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#935148 17-Nov-2013 11:20

you can buy accidental warranty from the PSN store :O

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#935196 17-Nov-2013 13:18

Bobdn:
ricky1981: They've sold out now but they were Day 1 editions with FIFA included. Very good deal, here's hoping they do something similar for the PS4 :)

Warehouse must be very close to sending out an email confirming PS4 bundles.

I'm taking 29 November, launch day, off work. Being single has advantages and disadvantages but one major advantage is not having to explain to a gf or wife why on earth would I want to "waste" leave on a console launch. Man, this is a once in a 7 or 8 year event - who wouldn't want to take a day off for it?

Do what I did and marry the best woman ever! I take those days off and still don't have to explain it :)

She also takes the kids from the house on big game launch days.

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#935200 17-Nov-2013 13:19

OMG, you have a good one there.

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#935210 17-Nov-2013 13:47

Bobdn: OMG, you have a good one there.

I know :)

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#935225 17-Nov-2013 14:28

networkn:
Bobdn:
ricky1981: They've sold out now but they were Day 1 editions with FIFA included. Very good deal, here's hoping they do something similar for the PS4 :)

Warehouse must be very close to sending out an email confirming PS4 bundles.

I'm taking 29 November, launch day, off work. Being single has advantages and disadvantages but one major advantage is not having to explain to a gf or wife why on earth would I want to "waste" leave on a console launch. Man, this is a once in a 7 or 8 year event - who wouldn't want to take a day off for it?

Do what I did and marry the best woman ever! I take those days off and still don't have to explain it :)

She also takes the kids from the house on big game launch days.

Interested in a trade? :p

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#935228 17-Nov-2013 14:33

NonprayingMantis:
networkn:
Bobdn:
ricky1981: They've sold out now but they were Day 1 editions with FIFA included. Very good deal, here's hoping they do something similar for the PS4 :)

Warehouse must be very close to sending out an email confirming PS4 bundles.

I'm taking 29 November, launch day, off work. Being single has advantages and disadvantages but one major advantage is not having to explain to a gf or wife why on earth would I want to "waste" leave on a console launch. Man, this is a once in a 7 or 8 year event - who wouldn't want to take a day off for it?

Do what I did and marry the best woman ever! I take those days off and still don't have to explain it :)

She also takes the kids from the house on big game launch days.

Interested in a trade? :p

Ha, you might be surprised how often I hear that :)

I could make things worse and say she bought me the X1 for my birthday and suggested I buy the PS4 for Xmas :)

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#935232 17-Nov-2013 14:51

Sounds like my missus, told me she'll take our daughter out on saturday and sunday so I can have some gaming time and convinced me I should get both consoles at launch :) She's definitely a keeper!

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#936575 18-Nov-2013 12:35

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/19892944/ps4-sells-at-a-rate-of-12-a-second/

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#936824 18-Nov-2013 18:02

Guys, for those of you who preordered the ps4 from the warehouse, do you know if they are doing mid night release? I preordered mine from Petone, wellington a month ago and they told me they are likely to/were planning a mid night launch for it. Fingers crossed they are!!

Also, for those of you who play FPS online, do you know how dedicated servers may help gaming? I know they will be the middle man and therefore everyone will get good connection. Does that mean we will also get a better connection with people in the USA? Because there wont be my PS4s playing COD in the first few months :( Nooby question i know, but i just wanna make sure

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#936865 18-Nov-2013 19:20

I see some issues in a Stuff article, man these days everything new seems to have issues. Revolving blue light, no action it seems by some PS4's

Probably low numbers but check the speed of warranty replacement I suggest

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#936868 18-Nov-2013 19:26

tdgeek: I see some issues in a Stuff article, man these days everything new seems to have issues. Revolving blue light, no action it seems by some PS4's

Probably low numbers but check the speed of warranty replacement I suggest

Something like 150 one star reviews about these faults and over 600 5 star reviews (on amazon), Considering people are more likely to complain than to talk about how great a product is, I'd say it's just the general Out of Box failures we get with all electronic devices.

It's to be expected when you get a first generation of anything, I dont think I've seen a successful first generation of anything electronic in the past 10+ years that hasn't been plagued with some type of 'widespread' fault.

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#936883 18-Nov-2013 19:41

haha except Apple because all those people weren't "holding" it right :)

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#936924 18-Nov-2013 20:14

networkn: haha except Apple because all those people weren't "holding" it right :)

Hey I use an iPhone ! It's great, face east, hold one leg up, hold breath, works every time, mate!

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#936928 18-Nov-2013 20:19

tdgeek:
networkn: haha except Apple because all those people weren't "holding" it right :)

Hey I use an iPhone ! It's great, face east, hold one leg up, hold breath, works every time, mate!

I am also able to use one, I had to do just the same as you, but singing the national anthem of Germany Backwards in Mandarin after
sacrificing a goat. I am a busy IT person who makes a lot of calls, thankfully I work in a gold herding community. I just hope my neighbours don't catch on.

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#937971 20-Nov-2013 15:49

Our jbhifi is selling xbox ones --- didn't even know they'd gone on sale.

There wasn't much publicity around it at all.

Next weeks ps4 launch looks to be disappointing given the lack of a killer title. I've got a pre-order too -- considering my options on that .

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