How the PS4 SAVED PlayStation

[@DoGuov]

The entire lifespan of the PS4 before the PS5 came out, I never even thought about upgrading to the PS4 Pro. I kept using my launch PS4 with its loud ass jet engine fans haha. But it was still working good enough.

[@vintendio]

You got lucky dude mine HDD had to be changed 3 years after I got it and it was a Slim not even a launch model

[@staples6]

The PS4 pro had issues with noise as well. I have one and it’s unbelievable how loud the fans get.

[@johnflapper]

I waited until the Slim with 1TB for $200, no problems with it at all. Now in a home with a base PS4, twice it's randomly lost its OS and I had to download to a USB to boot

[@appelslice]

Bought an old launch PS4 for next to nothing recently. Loud as a hairdryer. Took it apart, cleaned out the dust (there was a thick layer of dust on the heatsink). Applied new thermal paste. Now it is very quiet. Only took me about an hour to do and wasn't that difficult. Ifixit has an excellent disassembly guide .

[@danielgomez7236]

You can fix your loud PS4 with just some new thermal paste

[@DANCERMACHINE]

If the Vita had Micro SD instead of proprietary storage, it would have been way more successful

[@SIPEROTH]

Yeah Sony went to greedy there trying to push their propriety MicroStick tech and they ended up killing their handheld with it although they were other reasons that probably would have made Sony cut back from it even if it sold better.

[@yeahright9014]

That was part of it, but it never had any system sellers, just like the PSP. Sony didn't want to cannibalize the PS3 and PS4 userbase, and devs just followed. PSP and Vita basically only have weaboo dating sims in their libraries.

[@Kitbats]

They didn't have a choice. If they went with normal micro SDs vita would start getting pirated again and developers would be dissuaded to make games for it

[@Merlaut715]

@@yeahright9014 The PSP had more diversity though. Was it not more successful than the Vita?

[@bsatb]

@@Merlaut715 also the PSP was easily hackable almost immediately, which is part of the reason it sold so well.

[@MrDiffrance]

Still playing all my games on the PS4 today

[@v1c9r]

Same lol

[@sompalsingh3351]

Same 😂

[@zachthegamer6894]

I was up until last week when I got my ps5, it's q major adjustment but if you getbthe chance to upgrade don't sleep on it man

[@bryantwilson4731]

Same using ps4 slim

[@Chaotic_H3LL]

Is this video even titled correctly "i bought every PS4" and then you discuss the history of the PS4 for the entire video?

[@alfredanto05]

its not any longer

[@basically_chris]

How Sony SAVED PlayStation! - lol

[@GundamGokuTV]

​@basically_chris Which isn't even correct either.

[@SANG0I]

40% Sony making improvements 60% Microsoft fucking up in every way imaginable

[@RabbitsInBlack]

Microsoft Owns half of Sony. How can they lose?

[@yafithegoat]

@@RabbitsInBlack no?

[@BurningMoreXP]

And the funny thing is that it’s still going strong since 2013

[@BurningMoreXP]

@@RabbitsInBlack Bro is defending a billion dollar company on KZbin comments 😂😂

[@jam06]

@@BurningMoreXPI don’t think he’s defending anything. He says something objectively wrong as a question that nobody answered

[@harman950]

PS4 is still solid in 2024.

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

The games graphic also still relevant by today’s standard

[@XGARBAGExBO2]

Consider yourself very lucky to think that.

[@timabney9190]

​@fajarkurniawan9434 I still have the original p s four man still works awesome

[@Tacos_youtube]

oh hell yeah,i have the pro and my system is still kickin hard

[@timabney9190]

​@Tacos_youtube I do want to get a ps5 tho soon the college football game on there looks incredible

[@s4fy44n6]

I've been playing on my PS4 slim for 8 years now. I don't want to buy a PS5 until it breaks

[@talion7268]

Whyyy the load times alone made jump to the PS4 it feels stupidly slow compared to the PS5

[@s4fy44n6]

@talion7268 I only play Overwatch atm so that's not a big deal for me

[@talion7268]

@@s4fy44n6 i see! If that's the case then i definitely wouldn't upgrade either

[@LestradeGames]

I bought my ps4 with my college book money. Found the books on pdf online for free so why not buy a ps4. I got it from a Walmart that randomly got some in and no one knew it yet. I drove 15 min on my break from my movie theater job through the snow to go buy it and made it back before my break ended and before the movies got out my coworker covered for me and encouraged me to do it. It was fun times. Then ps4 pro I just traded my ps4 for it at Best Buy and paid the difference.

[@hartwarg3051]

You mean college book money, not college books money

[@jackdknutson]

You mean I bought my PS4 using my college book money. I found the books as free PDFs online, so I figured, why not buy a PS4? I got it from a Walmart that had just gotten some in stock, but no one knew about it yet. On my break from my job at a movie theater, I drove 15 minutes through the snow to go buy it and made it back before my break ended-just in time before the movies got out. My coworker covered for me and even encouraged me to do it. It was such a fun time. As for the PS4 Pro, I just traded in my PS4 at Best Buy and paid the difference.

[@hartwarg3051]

@@jackdknutson You had enough for one book

[@JohnDoe-zo6tu]

I’m SCARED of that ONE Vein on Austin’s Arms!! 😧

[@ajjimmison5014]

His veins are huge in all his videos for the past couple months I wanna know why I dont think they were like that years ago, at least I didnt notice. They make me uncomfy

[@aaronmoore4905]

I have never been more excited than when I got a ps4 on my birthday in 2014

[@SGT_Archangel]

I personally LOVED the PS3. I made more friend on there and LOVE PS Home and pretty much STOPPED using PlayStation after they said they was going to bring it to PS4, then pretty much dropped it and never commented on it again.

[@Jadxn503]

Ps home was amazing. Idk why they took it down

[@Crashed131963]

Really? You thought playing The last Of Us at 720p on the Ps3 was better than the Ps4 version that played the game at 1080p?

[@paulchambers2379]

U forgot to mention that psvr1 was the highest selling vr headset at the time. Rest sold around 2m each in that same period.

[@SIPEROTH]

Still have it because not all games got a VR2 version.

[@sport0182]

I sold my PS4, but kept a controller. I use the controller to play driving games when I don't feel like pulling out the wheel.. Which is about 90% of the time..

[@blackmesacake5361]

I really feel like this is a weird way to twist the PS3 to PS4 scenario. The PS3 was a phenomenal system with a price that easily would have come down if people bought it. The problem for the PS3 was the games other companies were making were just so much easier to develop on the Xbox 360. Games that ran flawlessly on the PS3 or made only for the PS3 showed the console was much better than it appeared. So, in a hypothetical where the PS3 sold very well, the Xbox 360 wasn't able to reach par with the PS3 so developers had to put in the work to make the games, and the Move and Vita sold the way they should have, imagine what the PS4 would have been, riding off of such incredible success.

[@moxlolol]

I agree, the PS3 gets hate because people with 360s didn't understand it. It was the cheapest blue ray player on the market at the time on top of being a fantastic game console. My biggest theory is that the 360 has the reputation it has because people's parents didn't want to shell out the money for it, so they bought their kids a cheap 360 arcade instead

[@TKIvanov]

Ask anyone thats a developer or close to them and the vast majority do not miss the incredibly complicated CELL, split memory or wimpy GPU. Don't get me wrong, I love the PS3, but it is what it is.

[@blackmesacake5361]

@TKIvanov but if you read my scenario it's based on not having a 360 capable of balancing it out. If it was all they had for higher quality games, it would still suck to develop for but it would have birthed a much better gen

[@ps3vinny186]

Ayy man the ps3 was no failure most of the early games were just remastered ps3 games and to this day I still sell ps3s for more money than I can get for a ps4 many thanks for your video from vini

[@OwiggumX]

Xbox One X and PS4 Pro are still great consoles, especially if you replace the HDD with an SSD.

[@lutherheggs451]

An SSD literally does next to NOTHING for the Xbone and PS4. You cannot just slap an SSD into something and it works, it actually has to be made to take advantage of an SSD

[@talion7268]

​​@@lutherheggs451well I tried it and games do load noticeably faster although no where near at the PS5 level and it also reduced poping in most games so yea it definitely does something

[@sourangshusarkar5943]

In games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Warzone, you'll definitely see the difference.. Well only in loading speeds of games and textures only.. ​@@lutherheggs451

[@Drunken_Sens]

​@@lutherheggs451That's not technically true, you can benefit from SSD speeds on anything you plug one into but depending on the host device specs it may not be as fast as it could be. I've used an SSD on my old Xbox one and even phone and it worked.

[@mirzacle7611]

great video Austin! This type of content is awesome.

[@D1smantle]

This video is a giant dose of nostalgia. I'd love to see a 'PS5 life so far' or something like that, even though games and reveals aren't as exciting as they were anymore

[@john976431]

Actually the PS3s free internet to play games and built in Blu-ray player saved Sony.

[@lutherheggs451]

Actually Playstation was never in trouble to begin with. Sony's biggest problems were their laptops which are FACTUALLY fantastic but over priced and their cell phones. They looked at what was costing too much money, restructured and carried on. Playstation, Sony TVs, Sony Pictures, Sony TV distribution and, Sony Music were always making Sony money

[@OwiggumX]

The dualshock 4 was the first good controller Sony made.

[@starman5313]

I got an xbox one because all my friends only liked xbox and I personally liked the controller and UI better. But when I saw spiderman become a PS4 exclusive and COD come early to PS4 and also Playstation VR come out with no xbox counterpart, I knew it was over for the xbox one and sold it. All my friends ended up moving to PC as well.

[@ET_Videos]

PS4 Slim was my favorite.

[@hasansefikogullar5150]

I love my PlayStation 4 Slim.

[@ak_hoops]

Been WAITING for this episode. Honestly, you should pitch it to WarnerBros or so for Max (specifically the show Game Changers)

[@Germaneworld]

Watching Austin from very long time, and man, gotta admit the quality of his videos have not changed.Meanwhile did you notice Austin's Playstation-themed shirt?

[@MondoFoo666]

Man no the hell you didn't

[@asuna07neros]

I still have a base PS4 (Uncharted 4 edition). The controller already failed on me but the console itself is going strong (even though it's been sounding like a jet engine lately). I still play on it on a regular basis, in fact I used it a lot more than my PS5 in the past few weeks (been replaying Bloodborne and Dark Souls with it). Really a great console despite its age and is probably my 2nd favorite Playstation console just behind the PS1

[@danielgomez7236]

I am currently playing Persona 3 Reload, the graphics are great and I love my PS4

[@Mohammad-ef2xx]

Cannot believe you are still alive! I haven't watched you for 2 years. KZbin did not recommend any of your videos to me throughout the 2 years. I thought you were gone. ❤

[@C_C-]

Titanfall was so good... nothing like grappling onto a giant mech climbing up and dumping an lmg mag into its head

[@Rav_H_S_T]

Wonder what would have happened if SONY went first at E3

[@Diehlornodiehl]

Where did he get that sick button up?

[@Lil_dudes_2K]

I have a ps4 then upgraded to a PS5 4 years later, but I had a blast playing the PS4 from 2019-2023

[@dart2780]

Don't forget to mention that not once not twice but three times our credit debit card info was leaked from Playstation servers and Sony didn't tell us for weeks.

[@jacobhunter2804]

Great video again. I really like these breakdown/history videos

[@justnick22]

Still having ps4, right now i trying to sell it and buy xbox series s (i don't have a lot of money to buy 500€ consoles), as a not a big gamer and most of the time playing with friends at home, or alone some new game, xbox series s is a great choice. It's sad that playstation doesn't have any console for that job, or for those who still want to play new games, but they can't afford for a xbox sereis x or PS5.

[@sigillinux]

I miss consoles... good consoles. once upon a time ya could get a console cheaper then a pc and have it play games and work outta the box. today its a mess...overpriced , slowly moving away from physical games. games in general getting worse blah blah blah... I feel/am old.

[@me0262]

You didn't really mention that sony's 25th anniversary was during this time, and that they released a PS4 that looked like the PS1.

[@kanzai12]

25th? You mean 30th?

[@jam06]

@@kanzai12nah man. The 20th anniversary. If you’re gonna correct someone, at least try a simple google search

[@S-1_24-25]

@@kanzai12no way both of yous get the 20th anniversary mixed up 💀the 30th anniversary was for the ps5 this year

[@kanzai12]

@S-1_24-25 “was during this time” 🤦🏻

[@S-1_24-25]

@@kanzai12 they clearly meant that and it was the 20th anniversary then not the 25th or 30th

[@docwhogr]

the guy at the 18:03 PS VR demo booth was like fed up and ready to quit..

[@Froanite]

Love your team and your videos. Good job

[@miguel_p1000]

Big shoutout to Microsoft for letting Sony be the king again after the Xbox one reveal. Remember, the Xbox one didn’t allow used games, but PS4 did :)

[@greendro6410]

Nice video 👍

[@jimmy4506]

It’s not about hardware it’s about the games gamers wants just good games to play I personally will trade any 120fps console for 30-60fps with good games and I think most of the gamers will. That’s what sell the more what to do with the most powerful console when there is no good games

[@davidhines7592]

remember the banana controller playstation had as a concept once?

[@cuhd4970]

Marc Cerny is just a legend

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

Kinda cool that not only is this the history of the PS4, but also told from someone who was there through the entire way

[@tergish1]

Drink some damn water Austin, if your right arm brushes against a piece of paper you’re gonna end up bleeding out

[@TheFiftyQuid]

These were good times. That E3 will go down as the best E3 to have ever existed.

[@dzxtricks]

20:37 I thought Xbox was the one who started with a familiar hardware concept. I mean... That's the promise since OG Xbox

[@RW_Ashiq]

Did your Microsoft and Xbox sponsorship just end Austin?

[@littlekitten235]

Never upgraded to the PS5 till now. Still happy with my PS4. Since can play all the latest games on PS4, I feel the PS5 is optional to have. All you need is a great gaming monitor/tv, and you can barely tell the difference

[@IceCubed565]

THIS IS!

[@Madboiwastaken]

My slim's hard drive corrupts everytime it shuts off without proper procedure but I still main it because it's great for playing online games like Fortnite and rocket league without having to worry about losing all my progress, i just wish i had money to buy a new hard drive to play single player games again without having to worry about losing all my progress because of a power outage or something dumb like that

[@mrfilcritic]

Sonys solid track record and momentum in the second half of PS3 helped the PS4 become a huge success. Microsoft started being really lazy and complacent in the second half of 360, which led to a large momentum loss, and then TVTVTV just outright killed them.

[@jomesleveque6834]

I honestly hope that you will make a 'I bought every Nintendo 3DS...' video. Can you please do that?

[@turismofoegaming8806]

Yup!! Still got my PS4pro and I Playbit almost every Week!!

[@Dajodio]

Was the eventual death of sega's console division starting from the sony ps1 299 roast not a press conference?

[@Balc0ra]

They did not just sell off their Manhattan HQ and fire a bunch of people to save Sony after deciding to go all in on the PS. They closed and sold off a fair chunk of their Music movie-making sectors. All of their PC studios Inc, SOE were closed and sold off in bits. A few of their PS studios even had to be sacrificed. The hardware and mobile sector did see cuts too after Mobile sales had gone down 90% since 2007. Betting everything on PS4. Tho... To be fair, the Xbox One E3 show helped a fair bit too, and should be credited

[@ConfusedSailor1900]

Who are you, and what have you done to Austin? This was professional made.

[@jbmusic2000]

I still have my PS4 Slim and it’s an awesome console. I love it so much!

[@MrKutKuGaruga96]

PS4 era was my best console generation I ever lived by the simple fact I was already a young adult. I bought my console and all my games with my own money and just because of that I was able to play more games than I could back on the PS3 era or even PS2. My old PS4 Slim is still there, broken because and update killed it. 😂

[@Enigma-P]

Hearing that Halo plasma pistol sound effect at 1:29 was funny. Since Halo is a Microsoft product (for now) lol

[@turismofoegaming8806]

I absolutely love the Xbox 360 controller as far as the shape and the triggers and sticks go.. but my favorite controller of all time is the Xbox one S/X controller with its pinpointed concave lipped sticks!! Rumble triggers!! And a D pad that might even rival the PS4 pad in terms of being able to pull off your motions in fighting games like Tekken and SoulCaliber? But I think the PS3 controller is a classic as I've been playing with it this past month playing fallout3 GOTY and I was blown away with how good it feels in your hands as it has been a while since I played my PS3!! The PS4 controller is great, but I disliked that they got rid of pressure sensitive buttons (even though those last generation PS3 controllers did not have the best sensitivity as it got cheaper throughout the lifespan..) but the PS four controller is awesome and feels perfect in your hands other than the sticks being kind cave and convex at the same time cancels either of each of those out?!? it makes me want to put some Xbox one S sticks, on my PS4 controller??? Because they literally "stick" to your thumbs as long as your thumb is covering the concave part!! if you have small, thumbs it might not feel this way? Anyways, great video

[@quietusplus1221]

So, I grew up with PC gaming during the 90s/early 2000s. Owned 2 consoles during that time: PS1 and GameBoy Colour, and those perhaps had even more playtime than PC. Since then, no consoles except a brief period with the PS3 and PSP, due to hackability (which was interesting) but quickly sold after 3 months due to non-use. For myself I cannot justify owning a console anymore.

[@Crashed131963]

I like Ps5 because they are on sale for $375 and play 90% of newest games that are out and coming out in 2025 if you look it up . That is cheap modern gaming .

[@MarioG02]

Your arms are insane 👍👍

[@Joedad000]

nice plug for "Bigtime" lol

[@bullymaguire243]

Not really. They started a paywall for online where as ps3 didn’t and no backwards compatibility. At least it had lots of good exclusives and cheap

[@patricklindsay72]

I wasn't a huge fan of the parallelogram design of the PS4. I was always super-conscious about dinging one of the sharp corners. Small annoyance though. I loved the system and its games.

[@lbsiuk]

Anyone here before the name was changed from ‘I BOUGHT EVERY PS4’

[@cadenchurchill4296]

Back in the day I only played on Nintendo, so I had a Wii U for much of that generation. Didn't pick up a PS4 until 2018.

[@Jumpman67]

The PS4 was a very safe release. I prefer the PS3 particularly the launch version. It can do so much. In my heart though I'm a Playstation guy for life.

[@JustinPinedaMedia]

10:52 - Best part

[@irwinhiker5917]

10:14 THAT WAS YOU?!

[@ramiking745]

To be honest, I'm not a big fan of the Dualshock 4 like a lot of people are. It was nice that it was re-chargable but man did that battery drain fast. And a nitpick of mine is the controller being too light for my liking. I do remember the shift to PlayStation at the time. Many people I knew who were Xbox 360 players shifted to the PS4 at the time.

[@AbdhullaNaaim]

Still rocking my PS4 Slim, thinking about upgrading to PS5 Pro (if possible)

[@helly9015]

switch is on the way to becoming the number one selling console of all time

[@-galm4-lonefox857]

Ah so you're the reason why I can't buy a PS4. You'll rude the day Austin Evans!!

[@lainsandstrom]

"Rue the day", but yeah!

[@Sladey1601]

Rude the day 😂😂😂

[@aquabeast1059]

Hey Austin I really enjoyed this video is very informative. Good job on your research bro.

[@juselara02]

After watching this video and considering how the 6th generation ended I think what the Microsoft achieved with the Xbox 360 was unbelievable. And/or the ps2 to ps3 fumble was biblical

[@TonyStark-yl9wv]

I’m a fan of PlayStation but I can agree that Sony tried a lot harder with the PS4 than the PS5 because the PS4 had customisable wallpapers and my PS4 came bundled with a camera and 2 controller chargers for less the price of a PS5 alongside Lego Star Wars and Star Wars the force awakens blue Ray 💙

[@remmykun8315]

Now we know why the ps4 sales’ number keeps getting higher after all these years 😂

[@cbonardy]

Lmao 🤣🤣🤣 16:51 so TRUE 😂😂😂

[@thenorseguy2495]

I really love the PS4. It have been entertaining me for a decade since 2014.

[@SGT_Archangel]

If we could give Sony a reminder of these prices for this new CRAZY price for the PS5 Pro.

[@GundamGokuTV]

"Saved PlayStation" In every generation, except for one. The PlayStation has been the best seller of that generation. The lone exception was the PS3, which by the end of that gen was in 2nd Place. Sony has dominated the game industry since it came to market in 1994. The one time they didn't it was due to the general appeal of the Wii. And even the Xbox 360, Xbox's most popular system and the best one they made was in 3rd Place that gen. That just tells you how crazy that generation was.

[@Norg1]

For me personally a older retro gamer I will say xbone and series x was cool it was backwards comp And I was at a time in my life ps321 I was still playing psp and vita has well ....I have alot of catching up to do But im looking forward to ps6 esp if it plays ps654 games

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

Still the best industrial design console, in my opinion Especially the PS4 Slim

[@DJCalzar]

I decided to try Matt's favourite tipple Fireball, wish me luck

[@crazythingswithsebastiange7269]

you did not buy all the PS4s you're missing the special editions

[@Ratr0-KD]

Is it only me or anyone feels that Austin's content is sus nowadays

[@ZEROZERO-sv1cs]

Xbox one x scorpio actually had little bit more success as it came out almost on same time as fortnite that fortnite on xbox one x looked super good. Playstation for pro fan was horrendous it was obnoxiously loud

[@theancientgamer8524]

I think Don Mattingly's (sp?) speech where he says (not direct quote) "If you want a console that's not online, get an XBOX 360." pretty much ended him. He's pretty much telling people not to buy their newest, greatest product. Massive fail on his part. Austin didn't mention it, so just wanted to make it a part of the conversation...pretty much a terrible speech.

[@abz7800]

why are all of austin evans videos so yellow tinted

[@gtleshow]

Who knew 'playing it safe' could level up the gaming industry?

[@turismofoegaming8806]

I still play my Vita every week also!!! All 3 of em..

[@Steve.Cutler]

I believe, out of all the versions of the playstation, i have more hours on the PS4. The original Playstation with Resident evil was epic.

[@turismofoegaming8806]

Speaking of Xbox One: I am Thankful to have found another Used One X in damn near Mint Condition, that is Black & white! I got it to be able to play Red Dead Redemption 2 on it, as my Black One X needs Thermal Paste & Playing Red Dead on the Pro, or even the PS5, Looks so much Worse... I wish Rockstar would make a daggone Next-Gen Patch for that Game, for PS5 & Series X/S to at the very least, make it Run @60FPS?!?!? Updated Resolution would be great... like healthy one version is at a higher Fidelity than the PS4 pro version, and running it on a PS5 doesn't make any difference. In fact, I think it runs a little bit worse on the PS5?? Frame rate wise?

[@_______________2001]

Microsoft really fumbled the bag

[@JeredJim0100101001001010]

Austin really has been on a downfall

[@betterluckchuck324]

bring back free online play