Now is a good time to buy a Playstation 4 despite being in the final stage of its life cycle

If you’ve resisted forking out the cash for a PS4 till now, it may be a good time to finally give in.

[masterfox]

Playstation brand the only gaming console that is worth buying no matter what time of its life cycle is ;)

[NarutoFox]

Agreed

[mikeslemonade]

No it’s a good time to trade the console in before the PS5 gets announced.

[MasterCornholio]

@Mikes

You can't trade the console in if your haven't bought it yet.

:I

"If you’ve resisted forking out the cash for a PS4 till now, it may be a good time to finally give in."

Don't you even read the description before commenting?

[umair_s51]

Now is a good time to buy ps3

[VenomUK]

Inexperienced commentary for stating incorrect information. This is NOT the final stage of the PS4’s lifecycle. There is over one year to go until the PS5’s purported November 2020 release. However Sony will keep manufacturing the PS4 for at least 3+ years after that because it will be a budget entry console for new gamers and some international markets.

[rainslacker]

@Mike

A year is a long time to go without a PS to play my games on....especially with my backlog and games yet to come

[mikeslemonade]

There’s no more new games that are good. Tlou will be on PS5, Bully, FF7, Death stranding all will be on PS5.

[nowitzki2004]

Mike you are the GOAT troll, you do this for free. You are unbelievable, how many years now how you been trolling? and you havent let your foot of the gas 1 bit. Simply incredible.. Dont ever stop... Keep playing Crackdown 3 and telling us how horrible PS is. I dont know how you do it, you are very determined.

[Livingthedream]

It really is the best time to sell your PS4, you stand to make more money from it now, than if you wait for the ps5 to release.

[Knightofelemia]

At Mikeslemonade

Why trade in the console you will get low balled at Gamestop and down the road most likely kick yourself in the ass and regret trading the system in if you missed out on some great titles on the PS4 that you haven't played yet and want to play.

[mikeslemonade]

Hahaha you guys now think I don’t have a PS4. I bought launch PS4 and then traded it in and bought PS Pro.

[traumadisaster]

PS is great but you do want healthy competition to help us the consumer. Wish for dominance and we will take it in the ass

[Rude-ro]

This gen had no competition and the PlayStation base did not “take it in the a$$”.
It depends on the definition of “competition”... and Microsoft is more of marketing, membership, partnership type of competition.
Seriously.
Their place in last gen was buying exclusives..
Sony fans did kind of take it in the “a$$” per having to pay to play online so that Sony can earn the money Microsoft did.
Sony had to outbid for third party content to compete with Microsoft’s deals last gen and this gen that locked third party games like mass effect, gears of war, and titanfall exclusively. Or timed timed exclusive like tomb raider.
This means less money for in house, second party support.
Sony has to spend more money towards advertising to compete with Microsoft’s media partnerships that dominated last gen.
All good stuff for a competitive product... but not rewarding to consumers with a gaming product.

[TK-66]

"This gen had no competition and the PlayStation base did not “take it in the a$$”."

Miss my free online. I agree that I didn't take it in the ass, but that's only because I refuse to cough up the money, so I played the vast majority of MP games on PC now. If you think paying for online this gen got you a better deal then you're deluded.

[Reefskye]

@TK-66 Indeed adding sub fee to play online is what made me give up on consoles apart from the few exclusives Sony offer, be the first time I never had more than one PlayStation in the house and the first time I never played it online, even on the PS2 I played online, was a bad move on sonys part adding a fee to access your games online content. The whole "security" is just a false line as many platforms offer free services on PC and have better protection against DDoS, Sony added it because they know just like Microsoft most people who own a PlayStation will be forced to buy it making up much more free revenue for them. Just like WoW makes store mounts most people hate them but the few ppl who buy them make them a fortune, this is just a tatic to block a feature 90% of the PlayStation user base uses then taking it away and basically forcing them to pay. No thanks Sony or Microsoft. I always had consoles and PC, since PS4 pc had been my main platform

[goldwyncq]

Hail Sony!

[TK-66]

That moment where you forget the Vita existed.

[bluefox755]

This has been my experience for most of my life as a gamer, at least post-SNES.

[quent]

You could only state that fact by owning all of the console's to come up with such a claim, if so then you're comment would be false either way

[DarXyde]

I can't say I would ever recommend buying a Playstation at launch.

[MoonConquistador]

Yet don't provide a single reason why not.

Thanks for your informative input.

Next.

[DarXyde]

MoonConquistador,

Want reasons? Sure. Playstation consoles are always "eventually great". The software portfolio is always lacking in the beginning, which is understandable and I don't fault them for it. Takes time for the games to come. I have also never played a Playstation console with a fully operational online mode in the beginning. Neither PS3 nor PS4 were stable online experience in the beginning. PS4 was missing a lot of features at launch, among them DLNA which its predecessor had.

Buying Playstation at its premiere price with limited exclusive or compelling software doesn't really seem like it is worth it in my opinion, but that's just me. I would rather wait until there are 1-2 killer apps. I think Playstation is always a safe bet EVENTUALLY, but not in the early days.

There's your answer.

[Kribwalker]

if you don’t have a PS4 now, why waste the money on one when next year a more powerful one is coming out that will play the games that are out now.

[Silly gameAr]

Why ask questions that you already know the answer to?

[IRetrouk]

Price, quality and amount of available games, both new and used, massive online network of players, knowing it will still be supported even after the ps5 releases, like every other playstation so far. Not everyone can afford day one new gen consoles.

[WeAreLegion]

They can if they start saving now.

[IRetrouk]

Not everyone can afford to do that though, with rent, Bill's, taxes and other things like food and drink, it's hard for some. I'm fortunate but understand not everyone is, some people just cant afford 350-400 quid on a brand new system.

[Abnor_Mal]

Sounds like a reversal of what others have said about the XBox. I see what you're trying to do there.

[traumadisaster]

Exactly. If one has a hardware budget of several hundred bucks, it would wise to use that budget next year, rather than now.

[Silly gameAr]

Pretty sure the PS4 is going to be cheaper than the PS5 either way. Some people don't care about power or the best and newest hardware. They just want to play games for a good price.

[MasterCornholio]

You could always tap into the used market of you just want something that you can play games on until the new systems come out. For that I recommend the PS4 Slim they are relatively cheap used plus the platform has some excellent exclusives.

Another good idea is buying a Switch to allow Nintendo games to hold you over.

Anyways the PS4 is selling selling extremely so I'm sure plenty of people are still enjoying the system. It can't be such a bad decision to make of there's still fun to be had with the platform.

[rainslacker]

Why assume people who waited this long are going to be early adopters? Same goes for any console. If one waited, they arent those that are waited with baited breath for the next gen.

At least, generally speaking. I think a price drop is coming this holiday though, so if price is a concern, waiting a couple months may be more prudent.

[EliteComments123]

UHH.... MAYBE TO PLAY GAMES?

[OB1Biker]

Not everyone wants the latest more expensive but just want a good console. Even after the ps5 is launched, people will still buy ps4s.
Especially if they dont have 4k tv

[Christopher]

Perhaps similar reason to why I bought an Xbox One X this year rather than waiting until next year? I'm likely only going to upgrade one at the start of next gen so why not buy the one now I don't have and enjoy those games now while next year I buy the other latest console to play their games on?

[DarXyde]

Because some people are budget gamers and remain one generation behind? PS5's library is bigger, but PS4's library is available now, it is cheaper, and you can get a ton of used games for less.

The cost of entry is lower and can be obtained at any time.
Did you think this comment through, or are you just trolling?

[PhoenixUp]

PS4 really should have a price cut to $200-$250 by now

[SamPao]

The Thing is, imagine they bring out the ps5 and the price of the ps4 is still the same, and you can play all the games, its easier to bring people over to the nextgeneration instead of having a cheaper ps4 from last generation.
They should keep the price to have a smoother transition.
at least thats my opinion.

[PhoenixUp]

That makes absolutely no sense

[rainslacker]

It probably would have, but if demand remains at the current price, and there is no big competitive reason to do so, theyll maximize profits for as long as possible. I think a permanent price drop will come for the holidays though. I assume if I keep making this prediction at various time frames over the years, then eventually I'll be right.

[Vits]

Every console is pretty worth to get in it's final years. Because not only you will be getting the last revision of the hardware, you will pay less for the console itself and will be able to find good deals for the games.

[Tapani]

Yes! I'm starting to think like this the older I get. I have less time to game, and I'm thinking of not actually buying a PS5 immediately just because it's the next best thing. If I was in my early 20s or 30s, I'd probably consider getting it at launch. However, if there is a PS5 Pro at launch and it does 4K native on PS4 games, and it is extremely quiet, I might get tempted. It's strange but for me nowadays the noise levels, heat and power draw are bigger than the smoothest of them all graphics. Let's see if the hype changes my mind!

[traumadisaster]

I adopted that philosophy this past gen, I bought both on release day but realized what you are saying and sold one. I still had ps360 games to play and 600 games on steam.

I kept the x1 due to ryse and powershot golf and the ps4 didn’t have any exclusives in the first year that I needed. Now I’ll get a ps5 and buy $5 ps4 games upgraded on new hardware while I wait on ps5 games to trickle in and buy them on sale a year later too.

[rainslacker]

I sometimes think like that, but consoles I know I'm going to get, and I can be a bit of a tech junkie. I never really feel that I made a bad choice because of price ir build quality, although in a couple.cases over the years, i thought itd be nice to have some feature that came out later on revisions.

[Tapani]

I get what you (traumadistaster and rainslacker) are saying! For me, it's the fan noise mainly and the overall bad build quality of new consoles that stresses me out. I really don't like playing RDR2 on PS4P, even after cleaning it, due to the fan noise. I've got mid-end hifi setup and I've designed my gaming around it playing at low volumes. Secondly, as I don't have time to play much anymore, I find it unreasonable to buy expensive games at release. My schedule is not designed around gaming, it's designed around work / family.

A bit beside the point, I am a big tech junkie myself as well! To demonstrate it: I just bought a new NUC Hades Canyon at $950 incl. 1tb nvme m.2, 16gt DDR4, and Vega M GH. Took me a whole weekend of tinkering (am on holidays!) to find the right balance with it, eventually underclocking GPU about 10% to keep it dead silent, adjusting fan speed and CPU frequency in bios etc. Runs 1440p / 1080p games 30-60fps with a mix of high/ultra settings, and is smaller than the original Wii. Might buy an eGPU to accompany it next year, if I can find a silent 4K monster. This kind of stuff is more important to me nowadays.

[Rapidfirepunches]

now is the worst time to buy

[sprinterboy]

No it's not, I would wait a extra few months until black friday when ps4 gets a permanent price drop and 2 or 3 games bundled in £179 with 3 games or £249 with 1 game if you got 1 today? Just wait until October/November if you've waited this long.
Personally though I would just wait and put the money twds a ps5 at this stage.

[SyntheticForm]

I saw a this kid at target buy one last week with Spider-Man. Said he'd been saving up for one for awhile, and that he was a landscaper. Part of me was thinking about telling him about the imminent PS5, but I wasn't going to do that.

He earned that PS4 and Spider-Man doing exactly what I did when I was younger. May he enjoy.

[Pyroxfaglover]

It is not that imminent ,.. probably by Christmas 2020,.. so more than a year,.. Would wait for this christmas though,.. Might be a real pricedrop this year,..

[rainslacker]

He probably knew. Nice to know that some people can be responsible and save for what they want. It always feels nice to finally achieve that purchased item that you've been saving for. I rarely have to do that anymore since I make decent money, but back when I was younger, I often spent money I shouldn't because I was more impulsive and had little to know patiance.

[SyntheticForm]

Yeah, he probably knew, but in any case I didn't want to dissuade him. It was 'his' day, it was obviously worth the money, and we had a shared interest in gaming. I just felt happy for the guy. He must've been about 18-19.

[rainslacker]

Have a lot of respect for younger people that save up to get what they want. I know a lot of people ask for it from parents or what not. If my parents had said no to me more often, I may have been better with money in my younger years. As it was, a good part of my 20's was spent in debt, and living paycheck to paycheck. Took my identity being stolen and losing what I did have to get my act together, and I like it a lot better now that I'm financially secure.

[WelkinCole]

Would have congratulated him

[Abnor_Mal]

Yes it's a good time to her a PS4, especially if you're not into gaming that you rush to get the newest when its released. There are many, many, many games to choose from in many genres. Fantastic third party games, great second party games and award winning single player cinematic story driven games that other consoles are now trying to adopt at the end of the gen. While with PS there's even great remasters of PS3 games.

One of my friends is finally playing Uncharted collection after I've been trying to get him to play those games since last gen. Now he's about to finish the second and finally understand why I've pressed him to play for so long. After playing the first he became hooked and is blazing through them and waiting to finally play tlou. Saying I get it now, I see why you wanted me to play them. He was one of them that didn't like story driven games until he started playing God of War, now finally understanding why story is important and adds to the game play.

The other day I gave another friend a base PS4 i had sitting around. Now he has a giant library of games to choose from.

If you are not much of a gamer or not ready to start the next gen and never owned a PS console before, then now or black Friday would be a good time to jump on and see what all the fuss is about. Why are their games and developers so coveted.

[MAULxx]

You could buy a PS4 or PS4 Pro now but on the other hand, the PS5 is next year & it will play the whole PS4 library as well as PS5 games. If you've waited close to six years already why not wait & save for another year & get the new hardware? Unless you want to be a end of cycle buyer every generation I would suggest waiting. If you want to be a mid generation/pro buyer then you could buy the slim or pro now & hop on next gen when the PS5 pro arrives That would give you about 4 years playing on the PS4 or longer if you hold off on the PS5 Pro purchase a year after it's release or longer. There are more options now, it just depends on your preference to how you want to do it.

[PS4Gamer1984]

I agree. I pre ordered Stadia so PS4 will be my last console. The idea of literally playing AAA games anywhere with a decent internet connection and never having to worry about downloads, installs, buying external storage because I ran out of space is just way too appealing to pass up and far outweighs the whole ‘but you never own your games’ argument. Besides, I have been buying digital for years now, so I’m use to not owning physical copies of games anyway

[MasterCornholio]

I personally don't like the input lag that comes with the streaming services plus I'll never get Sony exclusives on a Stadia so the platform just isn't for me. That's just my opinion though.

[MAULxx]

Yeah. I'm not interested in streaming games at all. I'm never going to do it. That's just me though.

[MasterCornholio]

@MAUL

I won't say no to just trying it out but the input lag is just something that will always bother me. I can't stand gaming with that lag. Input lag just downgrades the experience in my opinion.

[PS4Gamer1984]

I don’t think it will be an issue at all, I use PS4 remote play on my iPad when at work which is 10 miles away from my PS4 and it runs smooth as butter with very minimal lag, and Sony doesn’t have near the servers or infrastructure invested in remote play as Google will have with Stadia

[IRetrouk]

No company will be able to completly get rid of input lag on a streaming service, good luck going streaming only, hope you dont like fighting, racing or twitch shooters or any other games that require timing to be good.

[MasterCornholio]

@PS4Gamer

I tried to remote play games from my PS4 but the truth is the input lag does ruin some games for me. Slower paced games like walking simulators are not an issue but when you try to play twitch shooters or fighters the input lag does ruin the game for me.

Anyone who games via a streaming service just has to accept that they are getting an inferior experience. Some people are willing to accept that but I don't. Which is why I own a PS4 Pro, Xbox One X, Switch and a Gaming PC. I want the very best when it comes to gaming which is why I choose physical hardware over streaming services.

Again this is just my preference and I'm pretty sure many gamers share the same sentiment as I do.

Welcome to reality.

[Stanjara]

Yes it is, especially now for the holiday season. Pick up some of the great exclusive titles on sale and enjoy. More games to come like Ni No Kuni remaster, MediEvil, Concrete Genie and Death Stranding.

[OneEyedSteve]

Final stage? Clueless.

[xX1NORM1Xx]

If you havent got one yet just wait til the ps5 is out people will be selling them cheap to upgrade, trust me nothing better than getting a console and a bunch of quality games on the cheap.

[Minute Man 721]

It needs a price cut

[rlow1]

That's what I am saying. If you waited this long and you don't think you'll invest in a ps5 right off the bat........then wait a little longer for Sony to announce a price drop, then you can buy more games.

[yomfweeee]

I'd probably wait for Christmas deals at this point. It will probably be $200.

[demonic36]

Why would you buy a PS4 when the PS5 is just around the corner? that makes no sense unless you have a lower budget for a console.

[jznrpg]

Gimme PS5 I have a stock PS4 for my family and Pro for myself . I’ll probably give away the stock PS4 to someone and give the Pro to the family until they want to use my PS5 and then I will give them my old ps5 and buy myself a slim or pro or whatever

[KickSpinFilter]

Your not going to miss out on any of these major highly rated exclusives. Just wait for PS5 and you’ll get it all PSVR1 compatibly, PS4 BC, and new PS5 games all at launch! That’s huge! And when it counts not like adding BC 4 years down the line. Or wait for PS5 to release in 2020 and get super cheap PS4 after PS5 launch.

[Minute Man 721]

Hope all PS4 games play @4k on the PS5

[Elda]

If one hasn't bought a PS4 now I would say buy one if the price was $200 or less knowing in 15 months the PS5 will be released & it'll be BC to play all of PS4 content better including next gen games as well. If one really wants one & not bothered at all by spending retail price then by all means go for it.

[bluebenjamin]

Its an even better time to buy an Atari Jaguar
With all the games already out and the many exclusives its just a no brainer at this time 🤷🏿‍♂️

[TheHateTheyGive]

Ps4 is the greatest home console ever to me. Exclusives that pc,nintendo,xbox gamers envy. The best online experience, We still have 6 blockbuster EXCLUSIVE hits coming up!!! ghost of tsushima, ff 7 remake, mlb 20 the show, last of us 2, death stranding, concrete genie. Im sure i missed a few so feel free to add. #ExclusivesMatter BABY!!!!!!

[Tross]

Being a late adopter isn't necessarily all that bad. Sure, there are a lot of games to catch up on, but you also don't need to wait for all those games to come out to enjoy them. Older titles are often cheaper and they're new to you unless they're multiplats you had access to on a system you have owned prior to your more recent purchase. You can also often get editions that include all the DLC if there is any, and you don't need to worry about things like bugs patched post-launch. Depending on how late to the party you are with certain titles, online multiplayer may not have as large a userbase if it's still supported, but there may still be a strong enough online community for it, and singleplayer content will still be just as accessible even years later as it was when the game launched.

[Artemidorus]

You still have 2-3 years easy

[AllMightyFox]

I get this writer needs a check and all but wouldn't it be MUCH wiser to …

wait til the new PS5 system comes out as it'll drop the price on the older PS4's for a better deal in a several months ???

This is literally the WORST time to buy a console, right before a newer model we always get these buy now, cause later they will be cheaper and the company won't make as much … duh !

Ignore the author and don't give in just yet !!!