* The Official Playstation 4 (PS4) Thread *

TheVoice · 8 Jan 2015 at 11:54

Psycho Sonny said:
if that add on is cheap enough - £20 ish, i'll be getting a 1TB 7200rpm hybrid drive, my current 500GB 5400rpm 2.5" hybrid drive will either go into the laptop or my pc

Sounds like a complete waste of time and money in that case.

ic1male · 8 Jan 2015 at 11:57

You guys sound like you should play PCs instead of consoles. Obsessing over a handful of seconds is more up that street.

Musty Pie · 8 Jan 2015 at 12:15

ic1male said:
You guys sound like you should play PCs instead of consoles. Obsessing over a handful of seconds is more up that street.

haha beat me to it!

The beauty of console gaming is not having to worry about all that pap!

Worry about that with your pc configurations.

Tummy · 8 Jan 2015 at 12:17

I use an SSD in my PlayStation 4. Super fast, easy install and once it is installed you do not have to worry about it again (unless there is a problem).

TheVoice · 8 Jan 2015 at 12:18

Not sure what the problem is. There's nothing wrong with getting a bit of extra performance when it's so easy, though I'd personally draw the line at adding glossy plastic tumours to my console to do so.

Mariusz · 8 Jan 2015 at 12:35

MOOGLEYS said:
If you grab a Seagate Expansion 2TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive model STBX2000401 you can remove the 2TB drive from the enclosure and fit it into your PS4. You can then use the enclosure for your 500GB drive.

It is cheaper buying the drive as a USB external than the bare drive alone.

Exactly what I did, works a treat. Was easy to do. Took longer to download the latest PS4 firmware off the Sony site.

Nismo · 8 Jan 2015 at 12:45

Wouldn't there be long-term performance issues with using an SSD in a console, given that it may not do TRIM commands etc.?

I don't see the problem with the 3.5" add-on, at least it fits the PS4 design and if you can get cheaper/bigger drives then fair enough, if you need that (I don't)

iv-tecman · 8 Jan 2015 at 12:50

Musty Pie said:
haha beat me to it!

The beauty of console gaming is not having to worry about all that pap!

Worry about that with your pc configurations.

I got a ps4 in November 2013, launch console. it has revived my love for video games, as before I was playing my games on a alienware 17" laptop due to circumstances at the time.. spent more time tweaking games then playing them. and bought loads of unneeded games in steam sales... Half the time couldn't be bothered to play the games after trying to get them to run smoothly..

since going ps4 I actually play and finish my games now.. granted, not as pretty as high end pc rigs, but gets the job done does my ps4.

Pen66 · 8 Jan 2015 at 12:57

So my L2 trigger has broken on my DS4 pad where it doesn't return fully after pressing due to the plastic hinge breaking.

What's the best way to go about this? Repair or replace?

I had a look at PS4 support online and there seems that there was an online service from Sony where you could notify them of the issue, return the controller and receive a replacement but it doesn't appear to be working at the moment and provides a number to call them. Any one used this?

Alternatively I think I'll just buy a replacement trigger off ebay and fit it myself as it looks fairly straight forward.

MOOGLEYS · 8 Jan 2015 at 12:58

Nismo said:
Wouldn't there be long-term performance issues with using an SSD in a console, given that it may not do TRIM commands etc.?

I don't see the problem with the 3.5" add-on, at least it fits the PS4 design and if you can get cheaper/bigger drives then fair enough, if you need that (I don't)

There is no trim support on PS4 so when SSD's get filled up they get messy. I found once mine had gone over half full it slowed down considerably and caused a few hang ups.

Musty Pie · 9 Jan 2015 at 10:41

OK questions guys,

Any idea what a LBP3 download code would fetch these days?

McGray · 9 Jan 2015 at 11:59

Hi all.

Haven't used my PS4 for about 6 months although still paying for PS+.

If I log on tonight, will I be able to d/l the free games that I've missed or are they only free for a limited time?

Quite like to give Binding of Isaac a go.

Cheers.

TheVoice · 9 Jan 2015 at 12:00

If you've missed them, they're gone. You can only add them to your account for the month they're available in.

McGray · 9 Jan 2015 at 12:04

Dang.

God knows why I continue to pay for PS+...?

Psycho Sonny · 9 Jan 2015 at 12:07

McGray said:
Dang.

God knows why I continue to pay for PS+...?

if you aren't using the console cancel your sub and sell it - simples

McGray · 9 Jan 2015 at 12:10

Not really worth the effort to sell the console. I will look onto cancelling sub though.

Safe.

beachBOYken · 9 Jan 2015 at 12:15

Some good games coming out soon so if you sell you will probably regret it anyway.

I need to start playing mine, not played a game since before Christmas, but I have been a bit ill.

Might get dying light this month, looking at some of the videos it does look very much like dead island in regards to the rooftops with metal shacks.

iv-tecman · 9 Jan 2015 at 12:47

beachBOYken said:
Some good games coming out soon so if you sell you will probably regret it anyway.

I need to start playing mine, not played a game since before Christmas, but I have been a bit ill.

Might get dying light this month, looking at some of the videos it does look very much like dead island in regards to the rooftops with metal shacks.

must admit not used my ps4 much since Xmas mostly as I've been trying to clear the backlog of ps3 games I've got, iconic thing is these ps3 games are a backlog of ps+ games mostly..

And still for beyond two souls etc to play.. just finished la noire... but, order 1886 next month, so looking forward to that...

Noxia · 9 Jan 2015 at 13:09

Really enjoying Dragon Age, got it digitally which is very unlike me but was desperate to play over Xmas. Haven't touched GTA V in a while, not really into it.

Quinnaay · 10 Jan 2015 at 14:31

After a problem with my last paddled controller i got another from somewhere else and it feels amazing and works like a dream for COD etc

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