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.

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.

This seems like a good deal as its 1TB. Is it C chassis?

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:

if your happy beans then kudos to you. but IMO this is £20 dearer than I would pay for

I want cod 2 fifa plus extra controller (any size of console)

If it was with Black Ops or BattleFront I may have got it too. The wait continues

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.

Not good since the free games are cheap games with little re-sale value.

Just collected and is most recent model!! :laughing:

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.

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.

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:

cheers op, keeping an eye on prices & hoping they soon start matching those around Christmas time - couldn't afford it then :disappointed:

Um, it says CUH-1216B on the box...? I thought that was the new one??

Turns out they never upgraded the 1tb , but only upgraded the 500gb ones

This would suggest it is a more recent model.... http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/if-you-re-about-to-buy-a-new-1tb-playstation-4-don-t-here-s-why-1302875
I'm pleased anyway!!

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

Will do :smiley:

I agree with the point. I wouldnt have bought the C if i had older already as that upgrade does not warrant

I know I wasnt in the market then. IT will happen again

You did good man - I hope you enjoy it :smiley:

Thanks! And it's "woman" actually ;-) hope some others found this useful!!

aah :wink: sorry

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!

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Been messaged asking if ps4 is matt, yes it is :smiley:

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:

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?

Yeh I'm sure it will :smiley:

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!

So, been scouring the net for an answer and the best I have found is this on Wikipedia:

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!

£270 after quidco :innocent:
If this was in white at this price i would definitely purchase

How long do you think till the new stock arrives ?

In case it helps people, managed to get £28 for both copies of lbp3 at CEX (trade voucher).... Definitely worth it for me! :smiley:

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:

Has anyone successfully got the 3% quidco as well as this offer?

Yes I did

Confirmed as CUH-1216...just picked mine up now!!