Cheapest I could find. I've been checking back since I saw the deal for a PS4 1TB and 1 game for £299.99, this seemed like too good a deal to pass up. I collect mine later on this morning (hopefully!) so will post more details later on.
All comments (54)
markalanious
10 Jan 162#1
Looked intriguing but the games to pick from are LBP3, drive club, the order and God of war 3. These have little sell on value, maybe £10 without looking making the console 269, which is about right at the moment. Not voting either way.
markalanious
10 Jan 16#2
You can also get the console with one game but it's uncharted or until dawn or bloodborn, which is probably a better deal. Not sure if this is the c chassis though.
iffy1234
10 Jan 16#3
This seems like a good deal as its 1TB. Is it C chassis?
Beans
10 Jan 161#4
Once I collect I will check out which model it is! And Markalanious, fair comment, I couldn't find another 1TB deal for that price.... And I've opted for 2 copies of little big planet as I get more in cex for that :smiley:
adamnsu
10 Jan 161#5
if your happy beans then kudos to you. but IMO this is £20 dearer than I would pay for
dezbo8888
10 Jan 16#6
I want cod 2 fifa plus extra controller (any size of console)
AndrewRunagall to dezbo8888
10 Jan 16#33
Call of Duty 2?! It was pretty decent about 9 years ago, not many players these days.
iffy1234
10 Jan 16#7
If it was with Black Ops or BattleFront I may have got it too. The wait continues
adamnsu to iffy1234
10 Jan 161#8
when you get your bundle could you keep me in the loop. i ve been noticing your a cod bundle seeker like me.
Dr_Bawbag to iffy1234
10 Jan 161#10
I get the feeling we won't see many PS4 deals until the likes of Amazon get new stock in. A lot of bundles seem to be sold out or very low stock at the likes of Amazon. What is around on Amazon seems to be from independent traders. Hopefully come February we'll see more deals floating around.
looke_o to iffy1234
10 Jan 16#20
That was £269.99 at Amazon two weeks ago, I bought it :sunglasses:
Dr_Bawbag
10 Jan 162#9
I think it's pretty lame that Sony/retailer are still selling the older model at the same price, with no real way of the consumer knowing what they're picking up when we're buying online. Unless the actual online retailer states it's the new model, it's currently a lottery which model you're getting. Sony should be more clear on the matter. Like maybe even giving the packaging box a slightly different design.
I know it's easy to tell if you're actually physically in the shop (due to the matt finish), but retailers usually just use stock images.
My point being, people shouldn't need to be asking whether it's the new model, it should be clear.
frakison to Dr_Bawbag
10 Jan 161#13
It's not like its a different machine though, it still does EXACTLY the same thing as the "old" model, I think that many people (especially on here), are being sucked in by forum hype, there's millions of PS4 users with the old style unit and I don't see them rushing to swap them :smiley: (lets face it, 99% of people wouldn't know the difference!).
Tequila
10 Jan 16#11
Not good since the free games are cheap games with little re-sale value.
Beans
10 Jan 161#12
Just collected and is most recent model!! :laughing:
rdbradshaw to Beans
10 Jan 16#18
Sorry it's not , it's a c chassis yes but not the cuh1200 chassis
Dr_Bawbag
10 Jan 16#14
Like anything electrical or with moving parts, the 2nd run models are almost always better, regardless if it does exactly the same thing or not. It's nothing to do with the hype. Take the old 360's, they did exactly the same thing as the new slim versions, but the slim versions were by far the better products. More issues get ironed out with each proceeding model.
The only reasons i can think for opting for the older model when it comes to consoles is for software reasons, not hardware reasons. If I'm gonna spend £250-£300 for a new PS4 at this moment, I'd want the newer model for the very reasons I've given above.
Paraphrasia
10 Jan 16#15
arguably the older model has a better track record though while the new one might be prone to breaking down after 6 months. you really don't know about the new one. some might argue that the older one is therefore a better bet.
21benson to Paraphrasia
10 Jan 16#16
That's a good point. I have both models (1 old and 2 new) and the only noticeable improvement on the new chassis is it is quieter in operation. The old one I got on release day gets quite noisy (only when playing certain games), but the new ones are whisper quiet. Not an issue if you don't sit near it, but I do and it gets annoying sometimes. Been trying to get one of the kids to swap with me but they're not having any of it!
frakison
10 Jan 16#17
My point is that its not as big a deal as these threads ALWAYS make out, if you get an old spec its not going to make anyone's world end! :smiley:
coolcat21
10 Jan 16#19
cheers op, keeping an eye on prices & hoping they soon start matching those around Christmas time - couldn't afford it then :disappointed:
Beans
10 Jan 16#21
Um, it says CUH-1216B on the box...? I thought that was the new one??
rdbradshaw
10 Jan 16#22
Turns out they never upgraded the 1tb , but only upgraded the 500gb ones
I got lucky and ordered New Year's Eve, PS4 deals have really dried up since then. Worth waiting a few weeks now I reckon
iffy1234
10 Jan 16#25
Will do :smiley:
iffy1234
10 Jan 16#26
I agree with the point. I wouldnt have bought the C if i had older already as that upgrade does not warrant
iffy1234
10 Jan 16#27
I know I wasnt in the market then. IT will happen again
iffy1234
10 Jan 161#28
You did good man - I hope you enjoy it :smiley:
Beans
10 Jan 16#29
Thanks! And it's "woman" actually ;-) hope some others found this useful!!
iffy1234
10 Jan 16#30
aah :wink: sorry
Mozilla123
10 Jan 16#31
Thanks OP. Just ordered. Went for the GTA5 game option that came in at £312.98 all I'm with free next day delivery!! Bought BO3 earlier on ebay. DS can't wait!
Don't forget there's also 3.03% TCB on orders from Smyth's!
Leighdude
10 Jan 161#32
Any two games...would have bought. Getting sick of the wait now...wish I'd have bought at xmas. I'm sure PS4's have been price fixed, making all this majorly illegal. Argos' advert of GTAV + PS4 for £249.99 was still live days after New Year...click the add and no, back to £299.99...again, illegal. Just put GTAV + PS4 back to £249.99 somebody and I will learn my lesson and buy now! I am definitely not paying any more when they have been lower, it is a joke!
gazzereth26 to Leighdude
10 Jan 16#34
I completely agree. The deal at Game was £235. When new stock arrives, the prices will drop.
Dr_Bawbag to Leighdude
11 Jan 16#35
Most UK stock is pre Christmas stock. You just need to look on Amazon and GAME to see most bundles are sold out. Once they all restock prices will fall again. They're also selling the stock at RRP, so I don't see any price fixing going on. Price fixing usually means every major retailer keep products at an unreasonably high price, for a long time with little or no movement. Just now due to the low stock levels, shops really aren't in a position to begin a price war so to speak.
Axenstar7899
11 Jan 16#36
Hi, emailed customer service. they said all 1TB ps4 on their website are the current C-Chassis
Dear Charlie,
Thank you for your email.
Please be advised that all the PS4s that we have are the newest model - C Chassis/CUH-1200.
We hope that this might be of some benefit to you.
Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
EDIT:
Bought the PS4, Can Confirm it is the latest model. Got with Drake Trilogy for £279
Leighdude
11 Jan 16#37
Very true Dr Bawbag, but how long will it take for them to fully re-stock? It makes no sense to me for a retailer to run out of premium stock...such a huge amount of potential sales lost, where people go elsewhere. Tesco and Amazon are massive, they have the buying power and storage capacity to do a better job than this.
Dr_Bawbag
11 Jan 161#38
The demand probably out strips the supply. Sony are probably churning out less than they would like. I'm in the same position as you. Waiting for them to come down. Hell, I've even been buying some PS4 games as and when they've went on sale. All I need now is the actual console. Refuse to pay these sort of prices because I can almost guarantee you if i were to, something would appear £50 less within days. A little bit **** that i didn't just pick one up before Christmas when deals were getting posted right, left and centre.
zippypratt
11 Jan 16#39
To be fair, no one knew the pricing would go back up, the big sellers have been competing with each other for what seems like months, then bang. It will be back to 'normal' soon I'm sure
Beans
11 Jan 16#40
Been messaged asking if ps4 is matt, yes it is :smiley:
Seeeymour
11 Jan 16#41
Went to pick this deal up from the Newport branch today after ordering online but they only had the older model 1100s in stock. Was offered a 1200 pre-bundled with Uncharted for an extra £10 but I declined. I'm sure I can do better! :wink:
hackboski
12 Jan 16#42
hmmmm debating over this - the 2 game deal with the 1tb PS4 is appealing but there isn't much resale value on the games, so you'll probably get the console for what £250 if you are luck (after selling the games)
is that good value, £250 for a 1tb console?
Am i best off waiting like you guys say, for stock to be replenished?
looke_o
12 Jan 16#43
Yeh I'm sure it will :smiley:
Mozilla123
12 Jan 16#44
Mine was delivered today, but the model number on the box is CUH-1216B. Does anyone know for definite if this is the 'C-chassis' that everyone's talking about? Not that I'm going to send it back, but just so I can put my mind at rest.
I seem to be getting conflicting info from different forums!
nureq90 to Mozilla123
13 Jan 161#49
Easy way to explain
a grade had number 1000 b grade had 1100 c grade have 1200 ending depending of region like 1214 or 1216 now you have letter like 1216A that means is 500gb and 1216B is 1tb all of them had A or B depending of capacity
;-) if your are still not sure that your console had a physical buttons? If so that is definitely C chassis ;-)
Mozilla123
13 Jan 161#45
So, been scouring the net for an answer and the best I have found is this on Wikipedia:
According to that, the 1000 series is the A chassis, the 1100 series is the B chassis, and the 1200 series is C chassis. Do the one I received was the C chassis :smile:
Hope this helps someone!
rdbradshaw
13 Jan 16#46
£270 after quidco :innocent:
If this was in white at this price i would definitely purchase
sootylfc
13 Jan 16#47
How long do you think till the new stock arrives ?
Beans
13 Jan 161#48
In case it helps people, managed to get £28 for both copies of lbp3 at CEX (trade voucher).... Definitely worth it for me! :smiley:
hackboski to Beans
14 Jan 16#50
thats decent that beans .. can you only use the vouchers at CEX though? did you find out what a cash offer was from them? the prices given on the website are appalling!
Beans
14 Jan 16#51
Yep just for use at CEX, but I'm happy to wait until another decent game comes down in price and use it then :smiley:
mackaycs10
24 Jan 16#52
Has anyone successfully got the 3% quidco as well as this offer?
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All comments (54)
I know it's easy to tell if you're actually physically in the shop (due to the matt finish), but retailers usually just use stock images.
My point being, people shouldn't need to be asking whether it's the new model, it should be clear.
The only reasons i can think for opting for the older model when it comes to consoles is for software reasons, not hardware reasons. If I'm gonna spend £250-£300 for a new PS4 at this moment, I'd want the newer model for the very reasons I've given above.
I'm pleased anyway!!
Don't forget there's also 3.03% TCB on orders from Smyth's!
Dear Charlie,
Thank you for your email.
Please be advised that all the PS4s that we have are the newest model - C Chassis/CUH-1200.
We hope that this might be of some benefit to you.
Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Katie
Customer Services Dept
Smyths Toys Superstores
EDIT:
Bought the PS4, Can Confirm it is the latest model. Got with Drake Trilogy for £279
is that good value, £250 for a 1tb console?
Am i best off waiting like you guys say, for stock to be replenished?
I seem to be getting conflicting info from different forums!
a grade had number 1000 b grade had 1100 c grade have 1200 ending depending of region like 1214 or 1216 now you have letter like 1216A that means is 500gb and 1216B is 1tb all of them had A or B depending of capacity
;-) if your are still not sure that your console had a physical buttons? If so that is definitely C chassis ;-)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4_technical_specifications#Versions
According to that, the 1000 series is the A chassis, the 1100 series is the B chassis, and the 1200 series is C chassis. Do the one I received was the C chassis :smile:
Hope this helps someone!
If this was in white at this price i would definitely purchase