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        • TiMsTeR1033

          November 14, 2013 at 09:50

          Not really hey… think about it this way. Those were but a few with issues… Once it is launch time.. How many of the same issues will occur? It can kill the Success of Ps4 and drive consumers to getting Xbone and never having faith in Sony again…

          Reply

          • Jonah Cash

            November 14, 2013 at 09:51

            If the PS4 tanks, I won’t buy a XBONE… I will have to then join the master race and cut all this shit out of my life!!!

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 14, 2013 at 09:52

            I will just wait out the storm…

          • Jonah Cash

            November 14, 2013 at 09:55

            If you think about the speed at which the PC race is moving in graphics and such then the consoles won’t last 5 years and will be like having a Pentium 2 400mhz again!! I am so conflicted with this next gen!! They can’t seem to even pull half the power of top end PC’s and this is the beginning of their life cycles!!

          • ToshZA

            November 14, 2013 at 09:57

            That’s quite true actually. As time goes on, the argument for a console is really becoming weak. Basically, with a R3.5k outlay (new graphics card), my PC will outperform the next-gen consoles today. Without breaking a sweat.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 14, 2013 at 09:57

            Yeah but all those games that never make it to pc! plus I don’t really feel like going back to upgrades everytime a fancy new game comes out.

          • ToshZA

            November 14, 2013 at 09:59

            You buy smart man, if you do, a PC can last 4-5 years, with slowly reducing graphic fidelity. Your games will look pretty much the same over that time, much like consoles. Then, you upgrade, and BAM its beautiful again. It’s actually not as bad as even I make it out to be.

            It IS more expensive for the hardware, but games are super, super cheap (specials, steam, humble bundle, gog etc.) so it evens out.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 14, 2013 at 10:01

            Yeah but plus gonna have to brush up on all my knowledge of pc parts lol… Been a LONG time since I built a pc…

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 14, 2013 at 10:01

            That’s why you have us helpful people around. Who don’t make mistakes 😉

          • ToshZA

            November 14, 2013 at 10:02

            Because we’re pro’s. We aren’t called the MASTER race for nothing. 😛

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 14, 2013 at 10:10

            hmmm well if it goes that way.. Will be needing abit of help!

          • FoxOneZA

            November 14, 2013 at 10:12

            CPU+MOBO+RAM+GFX+HDD << That is PC101.

          • ToshZA

            November 14, 2013 at 10:13

            You forgot case, PSU, KB & Mouse, Headset with Mic, Webcam (if you’re into that sort of thing), and 5.1 speakers.

          • Unavengedavo(aka. IceCreamMan)

            November 14, 2013 at 10:14

            You forgot the 4K resolution screen 😛

          • ToshZA

            November 14, 2013 at 10:15

            F%$# that. I can buy a double Titan rig for the price of just that screen.

            Just go 27″ 2ms screen.

          • FoxOneZA

            November 14, 2013 at 10:16

            The Master Race always has the rest lying around the house 😛

            Case? PC Parts levitate bro 😛

          • ToshZA

            November 14, 2013 at 10:16

            LOL. Yeah, its their mind powers. Consoles don’t have those kind of smarts.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 14, 2013 at 10:18

            Dude I know the parts… Just very very rusty!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 14, 2013 at 10:19

            You don’t want rusty parts :/

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 14, 2013 at 10:22

            I mean all the differences that has happened man. I dont even know what is latest version of Pci express anymore! hell if it is even called that! lol need to do research if gonna go back to Pc gaming..

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 14, 2013 at 10:24

            I know what you meant lol

          • Brian Murphy

            November 14, 2013 at 10:29

            Latest version of PCI Express is 3.0, but studies have shown that we’ve only just begun saturating the PCI Express 1.0. So, 2.0 is still very very much relevant.

          • ToshZA

            November 14, 2013 at 10:25

            I lol’ed so much. 😀

          • Brian Murphy

            November 14, 2013 at 10:04

            There are also some very compelling titles that don’t make it to console either, so there’s give and take there. And as ToshZA stated, you don’t have to upgrade your PC every time a new game comes out, hell, if you’ve been using a PS3 or 360 for the past 7 years you should be used to running at medium/low settings anyway.

            Ziiiiiiiiing! lol

          • Rikus

            November 14, 2013 at 10:11

            Why wait out the storm when you can ride the wave?

      • Brian Murphy

        November 14, 2013 at 20:16

        .2% failure rate, is less than a little bit of a worry.

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    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      November 14, 2013 at 09:38

      Yeah, ha’s the issue here. If it was already out, and there were a handful of reports, it would be meaningless. The problem is that there are so few in the wild, and a large percentage is already broken. It’s worrying. I hope it’s nothing, cos I have on pre-ordered…

      Reply

      • Azure

        November 14, 2013 at 09:42

        Large Percentage = 1 unit damaged by the user and 1 unit that was an OBF… Out of a possible 4000 review/early units… Interesting…

        Funny how the site staff go all Xbox when MS pays for their advertising…

        Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          November 14, 2013 at 09:43

          COD GHOSTS 8.3 TINFOIL HAT ENGAGE!

          Reply

          • Brian Murphy

            November 14, 2013 at 10:30

            Polygon gave it a 6.5 lol, they pulled no punches. Apparently, it’s easily the worst story ever made, and the MP does nothing new. The only real endorsement they gave was the aliens mode was fun. Beyond that, they even remarked at how much better BF4 looked (though, BF4 also got some significant criticism as well).

        • JHN

          November 14, 2013 at 09:44

          engage

          Reply

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 14, 2013 at 10:11

            Feel sorry for Kitty!

        • ToshZA

          November 14, 2013 at 09:49

          They’re just reporting on news. Last week was Xbox bashing week.

          Reply

        • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

          November 14, 2013 at 10:00

          MS doesn’t advertise with us. The Ghost adverts you see are from Activision.

          Reply

          • Ippoletta

            November 14, 2013 at 14:27

            Ignore these sony fanboys, they dont know what to do with themselves right now.

        • Prophet

          November 14, 2013 at 10:38

          STFU Yoshi!! We know it’s you!

          Reply

        • Ippoletta

          November 14, 2013 at 14:26

          THERE ARE REPORTS OF 7 CONSOLES NOW!!! keep up shill.

          Reply

      • Umar Moe Moe

        November 14, 2013 at 09:48

        Well that’s the thing…it’s not really a large percentage. It could be something..Or it could actually just be..nothing but an edge case

        Reply

      • Cameron Collet

        November 14, 2013 at 16:02

        you assume there are few in the wild, but there weren’t just 3 review consoles were there? accounting for how many people got it early and didn’t say anything, and some of these companies most likely have several review consoles * how ever many companies received review consoles == more than a few in the wild. The only real issue is that Sony made the mistake of sending two faulty systems to 2 larger review sites… that’s a *doh*… we won’t know if is truly an issue until Friday/Saturday or later on.

        Reply

  21. Hammersteyn

    November 14, 2013 at 09:37

    One word. Refund. But I will still buy it and if it bricks it will be for you’re amusement.

    Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 14, 2013 at 09:38

      *your. Wow – how often do we fix it that way?:D

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        November 14, 2013 at 10:17

        I do it for comments…… nah I fuck up again

        Reply

    • Admiral Chief Wang

      November 14, 2013 at 09:40

      At least you will still be able to jam Planetside 2

      Reply

    • loftie

      November 14, 2013 at 10:34

      *your 😛

      edit lol Alien beat me to it.

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        November 14, 2013 at 11:10

        hahaha who’s silly now? Yeah Alien wouldn’t pick so much on me if I were a fully fledged member of the master race.

        Reply

  22. Ultimo_Cleric N7

    November 14, 2013 at 09:41

    And this is why you should ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAAAAYS wait at least 6 months before picking ups a new console.
    PS4 only in December 2014 for me 🙂

    Reply

  23. Deano

    November 14, 2013 at 09:43

    PS4 launch’s march 2014 for me 🙂
    Lets wait and see how the launch goes.

    *Grabs popcorn

    Reply

  24. Bull Terror

    November 14, 2013 at 09:45

    I’m gonna wait 6 months before buying mine 🙂

    Reply

  25. Devourer of Small Bunnies

    November 14, 2013 at 10:27

    This is exactly the same issue that so many people had with the Wii U (specially the folks who got it for a 1k) I wonder what is going on. HDMI isnt even new tech, it cant be dry soldering. So what on earth is it with these new consoles HDMI ports that keep bombing??

    Reply

    • FoxOneZA

      November 14, 2013 at 10:32

      The model I picked up for R1K is fine…the last time I checked…2 months ago :/

      Reply

      • Devourer of Small Bunnies

        November 14, 2013 at 10:45

        Yeah I got rid of mine after E3. Nothing worth the effort to actually waste any further cash on the silly thing. Can you imagine trying to sell it now?

        Reply

  26. Circuitflow

    November 14, 2013 at 10:38

    That why i am happy about the Xbox one only releasing next yeat Feb -ish( SA). By the time we get it most of the launch bugs would have been fix already. So it it worth getting a pS4 this year? I for one wont be happy if i t stop working days after u bought the damn thing.

    Reply

    • Rikus

      November 14, 2013 at 10:43

      Personally, I think you are overly optimistic about a Feb(-ish) launch for the Xbone.

      Reply

      • Circuitflow

        November 14, 2013 at 10:45

        Really… shit i hope not! U think later?

        Reply

        • Rikus

          November 14, 2013 at 11:25

          Yeah, but I’m not really basing it on any concrete evidence. My prediction is pretty much a sellout of all next-gen consoles over the Festive season. With the next batch of consoles arriving in Feb/March, I think they will first aim to replenish the sold out stock before rolling out in more countries.

          The other indication is that SA wasn’t part of the initial launch line-up of 21 countries, which Microsoft reduced to just 13. So now the 8 countries removed from that list will probably get the console before us. Unless they decide to include those 8 countries and SA in the second launch tier.

          Again, don’t take this as fact. We might get lucky with an earlier launch, but I don’t think SA is high up on the Microsoft priority list.

          Reply

  27. FormerForcedLabourer

    November 14, 2013 at 10:41

    Doesn’t pay to use student forced labour Sony, they’re just gonna turn around and not solder you HDMI properly to fuck with you!!

    Reply

  28. InsanityFlea

    November 14, 2013 at 10:50

    It’s date locked, it will automagically start working on release date! *tinfoil hat*

    Reply

  29. Melasco

    November 14, 2013 at 10:54

    It is alarming, but premature imo. We need to give it some time until the bulk of launch day consoles have seen some use and there are comparable stats. If 10 consoles are in use, and 5 broke, yes, big problem…. If 10 000 are in use, and 40 broke, not a problem at all….. You only hear about the broken ones….

    Reply

  30. Gertjie

    November 14, 2013 at 10:58

    JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM!! Please come comment here. Would love to hear what you have to say about this.

    Reply

  31. PSPR

    November 14, 2013 at 11:00

    Dafuq??

    Reply

    • Timecop

      November 14, 2013 at 11:07

      Now they’re catching fire??

      Reply

      • Rikus

        November 14, 2013 at 11:26

        Please, backup your statement with evidence. Link? Because I call BS.

        Reply

        • Timecop

          November 14, 2013 at 11:31

          I’m asking, looking at the pic that’s my 1st thought!

          Reply

          • Rikus

            November 14, 2013 at 11:43

            All I’m seeing from the pic is an attempt at trolling.

    • Pieter Kruger

      November 14, 2013 at 12:32

      Used ur pic, sorry, too good to not to!

      Reply

    • Lag-Fighting Tactics

      November 14, 2013 at 13:36

      photo shopped lie by jealous budget weak graphic chip xboners
      – we have kill zone
      -we never wanted titanfall so remember we said that.Infamous Son blows it away.
      -we have true 1080p because your system is 60% weaker at pixel processing

      Reply

    • Cameron Collet

      November 14, 2013 at 15:55

      Blendered it already?

      Reply

    • Ian

      November 15, 2013 at 01:25

      I think this is the one some dude shot with a .50 Cal sniper rifle.

      Reply

  32. PSPR

    November 14, 2013 at 11:30

    AAAAAAAAAAND ANOTHER ONE!

    Reply

    • Rikus

      November 14, 2013 at 11:36

      Another one, or just the same one uploaded to Youtube?

      Reply

    • Lag-Fighting Tactics

      November 14, 2013 at 13:43

      Losers not connecting the plug fully in.
      gpu IS NOT A PROBLEM! its 60% more raw pixel processing power,
      problem is xboners gpu that is a weak budgeting chip

      Reply

    • You are flat out wrong

      November 14, 2013 at 18:19

      Reposting that video five times does not make it “another one.”

      Reply

  33. DrKiller

    November 14, 2013 at 12:04

    *fetches popcorn*

    Reply

  34. MrEon

    November 14, 2013 at 12:44

    This is all hearsay being spread around bashing ps4 just before launch….where is the proof? When xbox had the rrod there was video proof of this happening. Also twitch will ban your channel if you stream anything that hasn’t been released unless you have permission by the owner of the product…I doubt sony gave this person permission to stream the ps4 before launch.

    Reply

  35. Lag-Fighting Tactics

    November 14, 2013 at 13:34

    Lies started by jealous xboners that have a very weak budget gpu

    Reply

    • Ippoletta

      November 14, 2013 at 14:24

      Keep telling yourself that dumb shill.

      Reply

  36. trueLies

    November 14, 2013 at 13:48

    Funny how these spineless game journalists don’t have the balls to give a basic opinion on the most basic of facts.

    But some piece of crap unsubstantiated rumour and we have an article with image of a brick and the PS4 name on the side in seconds.

    This is so pathetically a M$ copy and paste smear article no wonder the gamers are forced to come to there own conclusions.

    Geoffrey Tim has no spine and/or brain

    Reply

    • Major Commodore 64 Darryn B

      November 14, 2013 at 13:57

      He does have a magnificent singing voice, if it counts.

      Reply

      • trueLies

        November 14, 2013 at 13:59

        it doesn’t

        Reply

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        November 14, 2013 at 14:00

        Oh I’ve heard it.

        Reply

    • Brady miaau

      November 14, 2013 at 14:59

      harsh, not funny and not provably true.

      fun to read, yes. For me. Obviously not for you.

      Reply

  37. iPrimal

    November 14, 2013 at 14:47

    Well I’m picking up mine tonight. So we shall see.

    Reply

  38. Master Troll

    November 14, 2013 at 15:01

    Go home and play Mario bros 3 geoffrey your drunk and have XBone banners all over your cheap website

    Reply

  39. Michael Barber

    November 14, 2013 at 18:12

    Just checking in to say that I received my “Play the Future” PS4 from taco bell last night and it’s literally a brick. Just flashing blue (instead of booting to the white light). I called PlayStation technical support and they were less than stellar. I ended up using the online chat function to set up a return for maintenance order. I was supposed to get and play early, now i probably won’t get it until late December. But, I guess free is free… still sucks…

    Reply

  40. You are flat out wrong

    November 14, 2013 at 18:19

    Xdrone shitposting. Less than ten out of hundreds if not thousands of consoles sent out already? Within the industry standard failure rate.

    It’ll be amplified by social media and the whining of frustrated Xbots though, which is the concern. Microsoft lies must be crushed.

    Reply

  41. bartleby451

    November 14, 2013 at 19:08

    Early adopter blues I’m afraid. I always wait for a good while before buying new tech, so the kinks get ironed out. Still a big worry though, however these units might be preproduction for journos etc so it might not be as serious as it sounds. Fingers crossed!

    Reply

  42. Steven Solidarios

    November 15, 2013 at 19:11

    I cannot play online. BF4 offline is ok. CODG won’t even boot to the menu without crashing. I preordered day one, as with every playstation that has come out, even got the ticket for the first system being sold at my local gamestop. Im starting to feel slightly irritated. I know these things are never smooth in the beginning but come on, I just want to game at least semi properly! I can’t tell if my Ps4 is partially bricked or if its the network. I guess Ill just stare at it until it works?

    Reply

  43. jimmy

    November 16, 2013 at 17:29

  44. Dissapointed

    November 16, 2013 at 23:29

    what a waste of time. this is the last time I ever pre-order from sony. better to preorder from a local store so you can take it back when it’s broken

    Reply

  45. Thomas C. Riddell

    November 18, 2013 at 17:32

    Sony we sell crap but it not cheep Crap

    Reply

  46. Craig Sloan

    November 29, 2013 at 18:28

    yup the same thing that happened to him happened to me 🙁

    Reply

  47. TheNottinghamLad .

    December 2, 2013 at 04:04

    My ps4 is giving errors, BF4 is giving errors and NFS Rivals is giving errors, lucky I have a 14 trial of ps+ as resogun and contrast are the only games I have that work properly. 11 days until my ps4 becomes a door stop and gets sent back from whence it came.

    Reply

  48. Rickman33

    February 10, 2014 at 17:01

    In actuality, I don’t believe many of these were actually bricked units. It was a case of the HDMI being unable to properly auto-detect the connection- a compatibility issue. For example, my friend who bought his after me was freaking out because his power went out, and when the power came back on, he wasn’t able to get a picture. I told him to try hooking up to a different tv. He did, and he had picture. He messed with the settings and hooked it back up to his tv. No problems every since.

    I think a lot of these “bricked” units weren’t even that.

    Reply

    • Rickman33

      February 10, 2014 at 17:02

      *ever

      Reply

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