Yeah I'm really torn on this as well. I want to try it so bad, but I think I will have a better experience if I just stay patient and wait till I get my own.
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PS4 demo kiosks are starting to pop up at Gamestop & Best Buy
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Yeah I'm really torn on this as well. I want to try it so bad, but I think I will have a better experience if I just stay patient and wait till I get my own.
SwiftDeath
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Mature game
You have to check ages with ids and stuff, it's pretty painful on the stores part
razgriz417
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nothing in Indy yet 
LittleIdeaSLT
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So, I hope this is thread appropriate... I promise by the end I'll bring it back to topic.
I kinda had it out with a Best Buy employee while checking their PS4 kiosk.
There were two uninformed customers next to me and they were asking the employee (I'll refer to him as "J" for short) about the new system and J started bashing the PS4 saying it was rushed, has no features better than PS3 and that X1 is better because it has kinect and you can snap between apps, tv and games... All valid selling points so I kept quiet.
It wasn't until J started saying that Sony has no games. Thats when I had to jump in. He was talking as if Infamous and The Order were "pushed back" and he doesn't care about indies. I explained to the customers that indies are important to a lot of people and the two libraries are pretty much identical. Then somehow J started talking about resolution and how Ghosts is better on X1... I couldn't believe my ears. According to him, PS4 games are 720p, "just like PS3" and X1 games are 1080p "just like on 360". Things started to get a little tense as I tried to explain the concept of upscaling but it didn't seem to sink in.
It was at that point that the other customers were like, "we gotta go." lol. I stuck it out with J because I was just trying to figure where he was coming from. The discussion got back on track and became civil once again and we talked about a whole slew of topics concerning Sony and MS in the current and next gen. Price, forced kinect bundling, first party exclusive track record, paywalls, etc etc.
I'm not trying to vilify the guy. J was thoughtful and passionate, I could tell that he's a true hardcore gamer, not some bro gamer. He's just completely blinded by preconceived notions, false observations, and misinformation. Despite that, he kept repeating that he's going to buy both systems.
One interesting thing J brought up for which I have no response is the fact that he's convinced Sony is going to burn us with it's "rushed system" overheating. J said at a sony preview event for best buy employees the PS4 unit "red-ringed" and also that the demo kiosk I was playing has already overheated on them. Not sure what to think about that without more information but it did pique my interest.
Once again, I'm not trying to spew flames at best buy or one of their employees but this experience simply reminded me that most people will be making their purchasing decision based off their own pre-conceived notions and opinions and there isn't much anyone can do to change that.
Back on topic, one thing we did agree on was that the selection of playable demos on the PS4 kiosk is lame and does pretty much nothing to demonstrate to people that its next-gen. And if I'm not mistaken, with the exception of the "PS4" logo on the actual machine, it doesn't say PS4 anywhere on the kiosk itself. Also, the load time to get back to the main menu when quitting out of a demo is really long and highlighted by the fact that demos seemed to auto quit to main menu after only a few mins."
I kinda had it out with a Best Buy employee while checking their PS4 kiosk.
There were two uninformed customers next to me and they were asking the employee (I'll refer to him as "J" for short) about the new system and J started bashing the PS4 saying it was rushed, has no features better than PS3 and that X1 is better because it has kinect and you can snap between apps, tv and games... All valid selling points so I kept quiet.
It wasn't until J started saying that Sony has no games. Thats when I had to jump in. He was talking as if Infamous and The Order were "pushed back" and he doesn't care about indies. I explained to the customers that indies are important to a lot of people and the two libraries are pretty much identical. Then somehow J started talking about resolution and how Ghosts is better on X1... I couldn't believe my ears. According to him, PS4 games are 720p, "just like PS3" and X1 games are 1080p "just like on 360". Things started to get a little tense as I tried to explain the concept of upscaling but it didn't seem to sink in.
It was at that point that the other customers were like, "we gotta go." lol. I stuck it out with J because I was just trying to figure where he was coming from. The discussion got back on track and became civil once again and we talked about a whole slew of topics concerning Sony and MS in the current and next gen. Price, forced kinect bundling, first party exclusive track record, paywalls, etc etc.
I'm not trying to vilify the guy. J was thoughtful and passionate, I could tell that he's a true hardcore gamer, not some bro gamer. He's just completely blinded by preconceived notions, false observations, and misinformation. Despite that, he kept repeating that he's going to buy both systems.
One interesting thing J brought up for which I have no response is the fact that he's convinced Sony is going to burn us with it's "rushed system" overheating. J said at a sony preview event for best buy employees the PS4 unit "red-ringed" and also that the demo kiosk I was playing has already overheated on them. Not sure what to think about that without more information but it did pique my interest.
Once again, I'm not trying to spew flames at best buy or one of their employees but this experience simply reminded me that most people will be making their purchasing decision based off their own pre-conceived notions and opinions and there isn't much anyone can do to change that.
Back on topic, one thing we did agree on was that the selection of playable demos on the PS4 kiosk is lame and does pretty much nothing to demonstrate to people that its next-gen. And if I'm not mistaken, with the exception of the "PS4" logo on the actual machine, it doesn't say PS4 anywhere on the kiosk itself. Also, the load time to get back to the main menu when quitting out of a demo is really long and highlighted by the fact that demos seemed to auto quit to main menu after only a few mins."
Ya, no offense but J might be passionate but he's also so misinformed he shouldn't be out there telling customers anything at all. Rushed? 720p? No games? You don't see the clear bias?
Plus, shouldn't Best Buy employees be focusing on selling inventory instead of scaring customers away.
Plus, shouldn't Best Buy employees be focusing on selling inventory instead of scaring customers away.
I know dat feel
Was hoping they would put up one at least in the Washington Mall or something since they have a sony store thereI have no idea, kinda surprising really.
CloudyTuba
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Youve got more self control than I do. My only reply at that point would be about how damn stupid he is.
LittleIdeaSLT
Member
Oh believe me, thats why I jumped in in the first place. He has every right to be biased, but I told him repeatedly that he shouldn't be presenting that biased information as fact to the customers. I think I was able to get him to see logic on the games and resolution front but who knows.
I think we all have a right since all our opinions are formed by little biases, but I'd say as customer I wouldn't feel comfortable if employees were telling flat out lies.
Good for you for being diplomatic and polite though.
IAmRandom31
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Nothing here yet. Best Buy has the PS4 shelf up, and the power connections and such down on the ground but no actual console to play.
Gamestop has the PS4 shelf up with all the games and whatnot but no console either. But could be soon for both. Maybe November 1st? Would be my guess. Looks like both are just waiting on the consoles to arrive.
Gamestop has the PS4 shelf up with all the games and whatnot but no console either. But could be soon for both. Maybe November 1st? Would be my guess. Looks like both are just waiting on the consoles to arrive.
legacyzero
Banned
Still nothing in Wisconsin, Sony, WHATTHEFUCK?!
IAmRandom31
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Does anyone know what games the demo kiosks will showcase?
I am really hoping for Killzone and Res0gun
Those 2 would blow minds of people walking past.
I am really hoping for Killzone and Res0gun
Those 2 would blow minds of people walking past.
Killzone is M so that's no go. Res0gun would be great. SO far though it seems it's knack, fifa, and madden, which is a lousy lineup
.Because think of the poor children.
It's horseshit, but whiny parents ruin everything.
Ugh, I guess Atlanta is a third world city to Sony
Agreed....
Honestly though, at this point I think I'd rather just wait till the 15th. Amazon should have it to me by the time I'm home from the office. Get to experience it all for the first time. Make a great night/start of the PS4 Weekendstravaganza.
molnizzle
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srsly
acsofspades
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Those were the strongest among the games available to demo at the kiosk. I'm saying that for me, small graphic improvements don't seem to really improve my gaming experience. Thus, I don't mind if a few games here and there look better on the PS4 than the Xbox One.
I guess what I'm trying to say is neither of those games cant be done on the Xbox One (let alone ps360). So you cant really qualify whether graphical differences matter based off those two titles (the opinion itself is valid though).
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I don't bother to discuss things with people like that. I just let them be and go my own way. In fact, I prefer they buy the things that I don't so I don't have to be associated with them.
And yes, from what I've heard the demo selection is really pathetic and even counterproductive. It feeds into the false "Playstation has no games" fanboy mantra.
Lol yeah seriously, still nothing in 100 miles around me. I'm only maybe 30 minutes north of Atlanta in a technically upper class suburban zone with a big population.Ugh, I guess Atlanta is a third world city to Sony
AnyColourYouLike
Banned
Nothing in Twin Cities area. No Sony Stores that i know of, maybe that's why... But I'd think the Mall of America would get one.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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I wonder how quickly Sony will update the choice of demo's. They need Killzone, Call of duty, Battlefield 4 and Assassins creed.
Btw, nothing in Huntington, WV.
Btw, nothing in Huntington, WV.
The Canadian pop up stores have demos for Killzone and AssCreed so I wouldn't be surprised if those get rolled out to the retail kiosks in the near future.
Like the hat?
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None within 100 miles of me apparently.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
Still nothing within 100 miles in Utah. Sony please! D:
Sony please! D:WetPotatoBread
Banned
Boundless and bare, alone and level sands stretch far away...
I still don't get it, we are one of the biggest cities in the U.S.
STILLethal
Member
Nothing in the Twin Cities area either...surprising. I live in the area and there's a BestBuy right behind my house
djblackice
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Got a chance to play the demo kiosk today at the Sony Store
Impressions:
Controller - I don't want to replicate all the glowing reports already but it really is the perfect console controller for me and is a marked improvement from the DS3 and 360 controller.
The rest - Couldn't tell you as I really had to go to the bathroom and didn't make it back.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
Impressions:
Controller - I don't want to replicate all the glowing reports already but it really is the perfect console controller for me and is a marked improvement from the DS3 and 360 controller.
The rest - Couldn't tell you as I really had to go to the bathroom and didn't make it back.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
malaphorically
Neo Member
Boundless and bare, alone and level sands stretch far away...
Yeah it's kind of ridiculous, I'm not driving to NYC to try a new console.
Lucent
Member
Weird. First time I've heard of this. Every other discussion about the Dualshock 4 has been very positive and I even heard things like "it feels like it was made for my hands".
Yeah, I'm going to have to find a comfortable way to hold it. The best thing about it is how the grips for the analog stick. That was my main concern. I'm so glad that the they're so "grippy." It's like using a Wii U Nunchuk again!
Kibbles
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Had to quit after one match of Halo 2 vista because it was not comfortable at all, hands starting hurting. Disappointing considering the controller felt good in my hands before I actually played a game with it. :S Hopefully I get used to it or it feels better at launch with actual PS4 games to play. Otherwise I'll be on the lookout for one of those converters that let you plug in a 360 or Xbone controller.
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