Are they not all made in China? Or are there different factories for them?
Whos PS4 has failed so far?
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Are they not all made in China? Or are there different factories for them?
There is/was a rumour going around that PS4's made in China are inferior to ones made in Japan but I dont think there has been any official confirmation of this.
Sony use a company called Foxconn to assemble the PS4's in China but they also have factories in Japan I believe. Foxconn also assemble things like the iPhone etc too I think.
Anyway, it seems that US PS4's were manufactured in China but some EU consoles are being made in Japan. Identified by the 'made in china' or 'made in japan' printing on the boxes but this quickly translated into ALL consoles for the EU are manufactured in Japan - aka better - but this rumour was quashed - http://www.gamepur.com/news/12940-r...it-europe-made-japan-image-released-proo.html
However, there was another rumour that these faulty consoles were coming from China as workers were deliberately sabotaging consoles on the production line. True?....who knows.
http://kotaku.com/rumor-foxconn-interns-and-alleged-ps4-sabotage-claims-1466539573
IMO, the whole China/Japan debate is just silly. Sony are going to have a percentage of faulty units no matter where they were made.
EDIT: Just to add, my friends console was made in china.
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Yes, through the number quoted further up the thread. Had already contacted the retailer, but they had no units reserved for exchange and were sold out.
Blinking blue light of death here.
Sony swapping it out tomorrow. Very impressive customer service.
Amazon were useless to be honest which surprised me.
At one point in a protracted conversation about whether or not they would be able to swap it for me they suggested I contact Microsoft to check their stock levels. Priceless.
Sony swapping it out tomorrow. Very impressive customer service.
Amazon were useless to be honest which surprised me.
At one point in a protracted conversation about whether or not they would be able to swap it for me they suggested I contact Microsoft to check their stock levels. Priceless.
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What's the deal for you guys with duds who bought instore. Do Sony still have to swap or can you go instore and pick up a replacement?
People are doing it through Sony because they reserve stock for replacements, unlike retailers, and are a good deal more efficient.
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rang Sony today after receiving mine with the flashing blue night and no HDMI signal
Carrying out a swap tomorrow! Excellent service so far, just fingers crossed the replacement works
Carrying out a swap tomorrow! Excellent service so far, just fingers crossed the replacement works
Did you get an email or anything from Sony?
As per my post above, I too am expecting replacement tomorrow but don't have any mail confirmation or anything.
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No email to confirm no, would have been nice if I had. Just got given a reference number
I'm 99% sure she said tomorrow and she kept saying I'll receive a text in the morning to confirm a time. I'll be estatic if it happens but part of me things a swap within a day is not going to happen
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Sorry to hear about the faults glad Sony are swapping them so soon for u guys. My one is made in China and no problems so far.
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Mines is a weird 1. Set it up and all i got was no display, with my tv telling me "mode not supported". Fiddled around with it, including trying other hdmi cables/ ports and most I could get was some background music and a slight flickering at top and bottom of screen. After nearly 2 hours I eventually got it to display in safe mode, but as soon as I again tried setting resolution to 1080p it again showed no display with "mode not supported".
Not having another tv, i resorted to taking it to my parents and trying it there. Newer LG tv and it worked 1st time with zero problems. So I am assuming it is some sort of HDCP compatibilty issue between my tv and the ps4. Tv in question is a Samsung LCD circa 2008 with no usb port so unable to update firmware. Gutted.
Not having another tv, i resorted to taking it to my parents and trying it there. Newer LG tv and it worked 1st time with zero problems. So I am assuming it is some sort of HDCP compatibilty issue between my tv and the ps4. Tv in question is a Samsung LCD circa 2008 with no usb port so unable to update firmware. Gutted.
Mine was dead on arrival, heartbroken.
Thank you so much for the number, will phone at 8am as Amazon can offer nothing.
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That is strange, as a precaution I've tried upgrading the firmware of my Samsung LED TV to see if that helps with the replacement when it arrives.
Wouldnt say no to a newer and bigger TV but don't think my missus would approve so soon after buying the PS4
Definitely approve of the Sony Customer Service team, were great when I spoke to them!
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got 3 yesterday (one killzone bundle, 2 just ps4) and no problems with any of them.