My PS4 Was Fun, But It Was Also A Piece Of Junk - Kotaku

This was a good console with good games, but the constant hardware issues were just the biggest pain in the ass, especially since they sat in this deeply irritating place on the “doesn’t matter” vs “get it replaced” scale, like an itch between your shoulder blades that’s bugging you, but you can’t quite reach it.

It got to the point this year, as I struggled to hear the whispers and footsteps in The Last Of Us II, that it started putting me off playing PS4 games altogether.

And if they’d been serious issues that actually stopped me playing games altogether, I would have either paid for a repair or got a new console.

Never in my life have I owned a console like this, and I’m talking about a large (and current!) sample size, since I keep so many of my old machines around the house.

Other consoles I’ve bought in the last 20 years that haven’t survived, like my first Xbox 360 (RROD) and launch PS3 (can’t remember the specifics) just stopped working, but their deaths were swift and sudden, and most important, took place under warranty.

My launch PS4, on the other hand, feels like its skin has been falling off its rotting bones for years now, and it’s just been the most frustrating thing.

NOTE: I already said up top, but this is just an anecdotal story based on my own 7-year experience!