The Official PS4 Thread

[Adrenaline]

Was the first one in the preorder line at my Best Buy, showed up about an hour before they opened. There was roughly 50 people out front of the store that didn't preorder.

By the time they let us in, there was around 30 people in the preorder line and around 80 in the non preorder line. No idea how many extra systems they had, didn't care was happy as a school girl

Was the first one to walk out of the store with the system, felt good

I showed up at 12:10 this morning. They let pre-orders come inside at 9:30 and wait there. The guy at the door just put me in a line as they had merged them both by then, pre-orders and tickets. They had 41 extra consoles to sell. If you did not pick up your console by 12:30 with a ticket, then they sold it to someone else.

 

[BikeJunkie]

Eff pre-orders. Head out at 9am the next day knowing there are 10 left and they're scattered around town, and it's you against a bazillion soccer moms :twisted:

 

[Childs]

I think they all say "by 8 p.m." on the Amazon site. I would not expect it would actually be delivered that late. When I go to the actual UPS site it says it will be delivered "by end of day." Based on my past experience with Amazon I expect to receive it before noon.

Yeah, it was delivered at 9:30AM, which is normal for deliveries to my work.

Now, what to spend my $0.03 savings on...

 

[purbeast0]

my ups deliveries from amazon usually get delivered around 3-4pm. i hope i don't have to sign for it because i might not be home in time for it to arrive.

 

[Anubis]

UPS from amazon usially gets to me around 3 PM however i have seen them as late as 630 but thats pretty rare

 

[Bman123]

Can someone please tell me how the party chat is? I'm hoping its good, I don't expect it to be xbox good but hopefully it's not a bust

 

[Rage187]

I took the day off, just waiting for the UPS guy to hurry the fuck up.

 

[smackababy]

Already missed my delivery. Going to call UPS and try and pick it up.

 

[Adrenaline]

My UPS deliveries are not consistent from one day to the next with regards to time.

 

[purbeast0]

Already missed my delivery. Going to call UPS and try and pick it up.

oh shit so they are making you sign for it then? does amazon ups shipments usually make you sign?

 

[ramj70]

oh shit so they are making you sign for it then? does amazon ups shipments usually make you sign?

I have always had to sign for my shipments from Amazon.

 

[Childs]

oh shit so they are making you sign for it then? does amazon ups shipments usually make you sign?

They usually make you sign when its over a certain amount.

 

[purbeast0]

I have always had to sign for my shipments from Amazon.

oh i've never had to sign for them, and i get on average probably 1 item a week from them. sometimes 2.

only thing i ever had to be there for was a tv, but that was white van delivery too where they bring it inside and set it up for you to make sure it works. i've had huge boxes from amazon left on my porch though. probably the most expensive was $300 though, not $400 like the ps4 is.

 

[blurredvision]

Picked up my PS4 from UPS earlier. I'm definitely doing that again next week with the Xbox.

 

[Anubis]

ive never had to sign for things from amazon. not counting a TV which they brought inside they have left thousands of $ of stuff on my porch

sometimes they bring it to the side

 

[KaOTiK]

UPS dropped off my other PS4 like an hour ago. Quick doorbell ring and they left it at the door.

 

[Anubis]

case in point
Status: Delivered Location: Front door

Delivered - November 15, 2013 1:16:00 PM

 

[KentState]

PlayStation 4: Launch Edition
Price on order date: $399.99
Price charged at shipping: $399.96
Lowest price before release date: $399.96
Quantity: 1
Total Savings: $0.03

$0.03 is your total savings under our Pre-order Price Guarantee.

Just had to laugh at that.

 

[Childs]

oh i've never had to sign for them, and i get on average probably 1 item a week from them. sometimes 2.

only thing i ever had to be there for was a tv, but that was white van delivery too where they bring it inside and set it up for you to make sure it works. i've had huge boxes from amazon left on my porch though. probably the most expensive was $300 though, not $400 like the ps4 is.

It might depend on the neighborhood. Maybe even the driver. My building has secured access, and I've noticed packages left at door of the units. Sometimes they leave notices at the persons door or at the main entrance. If they simply range my door it would have been routed to my cell phone and I could remotely let them into the building, but sometimes they dont and just leave a notice. Might depend on their workload. I get home late and miss the same dame pickup option, which is why I now have everything delivered to my work.

 

[sze5003]

What I don't like is how long it takes me to download anything. Something is up with the servers.

 

[Doppel]

Ps4 was dropped off at my house from amazon a few min ago. Can see on my security cam and no signature required.

 

[Anteaus]

They usually make you sign when its over a certain amount.

I think it's based on where you live and seller preference. I've never had to sign for things that cost way more than a PS4. If you live in a low to medium density residential area where they can leave the package at a side door or in a garage they are more likely to leave it and note it's location on the electronic delivery reciept. In places where residential density is higher, package security is questionable, or package theft has been reported they will likely require a signature.

I have a friend who always has his packages shipped to the local distribution center (everyone has that option) and just picks them up after work. He never has to worry about waiting on drivers or his package. In some cases I've seen him get his packages a day early because sometimes they arrive the day before the driver would normally deliver it.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Can someone please tell me how the party chat is? I'm hoping its good, I don't expect it to be xbox good but hopefully it's not a bust

I'll try it later. Places are reporting it works just like Xbox 360 did.

 

[Axon]

http://store.sony.com/playstation-4...eOLxQLUNUOvDA0_aVhn3_WxP_0_0&XID=A:1225267:CJ

Appears to be in stock if anyone is looking.

 

[Childs]

Any news on a PS4 remote? I completely forgot about that.