Topic: PlayStation4 - News/Rumor/Speculation - Over 1 Million Sold on Day 1

[BranDonk Kong]

Xbone won't though. It might sell a bunch at launch, but it's gonna be the PS3 of this generation for the first year or so, where you'll see people in line at Wal-Mart returning the unopened Xbones that they hoped to sell on eBay.

[Adrock]

If the Xbone sells similarly, you can probably stick a fork in the Wii U's chances of getting any software support beyond 1st party next year.

You can probably do that anyway.

[shingi_70]

Honestly makes me want to get a PS4 ASAP to play with others, but I think I can wait to Infamous seeing a =s most of the hardware kinks should be fixed be than.

[BranDonk Kong]

It took Microsoft and SONY 3 years to fix their hardware "kinks" last time. Having said that, I think SONY at least learned a lot from their past hardware mistakes. Yes there have been a couple of issues with launch consoles, but not Yellow Light of Death - type issues. Then again it's only been 3 days.

[Shaymin]

The YLOD only broke a few years after the system launched, though. It's almost like it was a signal sent from Sony to kill all back-compat PS3s and make people buy Slims.

Seemed to work, too.

[BranDonk Kong]

The YLOD broke millions of consoles shortly after launch and continues to break them. There was a report on the BBC within a few weeks of the launch I believe - wasn't as big of a deal in the US because the PS3 did not sell very well for a couple years here.

[Oblivion]

There has been a few people online claiming that Foxconn workers have been purposefully sabotaging console as a form of protest.

[BranDonk Kong]

Sounds interesting and seems to be spreading around the internet...but I doubt it.

[tendoboy1984]

PS4 launch officially a bust. We sold less pre-order systems than Wii U, sold less total systems than Wii U, did not have to turn anyone away like when Wii U launched and sold less games (in fact, the only games we sold was an up-res'd port of a current-gen game).

 

You do realize that Sony has sold over 1 million PS4's so far right? How will the Xbox One sell any better at $500? Back in my day game systems sold for $200 - $300, and we were fine with that.
 
Besides, if launch sales mattered so much, then the PS3 would have been discontinued years ago .

[UncleBob]

YOU realize that:
A.) I was being sarcastic (about the "bust" part... the observations were true).
B.) The "one million" news came long after I posted that comment.
C.) The "one million" is completely unconfirmed.
D.) I really don't care much one way or the other.

[BranDonk Kong]

C.) The "one million" is completely unconfirmed confirmed.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/17/5113704/sony-playstation-4-1-million-sales

At least by Yoshida

[ShyGuy]

So I watched the Giant Bomb Quick Look for Knack and Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy it is NOT.

It seems like a pretty simple brawler with very minor platforming elements. Virtually no exploration, jumping puzzles, or advanced combat. The graphics look good -about Wii U level But nothing spectacular save the knack pieces casting shadows and the bushes swaying in the breeze.

It's a bummer, I want to see more variety in genres. Anyone played it?

[UncleBob]

C.) The "one million" is completely unconfirmed confirmed.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/17/5113704/sony-playstation-4-1-million-sales

At least by Yoshida

Ah, neat.  Wasn't aware it was official yet.

I do wonder, though, if they'll be hit by something similar to Nintendo with the "negative sales" due to returns after the Christmas season...

[Ceric]

So I watched the Giant Bomb Quick Look for Knack and Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy it is NOT.

It seems like a pretty simple brawler with very minor platforming elements. Virtually no exploration, jumping puzzles, or advanced combat. The graphics look good -about Wii U level But nothing spectacular save the knack pieces casting shadows and the bushes swaying in the breeze.

It's a bummer, I want to see more variety in genres. Anyone played it?

Broodwars has.

[shingi_70]

Isn't there going to be a ps4 centic nintendo free radio?

[Ceric]

Isn't there going to be a ps4 centic nintendo free radio?

Yep, Recorded it last night and man is their a story to it in the end.  The editing is going to be a lot of work due to external factors. (Namely my Primary Internet being out and 3 flies.)

[shingi_70]

I have to say the one launch game that probably has me most excited is Super Motherload. Really hoping that one goes to other systems.

[broodwars]

Isn't there going to be a ps4 centic nintendo free radio?

Yep, Recorded it last night and man is their a story to it in the end.  The editing is going to be a lot of work due to external factors. (Namely my Primary Internet being out and 3 flies.)

Yeah, it's a good episode with some good stories to it (I think it's one of our livelier episodes, actually), but yeah...I don't envy the nightmare of an editing job Shaymin will have to do on it due to the technical issues.

[tendoboy1984]

Sony just announced a PS4 + PS Vita bundle for the UK! This is exactly what they need to push the Vita and its Remote Play functionality. Hopefully this bundle comes to other countries as well (US, Japan, the rest of Europe).


I guess the reporter on South Park was right about the "Brack Friday Bunduru"... Season 17 is so good, much better than season's 16 and 15.

[BranDonk Kong]

I almost cried when I watched that episode.

[tendoboy1984]

I don't know what went wrong with seasons 16 and 15, but season 17 is a huge improvement. It reminds me of seasons 9 and 10, which were arguably the best seasons of the show's history.

[MagicCow64]

I don't know what went wrong with seasons 16 and 15

The Book of Mormon

[tendoboy1984]

I don't know what went wrong with seasons 16 and 15

The Book of Mormon

That's not related to South Park though... I don't get it.

[BranDonk Kong]

Trey Parker and Matt Stone aren't related to South Park?

[magicpixie]

Probably put all their effort into getting that show up and running.

In related news, I've heard that 64-player Conquest mode is up and running on PS4(same day as the Xbone is released, coincidence?), though the game still crashes occasionally.  There will be another patch coming next week; maybe the problems are starting to get fixed.