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[BigDug13]

This is fucking ridiculous, Sony seems to have lost all the momentum gained since the reveal in such a short time.

Oh just wait. If Sony who seemed to be as ready as you can possibly be this gen is having these problems, I can't wait to see what's coming up next week.

Nintendo and Sony had launch hiccups. There's no way with all the news surrounding MS's rush to launch that they're going to have a flawless victory.


But this kind of shit definitely turns me off on console launches if this is how it's going to be from now on.

 

[StreetsAhead]

Stuff breaks, guys.

Please tell me you did this on purpose?

 

[Prophane33]

There is also a big factor people have to take note of. In 2006 the interent [sic] was not as big. There was no facebook, twitter, reddit or any social media. In 2006 these 4 people would not be able to vent their rage to millions of people. These small cases can become front and centre nowadays where they wouldn't be before.

LOL, this is literally the most misinformed post I've EVER read on GAF.

 

[Stike]

People, don't forget that a 1% failure rate is kinda industry standard, so unless this is going really big on the weekend, I wouldn't worry ... too much... for now.

 

[Captain Tuttle]

Aw man, a golden opportunity for a witty comeback and the best he could come up with is 'Shut up'? son, I am disappoint

No way, perfect response to a childish tweet. Dude knows how to handle himself

Spoiler

unlike many in this thread

 

[CrackPebbles]

So what was involved when the 5 consoles got bricked? was it all due to bf4 or whatever?
For reference all I have done so far

plugged in everything /setup
downloaded update 1.5 over wifi, installed, restarted console etc
Put in psn info/signed in
checked the ps store
played knack for about 2 hours
downloaded crunchyroll
watched some stuff
played more knack
tried vita remote play(it works ok, framerate was kinda ehh on knack)
in total I have turned off the console 3 times, and have yet to use the standby feature.

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Hopefully this can be sorted out quickly.

 

[Professor Lich]

Maybe Sony gave Taco Bell all of the early PS4s that have issues, that's why they were given away.

I'm sure things will be fine. I only remember the 360 bricking, don't remember anything bad about the PS3 launch.

Spoiler

Except people getting mugged and shot.

 

[sflufan]

Repent all ye sinners for the PS4pocalypse is nigh!

Where is your Cerny now?

 

[Mr_Elysia]

What?

I think Sony should be praised for at least trying to make a sleek looking console, fwiw. We'll see how it performs. Don't think a few consoles bricking now is a huge cause for concern.

Banned?

I think if anything this guy should be praised.

On topic, though I find it funny because fanboys have made me hate everything about Sony and Microsoft, I sincerely hope this isn't indicative of a larger problem. I would hate for people who are honestly excited to have to deal with another rrod scenario. Additionally I'd like to buy both systems, once a few details have been sorted out, and not have to fear if I maybe got one of the whatever percent might rrod-analogue on me.

 

[djblue89]

If safe mode does not work, I'm guessing there is nothing else to do ? I mean, what can you do except unplug it and call Sony, maybe someone tweet out Adam Boyes or something idk... but this is getting me bummed out for the launch, I really hope I don't have any of these problems (knock on wood)

 

[Venturer]

Interesting... OP was downloading a patch when it happened.

The guy in the stream kept saying "Standby Mode" over and over again. Do we have confirmation this is what the pulsing blue light represents?

I believe the ps4 doesn't have a sleep mode.

Source:
http://www.examiner.com/article/ps4-will-have-day-one-patch-no-sleep-mode-at-launch

 

[FairXchange]

Has anyone told him to go into safe mode and then reinstall FW 1.50 via Recovery Option ?

If you're talking about that Twitch.tv guy, he has the webcam at the worst possible angle, and seems to be incapable of following simple instruction. Also, the chat moves too fast and is filled with too many joke posts to really help.

 

[Shosai]

dev units, demo units, journalist units, people who got connections. There's a lot of PS4s out there and we haven't heard many reports yet.

Exactly. For every broken PS4 that we hear about, there are probably five others that are working just fine.

 

[GreenTornadoX]

So what was involved when the 5 consoles got bricked? was it all due to bf4 or whatever?
For reference all I have done so far

plugged in everything /setup
downloaded update 1.5 over wifi, installed, restarted console etc
Put in psn info/signed in
checked the ps store
played knack for about 2 hours
downloaded crunchyroll
watched some stuff
played more knack
tried vita remote play(it works ok, framerate was kinda ehh on knack)
in total I have turned off the console 3 times, and have yet to use the standby feature.

It seems that BF4 is doing it, it's not totally confirmed yet.

 

[fluffydelusions]

Are the demo units at GameStop retail units cause the one at my local GameStop is going strong still and gets quite the work out.

 

[Elchele]

Maybe Sony gave Taco Bell all of the early PS4s that have issues, that's why they were given away.

the ones made by the underachieving students

 

[ironcreed]

Listen, if this failure rate starts blowing up within a week or so after launch when shit loads of people have one... then worry. Until then, it's just a few units.

 

[old]

Hope this isn't widespread.

 

[Zareth]

The Twitch guy wasn't able to get any kind of picture to show up on his TV. So it may be a dead HDMI slot or some shit.

 

[Maxim726X]

Exactly. For every broken PS4 that we hear about, there are probably five others that are working just fine.

So 17% of PS4s are broken?

That kinda sucks.

 

[Stike]

Listen, if this failure rate starts blowing up within a week or so after launch when shit loads of people have one... then worry. Until then, it's just a few units.

This!

 

[golem]

It seems that BF4 is doing it, it's not totally confirmed yet.

The guy on the twitch stream was downloading DCU I believe... just downloading.

 

[Liquidsnake]

Don't you guys think the Taco Bell jokes get old after 3 posts?

 

[MThanded]

could this guy be talking any louder LOL

 

[Professor Lich]

Actually, sorry if this was asked already, but do we know how many PS4s were given away? I feel like if this was a major issue, people who got an early PS4(ex: Francis) they would of said something by now.

 

[Gorillaz]

There is also a big factor people have to take note of. In 2006 the internet was not as big. Facebook, twitter, reddit or other social media were in their infancy. In 2006 these 4 people would not be able to vent their rage to millions of people. These small cases can become front and centre nowadays where they wouldn't be before.

This is the type of shit that dreams are made of.

 

[The Elite]

Just so that I feel up to speed: 5 GAFers have had consoles die?

I believe 1 has had a console die. The rest are from reddit, Kotaku and twitch.

 

[Moosehole]

The overreaction and generalization in this thread is amazing.

That said, sorry about your PS4, OP.

 

[Valnen]

It seems that BF4 is doing it, it's not totally confirmed yet.

Yeah, I'm wondering in the firmware update that shipped on game disks is borked.

 

[GreenTornadoX]

The guy on the twitch stream was downloading DCU I believe... just downloading.

I just have a hunch it's a PS4 software issue then. That's my theory.

 

[MThanded]

Yeah, I'm wondering in the firmware update that shipped on game disks is borked.

This guy did not play bf4. He was just downloading DCU.

 

[Stike]

The guy on the twitch stream was downloading DCU I believe... just downloading.

He said he had put it to sleep and then pulled the plug.

It seems all of those failures are related to improper shut down.

 

[Valnen]

I just have a hunch it's a PS4 software issue then. That's my theory.

Yeah, perhaps with the 1.0 firmware. Have any consoles that have successfully been updated to 1.5 bricked?

He said he had put it to sleep and then pulled the plug.

It seems all of those failures are related to improper shut down.

This could be it too.

 

[foxbeldin]

How many ps4 are out there already ?

 

[FairXchange]

Okay, the guy on Twitch basically admitted he pulled the power plug while downloading the game. He has it booting to safe mode, and still won't try and download the fucking patch to a USB to try and fix the problem.

It's basically his only hope and he's ruled it out. Infuriating.

 

[Coldsun]

What happens if you try to boot without a hard drive?

Do they have any firmware bootstrap stuff going on? Maybe if someone popped a new drive in it would work.

Was already tried (i think on the first page). No dice.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

You'd think with all demo units running hours upon hours a day the employees of these stores would say something if there was widespread issues.

 

[Lucreto]

LOL, this is literally the most misinformed post I've EVER read on GAF.

I tried to fix it before someone can respond. Its more accurate and the original message is still intact.

 

[Kinyou]

There is also a big factor people have to take note of. In 2006 the internet was not as big. Facebook, twitter, reddit or other social media were in their infancy. In 2006 these 4 people would not be able to vent their rage to millions of people. These small cases can become front and centre nowadays where they wouldn't be before.

Most people who bought consoles on launch day in 2006 were probably very active on the Internet

 

[Jedi2016]

I believe the ps4 doesn't have a sleep mode.

Not yet, very true. I wonder if parts of the standby code are already in the system, and are somehow being triggered by whatever these guys are doing?

Assuming that's Standby mode (which makes sense, as the light is blue, which would seem to indicate everything is "okay"... it has red and other colors that you'd think would be more suitable to errors), this sounds like a firmware problem.. something is triggering a feature that shouldn't be there yet, and because it's not fully implemented, there's no way for the user to properly wake the system back up.

If Sony's able to figure out what this is based on the symptoms, it's possible there may be a 1.51 update available by Friday that will prevent it from occurring.

There's two confirmed instances of it occurring during a download, and one of them was a forced interruption by the user. Did the OP have a power flicker or anything that triggered this? If that's what's triggering it, I'm buying my ass a dedicated UPS for the system tomorrow.

 

[MThanded]

I'm betting if you swap the drive it will work.

Something in the boot process seems to be getting corrupted.

 

[TheJLC]

This guy is very impatient, lol.

 

[Baby Milo]

Okay, the guy on Twitch basically admitted he pulled the power plug while downloading the game. He has it booting to safe mode, and still won't try and download the fucking patch to a USB to try and fix the problem.

It's basically his only hope and he's ruled it out. Infuriating.

do you have a link to the PS4 patch?

i should get that shit now cause i know Friday is gonna be a mess

 

[Violater]

Lol no they haven't

not sure if serious...

but fuck I already cancelled my xbone. what to do now?

Pretty serious, though tbh the whole thing is worrying.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I believe 1 has had a console die. The rest are from reddit, Kotaku and twitch.

Understood. Ty.

 

[RamzaIsCool]

How many of these broken PS4's are there reported here?

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

hahah his porn was on the stream.

 

[lastflowers]

Please tell me you did this on purpose?

 

[statham]

I just have a hunch it's a PS4 software issue then. That's my theory.

sounds like a patch issue, delay the patch, games will still play day one.