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Gehirnkrampf on 18 November 2013
RolStoppable said:
Use an Umlaut for "BLOD", makes the whole story funnier.


and add Knack without the 'n' before it for maximum damage!



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WiiU: Donkey Kong

XBone: Dead Rising 3, Ryse

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freedquaker on 18 November 2013
tiffac said:
WagnerPaiva said:
You know, many sites are actually reporting that these events are really sparse and rare, Vgchartz is making it seem like every PS4 is broken...

40% failure rate confirmed by social media. Don't believe me look at Amazon's review rating.


You don't seriously believe this 40%, do you? The defection rate cannot possibly be 40%, otherwise it would be huge scandal everywhere it was sold. We don't see such reactions. Most retail stores report, the BLOD is real, and they had a few faulty ones, but those are rare. The so called 40% is exclusive to Amazon, and the very nature of the reviews look there.

First of all, it's not the defection rate is 40%; it is the 40% of reviewer report that they had a problem.

You are assuming,

a) They all are telling the turth

b) Everyone is writing reviews

c) The failures are taken from an unbiased sample.

 

Everyone of those assumptions are wrong! The vast majority of people, especially those who are happy with their console playing, do not bother with writing a review. So those who write are more likely to be frustrated with something, some of those are just lying.

I would be extremely surprised if the failure is a double-digit number. I don't even think it is economically signifiant.

The social media is like an uber-magnifier, makes everything 1000 times bigger!



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walsufnir on 18 November 2013
SupBambiKing said:
walsufnir said:
Somini said:
PS4 is so amazing, it's making people cancel their Xbone pre-orders!

Anyways, this should give you a clear example of how your average gamer decides what to buy, not gamers like us, but the ones who game "casually"

It's pretty much in line with what BenVTrigger is always saying as well.


PS4 is so amazing, it made me cancel my preorder for PS4

Its good like that
Your eyes are obviously not ready for NextGen
Yours are only made for 720/900p or either native1080p without day/night cycles and other weather effects.
Eye operations are expensive so its good you don't want to waste money.
You don't even need a Full HD TV for 95% of the games.


Yeah, welcome to the community. But don't write posts like this, people won't take you serious.



jlmurph2 on 18 November 2013
SupBambiKing said:
walsufnir said:
Somini said:
PS4 is so amazing, it's making people cancel their Xbone pre-orders!

Anyways, this should give you a clear example of how your average gamer decides what to buy, not gamers like us, but the ones who game "casually"

It's pretty much in line with what BenVTrigger is always saying as well.


PS4 is so amazing, it made me cancel my preorder for PS4

Its good like that
Your eyes are obviously not ready for NextGen
Yours are only made for 720/900p or either native1080p without day/night cycles and other weather effects.
Eye operations are expensive so its good you don't want to waste money.
You don't even need a Full HD TV for 95% of the games.

@Thread
I would hope here in Europe it is the other way around.
No one likes Xbox here(who would?) but i know some stores get a lot less PS4s than they thought/or have to use more of the non PreOrder Units for PreOrders and i fear for my 2nd PS4
And what does it have to do with Xbox?I got a newsletter from a random store today where they still promise a Day1 One if you PreOrder...A FEW DAYS BEFORE RELEASE!Even Gamestop is trying to sell you a One as i just wanted to trade my Fifa for the PS4 Version in LOL
The shops here have more supply than demand xD
On the other side > No chance to get a PS4 before the end of the year since August/early September here.
I love EUrope for that but it is making me angry.


You really made an account here just to troll? Are you from IGN?? BTW I would like to argue that plenty of people in UK likes Xbox. And if I'm not mistaken, that's in Europe. 



tiffac on 18 November 2013
freedquaker said:

The social media is like an uber-magnifier, makes everything 1000 times bigger!

Since I am born of social media, I must revolve around the over-exaggeration or my whole life will be a lie!



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the2real4mafol on 18 November 2013

i guess he ain't getting Xbox One then



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Kane1389 on 18 November 2013
RolStoppable said:
Use an Umlaut for "BLOD", makes the whole story funnier.


I dont understand the reference. Is there some kind of Schwarzeneger joke in there ?



ironmanDX on 18 November 2013

BLOD? Lol, sounds funny. Hopefully we don't have to get used to it though.



kabamarutr on 18 November 2013
Darth Tigris said:

... BLOD.  Lol!

He got another from GS though and it's working fine.  I just thought that was hilarious irony.

For the record, he said that the customer service line for Sony was tied up all day and he couldn't get through.  Anecdotal evidence everywhere but it'll be interesting to see how this all plays out in the weeks and months to come.  He's definitely not a fanboy of either company and is very happy with his purchase but he felt the problems are many.  I just thought it was funny that the only person I know that bought one got BLOD.  


Help him fix it

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=172448



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RenCutypoison on 18 November 2013
Somini said:
PS4 is so amazing, it's making people cancel their Xbone pre-orders!

Anyways, this should give you a clear example of how your average gamer decides what to buy, not gamers like us, but the ones who game "casually"

It's pretty much in line with what BenVTrigger is always saying as well.


I can see the reverse happening in Europe.