PlayStation 4 Discussion

[EnigmaNemesis]

I got an email from Best Buy stating the pre-order release date of the PS4 is now November 30, 2013. Is that the actual release date, or is it just another place holder? And if it is the latter, why change it from December 31? An estimated date is still an estimated date to me.

Amazon has not done the same so I'm not entirely convinced it is the true release date yet.

Combination of placeholder, and possibly inside info that gives them an idea as to when I am sure.

[N51_rob]

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Yes. Amazon charges you when the item ships. What ive been doing is slowly paying off my order on Amazon by using Amazon gift cards. I do need to remember to update my payment method as my card I have on file with amazon expires in September. Will have to update my payment method when I get my new card.

I may start doing this as well. Nothing like telling my wife I am getting a PS4, only to have her flip her lid when months from now after she has forgotten all about it, then see out checking account $500 lighter.

[zanner]

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I'm going to take these next couple of months to catch up on Ps3 games I never played via PS+ Free games download (Got sucked in to many sports games, namely The Show and Fifa to play anything else).

I'm coming up with my scheduled on all these games I'll catch up on, and this will also allow my wife to accustom herself with what will happen once the PS4 drops. I mention my preorder and every detail each and every day so it's no surprise to her once I rip the box open and Geek out for a few weeks at release.

[greenegt]

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Yes. Amazon charges you when the item ships. What ive been doing is slowly paying off my order on Amazon by using Amazon gift cards. I do need to remember to update my payment method as my card I have on file with amazon expires in September. Will have to update my payment method when I get my new card.

I may start doing this as well. Nothing like telling my wife I am getting a PS4, only to have her flip her lid when months from now after she has forgotten all about it, then see out checking account $500 lighter.

I just started, today. I traded in Madden 13 and got $16.89 off of my PS4. Progress.

[SidVish]

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Just got the following email from Amazon.

Dear Amazon.com Customer,

Thank you for pre-ordering the PlayStation 4. Yesterday we made a change to the name of the product by adding "Launch" and "Standard" editions, which may have caused confusion for some of our customers.

We are writing to confirm that you ordered the "Launch Edition," which is Release-Day Delivery eligible. All other aspects of the two editions are identical.

You do not need to take any action or make any changes to your current order.

[JRoZe410]

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Yes. Amazon charges you when the item ships. What ive been doing is slowly paying off my order on Amazon by using Amazon gift cards. I do need to remember to update my payment method as my card I have on file with amazon expires in September. Will have to update my payment method when I get my new card.

brilliant, im gonna start doing that now.How does it work though, what does amazon take the money out of your gift card balance when they "charge" you for the ps4 when it ships?

[ckarlic]

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I may start doing this as well. Nothing like telling my wife I am getting a PS4, only to have her flip her lid when months from now after she has forgotten all about it, then see out checking account $500 lighter.

LOL..Glad to see im not the only one. My wife would flip as well since she would probably forget about it 6 months from now.

[ckarlic]

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brilliant, im gonna start doing that now.How does it work though, what does amazon take the money out of your gift card balance when they "charge" you for the ps4 when it ships?

Yeah...what I do is send an amazon gift card to myself with whatever amount and then apply the code to the order in the order details page. Should be at the bottom of the page. So far I have the PS4 down to $379 after I added a $20 gift card to the order.

Im assuming that your card will be charged for whatever balance is left over after you redeem your gift cards when the P4 ships. Once you apply the gift card to the order, you should see the balance owed instantly.

[JRoZe410]

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Yeah...what I do is send an amazon gift card to myself with whatever amount and then apply the code to the order in the order details page. Should be at the bottom of the page. So far I have the PS4 down to $379 after I added a $20 gift card to the order.

Im assuming that your card will be charged for whatever balance is left over after you redeem your gift cards when the P4 ships. Once you apply the gift card to the order, you should see the balance owed instantly.

Ok, I applied gift card money to my account and i go to change payment method, but don't see anything for gift card.Will it just automatically take the money out of the gift card balance and then charge my card i selected for remaining balance(if their is)?

[Phobia]

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That is one thing that was a plus using the in store purchase of the PS4 at gamestop. Its paid off in full and over the next couple months, I can pay off couple more games so when it does release I'm not getting slammed with $700 bucks to the checking account.

Gaming to pay off Watchdogs, Battlefield 4, and COD Ghost for sure before the release. (Madden 25 already paid for)

[greenegt]

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Ok, I applied gift card money to my account and i go to change payment method, but don't see anything for gift card.Will it just automatically take the money out of the gift card balance and then charge my card i selected for remaining balance(if their is)?

At the top of your PS4 order details page there should be a button to 'apply gift card balance' to your order. Once applied, your total due is automatically updated. When it ships, you will be charged for whatever balance is left over.

[ckarlic]

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Ok, I applied gift card money to my account and i go to change payment method, but don't see anything for gift card.Will it just automatically take the money out of the gift card balance and then charge my card i selected for remaining balance(if their is)?

It is not in the change payment method section. Go to order details and at the bottom of the page, you should see a field where you can apply the code. I didn't add the gift card amount to my account but I redeemed the gift card code in my order details page for the order. It is under the payment information section of the order detail.

Hope that makes sense.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

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That is one thing that was a plus using the in store purchase of the PS4 at gamestop. Its paid off in full and over the next couple months, I can pay off couple more games so when it does release I'm not getting slammed with $700 bucks to the checking account.

Gaming to pay off Watchdogs, Battlefield 4, and COD Ghost for sure before the release. (Madden 25 already paid for)

I really should do this

[iRepIndiana]

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Can anyone explain to me how Xbox one has already reordered and made available to preorder day one launch systems and ps4 is still unavailable? I got screwed by amazon by ordering 5 mins after sonys conference and somehow didn't manage to have my order upgraded to the launch edition.

Anyone have any idea when launch edition will be back up to preorder because Xbox has sold out like ps4 already on amazon and now there available to order again.

GET ON THE BALL AMAZON AND SONY!!!

TAKE MY MONEYY!!!!!!

[iRepIndiana]

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I really should do this

If you save up every pay check its practically the same thing. I will go trade in games to grab the new systems iteration of games though. That's the only thing from GameStop that's useful to me. Hoping for some buyers to hop on my deals I have on craiglist.