Guy finally fixes his PS4!! Pro tip: Put the HDMI in the console!!

[Weedlab]

adriane23 said:

Weedlab said:

adriane23 said:

Weedlab said:
And .... that's why I'm going to wait it out. I'll get the PS4 later next year. Poor guy lol

It still might fail as soon as you get it. If that's your only reason for not getting one sooner, then you should probably never get one, or any electronic device for that matter.

 

It's simple probability ... my chances are better if I wait it out. Let them work out the inevitable bugs in the coming months. Statistics and logic are on my side with this one.

Your chances are better if you wait for a redesign, not if you wait a year for the same design. The failure rate would have to be at launch 360 levels for them to make any changes to how its currently made.

I had a feeling that was the example you would bring in your response (at least referenced in some way). Not necessarily. The first Xbox had a design flaw that caused it to chew discs (in my region). The issue was fixed with in the first year – no “redesign” was needed. Likewise the Wii U was missing firmware updates which were added later and mitigated bricking events (5 months or so). The Vita had some minor issues, but those were alleviated within year one. The same for the Wii with respect to freezing (under a year). The 360 was a profound example of something gone wrong, but more often than not a redesign wasn’t needed for a well functioning system. Tweaks, debugging or adding firmware updates from the beginning alleviated most of the issues down the line.

 

Also ... Note I didn't say anything about "failure rate". That's a subset of the greater reason why I avoid systems at launch.