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Rumour: PS4 Slim leaked ?

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Audioboxer

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Looks ugly af.
The PS4 logo does not rotate now.
The power and eject buttons are inconveniently placed
Why the huge space between the 2 USB ports?
Cheap chrome plastic lining? Back to 2004?
It is not even much slimmer than OG PS4.
Fail Sony, they rushed this thing out.
I fear this is the start of the fall of the PS empire again. :/

2/10.

If serious though, lol. After being part of the gaming industry for many years are people still so naive to how price sensitivity results in many sales?
 

Ghazi

Member
Looks ugly af.
The PS4 logo does not rotate now.
The power and eject buttons are inconveniently placed
Why the huge space between the 2 USB ports?
Cheap chrome plastic lining? Back to 2004?
It is not even much slimmer than OG PS4.
Fail Sony, they rushed this thing out.
I fear this is the start of the fall of the PS empire again. :/
You're right, Sony should just shut down the PlayStation division.
 
But won't 4K streaming face a big obstacle in data caps? To my knowledge, a lot of places in US still have internet plans with stupid limits of how much a user can download in a month.

I can only imagine that one episode of Daredevil in 4K eats a big chunk of a 200gb cap.
That's a good point. I have COX here in Arizona and they put no limits on data and we stream EVERYTHING. Converted all my physical movies to digital and put on Plex and I share that library for family so they can stream at their homes. Have used tarabytes of data and COX has never restricted me or complained about it.
 

Venom Fox

Banned
The problem I have is A) It's clearly stolen and I don't condone that at all. B) I could be left with a bricked console.

I don't wanna anger Sony...
 

warheat

Member
Looks ugly af.
The PS4 logo does not rotate now.
The power and eject buttons are inconveniently placed
Why the huge space between the 2 USB ports?
Cheap chrome plastic lining? Back to 2004?
It is not even much slimmer than OG PS4.
Fail Sony, they rushed this thing out.
I fear this is the start of the fall of the PS empire again. :/

11/100 strangest thing I read today.
 

Shiggy

Member
The problem I have is A) It's clearly stolen and I don't condone that at all. B) I could be left with a bricked console.

I don't wanna anger Sony...

If you don't go online before launch, I'm not sure if Sony could indeed identify the system. About the stolen part - that could be true. If it's indeed stolen, and there are things indicating that, you could be into trouble. So in that case better don't post photos or videos with your name or whatever or upload images/videos only via Chinese websites.
 

Chobel

Member
Looks ugly af.
The PS4 logo does not rotate now.
The power and eject buttons are inconveniently placed
Why the huge space between the 2 USB ports?
Cheap chrome plastic lining? Back to 2004?
It is not even much slimmer than OG PS4.
Fail Sony, they rushed this thing out.
I fear this is the start of the fall of the PS empire again. :/

Nah, not good enough to be meme'd. Nice try though.

So...PS+ is increasing to $60/year on Sept. 22

I'd guess that's when this is supposed to release.

Now this bullshit! Source?
 

ukas

Member
Same. Even the lackluster selection that is Canadian Netflix covers like 99% of my entertainment needs, with almost all of the remaining 1% being achievable via iTunes Digital Copies. In fact, the few Blu-rays I've purchased have mainly been because they came with an iTunes Digital Code and were cheaper than a direct purchase on iTunes. I used to buy a few movies a week in the pre-Netflix days and streaming just completely cratered the need for physical media because the cost and convenience gained was unquestionably well worth the "almost no one notices anyway" drop in quality.

4K itself will take off but it'll mostly be streaming; the UHD Blu-ray format is definitely not going to meaningfully take off, especially with costs being what they are now.

UHD disc sales are already tracking way ahead of standard Blu-ray in the same time period.

Article is from June 27th 2016
http://variety.com/2016/digital/new...s-numbers-exceed-disc-predecessor-1201804322/
 

Hoo-doo

Banned
You are right they aren't identical.

When it comes down to it the feature set will sell a system. It has been stated many times here on GAF that power doesn't matter. It's mind share. The Xbox one s is a 4K media player. Best Buy, Walmart, target will probably be pushing this system to sell along with their 4K tvs this holiday. Sales and markdowns galore.

We are entering into the 4K boom. I imagine if Neo is released this holiday then it will also be pushed to sell a lot.

I'm hoping this is a joke post. People buying a console look at more than just the HDR/4K bullet point for christ's sake. The market that's actually interested in those features is ridiculously small and it's completely foolish to assume that these people are going to invest in a gaming console just for these features. Physical media is also on it's way out. People generally don't give a fuck about 4K Blu-ray.
 

longdi

Banned
2/10.

If serious though, lol. After being part of the gaming industry for many years are people still so naive to how price sensitivity results in many sales?


You're right, Sony should just shut down the PlayStation division.


11/100 strangest thing I read today.


PS+ subs increasing i just read!
The wheels are turning, the stars aligning, the fall begins. Stung by the tail of a scorpion. Nooo :/
 

MooMilk2929

Junior Member
I find the idea of a grown man probably jumping on a train with a lunchbox to snap some pictures of a console that might be fake quite entertaining (not saying it's stupid, DF actually doing this kind of fieldwork is pretty cool, hehe).

Who else do you expect to report the news? Kids?
 
Looks ugly af.
The PS4 logo does not rotate now.
The power and eject buttons are inconveniently placed
Why the huge space between the 2 USB ports?
Cheap chrome plastic lining? Back to 2004?
It is not even much slimmer than OG PS4.
Fail Sony, they rushed this thing out.
I fear this is the start of the fall of the PS empire again. :/

/s*
 
I'm hoping this is a joke post. People buying a console look at more than just the HDR/4K bullet point for christ's sake. The market that's actually interested in those features is ridiculously small and it's completely foolish to assume that these people are going to invest in a gaming console just for these features. Physical media is also on it's way out. People generally don't give a fuck about 4K Blu-ray.

You are right they dont. But when big tech companies like Amazon and Netflix, the rumored NFL are pushing 4K streaming then yeah. Those types of services are on the rise while cable is in the decline and Blue Ray sales arent doing anything.

I really do think this holiday the Neo and Xbox one s will sell very well and both should outsell the PS4 slim.
 

molnizzle

Member
Isn't that kinda a bad design? If the whole exhaust is at the top it would have dust settling in it while not on.

So they put a nice dust filter in it then. Anything to keep the damn thing quiet during gameplay.

Currently the best way to achieve a silent PS4 is to do this mod:

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Ok before I thought the slim might be 299 but after the PS price increase I'm thinking 249 isn't too far fetched anymore. They clearly want to go with the same strategy as Microsoft in 360 era, hard focus on subscription numbers and revenue like the WSJ was talking about.
 

Yurikerr

This post isn't by me, it's by a guy with the same username as me.
You are right they dont. But when big tech companies like Amazon and Netflix, the rumored NFL are pushing 4K streaming then yeah. Those types of services are on the rise while cable is in the decline and Blue Ray sales arent doing anything.

I really do think this holiday the Neo and Xbox one s will sell very well and both should outsell the PS4 slim.

You are crazy if you think that Neo will outsell the PS4 Slim.
 

Audioboxer

Member
You are crazy if you think that Neo will outsell the PS4 Slim.

Exactly. Time and time again though lots of people underestimate the fact the race to the bottom in pricing is actually the race to the top overall. To be fair we seen this right from the start of this generation with Sony starting off $100 less than MS.
 

Elios83

Member
You are right they dont. But when big tech companies like Amazon and Netflix, the rumored NFL are pushing 4K streaming then yeah. Those types of services are on the rise while cable is in the decline and Blue Ray sales arent doing anything.

I really do think this holiday the Neo and Xbox one s will sell very well and both should outsell the PS4 slim.

Price is king.
Then games.
Then brand

PS4 Slim priced at 299$ or lower will outsell Neo and the XB1S at the same price by a significant margin.

Also as you say UHD BR are really small business and the streaming services can be enjoyed in 4K through the apps of your smart TV. That's the point of the smart TVs...not having to buy other boxes for streaming contents.
 

molnizzle

Member
Is that the original fan? If so do you have a guide? I'd happily give this a go. Cheers

Yeah it's the original fan, just adding a cutout on the case makes a huge difference apparently. I haven't done the mod myself but I've always wanted to. Just search "PS4 fan mod" on Youtube and you'll see a bunch of them.
 

Yurikerr

This post isn't by me, it's by a guy with the same username as me.
No because I think the Neo will become the flagship device for the Playstation brand. Consumers always want the best in tech that they can buy. A $400 Neo will do very well.

Very well, yes. Best selling, I don't.

I don't see a majority of consumers paying $100/150 more because of 4K support. And yes, I know that Neo will be more powerful, but at the end of the day for the casuals it's the same PS4, with more bells and whistles.

Just imagine what a $250 black friday ps4 can do in terms of sales.
 

Audioboxer

Member
Yeah it's the original fan, just adding a cutout on the case makes a huge difference apparently. I haven't done the mod myself but I've always wanted to. Just search "PS4 fan mod" on Youtube and you'll see a bunch of them.

Cheers I'll have a peak. I've opened up my PS4 to clean it out before, but it's still pretty noisy. The bottom of it always gets pretty warm!
 

Elios83

Member
Very well, yes. Best selling, I don't.

I don't see a majority of consumers paying $100/150 more because of 4K support.

Just imagine what a $250 black friday ps4 can do in terms of sales.

That's why the strategy is to have a mainstream cheap model and a specific 4K model.
To capture consumers on both fronts.
 

Yurikerr

This post isn't by me, it's by a guy with the same username as me.
That's why the strategy is to have a mainstream cheap model and a specific 4K model.
To capture consumers on both fronts.

Yep, I personally think that's a great plan.

I was just disputing his argument of Neo selling more than the slim this holiday.
 
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