Bundled with Spider-Man/Grand Tourist Sport/ Ratchet & Clank (3 Months PlayStation Network Subscription)
General Information
Model : CUH-2208B
Console Type: PlayStation 4
Brand: Sony
Console Hardware
Internal Storage: 1 TB
Console Connectivity
HDMI
Yes
USB
Yes
Thadyas –
The PlayStation 4 Slim 1TB Console is fantastic! With ample storage, smooth gameplay, and sleek design, it’s a gamer’s dream. I’m thrilled with my purchase.
Tommy –
This was a gift I received. I’ve been a PlayStation 3 user since late 2012, in fact, it was my first Blu-Ray player. I tend to get consoles at the end of their lifetimes, when all the bugs are worked out and all the good games for them have already been released. The PlayStation 4 is no different. I got the Slim model, with a 1TB hard drive. Back in December of 2012, I bought the ultra-Slim, 500GB model of the PS3. Seven years FROM now, I imagine I’ll be doing something similar with the PlayStation 5. I’ve been a PlayStation user since Nintendo released the Wii, which I simply had no interest in playing and bought a slim PlayStation 2 at the time. So now I’m a PS4 user and I’ve got to say, it’s not quite what I expected but it’s alright.
PROS: It has an excellent selection of games, I don’t play many titles, but I have five games for it, so far and they’re all bought through the PlayStation Store. I’ve pretty much given up on physical copies because I’ve run out of room for more cases on my shelves, which are already covered in DVDs, Blu-Rays and books. The one terabyte hard drive simplifies this, as it’ll probably awhile until I run out of room and need an external hard drive for this puppy. But I like the games I have, which are “Always Sometimes Monsters,” “Stardew Valley,” “Catherine: Full Body,” “Persona 5” and “Death Stranding.” I still have plenty of room left on my hard drive and I think buying physical copies is just a tradition some people don’t want to break.
CONS: Clunky user interface. I’m still confused by where all my games and apps are. On the surface it seems like it’s going to be even simpler than using the PlayStation 3’s user interface, but it’s actually quite confusing to navigate. At least I think it is. I go to my “TV & Video” folder and instead of having just the apps I have downloaded (Amazon Prime and Netflix) it shows me like, six other app “suggestions” (advertisements, really) that they think I should download and pay for those services when I have absolutely zero interest in them. I’ve been told there are ways around this, but I’m confused as to how to go about fixing it as I’m not the tech-savvy person I was ten years ago, anymore. But I’m still figuring this beast out.
So in conclusion, it’s a good system with good games, a good Blu-Ray player and a good amount of hard drive space for the price but it has a very clunky user interface that leaves me often times feeling bewildered. Like I said, I got this for free, so I’m not complaining, I have a lot of learning to do with it. One other thing I want to add is that the controller battery life seems a little short-lived for some reason. I don’t know if that’s just something I’m imagining or what, but it definitely doesn’t seem to last as long as the PlayStation 3’s controller. But all in all, it’s a pretty good system and I like what I’ve gotten on it a lot so far so at least I have that going for me. I guess I’ll give this one a solid four out five stars.
Josh –
I was a little concerned cause of the comments that it wouldn’t work . It ended up working with no scratches on it . The only thing is that they forgot to give me the cord that connects the controller to the ps4
Twiggs –
It came in very good working condition, only problem, the USB was not working, but that’s the only problem, 5 stars
Emily –
Amazing purchase came with a controller!
Thao –
The short bit: I love it! However, the menu design could be a little simpler and easier to locate some things I didn’t have any trouble with on PS3. Wish I could give it a 4.5 but 5 stars is fine. Not to say the visual design isn’t nice and useful occasionally. Just lots of stuff I am not going to use. There are notifications that help you to learn where things are. So, that helps anything negative I have to say.
Couple first impression pros and cons:
It got a little warm on the cheap paint in this new house. Feet got stuck and one popped off. Great no-glue design to pop it right back in there. Sticky feet would not have been smart. (Just like with many other devices that get a little warm.)
I haven’t had an issue with it getting hot. Just warm. Put it in rest mode and it will cool down pretty fast between games.
I love rest mode. Solves the controller power problem. You can also set when the USBs stop funneling power to other devices.
Load times are ridiculous but if you’re playing from a first release disc it will let you skip the updates and start playing. Thank goodness. If you’re planning to load a couple games and set things up in the menu before you begin, you’re looking at 2-3 hours. I fell asleep waiting on updates the first time I plugged it in.
It will sometimes error out of games and send an error report. Something I never experienced with PS3. But, being a Mac user, as long as they stay on top of those updates and actually fix them I’m game. Tbd. I’ll come back and play later. Haven’t had an issue with that so far. It only errored out once in the last two weeks. Came back later and was able to play.
PS4 Slim is about the same size as PS3 Slim without the awkward shape and sacrificing features. It’s a hell of a lot heavier but times have changed.
Careful removing plugs from the back. They’re real snug on this one. Hurt my hand a few times. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad. I guess it depends on the situation. I like magnets that snap off. Macbooks have spoiled me.
Still my favorite way to play games! I strictly work on my computers in a field that requires a lot of processing power. So, I stick to consoles. They don’t need all that negativity in my free time too. Haha All around improved in the social entertainment and app entertainment category. I like it so far.
However, my review of the mic it comes with is not so sunny: Sony Playstation 4 (PS4) Mono Chat Earbud with Mic https://www.amazon.com/gp/review/R2DUSC7R2IRWTZ?ref_=glimp_1rv_cl Very cheap. Not designed for all players. Great idea though.
T Chopping –
So, to start, everything arrived just fine, the PS4 was intact, the HDMI cord works without flaw, as does the power cable. Booting it up, there was some user data left over, but an initialization of the PS4 takes care of that. I had many downloaded games already at my disposal, so it took longer than normal to play with the disc slot. Expecting possible complications, I used a PS4 disc I found useless to me and tried inserting it. Long story short, the PS4 I received does not play discs, and in fact, it ate my disc, and not even the emergency ejection methods can release it. All in all, this is pretty much a Digital PS4, so to speak. However, be aware that other than the disc drive, this runs like any other PS4., and the controller included works well, so far.