PlayStation 4

I did not know that, that is indeed handy.

Hmm, from what I'm reading, it is mainly the controller light and speaker gobbling up energy. Better turn those down, then.

In my experience, my PS4 controller lasts way longer than my PS3 controllers.

So, we don't seem to have a general PlayStation thread, so I'm gonna ask this here.

Did the PS2 Slim have any notable improvements over the original "Fat" model, besides its size?

I'm wanting to buy another so I can play my PS2 library again, and I'd prefer the Fat model because then I can get the hard drive instead of memory cards, but if the fat model had, I don't know, a higher tendency to break or something that the Slim model didn't, then I'll just go with the Slim model.

The Slim is apparently less prone to possible disc-reading and hardware failures.

Slim is more reliable than the Fat one.

Believe me, I’ve had more games fail to boot on my first PS 2 (which was the Fat one) than on my second and third PS 2’s (both are slim, third one was gotten because my friend insisted on me using component cables despite me saying numerous times that I didn’t care about the fuzz that goes up the picture with the AV cables I have, which could just simply be the fault of the specific AV cables and not AV cables in general.)

Does anyone know how to start a live chat with Playstation support? I bought a controller five months ago that’s having stick trouble now. I need to talk to an actual person about it, but their phone line is closed and I can’t find their live chat option that they say they have on their website.

Maybe PSN?

The looming software kill-switch lurking in aging PlayStation hardware: Dying internal batteries and online timer checks make a disaster waiting to happen.

So I’m starting Heavy Rain on PS 4 for the first time and after the loading screen it just keeps flashing on and off the configuration menu. Like it felt like anyone could get a seizure from it. It’s the latest update btw. Is it just me, or does anyone experience this?

EDIT: okay now that I’m starting the game everything is just broken. The animation only moves at like 2 frames per second.

EDIT 2: I got it on disk. Gonna try to get a new disk from Gamefly

Edited by 123tbones on May 25th 2021 at 8:24:53 AM

PS4 consoles will still be playable long after PSN has died, thanks to this major update: The console's system-bricking CMOS issue is no more. Will the PS3 be next?

I hope they fix the PS 3’s CBOMB issue.

Granted it’s not as bad as PS 4 as least you can still play the discs, just won’t be able to play digital games. But it’d be nice to be able to play the games you bought.

Oh, good. That was a big problem and I’m glad they dealt with it.

Edited by SapphireBlue on Sep 30th 2021 at 1:23:27 AM

So I found out that my new wireless headphones won't pair with the PS 4 because of an outdated Bluetooth driver.

The worst thing? It's a Sony headphone. The wh-1000xm4, to be precise...

They fix the PS 4 Bricking update yet? And while I'm at it, I beseech the admins of the forums (For I know not where else to ask.) am I allowed to start a topic focused solely on Limited run physical copies (Not specifically Limited Run Games, but all of the like.)?

Edited by KouTheMad on Nov 18th 2021 at 10:06:36 AM

The mods aren't likely to be checking this thread unless hollered for. That said, I don't see why such a thread wouldn't be allowed. We've had general threads before.

We aren’t allowed to have generic discussion topics like “favorite console” on here, but I think a thread specifically about Limited Run Games would be fine as we do have “general” threads for consoles/developers/franchises on here.

You can maybe make one on Yackfest?

What about "limited run games" — whatever those are — is common enough that a thread could sustain a conversation about them, as opposed to having a separate topic for each game?

With topics like "Playstation 4", "Konami", etc., at least there's something to focus on that doesn't automatically duplicate conversations that are being held in other threads.

Edited by Fighteer on Nov 19th 2021 at 10:30:10 AM

Limited Run Games refers to a company that makes physical copies of niche titles.

Thank you, I've been wondering about this for a while now. Ok back to topic. Uh.........How long you think before Sony drops PS 4 support?

Report: Sony will use the PS4 to fill the PS5 supply gap: Meanwhile, Microsoft confirms it quietly discontinued the Xbox One in 2020.

Sony will produce another million PS 4 consoles, since these are easier to produce at the moment.

Huh, seems like PS 4 consoles are out of stock as well.

We made a PlayStation Plus explainer that’s better than Sony’s [Updated]: Breaking down Sony's confusing messaging with easy-to-digest tables and lists.

I got a new dualshock, and I noticed the new ones have a slit on the touch pad, so you can now actually see the coloured light that was hidden on the back end in the previous model.

Good job, Sony. You keep on innovating, you.