The prospect of getting extra cash (by selling it for $600+) is appealing, but the prospect of a dick totally overpowers the aforementioned, so I wouldn't do that. I hear a ton of people talking about how launch model consoles are bad quality, have yet to have the kinks unkinked, etc., so I was wondering what other peoples' view on that was.I would just keep it, OP. Sony has outright said that everyone that wants the PS4 at release will get one, and they can pump out units at a rate as fast as they can be sold if need be.
I assume that you would want to be one of the ones selling it for $600+ at launch. That likely won't happen. In fact there will be so many people trying to offload their bulk order PS4s, you'll likely be lucky to get full retail price for it.
The prospect of getting extra cash (by selling it for $600+) is appealing, but the prospect of a dick totally overpowers the aforementioned, so I wouldn't do that. I hear a ton of people talking about how launch model consoles are bad quality, have yet to have the kinks unkinked, etc., so I was wondering what other peoples' view on that was.
I'm intrigued...The problems only affect a small number of people... unless you owned an Xbox in which case everybody got fucked by it. There are more people out there who have a working console than there are broken ones at launch. Also, I'd wait to be excited until you actually have the console in your hands. Taco Bell did the same promotion with the Vita.. and.. well, that didn't go over too well.
"We have learned that during a short period of time on January 30th, some people entering our 'Unlock the Box' promotion erroneously received a message suggesting they had won a PlayStation Vita, pending verification," the company said. "It was confirmed these entrants viewed these messages as a result of others who attempted to gain illegal entry and defraud the system. Unfortunately, during this time period some saw a confirmation screen but were not valid winners."
Every time you post, I understand about 40% of it. I should stop reading GBAtemp at 3am.I will have to get my hands on a board to call design properly but if Sony can hose up what is basically a PC design with a fairly established low power chip and in light of all the fun and games that happened last time around I will probably not be surprised but at least a little sad for my profession. On the other hand BGA still exists and lead containing solder is still a military and medical only thing.
About the only benefit might be for the would be hacker and finding the first models and firmwares are the buggiest. For a modern system that is a hell of a gamble though.
As TwinRetro said Sony are not predicting shortages so you may then have to settle for full retail. However if you have paid nothing for it then it is basically free money to the tune of several hundred dollars. Games wise you know it will probably take a little while to truly pick up and it is not like it is going to be a nice media box.
To that end flog it now, stash a couple of hundred dollars somewhere and spend the rest now and then in a year or so when there are some games out, the media capabilities have picked up, the "what the hell was the engineer thinking?" board revisions are out there, possibly some hacks are done and there has been a price drop (and given they are barely competitive with equivalently priced gaming rigs now I would bet on it happening).
On the other hand you have paid nothing for it and any money you lose would only be in the ways that accountants twist numbers and logic.
That's what I thought too, if you don't need one just keep it untouched. Later (few years), people could search old consoles with old firmwares, and not only because of hacking: Some users looked for PS2 Backward compatible PS3, other users wanted a console with OtherOS, etc. Sony don't always update, they also downgrade their own features.
I was thinking that I could have bought two 3DS at launch, one to play with it, and one to keep just in case. This way I could have made a fresh firmware 1.0 NAND Dump.
It could be useful, or it could be not useful. all depends what's your interest in keeping a launch day version.
If you don't want to keep one for yourself to play with, just sell it.
In regards to the $5 meal thing, you're wrong. I entered for free. In fact, everyone can enter for free. In regards to the $700, the bundle is worth ~$500. And according to the people who posted earlier, there won't be a shortage of consoles, so unless I keep it for a few years (or longer) until a hack surfaces that only works on the early models, I won't make $700.things that are won are worth more than a purchased product. you paid $0 for the machine (or if you really want consider the $5 you spent on the meal) and can get $700 for it. where is that $700 gonna go? probably pissed away or on some other product that will eventually break or be sold. btw im estimating the $700, i assume you can easily get that for an early console.
I've got an even better idea. I'll take the PS4 out of the box, and replace it with a jack-in-the-box with a pie in it. Since I'm going to go with the cheapest delivery available, the pie will probably end up being rotten. Oh well, free box!I've got a great idea, here me out.
Alright, so collect your prize and take your console. Now, drive all the way out to central New Jersey (can't let those southern New Jersey hicks get their hands on it, can we?) and drop it off at my doorstep. Knock on the door and drive away before anyone can see you.
It's the perfect prank. The goofball's never going to see it coming!
Actually they say they'll ship it on the 12th, meaning I probably won't get it until release day at the earliest.if it was like a month early to the street date i would have sold it but its what 3 days at most?