PlayStation 4 Console Thread

[Cthulhu Steev]

Boogie2988 says thank you to Sony and a million others.

[Ferine]

I downloaded that 1080p 60fps video of ACIV. It looked very nice and very smooth but I'm confused. I thought ACIV was 30fps?

It is on the consoles. Presumably the video in question is the one from early August where they were still showing a PC build with DS4 button prompts; if memory servers the framerate is pretty variable in that footage, although naturally that wouldn't be noticeable with most web players.

[NecroMorrius]

Sony have revised their "0.4%" broken console figure to "under 1%" in an interview with Kotaku.

[Spacehost]

Isn't 0.4% under 1%?

[Dudley]

You can prove anything with maths.

[NecroMorrius]

Isn't 0.4% under 1%?

http://kotaku.com/ps4-failure-rate-is-less-than-1-sony-says-1467673544

[Yiggy]

http://kotaku.com/ps4-failure-rate-is-less-than-1-sony-says-1467673544

Awesome. That's only a 1 in 100 risk lads. It's going to be WELL exciting next Friday like playing a game of Russian Roulette with a massive chamber and one bullet.

[Alex W.]

Awesome. That's only a 1 in 100 risk lads. It's going to be WELL exciting next Friday like playing a game of Russian Roulette with a massive chamber and one bullet.

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[Alex W.]

Twist: the PS4 didn't work anyway.

[David Kenny]

Like virtually everything else in the modern world, I don't understand that one bit. Is that a thing now? To buy something and smash it to pieces?

[LiMuBai]

You can prove anything with maths.

How about P versus NP??!

[Garibaldi]

Like virtually everything else in the modern world, I don't understand that one bit. Is that a thing now? To buy something and smash it to peices?

It happens at every console launch now. Usually a wannabe or has-been youtube 'celebrity' recording a video that is guaranteed click-bait.

[Dandy_Sephy]

Consoles, gadgets, it's all the same. Basically people are cocks.

[David Kenny]

It happens at every console launch now. Usually a wannabe or has-been youtube 'celebrity' recording a video that is guaranteed click-bait.

Thanks. That's so depressing on so many levels.

[NecroMorrius]

'Will it blend" devolved into "I will smash it up in the street for clicks".

[JoeK]

Wish I had his level of disposable income

[HarryBizzle]

I think it's just "look at the idiot."

[Soo Denim]

Awesome. That's only a 1 in 100 risk lads. It's going to be WELL exciting next Friday like playing a game of Russian Roulette with a massive chamber and one bullet.

Just like every piece of technology released in the last 30 odd years then!

[kradica1]

How many youtube views are needed to make $400 from advertising?

[routeburn]

It'd be nice if one of them trolled the viewers by showing all the setup for a console destruction, but then cut to them donating it to a local children's cancer ward or something. Then cut back to them destroying a PS1.

[Dandy_Sephy]

How many youtube views are needed to make $400 from advertising?

Giantbomb discussed this while doing their stream on Saturday, basically the ad money is probably not going to pay for the console even with a million views.

[NecroMorrius]

I remember when someone or other did the "smash a PS3" thing, they crowdsourced the money from donations from anti-Sony people.

[Stig]

Lol, the seriously OTT fanboys are morons. What difference does smashing 1 console make. Don't these idiots realise that they're acctually lining Sonys pockets.

[Dandy_Sephy]

Lol, the seriously OTT fanboys are morons. What difference does smashing 1 console make. Don't these idiots realise that they're acctually lining Sonys pockets.

Given that consoles are usually sold at a loss (and Sony have said the PS4 is following this), no.

I just think it's a stupid thing to do, it's got nothing to do with fanboyism and everything to do with me not seeing the point in completely pointless destruction for the sake of some youtube views. A position that won't change when the inevitable Xbox one occurs.

[Yiggy]

I think they do it because it winds people up.

[Spacehost]

The PS4 is actually only losing about $20 per unit or something. So Sony aren't really losing out much.

[Dandy_Sephy]

So thats a $20million hole just on the first day.

[Barny]

Don't worry, Knack yo!

[mr_woo]

The PS4 is actually only losing about $20 per unit or something. So Sony aren't really losing out much.

I thought it was a case of the PS4 costs around $380 to make and it's on sale for $399 ? Considering retailers make next to no profit on hardware surely they'd be not losing any money ?