PlayStation 4 Slim 500GB Console - Uncharted 4 Bundle

Granddaughter was thrilled... all I can ask for!

FOR THOSE WHO NEVER HAD A PLAYSTATION 4 I've been a playstation fan since the original PS2. Playstation is simply the best console for especially RPG's. This console is simply the best incarnation of the Playstation 4 so far. It's a super-quiet media center (Blu-rays, Netflix, Hulu, Plex). The PS4 is a big improvements from the PS3 in that multi-tasking actually exists. I can chat with my brothers in a party while watching a blu-ray or playing a game. Seriously, it's a wonderful system. FOR CURRENT ORIGINAL PLAYSTATION 4 OWNERS The rest of the review is for you, current PS4 owners. I sold my original PS4 for this. Do I regret it? Not in the slightest! My big beef with the PS4 was simply how loud it got. Playing games like the Last of Us put my old PS4 into some kind of dragon fire-breathing mode. It was so loud it permeated walls and kids running around outside questioned if a hurricane had attacked the neighborhood in a frantic rage. Haha that's a slight exaggeration, but it really was quite loud! ACOUSTICS Wow this thing is quiet. When I first turned it on I had to make sure it was on. I seriously can't even tell it's on while I'm doing media and other tasks. Gameplay depending on your game can be dead silent, or you can hear a slight whirr from the fan. I can play the Last of Us without apologizing to everyone in the house now! :) The blu-ray drive is also slightly quieter than *my* old PS4. I know such things vary per PS4. WIFI The Wifi is better (supports 5GHz wifi so transfer speeds can be faster) and I get higher throughput. I can actually use it for game streaming and remote play now! I previously has a poweline ethernet adapter because wi-fi would never cut it for me. DESIGN It's quite sleek. It's smaller than my super-slim PS3 I keep around (See Picture). The Matte finish is very nice. The previous glossy panel was always scratched up is gone, along with the massive bright console status light that always annoyed me (It's been reduced to a tiny light on the power button). The USB ports are also spaced further apart which is a nice touch. The optical output is gone, but I use HDMI CEC anyway so wasn't a miss for me. It's also soo much lighter! CONTROLLER The new DualShock 4 feels a bit more grippy than the prior one. The addition of the health/light bar window at the top is a really great addition.. I could never see that thing anyway while playing. GAMEPLAY Sorry, you won't notice any change in gameplay if you're coming from an older PS4. I notice some titles are a bit more fluid just because I felt sometimes the fans couldn't keep up with the heat of the system. SHOULD YOU WAIT FOR THE PS4 PRO? I have a 4k TV (43") and I chose this over the Pro. $100 more for a (likely) louder console that upscales some games to 4k without a 4k blu-ray player? Not worth it to me. All I wanted was peace and quiet and am perfectly pleased with the graphical quality of the current ps4 games. It seemed like Sony didn't really make the case for the extra investment for me. SHOULD I SELL MY OLD PS4 SYSTEM FOR THIS? I did, because quiet playing is important to me. If quiet playing is not a must have for you, it's probably not a worthwhile trade. The lack of the glossy panel that always got scratched and a sleeker design is also wonderful (some of the newer models don't have a glossy panel to get scratched). P.S. Uncharted is a Physical Game!!! The game that came with my last PS4 was a download code. Nothing bums you more than having to wait forever before you can play the game that comes with your system. Thanks Sony!

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Excelente consola a muy buen precio. llego rapido y en perfecto estado. No es muy estetica pero vaya es lo de menos, La calidad del material es excelente como siempre, Los graficos y el rendimiento de los juegos son muy buenos. Se calienta lo normal, puedo decir que he jugado 6 u 8 horas seguidas sin ningun problema o al menos no en la consola jaja.

PS4 is the way to go. It is more powerful than the XB1. PS4 has better hardware. A lot of people who own a XB1 are in denial about this for whatever reason beyond me as before either console even came out the specs were released and everyone knew PS4 had better hardware. Microsoft used ESram while Sony used DDR3 so RIGHT THERE makes PS4 better and that's before even mentioning PS4 has a better CPU/GPU. What REALLY always makes me giggle is the fact that when both consoles came out, XB1 was $100 more because of kinect being forced on you but what makes me laugh is that people paid $100 more for the weaker console. PS4 being better isn't even a debate it's a reality. Numbers speak for themselves. Anyway, now that that's out of the way. PS4's interface is cleaner, and easier to navigate than XB1. The guy who lives downstairs has a XB1, and I always felt LOST navigating it. I build computers, and repair computers so it's not like I'm a noob at electronics. It's the simple fact that XB1's OS/Software is a MESS. Buy yourself a beautiful PS4, swap out the stock HDD with a 1TB Western Digital " BLACK " drive, and you'll be GOLDEN. Put the stock HDD inside your desktop as extra storage is which is what I did. Sure, I could have went with 2TB for my PS4 but the 2TB's are Seagate and Seagate has the highest failure rate so seriously, stay away from Seagate. I rather have 1TB over 2TB if it means having a reliable QUALITY HDD to store my data. I could honestly sit here all night telling you why you should buy a PS4 but there's no point. It's not hard to do a little research. It's not hard to see PS4 BLOWS away XB1 on every single level. XB1 is a good entertainment console but when it comes to gaming, PS4 is the way to go. Some may say well, well, well you're just a Sony Pony. Nah, if it was the other way around, I would own a XB1. I simply go into the store, and I buy the better product it's that simple. Playstation has ALWAYS been the superior console. Also, don't listen to those people who automatically bring up PC gaming when you're talking about consoles. Right off the bat those people are fools. They start saying how PC gaming is the best, and how a gaming computer is better than both consoles. Well, DUH. It's a direct computer. The hardware cam be changed out at any time all the time. PC Gaming will ALWAYS be better. You NEVER mention PC gaming when you're talking about consoles. They're two different worlds. Enjoy your brand new PS4 :)