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Old Nov 2, 2013 | 09:18 AM
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A local specialist to me is still accepting pre orders for the day of release for the PS4, he's also willing to take used PS3 games in PX against the PS4.

So I'm off down there tomorrow with a bag full of old games I've not played for ages to trade in against the PS4, an extra controller plus 2/3 games.

Before anyone says it I'm still going to have to pay a big lump of money when I collect the PS4, but better to get rid of the games I haven't played for ages rather than have them continue to gather dust.
I would be interested to see what happens there as literally everywhere you read says if you did not order before Aug 6 you have no chance to get one on launch day unless your lucky enough to find a shop that had a cancellation or two but even then I assume they would give that to the next person on the waiting list.

I will ring around on the 28th and see whether its worth heading into Game or similar who are doing midnight releases. Doubt I will have much joy though unless Sony pulled out the stops and ramped up production.
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Old Nov 2, 2013 | 12:33 PM
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I would be interested to see what happens there as literally everywhere you read says if you did not order before Aug 6 you have no chance to get one on launch day unless your lucky enough to find a shop that had a cancellation or two but even then I assume they would give that to the next person on the waiting list.

I will ring around on the 28th and see whether its worth heading into Game or similar who are doing midnight releases. Doubt I will have much joy though unless Sony pulled out the stops and ramped up production.
Just been in and traded in my obsolete games and I've been guaranteed to have my PS4 order on the 29th of November.

I can pick it up from midnight if I really want it, I'm not that sad 8.00am will do me.
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Cannon Fodder
Just been in and traded in my obsolete games and I've been guaranteed to have my PS4 order on the 29th of November.

I can pick it up from midnight if I really want it, I'm not that sad 8.00am will do me.
Strange how they can do that when nowhere else seems to be able to. Where is this shop?
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by P1Fanatic
Strange how they can do that when nowhere else seems to be able to. Where is this shop?
Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, it little too far away from you I think.
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by P1Fanatic
Strange how they can do that when nowhere else seems to be able to. Where is this shop?
They've only just had electricity in Wales, so it's no surprise that PS4's are still available for launch.
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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 09:45 PM
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They've only just had electricity in Wales, so it's no surprise that PS4's are still available for launch.
Or we have retailers intelligent enough to pre order enough stock to meet demand, and who can accept orders this close to the launch date.
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 10:55 AM
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Mmmm , probably too late but anyone know where I can pre order a ps4 from !!

Cheers maz
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 11:29 AM
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I am waiting to see what happens with prices etc but on a tech point of view it seems to me that the PS4 is quite a bit more powerful than the Xbox.

I love my 360, but before that I had PS1 and PS2.

I think I might be tempted back to Sony this time round as in another 5 years I think that extra power and RAM in the Sony is going to be a massive advantage.

We are already seeing launch games running quite a big difference in resolution.
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 12:38 PM
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Wasn't the PS3 'technically' more powerful than the 360 though?
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 01:00 PM
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Wasn't the PS3 'technically' more powerful than the 360 though?
It was and still is, it's just that the Cell CPU wasn't a mainstream processor so it was easier to develop for the PC and XBox in conjunction.

From what I understand it was inherently more difficult to code for the PS3, but as the PS4 now uses more or less mainstream AMD CPU & GPU's it will be a far better system for developers.
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xbox one..............that is all
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 01:58 PM
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Im still undecided which one to get at the moment, will await some feedback from you guys after launch date
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 02:01 PM
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Im still undecided which one to get at the moment, will await some feedback from you guys after launch date
Everybody will claim the one they have is the best.
There isnt much to choose between either and both will be supported well.
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 02:10 PM
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Sony has had a bit of a recovery this year, but last year was really bad for them. Microsoft on the other hand resisted the 2011 downturn a bit better and their gowth in 2013 has been fairly good where as Sony had a good start to 2013 but recently they have been running into problems again.
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
xbox one..............that is all
Being as that's your choice, then there is only one choice left for the rest of us...
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 02:42 PM
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I'm going for The One purely down to the fact I prefer the Xbox controllers.
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Neanderthal
I'm going for The One purely down to the fact I prefer the Xbox controllers.
Similar to me.
ps3 controllers are designed for little girls hands.
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
Similar to me.
ps3 controllers are designed for little girls hands.
Probably more to do with the target demographic for the XBox One being knuckle draggers.
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Cannon Fodder
Or we have retailers intelligent enough to pre order enough stock to meet demand, and who can accept orders this close to the launch date.
I don’t think retailers had an option to buy pre-order allocation as such. Was first come first served hence why Sony announced the August 6th cut off point. If you gets yours on release day with such a late pre-order then fair play to you but I am not convinced you will. What does their guarantee give you if they don’t deliver?
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 05:08 PM
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Hmmm well in a dramatic turn of events it seems we may be moving house which means I can ill afford to spend £500 on the Xbox One (plus a couple of games).
So should I cancel the pre-order or get it, then sell it?..
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 05:17 PM
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I bet if you stuck it on eBay with 1st class postage and a buy-it-now price to cover your fee's, it will probably still sell as there's bound to be someone out there desperate to get their hands on it.
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 10:33 PM
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There are already people paying £50 more than the RRP on eBay for the XBone. I'll be waiting until December before mine goes on there.
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Old Nov 6, 2013 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Neanderthal
Hmmm well in a dramatic turn of events it seems we may be moving house which means I can ill afford to spend £500 on the Xbox One (plus a couple of games).
So should I cancel the pre-order or get it, then sell it?..
If it was a PS4 I would take it off your hands plus some beer tokens.
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Old Nov 6, 2013 | 02:13 PM
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24834842

Hmm...
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Old Nov 6, 2013 | 02:33 PM
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Can't wait to get my Xbox One, and I agree with others they will both be well spec'd and it's down to personnel preference but I hated the PS2/3 little boy controllers!

Anyway will I still be able to play Online against people who are running a 360 still?
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Originally Posted by billythekid
Not the PS4's fault, that's the game makers for not getting it fully right yet.
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Old Nov 6, 2013 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyWon't
There are already people paying £50 more than the RRP on eBay for the XBone. I'll be waiting until December before mine goes on there.
i doubt it you can still pre order one from a lot of places

tesco direct for one still have it.
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Old Nov 6, 2013 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by belliott69
Not the PS4's fault, that's the game makers for not getting it fully right yet.
It's certainly the PS4's fault for not having enough horsepower to do something as contemporary as being able to run 1080p @ 60fps.

The new consoles are only 'next gen' compared to the previous gen. They're already behind what is possible on even mid-range PCs, and in the next 7 years of the life of the consoles that gap will increase even further.
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Old Nov 6, 2013 | 04:25 PM
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I can't believe the One hasn't got the graphical muscles to render at 1080p?!
Doesn't bode well for the years to come?
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Old Nov 6, 2013 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
i doubt it you can still pre order one from a lot of places

tesco direct for one still have it.
The Day One Edition including Fifa or Forza?

I've checked and it says "Coming Soon", there is no option to buy it.
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