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My Frustration with Sony is growing

You still haven't posted what problems the 7 PS4's have experienced as far as their death goes. What happened to them? Is it all the same thing every time?


Yes it's probably something on your end. No matter how much you say that you baby your consoles, 8 dead ps4 babies says different.
 
sbrew said:
This is what you get for falling for the NeoGAF PS4 circle-jerk.

Xbox One is the superior system supported by the superior company.
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Xbox One & Microsoft? Superior? I sure like to have whatever it is you're smoking.
 
OP, it would help to know how you have your console set up, but just hypothetically.

Leaving your console plugged in without a surge protector/UPS could cause this, especially if you leave it in standby.
Leaving your console too close to a magnetic device (speakers for example) could cause HDD corruption.
Leaving your console in a confined space could cause overheating issues.

Since you have given no further explanation of how your consoles have died, it's impossible to narrow down where the problem lies. But I can assure you that the probability of you receiving 8 consecutive PS4's that mysteriously die is astronomically low.
 
AstroNut325 said:
Why are your kids accessing your email???
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my dad has his email account linked to his ipad, which my 4 year old brother uses. always told him it wasn't smart to do that; so i imagine a similar thing happened here (unless it was intentional lol)

anyway, i don't think it's unusual to go through a unit or two in the span of a year - hell, 6 months even.

8 sounds like something going on with electricity or positioning, as everyone else has said. that or somebody at Sony is playing games with you and sending you bad refurbs.

I thought this thread would be about PSN though.
 
I'm not exactly sure how Sony's replacement program is but I'm assuming they send refurbished units to replace broken ones, right? You might just have bad luck with their replacements. I know I've read on the support forums from time to time of getting DOA PS3s and PS4s from Sony. Eight broken PS4s is pretty shocking but I'm not sure who's to blame.

I will say that their support is pretty damn terrible. I called in about an issue I've been having with Share and wasn't getting anywhere with a specific representative. After telling him I had gone through all the troubleshooting, I asked him if this issue was known at all. He said he had no information on the issue. I asked him if they were investigating the issue and he said they already were. Hmm.

I then asked him to transfer me to his supervisor and he told me he wouldn't do that for me. I asked for his name and hung up. Next representative didn't even care so much to do anything about my previous experience and wasn't much help with my issue either.
 
So your 10yo can delete emails but what else are they teaching them at school? Are they doing any ball sports?

Gridlock said:
I created this thread because I was frustrated and needed to vent. Some believe me and some believes I'm full of shit. Cool. If Diego keeps his word (I doubt he will) I will update the first post with the evidence. If he doesn't just assume I'm full of shit or not.

It's been a long day at work and I can't play Lords of the Fallen. I don't want to debate and I spent more of my off time on this subject than I wanted to.

My take away from this thread:
Check my electrical
100% my fault
I'm full of cat litter shit
Come up with a lie on how my emails got deleted instead of simply telling the truth
And I don't know how to post a Pic from my phone on Gaf to show I'm not a dumb ass who puts his console by something retarded.

Have a good night Gaf, I have work in the morning.
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I don't believe you.
 
sbrew said:
This is what you get for falling for the NeoGAF PS4 circle-jerk.

Xbox One is the superior system supported by the superior company.
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dumb way to go about saying this but I'm going to have to agree as far as online service goes. Don't care if Microsoft throws doritos in my face - long as my messages actually load.
 
8? Fucking 8? The system hasn't even been out for a year. How is that even possible?

The early 360's were total pieces of shit, but even I only went through 3 from 2006-now.

Brian★;137236861 said:
8 PS4s?
Time to switch to a PC.
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Yeah, never any technical issues there.
 
if it makes you feel any better OP, I went through 4 DS consoles before the DS Lite came out.

You aren't putting your PS4 in your pocket... are you?
 
sbrew said:
This is what you get for falling for the NeoGAF PS4 circle-jerk.

Xbox One is the superior system supported by the superior company.
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I guess this means goodbye.

(For the record, this guy is also in favor of an always-online Xbone. And Kinect.)
 
Ricky_R said:
So no emails before that date? Did you at least report your 7th PS4 around that space?
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May 22nd. That's when I got my current one.

Why isn't there a simple way to upload a pic to Gaf? Only reason I have a Avatar is because someone posted it for me in the Avatar request thread.
 
Gridlock said:
May 22nd. That's when I got my current one.

Why isn't there a simple way to upload a pic to Gaf? Only reason I have a Avatar is because someone posted it for me in the Avatar request thread.
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just google image hosting site.

and what do you clean it with?
 
Gridlock said:
May 22nd. That's when I got my current one.

Why isn't there a simple way to upload a pic to Gaf? Only reason I have a Avatar is because someone posted it for me in the Avatar request thread.
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can you access Imgur from your phone browser? should be able to upload from your photo library.
 
I believe that you went through 8 PS4s, but can't believe that you had 8 faulty PS4s. I wouldn't even believe that someone got 8 faulty 360s last gen.

Surely something else is causing this issue. Like others have said, maybe it's an electrical issue? I mean damn, either it's something on your end or you are literally the unluckiest PS4 owner on the planet.

sbrew said:
This is what you get for falling for the NeoGAF PS4 circle-jerk.

Xbox One is the superior system supported by the superior company.
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(I look for any excuse to post this gif)
 
If I were working for Sony I would have sent someone to your house to do a white glove install and covertly assess how many cats and dogs you have pissing defecating on your consoles.

You love animals right OP?
 
Yeah, you definitely need to get your wiring checked out. Even if the PS4 failure rate was something abominable like 10%, getting 7 broken consoles in a row would be pretty much impossible.

Honestly, I wouldn't even expect to get it replaced after so many attempts. Once, twice, three times? Sure. But 8? That's... most likely negligence. You wouldn't expect a replacement engine if you still didn't realize you needed to put oil in your car after breaking it 7 times prior.
 
Gaf, I have to bathe and get to bed. I have work in 7 and a half hours. My wife is pissed because I spent all my off time on this and I'm pissed that not only did I spend all that time on the phone, I created this thread instead brushing it aside and enjoying my off time.

I'm going to come back to this thread and take what I can from the useful post to try and permantly fix this. Thanks for the time Gaf and once I figure this out or get evidence that I'm not full of cat poop I'll post in here.
 
You are more likely to win the lottery than to get 8 defunct PS4s in a row in the span of less than a year. It's on your end.
 
Gridlock said:
Gaf, I have to bathe and get to bed. I have work in 7 and a half hours. My wife is pissed because I spent all my off time on this and I'm pissed that not only did I spend all that time on the phone, I created this thread instead brushing it aside and enjoying my off time.

I'm going to come back to this thread and take what I can from the useful post to try and permantly fix this. Thanks for the time Gaf and once I figure this out or get evidence that I'm not full of cat poop I'll post in here.
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IP, I would honestly recommend purchasing a Trippe Lite IsoBar surge protector to condition the voltage and protect your electronics.
 
Sony said the failure rate was around 1% during the launch. So the odds of having 8 in a row is around .00000000000000001, holy shit!
 
samendolaro said:
OP, from your post history you purchased PS4#1 the first week of September which means you have been going through a PS4 on average every 7.5 days .. So either you have some major type of issue with your setup or are trolling..
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Or maybe he's been diagnosed with schizophrenia or something and he didn't take his medication.
 
Gridlock said:
I took a pic but how the Frick I post it from my phone? Why isn't there a simple upload button?
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It's posts like these that lead me to believe problem is definitely at users end. Doesn't know how to copy a file from a usb device, has zero record of 7 Ps4's being serviced, has accidentally deleted all his emails.....yea I understand he may not be doing anything intentional but there is just too much here pointing at bad conditions for the console itself.

I don't want to insult OP or anything but I would get someone to show you the do's and don't of a PS4 or just electrical equipment in general. What did Sony say the problems were with the 7 other ones they fixed? This should give you a good indication of the general cause of the problems.
 
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