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Do Not Send Sony Your Buggy Consoles, Literally

Junkie Monkeys: It is inevitable that some consoles will break and have issues and need to be shipped out for repair. There are various issues that require the need for a gamer to ship back their console to a manufacturer, but Sony has listed one issue they will not resolve and it is actually quite humorous.

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Majin-vegeta3808d ago

Lol you'd be surprised at consoles with bugs.

http://youtu.be/uLaZtUli-_M

Off topic:Is there anyway i can redeem my PS+ voucher that came with my PS4 with out a need of a CC??

darthv723808d ago

I dont know of one. i believe the CC is needed to validate the profile for ps+ but they cant charge anything to it without authorization.

you can try the official playstation site and see if there are answers on the faq or the forum.

UltimateMaster3808d ago (Edited 3808d ago )

Yeah, I remembered when that happened with the PS3. XD
Some customer send his PS3 for repairs because it stopped working and it was infested with termites.
They returned it back saying, don't send it back.
It's the only PS3 in history to have gone to Sony and returned still broken.
I guess there was some truth to that story since there has been some update on qualifying packages. XD lol

Hozi3808d ago

well then they should not void warranty if we take console apart to clean it ourselves...cuz in some places it's inevitable to prevent the critters from crawling in there.

TwinDad3807d ago

The need of a CC is not for authorization purposes. When you enter the Code it signs you up for a subscription, which needs a CC on file to bill when the subscription is up for renewal. If you use the code remember to disable or remove the auto renewal on the subscription.

UltimateMaster3807d ago

@Hozi

They could infest the factory, that wouldn't be good.
They multiply really fast and are hard to get rid of.

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jayswolo3808d ago

No, credit cards are required for vouchers, but not for PS Plus cards. Yo can remove your info immediately afterwards.

rdgneoz33808d ago

And don't forget to turn off the renewing subscription.

s8anicslayer3808d ago

That is the politically correct way of saying "No Roaches"....lmao, I'm laughing as I'm typing.

AndrewLB3808d ago

I'm surprised nobody has a problem with the fact that they're essentially calling Playstation owners filthy dirtbags. I couldn't imagine the fury if it were M$ who said it.

Ilovetheps53808d ago

If you have a used pre-paid card, you can use that. I used one multiple months ago and it still worked the other night when I claimed my PS+ voucher. And the pre-paid card has $0 on it.

SonyStyled3808d ago

you can also turn off auto renewal in account management to prevent your card from being charged upon ps plus expiration

XB1_PS43808d ago

That just about made me puke.

M-M3808d ago

Thanks, now I'm never going to open my consoles to see what's inside lol.

KwietStorm_BLM3808d ago

I've never been asked for my card when redeeming a voucher. Am I misunderstanding what you're asking?

ovnipc3808d ago

Lol you can tell this guy has no experience in consoles repairs. Actually it's very common for a console to have bugs. In my experience repairing consoles I seen plenty with bugs. PS3 and xbox 360.

ehandlr3808d ago

Exactly. working for a cable company before... We got so many digital boxes full of roaches and other creepy crawlies.

itBourne3808d ago (Edited 3808d ago )

I am almost positive I redeemed mine without any card info. (As I used a new account, cuz my Euro one will not do.) There is a possibility my card is on there tho for TLOU dlc, I will check when I get home for ya. Got 3 accounts unfortunately.. so Idk what is on what.

Ps4Console3808d ago

That is very old but still amusing .

sephiroth4203808d ago

nah i dont think so dude, i used my debit card account, you can always change the settings so it doesnt redeem itself, but if you dont have any cc or dc details then i dont think think you can do it.

lilbrat233808d ago

They have always had that reasoning, I remember for the PS3 people got their systems back due to having bugs supposedly.

Minimox163807d ago

@Majin-vegeta
I think no, but what I use for that is that I create a account in: entropay.com (they have a virtual credit card Visa) you can create one with no money in it and use that info to use your PS+ voucher :) hope that help

TBONEJF3807d ago

And another reason which is why I'm glad i never be the first one to rush to buy a new game console i give it a year or at least till next summer.

Persistantthug3807d ago

I had a squirrel in my attic a couple Winters ago......does that count?

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MRMagoo1233808d ago

Hmmm ppl or should i say xbone fanboys are gonna read the title and think something completely different than what its about.

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PoSTedUP3808d ago

haha. i bet a lot of ps3's got sent in with all kinds of crap sucked into them. also a lot of insects do like/need warmth, i bet its the go-to place for them to lay their eggs etc. lol.

BISHOP-BRASIL3808d ago

Depends on the insect. But by far the most commons are non-tunneling ants. I guess by now everyone had haerd of crazy ants, but basically all those ants you frequently see inside house are non-tunneling too, as they don't dig nests they readily adapt to human environment filled with all kinds of small spaces they can live in and protect.

The thing with electronic (or electric) equipaments is that they usually only have vents or slits as entry points, this makes for a perfect nest as it's easy to defend. The whole "ants feel electromagnet field", "follow the hum" or "use the heat" is all myth, because they'll infest unplugged electronic you may had forgot on a closet just as likely... No, seriously, go check that old VCR in your closet right now.

PoSTedUP3808d ago (Edited 3808d ago )

yeah deff depends. but i know what u mean. i had a whole friggin eco system in my room at one point. baby spiders feeding on the nest of ants (that i didnt know of unill i ripped my carpet up) later growing up to be this crazy fast arachnid.. º_º.

had to be about a second carpet (of ants) under my carpet. the species of insect that goes to warmth is the ones that dont produce their own heat and get it from the environment (forgot the name). but it still depends on its for of habitat.

+bub for the info bro.

BISHOP-BRASIL3808d ago

Actually all insects are ectothermic (they are too small to provide insulation and don't produce enough heat to stably compensate what they loose to ambient), but they have some really nice tricks to actually not need the warmth of an electronic or carpet (or anything on the ambient really)...

The first one you nailed! They loosing heat to the ambient will only make the ambient hotter, if you can contain that heat in a small space you're good to go. A nice confy restriced space where air doesn't move too much is under the carpet! Ants, termites and other social insects are specialized in this as they live in big numbers on cramped space, this keep the place much more warm than one expect. They may be ectothermic as individuals, but a colony could actually be considered endothermic (to the point they need ventilation and exhausts to not fry their larvae). So the key is not just being under the carpet, but them forming a second carpet themselves.

Of course not all insets are social (or we could ask how the few first ants to get under your carpet survived) or lives in a burrow... Which is the second great trick: insets are not only ectothermics, they are poikilothermics! This ugly word means they don't need a static temperature to work (differing from homeothermics, that actually can be either endothermic or ectothermics adaptaded to static temperature environments), if it's warm and confy, fine, if it gets colder they'll keep going!

Of course they can't simply avoid physics, just like us: too hot and organic compounds will destabilize and no longer be functional, too cold and chemical reactions stop and, with it, the methabolism... Either way we are dead meat. So they too have a limit both up and down, but they have plenty of countermeasures to survive cold: multiple methabolic routes for different temperatures, antifreezing proteins, termogenic capabilities or even going out right dormant when everything else fails.

So their dependence on outside warmth is impressively low for a terrestrial ectothermic organism. None the less, indeed, they still depend on warmth, they just have an awkwardly big number of ways of generating their own heated ambient.

+Bub back at you for the nice topic.

Neonridr3808d ago

the more you know... ;)

one2thr3808d ago

But imagine the look on a persons face, when they open up a console to then have hundreds of roaches/ants scurrying all over their work station/place lol

meatnormous3808d ago

I remember picking up receivers for Time Warner and they were infested with roaches. Roaches love electronics for the heat they produce. We always had to put an infested receiver in a plastic bag before turning it in. The warehouse would bomb the receiver with raid, then send a bill to that customer. Peoples houses are nasty! They act embarrassed by their mess and should be. Clean your damn house.

Swiggins3808d ago

Roaches, Mice and all other forms of vermin will get into your house regardless of how clean you keep it.

My grandmother kept her house spotless (you could eat off the floors), and she found a rat colony 40 strong hiding in her walls one winter.

cell9893808d ago

its normal to get an outbreak once ever so often, especially if youre always clean and know you never have rats. Usually you dont find out till they reproduced and its too late, nevertheless immediate action can get reed of them completely. Its another thing to have bug infested consoles, that means you have a whole bunch of roaches in your house if they end up as far as electronics, it should never go that far.

meatnormous3807d ago

Mice and rats are an exception. They will always try to move inside during winter.

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How to recruit Lam in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

Lam is among the 120 characters available for recruitment in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. While she is one of the many straightforward recruits, a known bug may prevent players from recruiting her if certain conditions are met. Despite developers’ assurances of fixing the bug, some early access players still encounter issues with recruiting Lam despite attempting the standard method.

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Tomb Raider Remastered just quietly censored one in-game detail

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered players are ticked off by the game’s most recent patch, which censors in-game pin-up posters of Lara Croft.

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rlow18h ago

This is why gaming is screwed. When people change things to fit someone’s agenda, it’s a slippery slope downhill.

Christopher7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Even if that agenda is of the developer? Way to remove developer rights.

***One player called it a “huge problem with modern games,” saying they can now be “ruined AFTER people buy them”.***

The level of drama. Yes, I recall sitting there for more hours than I did anything else in the game. These two pinups are the core of the game, after all!

coolbeans6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

rlow1's cringe catastrophizing aside, I do think developers *ought* to strive to maintain an original work to the best of their ability. The language of a "remaster" tacitly implies that - for good or ill - what's being resold is what fans remember but better.

Profchaos6h ago

Games can be ruined after purchasing them yeah we know this not from this but from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal.

This pin up poster is a bit of nonsense but the whole argument of modern games can be ruined post launch is Absol true.

DedicatedDark5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

It's not their work to censor. They are incharge of restoration & remastering the work, not overwriting it.

Barlos4h ago

It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score.

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje4h ago

It’s not the end of the world for sure, but I understand the hate towards this kind of change. I believe it’s also a matter of principle.

Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people.

Have all original devs signed off on this change? Even if it’s the case, are we saying older gamers are better mentally equipped to process what was there than current gamers, hence the change?

Enough time ago the case was made that games are an art form. We’re supposed to have won that case.
So which is it? Are games art or not?

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Eidolon4h ago

Hasn't this been happened for over a decade since remasters? I can't see that it's any worse now. Maybe if Sweet Baby starts getting their hands on remasters we will definitely have a problem.

Rebel_Scum7h ago

tbh I dont see something like this as censorship. Does anyone else not find it strange for someone to stick pin ups of themsleves in a locker room?

Now of it was a pin up of some half naked firefighters it might make sense as Lara might like that, and if they removed that I would cry censorship. But removing pin ups of the main character, yeah I get it.

Barlos4h ago(Edited 3h ago)

It's a game, and they were placed there for the audience. It's not real life. If it was, she wouldn't have fought a T-Rex now would she?

Yes, it's censorship but it's a bit less in your face. If they were in the original game, then they should have been in the remasters. It's bad enough that they have that ridiculous unnecessary warning at the start, but then they start removing things post launch. I don't care how small the change, they shouldn't be doing it. It's nothing but ESG pandering but in a subtle way.

Rebel_Scum2h ago

Look bro, if you have pictures of yourself naked on a bear skin rug up in your house let me tell you, its not normal.

jambola1h ago

I wasn't aware censorship was based on what made sense to you

Rebel_Scum1h ago

Likewise, what a stupid comment.

jambola1h ago

I agree
Your comment was pretty stupid

Rebel_Scum36m ago

I never said censorship is based on what I say dumbass. Just because I dont see this as censorship doesnt mean I’m saying others cant.

How about you come at me with your opinion rather than snarky comments with no thought on the matter.

SimpleDad3h ago

By the year 2030, this remaster collection will totally be changed and censored. Probably will remove Lara as a playable character. It's ridiculous. Glad that my family didn't buy this.
I still have Tomb Raider 2 PS1 as a memory.

jambola1h ago

Those shorts are a little revealing
Should probably make them snow pants

Barlos1h ago

They'll probably make her trans

CobraKai3h ago

It’s mentioned in the article, and it’s a point i 100% agree with, it’s the fact that they can censor a game after you buy it. That’s total bullshit.

Killer2020UK2h ago

Whilst it's an overreaction to say this has "ruined" the game, it's still problematic that this has happened post launch and for many, post-purchase.

I don't want someone to change a product for the worse after I've bought it. The same goes for implementing micro transactions after reviews.

I wonder why they did this? Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

maykhausonninh2h ago

Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

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Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster Review – You Are Your Job, Apparently

Gary Green said: In a time where an enhanced, 3D remake of Final Fantasy III already exists, it’s hard to argue that Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster is the definitive version we were expecting. With Final Fantasy III already being the last in the series to be translated and make its way west, this is something of a slap in the face for the fans. Still, let’s not be disheartened. There may be many shortfalls in this edition of Final Fantasy III, however there’s no denying that this classic JRPG still holds some nostalgic value, even if it struggles to break away from its original hardware limitations.

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FACTUAL evidence8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

It’s funny I’m seeing these articles about pixel remaster, and I just platinumed 1-4 within 8 days lol. I’ve been on FF5 for about a week now. Let’s just say 5 was the start of FF having content like crazy. I should have the plat within 2-3 days.