Controller:
+ The new Share button (top left of the touchpad) is awesome. The last 15 minutes of gameplay will be recorded automatically. If you have just scored a spectacular goal in eg FIFA 14 and wants to notify his friends, you press the Share button and the running game is interrupted. You can then trim the video clip to the desired length, upload to Facebook, and then take the game without any problems again. In the same way, you can save screenshots.
+ Aaah, where is the start and the Select button ?? There is no longer. There is this, however the Options button (top right of the touchpad). To start using it is a bit unusual at first, if you try to pause his game and in vain the start button is looking, but after a short time, this is no longer a problem.
+ Terms of weight, the new DualShock is slightly heavier than its predecessor, but he is excellent in hand with its ergonomic shape.
+ The LED light on the top of the controller can light up in different colors, even while playing. If you drive with NFS Rivals such as a cop lights it blue, you go as a racer, it lights up red.
- The charging cable of the old controller you can not use, unfortunately, what I think is a pity. Instead of a mini-USB port, the new DualShock 4 a Micro-USB port and therefore requires a new cable for charging. If you buy yourself a new controller, there is no charge to cable and you have to be, if desired, buy extra.
PSN:
+/- It was not so easy to get on the release day to the PSN, I needed about 2 hours, until I was able to login. The server was probably overloaded, but this is of course understandable. When I finally was now on PSN, I have also equal to the latest firmware downloaded 1:51 and installs them what happened in a very short time. Anyone who has ever collected on the PS3 or PS Vita Trophies, which she now gets still appear in his account.
- Since 2 days I try my PS4 with the PlayStation smartphone app (iPhone 5) to connect, which was previously not possible, because the app is probably overloaded ...
HDD exchange:
+ I have installed myself on the first day a larger hard drive, namely a SATA II 1TB memory. The new hard drive must not exceed a height of 9.5 mm. The change of the drive went smoothly. Only push the glossy black housing part of the PS4 up and off, loosen a bolt, remove the carrier with the old board, loosen 4 screws and replace the disk. If you have everything assembled again, one has the PS4 in Safe Mode Start (Standby button for about seven seconds and hold until the console beeps again). Then you choose the 7 point - PS4 initialize (System Software Reinstall) from. Previously, you have to download the latest software on a stick and that the recovery file that is 900 MB in size. The normal update file is only around 307 MB in size, but with this it does not. The file can be downloaded directly from the official PS4 page.
Appearance:
+ The case of PS4 is really very appealing and looks really strong! In addition, the console is not too large.
Camera:
? The PS4 camera I get unfortunately only in a few days to her so I can not say anything yet ...
LED strip:
+ At the console top (if it is), there is a LED bar that can display different colors. The colors have the following meanings:
Blue: system starts
White: PS4 is to
Orange: PS4 is (Controller can be loaded and new applications can be prepared) in standby mode
Conclusion:
+ I am totally convinced of the PS4! Yes, my work and I was spared from BLOD ... The overall package convinced me totally and I find the price-performance ratio appropriate. The new menu is designed very clearly and you find your way very quickly. As a start games I have FIFA 14, Call of Duty Ghosts, Need For Speed Rivals and Madden NFL 25, so I had to previously test the occasion various games and am excited by all, especially the new graphics are just awesome! I can only recommend the console for gamers!
