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AAAAAAaaannnnndd..... I couldn't wait any longer! Had to pull the trigger. I have now officially returned to the Playstation family! What's really cool is my old PSN account is still there! Lol, I was Frozpot even back then :D I lost my PS3 right before Uncharted 3, and now, I have it back for UC4! Almost done installing it too... OOP!! IT JUST FINISHED AAAAAAWWWW YIIISSSSSSSSS! BYE!

PS. f*** you Sony for including such a short usb controller cord. If I didn't have the long one from my Elite controller.....
 
Welcome back, Frozpot. :grin: Now is a good time to rejoin the PlayStation family.

I know what you mean about the short usb cords. I had to sit on the floor 3 feet from my TV to get it set up...
 
Ok, another question (not heat related).

Rainbow Six had a big patch yesterday morning. I knew it was coming and wanted it downloaded for when I got home from work. So I left my PS4 in "rest mode" or whatever and it is set to leave the internet on. However I got home and no patch. Is there something else I need to do to get patches automatically, or is it just hit or miss like on X1 (some games on X1 just never update automatically while others do).

I was pumped to play the new map, only to find that I needed to download a 4gb patch.

I actually don't know how that works. I'm not sure whether the PS4 automatically downloads updates while in Rest mode, or whether it will auto-download some games but not others. I've never paid attention. My PS4 is usually unhooked from the internet, and I only rarely use Rest mode, so it's hard for me to tell. Maybe someone else can clarify.
 
Ok, another question (not heat related).

Rainbow Six had a big patch yesterday morning. I knew it was coming and wanted it downloaded for when I got home from work. So I left my PS4 in "rest mode" or whatever and it is set to leave the internet on. However I got home and no patch. Is there something else I need to do to get patches automatically, or is it just hit or miss like on X1 (some games on X1 just never update automatically while others do).

I was pumped to play the new map, only to find that I needed to download a 4gb patch.

It usually works. Sometimes its hit or miss.
 
Man, I don't know were the love for the DS4 comes from, lol. The sticks are too stiff, and it's too small and light. It's not an ergonomic fit for me. Not liking the stick positions either. My thumbs slide around on the sticks as well.

The triggers are wierd and it is more awkward than I I expected to use the start and share buttons.

It's serviceable, but it's tough to take after using the X1 elite for a while now. Uncharted is pretty darn pretty though :D
 
The DS is definitely way more flimsy and cheap feeling. I thought I would hate it though and the adjustment has been ok for me. Sony is really missing something not having an Elite option though.

It usually works. Sometimes its hit or miss.

Yeah that's pretty much how Xbox is. Some times it works great, other times things just won't update until you fire up the game.
 
I didn't realize just how integrated and handy the X1 is until I was faced with the prospect of switching sources. So I just ran the ps4 though the x1 hdmi in, lol. Still have my voice commands and tv/sound control hands free.
 
These new members of the family sure complain a lot...
 
I did not run my PS through my X1. I posted this in the other thread:

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(this is totally serious and not a joke). Of course I did have my ps4 on a ton to download a bunch of stuff so hopefully that goes down. Either that or I'll have to run some stealth extension cords to my neighbors.
 
I decided to just deal with changing sources, as the latency is too high.

On another note, I picked up Drive Club for fifteen bucks on PSN! To bad it's soulless, boring, and doesn't look anything as amazing as I was led to believe...

Uncharted is fantastic though!
 
I did not run my PS through my X1. I posted this in the other thread:

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(this is totally serious and not a joke). Of course I did have my ps4 on a ton to download a bunch of stuff so hopefully that goes down. Either that or I'll have to run some stealth extension cords to my neighbors.

Hey, it needs all that power to generate the extra pixels.

I think it has power-saving settings, iirc.
 
Hey, it needs all that power to generate the extra pixels.

I think it has power-saving settings, iirc.

Yeah, I had to leave it in low power mode a lot to download a bunch of stuff, so that probably did it. A couple games had huge downloads so it makes sense that it was sucking a lot of power.

I'm turning both my consoles completely off more now to see how that changes.
 
AAAAAAaaannnnndd..... I couldn't wait any longer! Had to pull the trigger. I have now officially returned to the Playstation family! What's really cool is my old PSN account is still there! Lol, I was Frozpot even back then :D I lost my PS3 right before Uncharted 3, and now, I have it back for UC4! Almost done installing it too... OOP!! IT JUST FINISHED AAAAAAWWWW YIIISSSSSSSSS! BYE!

PS. f*** you Sony for including such a short usb controller cord. If I didn't have the long one from my Elite controller.....

I'm 10 days late but congrats! I knew something was up with you when i saw you in the PS forums. I was like wait a minute, when did Frozpot betray his Xbox fandom and go all TD on us? Just kidding, but you know what i mean. Oh, and have fun with the battery life on the DS4. You'll hug your X1 controllers before you go to bed. That's my only complaint. Enjoy the console man.
 
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I'm 10 days late but congrats! I knew something was up with you when i saw you in the PS forums. I was like wait a minute, when did Frozpot betray his Xbox fandom and go all TD on us? Just kidding, but you know what i mean. Oh, and have fun with the battery life on the DS4. You'll hug your X1 controllers before you go to bed. That's my only complaint. Enjoy the console man.
Yeah, about that battery life...:ypissed:
 
Yeah the DS4 battery life is terrible. I mean I knew that going in but my god... if I play for more than an hour or two I have to charge the thing.
 
Well, I will be testing the heat tolerance of the PS this weekend. Tomorrow is supposed to be 91 where I am. That's flippin hot when you live in a winter climate 8 months of the year.

The good news is my startup problems seem to be gone.
 
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I just picked up Bloodborne & God of War 3 for when I buy a PS4. I bought a PS3 last gen and only really played Demon's Souls. I'll be looking for a PS4 deal post E3.
 
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I've still never played it. Just getting into Uncharted series now. I'm so happy to be a two console owner now. Too many games to play and not enough time in the day. :)
 
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For anyone looking to check out Drive Club, it is $7.49 US right now. Not sure if it is a sale but it has always been $15 anytime I checked.
 
I think I have an Idea of what Im going to do. I'm going to grab a Ps4 for cheap when Scorpio comes out. Hopefully $ hey should drop in price pretty well. By that time all the games Im interested in getting, should be pretty cheap as well.
 
I cracked. I was waiting to see when the Neo was coming out but I really want to play NMS over my 4 day weekend next week. So picked up the Uncharted SE for 369, not bad.

The Neo is definitely releasing by November now. You're welcome whoever is waiting for it.
 
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Did anyone else have to go into safe mode and force a console update to get the system to work? For a second I thought I got a dud.

In person the Uncharted console is much nicer than in a pic.
 
Did anyone else have to go into safe mode and force a console update to get the system to work? For a second I thought I got a dud.

I had to do a full reinstall a few months after I bought the system. I can't remember what happened exactly, but I think one of Sony's updates screwed it up. Worked fine after that. No problems since.
 
I had an issue where when i turned my PS4 off it would just get stuck on the blue screen or whatever. I had to hold the power button down to get it to shut off. Some people said that didn't work for them and they had to pull the plug, which could cause you to lose saved data.