PlayStation 4 Console Thread

[Hitcher]

My PS4 owning son's friend has just bought a PS4 and they want to know if you can do the game sharing thing like Xbox One does?

Thanks.

[Wistful]

Ok, now they've said I can order a new console package, take the new controller out, replace it with faulty controller, and then it'll be collected and sent back. Seems like a lot of work for them to just replace a controller, but fair enough.

EDIT: And now, after going away to do that, the guy's come back 5 minutes later to say that he can't do that due to the current policy that customer's have to contact Sony, but he can refund me £44.44 for a new controller lol Common sense prevails, eventually. To be fair to Amazon, I've only ever found their customer service to be amazing before, which is why I went with them. Just had to keep on at them a bit more than normal this time.

Do you have to send the old controller back?

[Avuncular]

Are the white controllers in short supply? My local Argos had sold out and the woman said they weren't getting any more. The nearest one that had any was 20 miles away.

ShopTo are out of stock also.

Ended up getting one from Tesco Direct.

[Retroguy]

Do you have to send the old controller back?

No, I've just been credited the amount to buy a new one.

[TehStu]

Somehow, I've only just noticed that the headphones in the pad thing works for blu ray films. That'll save me hunching over a tablet for late night viewing.

[rafaqat]

My PS4 owning son's friend has just bought a PS4 and they want to know if you can do the game sharing thing like Xbox One does?

Thanks.

Yup, same sort of set up as the XBone.

[boxoctosis]

No, I've just been credited the amount to buy a new one.

Buy some Xbone sticks off eBay (£3 or so) and swap them in. Takes about half an hour if you're careful. Quite easy to do, and you'll have yourself a new controller.

[Hitcher]

Yup, same sort of set up as the XBone.

Thanks, what's the procedure?

[Garibaldi]

Somehow, I've only just noticed that the headphones in the pad thing works for blu ray films. That'll save me hunching over a tablet for late night viewing.

Yep, sound quality takes a hit but if you're moving from a tablet then I doubt it'll be noticable.

[Eighthours]

My PS4 owning son's friend has just bought a PS4 and they want to know if you can do the game sharing thing like Xbox One does?

Thanks.

BOUGHT. Do you bring your weekly shopping?

[Dudley]

Er... he said bought?

[SeanR]

Buyed.

[Dudley]

Pruchased.

[Hitcher]

BOUGHT. Do you bring your weekly shopping?

No, I get it brought to me!

[toythatkills]

No, I get it brought to me!

Think you mean brought, mate.

[SeanR]

Brung.

[Hitcher]

WTF!

Buy/bought bring/brought.

Think you mean brought, mate.

That's what I wrote.

[toythatkills]

That's what I wrote.

Yeah, Wolfcastle and that.

[wretcherd]

Anyone simply replaced the sticks with another set of PS4 ones, as opposed to doing the old Xbox switcheroo? Are the cheap ones available out there decent quality/genuine/as good as genuine?

[ChewMagma]

I've been getting the random disc ejecting issue someone else reported. Doing a proper shutdown and power cycle fixes it temporarily, but it seems to come back. Am I going to have to get it replaced or does it eventually resolve itself?

Pretty poor show as I've had this console since the end of November. Seems like a fairly common issue as well.

[PaB]

I've been getting the random disc ejecting issue someone else reported. Doing a proper shutdown and power cycle fixes it temporarily, but it seems to come back. Am I going to have to get it replaced or does it eventually resolve itself?

Pretty poor show as I've had this console since the end of November. Seems like a fairly common issue as well.

theres a fix you can do at home that won't void your warranty. Contact Sony and they will email you instructions . Basically it involves taking the shiny part of the cover off and tightening a screw

[ChewMagma]

Ok thanks - I will try that if it persists.

Another question, if I pay for PS plus and have set the ps4 to primary, do other non PS plus users on the same machine also get their save data automatically backed up online?

[PaB]

I don't think so . Each user needs their own psplus account if they want psplus features

[StephenM]

I don't think so . Each user needs their own psplus account if they want psplus features

They can play online, I think. I read a page on the official website about it the other day, but can't find the link....

Edit: Found it! http://faq.en.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5030/~/accessing-playstation®plus-benefits-from-other-user-accounts-and-playstation

[ChewMagma]

Yeah other users can play online that's fine, as long as one ps plus subscriber has made the ps4 their primary, but I just wasn't sure about the online save backups. It looks like it doesn't irritatingly, but worth checking just in case I was missing something somewhere in the settings. Ah well.

[wretcherd]

Yeah, one of my mates has stuck in the One sticks and swears by them, but I got a second pad for Xmas and like to use one while the other charges. It would be weird if they were different.

[instasis]

Where are you guys getting the One sticks from?

[SeanR]

loads on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xxbox+one+sticks&_nkw=xbox+one+sticks&_sacat=0

and amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Axbox+one+thumbsticks&keywords=xbox+one+thumbsticks&ie=UTF8&qid=1421165609

(go ebay, for cheaper)

[gospvg]

I've been tempted the only section that worries me is 3:10 into the video below (removing the clip for the touchpad, it seems fragile & I'm a cack-handed twat who will break it).

[Salsa Party Animal]

Just a quick question. Can I change my PS4 Blu Ray region from B to A or not ? So I can play my American Blu Rays as my USA PS3 laser is gone.