The first versions of non-Nintendo consoles are always bad.

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KBG29 said:
Can't agree with that.

I have only ever had an issue with 3 consoles. The PS1, the Original Xbox, and the Wii. Every other system I have owned still works fine to this day.

In the case of the PS3 and the PS Vita, the 1st were easily the best.

My day one PS3 still functions perfectly. I have upgraded it to a 1TB SSD, and it plays PS1, PS2, and PS3 games, while also housing my PS Vita library. The day one PS3 is one of the most feature rich devices ever released. On day one it also supported other OS, which allowed it to do almost anything via Linux and even Windows. Later PS3's saw many, many features stripped out.

The same is true for the Day one PS Vita. My day 1 3G PS Vita is still working besides the rear touch pad, which is likely due to the hundreds of times it has been dropped. I have a second 3G Vita I bought, which I still use day to day, while my PS Vita 2000 sits at home. The day one PS Vita's option for 3G made it the best Mobile device that has ever been released period. It also had a better screen, and a full sized rear touch pad, both of which deliver a better expereince than the revised model. Unfortunately, just like with the PS3, Sony has stipped away features from the day one units, which don't let them function as well as they once did. They are still better than the revised models though.

The OG PS4 is a great unit as well, and only falls short compaired to the optional PS4 Pro upgrade. The day one PS4 has even been patched to support HDR output, making it almost identical to the Pro, less the ability for moderate resolution bumps.


Honestly, all in all, consoles are the greatest value in all of electrioncs. They are the only devices that you can buy day one, that are equal to or less than what they are being manufactured for. In my expereince they often last longer and are supported longer than devices that are multiple times their cost. Thta is why Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, all get the highest of praise from me. As long as they continue this business model, and continue to deliver incredible exclusive content, I will be buying all three companies products day one going forward, along with any enhanced editions they might add to the line.

Nice post, and I agree with all of it, although my experiences with the various consoles were slightly different. I too had issues with my launch PS1, but they were almost certainly exacerbated by idiots it lent it out to, running it round the clock in a room that was both very hot and quite dirty. Even when they stepped out to grab food or whatever. Because they were too stupid to simply save the game and turn it off. Anyway, that particular unit had to be repaired  3 times, and only one of those were directly attributable to those guys. I do have 3 Vitas and one of them is a legit lemon in terms of build quality. I'm really surprised to read that you've dropped your Vita so often. I have dropped my launch Vita once, and knocked it off a counter while in it's protective case on another occasion. Very traumatic. Playing Rainbow Moon in 2014. Hasn't happened since.