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Console Repairmen Explain Why Cockroaches Love PS4s

First, there were snakes on a plane. Then, we had sharks in tornadoes. Now, there is a darker and more prevalent combination of pests and unlikely places they exist: cockroaches in your PS4.

Majin-vegeta2566d ago

Even cockroaches know the better console😂

naruga2565d ago (Edited 2565d ago )

i read this before ...is this somekind of downpaly articles for PS4?....everything with the same properties in your house can be roach nest if you r filthy person..no need to be a PS4 console.....as pS4 obliterates competition , imo Kotaku is diving more and more in sh%t (like many famous gaming sites nowdays)

TheUndertaker852565d ago (Edited 2565d ago )

@naruga: "The PS4’s design accommodates roaches better than other consoles’ because its ventilation grates are wider. Those vents are located at the bottom of the console, so roaches can get in with ease. Also, according to repair professionals, the PS4’s insides gets hotter than the Xbox One’s because of its internal power supply. Warm, in an enclosed space and close to the floor, PS4s are great roach nesting grounds."

Yes. Downplay. Even though it can be explained why roaches prefer PS4. Then not one but two companies.

"Roach-infested PS4s are a big problem. Especially because Sony won’t take them in for repairs (Sony did not provide comment)."

mikeslemonade2564d ago

Or you can make the case that Sony purposely allowed the bigger vent to be made so the systems can break down quicker but make it seem slower; forcing people to buy multiple systems after the first one breaks.

2pacalypsenow2564d ago

@mikeslemonade

I'm sure it had nothing to do with better airflow, it must be a conspiracy. The bigger problem here is people having roaches in their homes.

andrewsquall2564d ago (Edited 2564d ago )

@mikeslemonade You are clearly thinking of the 360 and last gen. PS3 came out a year later than 360 and STILL got their Slim console out a year before Microsoft did. Its even more hilarious because the 360 needed its slim revision a week after it came out in 2005.

Honestly, find any hardcore 360 fan you know and they will tell you they have purchased AT LEAST 3 360 consoles before Summer 2010 when the Slim 360 launched (and they bought that one too).

""Roach-infested PS4s are a big problem. Especially because Sony won’t take them in for repairs".

Or you can make the case that I don't know a single person that had a PS4 break down on them yet, I very doubt you do yourself either.

TheUndertaker852564d ago (Edited 2564d ago )

@andrewsquall: I do. My Aunt purchased a PS4 for her children for Christmas. Upon opening it Christmas Day and setting it up the system displayed a flashing blue light.

While I convinced her to look at PS4 since I had one. She returned the faulty unit and exchanged it for a Xbox One. I couldn't blame her as I'd be upset too thinking I'd got my kids a great gift only to find out it doesn't even work coming out of the box.

Im sure though an issue Sony even has listed in support shows that nothing has or can happen to the Kryptonite version PS4 you claim to sport. /s
http://community.us.playsta...

BadElf2564d ago

@naruga
Its a common thought that having roaches means you're a dirty person.
You could have a clean house...and still have roaches.

TheUndertaker852564d ago

@BadElf: Exactly. Cockroaches identify three things when finding their preferred environment.

1) Warmth
2) Food
3) Water

Just like many other species. They want to survive. They don't care where so long as their needs are met in one way or the other.

http://pestworldforkids.org...

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V0LT2565d ago

cockroaches are attracted to filth.

AspiringProGenji2565d ago

There's a crocoach on your pants

Brave_Losers_Unite2565d ago

I actually ate a few on my trip to Thailand

MagicBeanz2564d ago

Well you made an effort and that's whats important.

johndoe112112564d ago

That's probably why you have so many crawling out of your ears.

EatCrow2564d ago

Can't believe it but it seems almost the majority dont believe you.

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Trekster_Gamer2565d ago

Knows where the best place to take a shit you mean!

Kojjikaneshiro2565d ago

You can keep the cockroaches bro Lol.

LackTrue4K2564d ago

9/10 roaches preferred Sony PlaStation over Xbox brand consoles.
😂

XanderZane2564d ago

Yeah... all my XBox systems are roach free.

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TheSaint2564d ago

You know most thought that when reading the title.

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TheCommentator2564d ago (Edited 2564d ago )

Well, this explains why we can't seem to get rid of certain PS4 fans from trolling this site. Cockroaches aren't smart... they're just hard to get rid of!

LastCenturyRob2564d ago

Cockroaches eat feces, so.....

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Irishguy952564d ago

We#re calling ps fans cockroaches now?

Noice

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HaikusfromBuddha2564d ago

They're attracted to garbage. It was just a joke don't kill me pls.

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ShadowKnight2565d ago

They'll even risk dying just to live in the PS4

SilverDemon2564d ago (Edited 2564d ago )

They want some of dat greatness

dauntingpixel2565d ago

if you have an issues with cockroaches getting into your PS4, you have other pretty big freaking issues with cleanliness or you should should consider moving.

nitus102564d ago (Edited 2564d ago )

It may come as a shock to you but cockroaches have wings and they are pretty good fliers.

Basically, if you live near a house, apartment etc that has a cockroach infestation then at some stage you are going to get the odd cockroach in your home and since they can get in via small spaces you will have a difficult time completely stopping them.

Sure baits, traps and some ultrasonic (sort of debatable) repellents can reduce cockroaches but they won't completely stop them and if you have electronic devices on the or near the floor then it is highly likely they will get in.

desertpunk862564d ago

SELF-ENTITLED MILLENNIAL THINKS MOVING IS EASY!

zuul90182564d ago

Right? Cause you can just terminate your current lease penalty free, find a new place at a reasonable rate within a day, pack all your shit, pay for a moving van or borrow a friends truck, and hook up all your stuff (water, electric, internet) in a day or two.
Im guessing most people are under 18 and live with parents (not an insult) and havent actually rented or owned their own place.

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mkis0077h ago

Such a good game to me. Crazy how different peoples opinions can get.

Crows906h ago(Edited 6h ago)

For me it wasn't that surprising. There was some bad press before. There's also the matter and element of a person's disposition when trying out a certain game. Sometimes you're just not really into the type of game that you're playing so you put it down because you don't like it. Not necessarily because it's a bad game but because you're just not up for something like this. Reviewers have a tough because no matter what they feel like playing they've got to play what's releasing.

I have many times gone back to games that I put down only to thoroughly enjoy them the second time around because either there wasn't another exciting game coming out around the same time or I just had no other games to play and haven't played that type of game in a while. I'm not the type of person that can just play a souls game through all this iterations one after the other without getting burnt out on the formula.

In my opinion this game was great from the start. Some bugs here and there but nothing worse than the most AAA releases during the same time after and before. All I did was wait one week and I had a phenomenal time with the game. No other zombie survival game comes close to how I thoroughly enjoyed this one

-Foxtrot5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Yeah I thought it was pretty decent, it had its flaws but for their first big console single player open world game it's a solid 8/10.

I have never seen an AAA "zombie" game feature as many enemies as the horde sections did, you really had to think about your surroundings and plan carefully.

I feel journalists had an issue with this game from the moment it was announced, they really didn't like the Biker characters and the overall Biker gang theme. If they were anything else I feel it would have had a better chance or at least they'd overlook some of the flaws like they do for certain other open world games. They don't mind waiting weeks or months for a patch knowing its coming but a game that has it Day 1 it's suddenly a big no no? Yeah this was one of those moments that showed you how they cherry pick who to suddenly decide to go harsh on when they want to.

mkis0075h ago

Ill never forget the reviewer who tried to claim the "ride me like you ride your bike" line was anything but a joke...they (sarah and deacon) explicitly call it a joke and the reviewer still misinformed the reader about it as if it was a literal thing.

Michiel19895h ago

the score on metacritic is 71 from journos, its 9 points lower than your review so stop making stuff up. They didn't hate it from the start, they on average just liked it slightly less than you.

-Foxtrot4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

@Michiel1989

I'm not making anything up, they held a grudge against it and made stuff up themselves like mkis007 has just pointed out. That 71 on Metacritic is why it didn't get a sequel.

Anyway how can I make anything up when I didn't even mention metacritic in my original post?

Leeroyw6h ago

Second act of that game far surpassed the first. Which is why people felt it didn't live up to the hype of the trailers. Personally I loved it. But it was a slog to get your bike and weapons up to skill.

Inverno6h ago

Was gonna post a brick wall of text but I'll keep it short. Pardon my French but f**k the media for the hate they gave this game. If you have a PC to play it on you can get it as low as 10 bucks, and if you have a PS then it's a no brainer. Totally worth a play.

phatak6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

I don't even comment here often but had to for this game, I still stand by my opinion that this was one of the top 10 games of the ps4 generation, I preferred days gone over god of war, horizon and last of us 2, the launch version was definitely piss poor and that messed up the reviews for this game, honestly some games deserve a re-review or post patch review as the metacritic score stays forever but the reality is its not even the same game anymore, the ps5 patch is amazing and the pc version which I play on nowadays is one of the best looking games ever, complete shame that we wont get a sequel, god of war got one, horizon got one, last of us got one, spider man got one,ghosts of tshushima about to get one but this game wont get one, sucks to be honest.

Ps3/360 era had some hidden underated games for me it was shadows of the damned, alice madness returns that deserved more sales and a sequel/ higher scores, and similarly for the ps4 era it was days gone, and dying light 1 that deserved much more love, dying light atleast got a sequel, everyone needs to play this game once and judge for themselves, for me its officially the most underrated game of the ps4 era, go play it if you haven't.

andy855h ago

Awesome game. Just bought it for my laptop last week

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