PlayStation 4 - The Launch

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Many mainstream news outlets are reporting on users having hardware problems with Sony’s PS4._ The problem got bad enough where Sony’s President of PlayStation, Shuhei Yoshida,_took to twitter to release a statement: “Be assured we are investigating reported PS4 issues. The number is very small compared to shipped, we believe they are isolated incidents.” The current PR spin by Sony is that these problems are only being experienced by users who received the PS4 earlier then the general public._ However, this may be a hint of the lack of quality control going on in the Sony production line. A cheaper console has its consequences, and one of these may have been a more relaxed quality control to save money. Kotaku, in their PS4 review, noted their first console did not work at all, and had to subsequently go procure another console._ Many users on Reddit are also complaining of issues with the PS4._ User “arogon” reports: “When I turn on my console it just sits there pulsing blue. As far...

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After seven long years, Sony today finally launched to retail another flagship game console. We're of course talking about the PlayStation 4, a $399 system with a x86 foundation that further blurs the lines between what constitutes a console for a PC (we're not saying they're one-in-the-same, just more similar than ever before). To underscore...

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The wait is finally over, Sony fans, the Playstation 4 is officially out. Many cities across the United States saw individuals flood midnight releases at a variety of retail locations to get their hands on the newest console. Pair that with all of the gamers picking up their secured pre-orders...

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EA claimed yesterday that PlayStation 4 day one patch is causing stability issues for all existing PS4 titles; however, latest retracted the statement claiming that the statement was 'posted in error.'

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Bungie's Destiny is a new FPS/RPG hybrid set in the distant future, in the aftermath of an apocalyptic series of events that reshaped human civilization and destroyed an empire that spanned the solar system. The company has kept much of its development under wraps, sketching out tidbits of information on the various character classes and enemies,...

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The first reviews of Sony's PlayStation4 are largely encouraging_—_although many cite a lack of killer app launch titles. But gamers hoping to use their existing game library to supplement their experience on the new hardware will be disappointed: The PS4 isn't back compatible with PlayStation3

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In the very first minute of this brand new day, Sony released the PlayStation 4, ushering in a new generation of video games (sorry, Wii U). If you were on the fence about […]

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The PS4 launched to critical and retail success, but the launch wasn't without its disappointments, large and small.

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