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Testseek.com have collected 324 expert reviews of the Sony PlayStation 4 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony PlayStation 4.
Award: Most Awarded December 2013
December 2013
 
(80%)
324 Reviews
Users
(87%)
738 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Powerful hardware
  • Excellent PS4 controller
  • Amazing graphics & physics rendering
  • TV apps support
  • Multitasking
  • Price
  • Beautiful new console
  • The best controller Sony has ever made
  • Easy-to-use sharing features will push gaming forward
  • Support for up to 16 users
  • Web browser and apps are free
  • Parental controls
  • Second screen experience for PS Vita
  • Healthy launch title lineup cool Indie titles
  • Store lets you try games before you buy
  • Playroom experience is downright adorable
  • Improved
  • Amazing graphics
  • Share options (pictures and video)
  • Live gameplay streaming options
  • Can play games while downloading
  • New controller w/touchpad
  • Included headset
  • Cross play options with PlayStation Vita
  • PlayStation 4 app (iOS and ANdroid)
  • Camera sys
  • Beautiful
  • Unique case design
  • Relatively quiet operating noise
  • Lighting
  • Smoke effects
  • And character models look great
  • DualShock 4 controller is one of the best we've ever used
  • Stream game audio to any headset through the controller
  • What's New secti
  • New DualShock 4 controller feels great in the hand
  • Prescient inclusion of excellent system-level sharing functions
  • Remote Sharing is neat—if you stay close to the console
  • Stylis
  • Compact desig
  • Improved controlle
  • Redesigned user interface easy to us
  • Faster game install
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Streamlined UI
  • Excellent controller
  • Streaming-service apps (such as Netflix) don't require PlayStation Network subscription to use
  • Handy guest mode for playing with friends
  • The PlayStation 4 serves up dazzling graphics
  • Runs on a simplified and logical interface and boasts a fantastic controller. It has the upper hand in indie games and can stream a constantly growing list of legacy titles via PlayStation Now. The PS4 makes
  • Cheap
  • Great for children
  • Lightweight
  • Provides nearly the same functionality as the DualShock 4
  • Fantastic controller
  • Handsome console
  • Simple
  • Game-focused interface
  • Great graphics
  • Comfortable controller
  • Stylish and compact design
  • Sharing features
  • Great Graphics
  • Great Performance
  • DualShock 4
  • Attractive Design
  • Touchpad
  • Offers most major apps
  • Excellent picture and sound quality
  • No additional subscriptions required to access streaming services
  • Netflix Max helps find recommendations geared to your taste
  • Navigating the UI feels fast and intuitive
  • Tons of great exclusive games
  • Compact size makes the console surprisingly portable

The editors didn't like

  • Crippled media functionality
  • Power consumption
  • Few great games
  • Some user interface issues
  • Underwhelming first-party launch games
  • Cluttered menus
  • Some entertainment and online features are not worth your time
  • Voice control doesn't always work on the first try
  • Camera is needed for voice chat with friends and voice navigation of the system
  • Hardcore gamers will run out of hard drive space pretty fast
  • No sharing gameplay videos to YouTube
  • And the user interfac
  • No backward compatible PS1
  • PS2 or PS3 disc play
  • Left console shell area prone to scratches/fingerprints
  •  include camera/second controller
  •  no integration with cable or satellite services
  • Limited music options
  • Relatively high power consumption
  • Leap in graphics doesn't provide the "wow factor" of previous generational jumps
  • Controller only gets about 7 hours of battery life
  • Flat system interface gets cluttered and hard to use
  • Limited editing and upload optio
  • Meager
  • Unappealing game library
  • System interface remains cluttered and unintuitive
  • Controller has terrible battery life and a seemingly pointless lightbar
  • Exclusive launch title lineup somewhat wea
  • Online multiplayer behind a paywall
  • No DLNA support (at time of review)
  • Antiquated friending process
  • HDCP-locked HDMI output
  • Short controller battery life
  • PS3 games don't work
  • The Xbox One has a slight edge in non-gaming entertainment features such as streaming content and media portal apps
  • Awkward to hold if you're used to a normal DualShock 4 controller
  • Lacks a few advanced DualShock 4 features
  • Not made for adults with larger hands
  • Not available in a wireless model
  • Not enough great games yet
  • Occasional worrisome performance problems
  • Interface doesn't scale well for power users
  • Voice command feature is fiddly
  • Launch lineup isn't stellar
  • Bad battery life
  • No remote or QWERTY keyboard outside of game controller
  • Limited number of apps—no social networks or photo apps
  • No DLNA or other streaming from home network media libraries
  • Gamepad battery life is still short
  • WiFi speeds can be frustratingly slow
  • System storage interface can be problematic and inaccurate

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  Published: 2014-05-27, Author: Stephen , review by: kotaku.com

  • Abstract:  A half-year past launch, the PlayStation 4 still feels like an overachiever. The system runs better and is improving faster than its predecessor. Everything is relative, though. The PS4 is still a year-one console and has familiar year-one issues. It's no...

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  Published: 2014-05-23, Author: Barb , review by: soundandvision.com

  • Offers most major apps, Excellent picture and sound quality, No additional subscriptions required to access streaming services, Netflix Max helps find recommendations geared to your taste
  • No remote or QWERTY keyboard outside of game controller, Limited number of apps—no social networks or photo apps, No DLNA or other streaming from home network media libraries
  • Excellent for gaming and on the whole, but not the best choice for streaming alone....

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  Published: 2013-12-12, Author: Josh , review by: gottabemobile.com

  • Abstract:  The PS4 and Xbox One are just getting started in a battle to be the game console of choice for the next five to ten years, and many shoppers are considering buying a PS4 or an Xbox One for the first time.While the Xbox 360 arguably won the last console co...

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  Published: 2013-12-12, Author: David , review by: computershopper.com

  • Streamlined UI, Excellent controller, Streaming-service apps (such as Netflix) don't require PlayStation Network subscription to use, Handy guest mode for playing with friends
  • No DLNA support (at time of review), Antiquated friending process, HDCP-locked HDMI output, Short controller battery life, PS3 games don't work
  • It's still early days in terms of game selection, but the PS4 debuts as a commanding console with a better, streamlined UI that fronts solid hardware. A much-improved controller and well-executed sharing and social features make it a winner. ...

 
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  Published: 2013-12-11, Author: Alastair , review by: Theinquirer.net

  • Abstract:  However, Microsoft has since rescinded most, if not all these controversial policies. This combined with the fact that neither the PS4 nor the Xbox One are backwards compatible and won't play PS3 or Xbox 360 games makes knowing which console is best a tri...

 
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  Published: 2013-12-09, Author: Michael , review by: geardiary.com

  • amazing graphics, share options (pictures and video), live gameplay streaming options, can play games while downloading, new controller w/touchpad, included headset, cross play options with PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 app (iOS and ANdroid), camera sys
  • no backward compatible PS1, PS2 or PS3 disc play, left console shell area prone to scratches/fingerprints, include camera/second controller, no integration with cable or satellite services, limited music options

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  Published: 2013-12-04, Author: Alastair , review by: Theinquirer.net

  • Great graphics, comfortable controller, stylish and compact design, sharing features
  • Voice command feature is fiddly, launch lineup isn't stellar

 
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  Published: 2013-12-02, Author: Josh , review by: gottabemobile.com

  • Abstract:  New game consoles don't come every day, but this year the PS4 arrived with a collection of games, upgraded graphics, a new DualShock 4 controller and several PlayStation 4 features that set it apart from the PS3 and the Xbox One.The PS4 or PlayStation 4 a...

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  Published: 2013-11-29, Author: Dave , review by: makeuseof.com

  • The PlayStation 4 comes in a surprisingly small box, especially when compared to the Xbox One. In fact, it looks more like the box you might find a laptop in, not a high-end video game console. That's not a bad thing though, as there is nothing wrong with...

 
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  Published: 2013-11-28, Author: Kirk , review by: techspot.com

  • Abstract:  Two new gaming consoles. Both very powerful. Both very ambitious. Both about to meet head to head... and do battle for your time, money and attention, as well as the fate of the universe! Two weeks ago we reviewed the PlayStation 4. Last week we reviewed ...

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