Syed117

Well, if this were a thread on the xbox forum, you would have half these guys and other sony fans telling you that the machine is a piece of shit and how terrible it is in every way and that you're an idiot for buying it.

Try a few different movies and if you run into the problem again, give Sony a call and have them replace it. It's a hassle, but you don't really have a choice if there is something wrong with the machine.

I've had much better speeds with the ps4 than the ps3. That being said, it still behaves like the poor mans online network. I can't even redeem a code or access the store today. Can't even redeem the code from the PC. What is the point of having some codes that only work from the console? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of that feature?

Microsoft had all their marketing talk about a more proven and reliable online service, but it's still absolutely true. PSN has always crumbled under pressure. I'm not even trying to download anything, just want to redeem a code and the store crashes.

Now when I try to enter the code from the store, it kicks me back out to the XMB.

For all their talk about how great the service would be, it's still shitty compared to Live. At least the downloads are faster though.

I don't regret getting one at all, but I'm disappointed with what they put out. Especially the overall quality of the product itself. It doesn't look or feel like a $400 product. A lot of the same problems exist with the ps4 that did with the ps3 which is the most disappointing aspect. They didn't learn.

The xbox one has a bunch of issues that need to be addressed, so that hasn't been much better. I might be more disappointed with the xbox simply because they did so many things right with the way the 360 worked and while Sony didn't learn, microsoft tried to fix what wasn't broken and ended up with something inferior in some ways. Luckily that thing doesn't look and feel like trash. Everything from the packaging, the materials used, the controller, headset and even the cables are built better and finished much more nicely.

It's nothing major on either side. You can still play games and have a good time, but both machines need some serious updates to the system level software.

Very few people are critical in anyway way, and gamers tend to be the worst when it comes to that. Since they bought it, it must be the best thing ever. There is room for massive improvement on both machines. They will only get better from here, but neither is there yet.

Been trying to redeem the plus code I bought from amazon this morning. It's been hours and I still can't do it.

Tried the website and it says that the code can't be redeemed from a PC.

Ugh. I don't understand why these simple things have to be such an issue.

Or people who play in a bedroom, or for the times when no one is home. The only reason why I even tried to use it that way is because no one is home, and it worked great.

Just another option that can work.

Turns out the mic on the kinect is surprisingly good.

Here's the thing. If you don't have background noise to worry about, you can use the kinect as your main chat mic.

My brother and I were both in a party with our headsets for audio. Chat was also coming through the headsets, but we were using the kinect for voice. Not using the pack in.

It doesn't sound as good as the included chat headset, but it sounds pretty good. I sit about 5 feet away from the kinect and it just worked. Of course it's better to use the pack in when you want the mic close to your face, but if other noise isn't an issue, it's convenient. Works better when you're using a headset for audio, but I imagine even people getting it through their TV might find a use for it.

Was not expecting that at all.

hmm. I finally got mine set up. no issues with party chat

Just got mine and I am not happy with the way the Microsoft store packaged it.

It's was in a cardboard box that was slightly bigger than the box itself. Basically a sleeve.

No bubble wrap, no air bags. Nothing. All four corners dented in.

I'm going to be furious if it doesn't work.

Probably just network issues.

It will probably be a day or two before everything is working smoothly