Went into White City around 7.30 (closes at 10) - said couldn't do it because they had too many consoles to check and had to run a theft check with 'the met' on all of them which was holding them up.

So await an Amazon deal on Black Friday by the look of it!

definitely there will be more deals come black Friday, cyber Monday i hope there is lol I missed out on this deal sadly, but the ps4 might drop in trade value.

There's a chance there'll be an offer on when the xb1x comes out too.

Thats a shame, I’ve missed this deal. Have to hope for a Black Friday price drop now

I called into Game after work at 16:30, they were in the process of taking the posters down. They were great with me, I have to switch out the controller, as to be fair it had been mauled by a dog (literally). I had a cheap old short charger cable and hdmi cable. They only replaced the controller. So everything else is a brand new swap out. Took 10 mins to boot up and test with one game.

Its not the deal of the century, but by the time I sell FIFA 18 I have upgraded my day one PS4 for a console with twice the memory, smaller, brand new and a fresh 12 months warranty on it for around the price of a tier 1 game. Not bad if you ask me.

I asked the guy if any new better deals were in the pipeline, he said no, as they have recevied more interest in this offer than they anticipated.

I managed to call the store in Northwich and they said the deal did indeed end today. Called in and traded my 500gb original in for a PS4 Pro and a copy of Destiny 2 for an extra £20. Warrington store should be ashamed of themselves, a girl working there tried to help but the two guys there were a complete waste of time and offered no help whatsoever. Different story altogether in Northwich where the guy couldn't have been more helpful.

I was tempted by this offer but prefer the design of the original PS4 (C chassis; all matt finish) with the large pulsing light & position of the USB sockets, the slim has a socket flush to the right side of the console which is a strange design choice. In my opinion the PS4 slim looks like a console made on the cheap but have to agree the extra 500gb storage/new warranty is very tempting, also I read online that the new controller actually works as a true wired controller when plug in so Multiplayer response times will be beneficial compared to the old controller. So I totally understand everyone whom took advantage of the trade but personally I'm happy with the original console. Anyone who missed the offer, Black Friday & Cyber Monday are coming up so you will probably be able to get a similar deal. It will also be interesting to see if the trade in value of the original PS4 500gb dramatically drops after this.

It's still on the main page of their website, so I'd certainly be going back & pointing that out. I don't see the point in advertising an expired offer all over your website, I'd expect it to be removed tomorrow.

I've just been in and was told the same. I got them to check their website, both the trade-in page and the t&c page and they've agreed to give me £150 for my existing console. They are testing it now and I'm going back after work to collect it.

The post above yours

Just tried to trade my 500gb original PS4 at game in Warrington and they refused saying this offer finished yesterday (8th). Anybody managed to trade today 9th?

its a no brainer really, new quieter console, twice the memory, new warranty, new controller and FIFA. did mine this morning, only one 1TB set left at Game deepdale

tried 2 stores but was rejected due to no waranty stickers

If it ends today, does anybody know if they will be replacing it with a new game in the near future?

I'm unfortunately going to miss out this time around!

Plus they keep the brand new controller it seems in most cases.

£150 isn't as amazing a deal as it seems. Game offer £120 for an original PS4 in any condition (£130 for a slim), and are offering 10% extra when you trade in against hardware. So the subsidy by Sony (if any) is only £18.

Clever marketing though.

Last day of the promotion party people :-

WHen I got my Pro the other night I made a point of asking what they would do with all the FAT PS4's. I was told that they would be sold by game as second hand and indeed in the the window they had a Fat PS4 for sale for £184 (if my memory serves me correctly)

Perhaps you'd prefer another anecdote about worn thumbsticks :wink:

Why do people persist on having arguements in these forums, hot deals is about the deal and nothing else.

Because they're not. As in my last post - it's a deal probably subsidised by Sony - so Game might actually only be paying £75 for each one, which they can then sell for more. That's an arrangement which would benefit both Game and Sony.

It's not as if the only two possible options are Game paying £150 for the old PS4 or Sony paying £150 for the old PS4.

That and I was told by a Game worker. But it makes logical sense they are going back or why would game be buying thousands of PS4s for £150 regardless of what grade they are? In other words Sony will use them as refurbished consoles while getting their sales of consoles up running the promotion. It makes so much more sense than thousands of consoles stuck at game waiting to be resold.

If that's your evidence that they're going back to Sony, it's extremely weak indeed.

The price of the traded in console shows on the receipt as £150 because that's what it's set up on the system as, to make the deal work at the tills. It is a deal probably subsidised by Sony, but there is no way Sony are buying back old PS4 consoles just to dispose of, when they'd much rather Game sell them to attract new PS4 gamers...

The fact that the price of the traded in console always fetched £150 regardless of what grade they were (Yes some people had trouble trading in) means that surely they were all going back to Sony otherwise Game would be stuck with thousands of PS4 consoles of varying quality that they had paid £150 for.

OK, then there was some confusion over the wording used - I thought by "these consoles" you meant the banned consoles I was talking about, not 'all' consoles traded in under this promotion.

But I'd want to know whether it's actually true that all of them are going back to Sony and not to be resold - without knowing that, the act of knowingly trading in a banned console that someone else may buy unknowingly remains wrong.

The overall comments were about trading in broken consoles and them being sold on to potential buyers. My comment was the consoles are getting sent back to Sony, so it wouldn't matter either way about potential buyers buying broken consoles from game as they are going to Sony.

I never said they did trade in broken consoles. The whole point of the comment was someone could get a broken PS4 when they can't as they are going back to Sony.

a) Your comment about them going back to Sony was a reply to my post in which I specifically talked about a banned console in response to paulanscombe's previous posts.

b) I'm pretty sure Game don't trade in broken PS4s for this Sony promotion either!

I didn't mention banned consoles, I mentioned they were going back to Sony as someone mentioned some poor person was going to buy a broken PS4.

It's a Sony promotion for Game to specifically allow banned consoles to be traded in as normal and to be sent back to Sony?!?!

Why wouldn't it make any sense? It was a Sony promotion.

It would make no sense for Game to test for this on a traded-in console, yet still accept them as valid trade-ins to then return to Sony.

Unless you mean they get sent back to Sony when a customer reports one as banned - sure, but then they've still got the massive inconvenience of buying and returning a banned console.

I'm happy to be judgemental against those trying to trade in a banned PS4 hoping Game won't notice. As for the car boot comparison, I guess you're fine with offloading it as long as you don't have to meet the people who buy it unknowingly. And I'm pretty sure 'a scratch or two' is slightly different from "banned online" - unless you're also knowingly trying to trade in non-working games...

I believe these consoles are getting sent back to Sony.

Traded in my old PS4 today - had to leave it with them for an hour, but, all sorted. Managed to get Destiny for an extra £20, and both games straight to CEX on way home - so new console for £31.99!

i dont consider it anything like that.. my console isnt perfect but il see what game offer me for it. not like im at a boot sale selling it to some poor soul without a word. would you not try and trade a game in if it had a scratch or two on the disc? stop being so judgemental

It's pretty evident my sympathy would be with the people who end up buying your banned console from GAME, not the "multi million pound ripoff company". The people who actually end up with the inconvenience and problem of your banned console are likely to be on the other end of the income scale, considering they're buying a pre-owned old console rather than a new one. 'Each to their own' isn't a throwaway sentence to excuse scummy behaviour.

the only problem is it cant connect online.. so yes i will try and trade it in eventually. if GAME fail to test it properly then thats there fault. i dont feel bad at all about gaining from a multi million pound ripoff company. each to their own

Thought so, it had to be one or the other hey. It also explains why you don't have a clue too.

Nope, but I must of annoyed you :joy:

Touch a nerve did I?

Xbox lover? haha Wrong again.. PC my friend, never looked back :smile:

Have fun with your Checkerboard 4K & 20fps :thumbsup:

I take it you're an Xbox lover judging by all your negative comments?

Nob

I take it you haven't played games like The Witcher 3 & Bloodborne on the Pro then? haha Go on.. i dare ya

I can't afford a Pro? haha how typical coming from a casual console peasant haha. Have fun with your checkerboard 4K :thumbsup:

Games like he witcher 3 & Fallout 4 looks amazing on the Pro with 20fps :laughing:

Just done my trade in for the pro. Took about half an hour to test and do the exchange. There are really keen on the controllers. Most of the time he was testing my console he was looking at the controller and kept going back to his manager, who didnt seem bothered. He was saying the label on the back is worn so we might not be able to exchange. I said to him its a three year old console what do you expect? In your terms and conditions it clearly states that the goods must be in working order which they are. Then he went back unplugged my console and went on with the exchange. Ive flogged fifa for 40 quid within minutes on facebook so im pretty happy.heat for you op!

Does "until 9th October" mean this expires end of day today?Or tomorrow?

Got this deal done at Romford Game. Had a mate who done his at ilford's Game we both got through pretty quickly. Testing was done in front of us (took max 25-30mins). They do try to upsell you with warranty and other things to buy at the end to increase the sale, but stay strong

Fantastic deal, I went in yesterday and actually got the deal for 59.99 as my PS4 was a 1tb version. Added destiny 2 for £20 too!

I think Gibson should pay more as he responded first :sweat_smile:

Thank you both for taking the time to reply. I decided to go for it and I'm in the process of backing up my saves now ready to make the trek into town.

As well as your comments I decided that with the PS5 not likely until 2019 theres so much gaming to be had til then with the new metro, wolfenstein, last of us 2 and red dead to come out. If you can notice it as an occasional gamer then I'm sure I will as a regular.

P.S If I dont, I will be sending you both the bill... :angry:‌ :wink:

Bracknell Game do not accept the gloss finish PS4 because it can have scratches on the piano black cover - apparently they are turning away a lot of customer trade ins for minor issues like this.

Hell I got a Pro and only have a 1080p TV and can see a difference with Battlefield 1 :thumbsup:
At the end of the day if you can afford it and fancy a change, then why not!

Queue the Pro haters :stuck_out_tongue:

I was the same last week! I have a 4k with HDR, but even with HDR turned off the benefits are appreciable in the games I've tried. Witcher 3 looks sharp on the Pro, as does Horizon Zero dawn, Uncharted 4. For me, as an occasional player, I appreciate the better rendering when I do play.

I'm on the fence about upgrading an original PS4 500Gb to the Pro.

Is it really worth it? Has anyone who has made the switch got an opinion on this?

There are some obvious improvements such as the double hard drive but ill be honest I play 1 or 2 games at a time so its not important to me. I have a 4k tv but its not HDR.

I managed to grab a console and sell FIFA. I've got the Ultimate Team Rate Players Pack and 3 ICON Loan Players Vouchers still. Was going to put it on For Sale/For Trade but cannot find that section anymore? Can anyone guide me or want to purchase it?

Brought my old original PS4 and few free games yesterday to GAME in milton keynes. Controller was worn and scratches on the glossy part of the PS4 too. 1 hour later got the 1TB slim with fifa 18 for £55. Gotta love the deal! Cheers for posting

For anyone tempted in Coventry, richo arena was asking for boxes or a grade no scratches but town took unboxed, also offered extras destiny 2 for 20, controller for 30 and 3 months psn for 10

We get you can't afford the Pro, now move along please.

Unstable FPS??? Have you been reading the Sun newspaper or something?

Yeah.. Smart business move in Sonys part.. Making Zombies double dip on the same console by throwing buzz words like "4K" & "Powerful" without telling the whole strory.. fair play to Sony.

:thumbsup:
4K? lol You mean Checkerboard 4K? with unstable fps?.. Have fun :thumbsup: .

PS. You could get a 2.5TB internal hard drive for £60 and really have twice the storage :smile:

Yep it is... I was mistaken.

I was mistaken.... it is a physical copy of Destiny 2, I misunderstood when the assistant said it's "Online only" that there is now solo/campaign mode.

We've been playing on it today but only on our main 1080P Sony TV (tomorrow I'll try it on the small 4K TV I have in the bedroom). But at 1080P the graphics look really nice, much different to the PS4?.... probably not, or perhaps it's very subjective but I definitely felt that the colours were more vibrant and detail was sharper. Very happy with the deal though.

Just for info, Facebook marketplace is a great place to shift your copy of FIFA18 if you don't want it. Sold mine for £40 within 24 hours.

Don't all do it though, or you'll flood the market! :wink:

Meadowhall had pro and 500gb in stock.

I took in a launch 500gb and a 1tb that I got on the Amazon deal from last year(or was it the year before!) along with a dusty 120gb ps3 slim that hadnt been switched on for 3 years, half a dozen old ps4 games and about the same ps3 games. Took the elite membership (i know :angry: ) to benefit from increased trade in value and walked away with a pro, a 500gb slim, 2x now tv codes etc for £125 and a few pennies. Ill trade in the one of the fifas and add to the £15 credit I earnt. Means I'm in for about £80. I'd have bought fifa anyway so for a £35 increased spend I've got 2 spanking new consoles.

Happy days

Traded launch day PS4 console in today at St Helens store. No problems at all, the guys where really helpful. Left it with them for an hour for testing. Walked away with a 1tb slim and got the £20 Destiny 2 offer also. Sold Fifa for £40 too.

There are ways around the missing optical connection. Just Google it for options.

Tried to trade a ps4 today but no barcode on remote it’s 3 years old must have rubbed of they won’t take it

Did this today. First store didn't want my worn left thumb stick and discs were not being pulled in properly. Took it home, cleaned it a bit and put a disc in and out a few times. Second store took it (didn't try the worn controller again). May miss the optical out, new amp time?

Now voucher was a bonus.

Traded my 4 year old 1TB ps4 for a new pro at Reading today.

I was worried that I had a non original charging and hdmi cable, and that the thumb rubber grip had split. But it didn't seem to matter and made the required grade B categorisation.

Seemed to make it easier because it was boxed. The pro was 180 and with 30 from trading in Fifa, I was very happy with the 150 I paid for the new console.

Thanks Op - great deal.

After 30 mins in Costa, I returned to a new Pro and they were kind enough to let me off the usb cable and let me keep the ear piece but hopefully they can sell my old one as it has the original poster and box.

They were surprised how quiet it was - cooler was a good investment but now I have to buy a new cooler lol.

Very happy with the service.

Thanks O.P! :rage:‌ :sweat_smile:

Traded my release day PS4 at Woking store today for 1tb slim. Weighed up going for the Pro but concluded if going to spend that much would likely get more value from putting it towards a xbox1s or switch (i.e. managed to talk myself out of it).

They wouldnt entertain the destiny add on. Said thats a separate deal and 79.99 trade only applies to fifa bundle on its own. Oh well, at least they tested my console in 10 mins with me and didnt pull any controller swap or eject speed stunts and were friendly thoughout.

Went straight next door to cex and traded fifa for £37, so £43 for new 4 year younger quieter console, dualshock and double storage which happy with.

Got this deal today. Took just over an hour for them to check my playstation and controller worked.

Just make sure you deactivate your profiles before giving it to them so it's easy to transfer them over ot your new playstation!

My playstation was bought when they first came out so this is a cracking deal. Thanks Op! (Voted Hot Obvs)

Thank you.

Great experience in York today. Everyone was lovely, tried to convince me to go Pro but I don't have a 4k TV and I believe the ps5 will be it by 2019, at which point I think 4k tellies with low lag HDR might actually be affordable.

Got the 1tb slim, FIFA 18, destiny 2 & now movies pass for £99.99
The staff member hadn't heard of the destiny deal so she was impressed at the cost of the haul in the end.
Cex buy both for £68.

I had gone into my ps4 to clean the dust out and renew thermal paste to the processor. I also had SUPER worn thumbsticks.
£6 for new warranty stickers, £3 for 2 new thumbsticks, and a bit of furniture polish (taking care of my London Launch Event ps4 helped too)

Saved PT to a hard drive. Gonna reinstall it on setup.
I'm very happy with this deal.

Heat

Physical

Got the 1tb Slim this afternoon from the Hinckley store. They had been showing as out of stock all week so was expecting to have to venture further afield but showed as in stock today do I reserved one.


Traded my 2.5 year old og 500gb PS4 in, controller had small rip to left thumb stick but they said that was fine. 40 minutes to test. They wouldn't even entertain the Destiny 2 deal quoting that deals couldn't be combined and I didn't want to push it since they had taken my slightly damaged controller.

Walked straight next door into CEX to swap FIFA for £37 hard cash.

Happy with £43 to get rid of the jet engine noise of my old PS4, new controller, new warranty etc, although I don't think the Slim is as good aesthetically as the original. Thanks to all who have posted info.

Right I’ve packed my mint console, reinstalled my original 500gb hard drive, controller as new except rear barcode sticker worn, but thumb sticks as new due to protectors fitted at new, hdmi and power cables and one usb charge cable, an original box and an ear piece cable I never used.

Off to Game to see they will uphold their end of the deal.

Pictures and video of it working and serial numbers in case they try to swap it.

Sorry this has probably been answered but cant be bothered to trek through 33 pages....

Is FIFA physical or a code?

Thanks in advance.

How did you manage this? My local game said that it had to be a 500gb - I was trying to trade in my 1tb c-chassis for the 1tb slim ps4 with fifa. I wouldn’t even have minded if they even honoured the deal at the same price as the 500gb trade in offer.

Traded my 500GB OG in for the 1tb slim. With destiny for £20 and now TV , and Papa John's voucher. Thanks OP! Sold destiny and FIFA , and the DLC code that comes with Destiny is worth like £5 on eBay ! . So cost like £28 all together !

Cracking deal..... I only paid £59 quid as I traded in a old 1tb console... I'll probably sell fifa for £40. So I've effectively paid £19 for a new console and new warranty... Happy days

Traded my phat PS4 for a 1tb Pro today in Bexleyheath because they ran out of the 1TB slim one. More than what I wanted to spend much it's worth it I guess.

The guy said my controller was acting weird when it was plugged in and he wanted to replace the controller from the new Pro PS4 I bought. Luckily it started to get busy in the store and there was a queue forming so he forgot and I quickly walked out the store keeping my new controller :grin:

Just finally done this for a Pro upgrade. As mentioned by others, my controller thumbpads were damaged however I had a sensible member of staff who just kept the new pad and gave me mine back with the Pro. Thanks op :thumbsup:

They swapped my 500gb for the new slim 1tb. And fifa 18. 79 buff

That's like saying don't bother buying a 4k TV cause in 3 years a better technology will be out

Yeah I don't know why people have to make that kind of comment, who cares when the PS5 is out! If some of us want to upgrade to a Pro whilst an offer is available 2-3yrs ahead of the next console release, then so be it.

Tried both stores in Sheffield and both didn't have stock. :angry:

Destiny 2 as part of the offer is the physical disk version

What?! You know there are problems with it which you don't want tested, so don't try the 'if there are any problems' nonsense. Are you seriously suggesting that having to go back to the store and try to get a refund, perhaps months or even later down the line, is not in any way to "be inconvenienced or completely lose out" ?

That's some great insider knowledge right there. Well until then, I've got a new console, twice as much storage and 4K gaming for £100. I'll manage.

I don't have warranty stickers is it even worth me trying

I was going to that store tomorrow, think i'll go elsewhere

dont be silly, the console would be returned to game if there are any problems!

I got a 2 month nowtv pass & a physical copy of Destiny 2. Curious. Maybe they realised people were selling them on to CEX?

It's amazing how service from one store to another can be so different. I'm tempted to trek across London to Wood Green!

Does anyone know an email address I can send a complaint about the Ealing branch to?

Seriously?... so you'd let some unsuspecting kid (for example) buy it second hand and be inconvenienced or completely lose out?

Yeah same with me...

Visual check of rear ports
Startup
Connect gamepad (by USB)
Run a game (Fifa 17 I think was used)
Check gamepad buttons

All done in about 5 minutes.

Game Bluewater this evening were excellent....

After an absolute nightmare 2 hour journey to get there and just 20 minutes before the store was due to close I picked up the Pro I reserved earlier in the day. Absolutely no issues with my Fat PS4 and it was tested in less than 10 minutes.

Picked up Destiny 2 as well..... it's a download only though? and one month (I thought someone mention 3 months) of Now TV

Sony aren't exactly keen on backwards-compatibility.

Cheers for the heads up, chose that store to get it sorted, was a doddle.

You'll probably have to trade in that same PRO when the PS5 comes out in 2019..

I think your best bet is just take it to another store.

So who is responsible if they break someone's fully working ps4 while testing and then tell you it was already like that?

They asked me to come back in 2 hours while they tested my ps4, the guy even said my original ps4 controller was the best condition they had seen. I have never had any problems ejecting disc or entering them in the 4 years i have owned this console. Before i went i was well confident they would accept this console as its prestine condition no problems at all but they done something to mess my eject button maybe they kept ejecting and inserting discs which has caused this problem. I get the console home i plug everything in, my ps4 wouldnt even accept the disc so i looked online and apparently if you hold the eject button for to long the console wont accept disc so i did that and now its back to fully accepting discs again. Very poor service from julian terrible tester and should be fired for tampering with my controller. I now have full proof the console ejects and accepts discs justr fine tried about 100 time with no fault so the guy had no idea what he was doing. Surly i cant be the only one who had this problem anyone else?

I just had a very similar experience at the game in Ealing. I left my PS4 with them at lunch time and went back after work. They said they couldn't complete the test because the R2 button on my controller didn't work. Before I went to game I took my controller apart to change the thumb sticks because the rubber was ripped. When they told me R2 was broken I assumed I didn't put it together correctly again. I very stupidly didn't look at the controller in store.

I've got home now and had a look at the controller. It is 100% a different one. I took it apart so know that the serial number was half worn and the sticker over the top had come off. The one I have now has a complete serial number and a pealing sticker.

did they test the console behind the desk. i saw mine being tested. it was very basic no tampering involved. sorry to hear they've ruined your console.

That's exactly what I did when I took mine in, but my store in ilford were very good. .

Take photos on your phone of the console and controller, including serial numbers, before taking it to Game. That way, if they tamper with it or if they test it and refuse it you can make sure you get the right one back and have evidence of the condition.

My expirence with White City Westfield. Before i went to game my ps4 was working absoultly fine disc was ejecting no screws misssing from my ps4 controller. After they tested my ps4 they told me my ps4 would not eject ps4 games so i tested and for some reason i have now a disc eject button is not responding properly plus my controller is missing 1 screw from the controller. They have completely tampered with my ps4. Worst expirence i have ever had. So be carful allowing game to test your console, tell them you want to do it infront of you as you mite end up with a screw missing from your pad and an eject button that isnt reponding properly. Apparently the dude that tested my ps4 was Julian. I will be contacting custormer service for a complaint for tampering with my ps4 . Absoulte shambles

Glad you got sorted. Bit further away than abbey centre though lol

Just traded in my two year old PS4 for a Pro. Plus picked up Destiny 2 for £20. Used some store credit to soften the blow. Great deal all round. Heat added.

I flew over to London for a day for a gig, and chanced my hand at trading in my original ps4.
Went to Wood Green based on the advice of someone on here (cheers BTW!), and got it sorted. PS4 1tb slim, FIFA 18, destiny 2 & 2 months nowTV for £100, sweet.
It took them about 30mins to test it all. Kept my old controller as it had some cosmetic damage, as well as my USB as the system said it needed official Sony USB.
Wood Green still had stock of the 1tbs when I left.

Your wife's a teacher too?

Just swapped my launch day PS4 for the Pro \o/
Rang the store first and they said they had stock. Had to go into town anyway, so popped in.
Asked me to leave it with them for an hour as someone else was trying to do the same.
Went back an hour later and all ok, had to swap the controller though, but thought this may be the case.
Really tried to push the Elite membership though, even though I kept saying no.
The other guy wanted to trade in against the destiny 2 bundle, but they told him that it was Fifa only.
Fairly pleasant transaction as it stands and now re-installing everything before the savage comes home from school.

oh cool, yeah defo worth it then! didnt realize they traded to 500gb version for cheaper.

I only got the 500gb slim as I only buy a few games so was £70 for the trade with destiny.

Sold fifa and destiny for £67 then the icon pack for £6 - £73

how did you do this?

I assume you basically paid £100 for the switch, fifa and destiny?

At best you could sell fifa and destiny for £80 if you're lucky.

So is the fifa icon pack really worth ~ £23?

Really pleased with how this deal turned out for me and surprised at how helpful they were in the shop.
Managed to trade in my original PS4 for a slim 500GB but they gave me the ronaldo edition one and also got Destiny 2 for £20 so £70 in total for the upgrade and games.

Anyone know what kind of a deal I’d get trading in the original PS4 500gb and a Xbox One 1tb Forza edition against the Pro

Traded in mine yesterday along with an old iPad for a pro and its a nice improvement. Tried a few games last night an frame rates were much smoother and graphics looked much sharper - not to mention the how much quieter it now is :smile: I know this deal isn't for everyone but I'd been thinking about upgrading for a while so perfect timing for me :sunglasses:

I think it is. Swapping a launch day ps4 for the 500gb slim with destiny. Selling the games along with the fifa icon pack I was £3 up overall. Wasn't that much hassle, made a profit and got a new more energy efficient console and controller under warranty out of it.

Probably too late, but here you go any way.

Make sure your saves are updated via the PS cloud if you have the PS Subscription. Otherwise back them up to a USB device.
Sync Trophies.
Deactivate Primary device.
If you are taking out the drive any way, then just stick the 500GB in the unit and then re-install the Sony PS4 - follow the steps here (bottom of the page, How to reinstall a PS4) - playstation.com/en-…re/

You will need to re-install your games when you get your new console, then download your saves from the cloud / USB afterwards.

Yes you can take a complete backup, but then that would take hours and you would need another external drive that's big enough.

Decided personally that this isnt really worth it. Aside from the effort and possibly farce of trading at game itself, selling fifa and destiny on. Best scenario upgrading to a 1tb slim for £30..but still , i think its a bit of a waste of £30.

But only because my launch ps4 is in pretty good nick (not a huge gamer, maybe an hour or 2 a day).

The upgrade to 1tb would be nice, but i am quite happy to uninstall the less played games at a time to free up space if required.
The slimline does LOOK better, but again the console is just shoved in a tv unit, so don;t see it anyway.



If it was on its last legs though, i would totally do this.

The PS3 trade in offer is included in the original post, it's £124.99 + the trade of any Super Slim or Slim PS3 for a 500GB PS4 Slim + Fifa 18, but you must have a controller, HDMI & charger cable for the PS3 also.

Can i trade in a ps3 to game and get the ps4 and then sell the ps4 to cex or game for a profit farfetched but i have a ps3 i wanna get rid of without a controller so im thinking if theres anyway to make some profit

£199.99 , if you trade FIFA 18 in at cex then you will get £36 for that so £163.99 overall.

You can get Destiny for £20 when bought with the PS4 bundle. Some stores will say you can't, that it's only 10% off, but it's actually a now TV bundle where you get it for £20 so you may have to point this out and be fairly firm about it.

Mate, please tell me the steps on wiping out my ps4 data.. Do you deactivate first then initialise? what about my games & apps? would they automatically be saved on the cloud? I'm about to initialise my ps4 tonight, making my trip to game tomorrow. I'm also about to take out my 2TB internal hard drive & swap it for a 500GB in time for tomorrow.

Cheers

Worth a try

How much did you pay for the PRO? £200?

yes, they will check if it connects to the internet (not play games) so if you have a banned ps4, you will most likely be out of luck.

when my console was tested it was simply to make sure that it connected via wifi. they didnt actually do anything online so to speak. if you do a full initialise it will wipe your ps4 anyway. try it worth a shot

What is this Destiny deal about for an extra £20?

does anybody know if they test the console online??? my old launch ps4 is blocked online thanks to my son and certain gta microtransactions :disappointed:

Damn! I wish I didn't jump the bandwagon on the first day. Oh well, it's not like I'll get time to play Destiny 2 anytime soon with the backlog I have.

Got me a Pro today, thanks OP (now to sell FIFA!) :sunglasses:

I would change, new pad, new console, 1 Year warranty, cost you only £3, purchase destiny, then sell fifa and destiny for £67.

Worth a try but doubt they will do it now has to be done in the original transaction

Anybody have any joy with this deal Derry store (Richmond Centre) ??

Traded my c chassis 500gb ps4, for a ps4 pro FIFA 18, took about an hour for them to test and do paperwork but no problems, game at merry hill West Midlands.

Took mine to the Trafford Centre and the console was rejected due to it not accepting discs some
of the time on test, I can honestly say it has never had a problem. I don’t play it often as I got an xbox instead, but saw this offer and thought why not, tested it when I got home, didn’t reject the disc once, not even a stutter. So I’m quite dubious. As I say, I don’t play it often anyway so wasn’t overly bothered, but I won’t be taking anything to Game after this experience.

Just to add, the controller was quite worn, so they advised they would swap that out and take the new one back, which I expected from reading here and was quite happy with.

A good deal for those that want it, but I suppose I’m £79.99 and a PlayStation plus subscription up

Just traded my old white PS4 in for the Pro with Destiny. The guy in the Guildford branch was friendly and helpful. Just mentioned the Destiny 2 add on using the NOW TV code and everything went through fine. Went straight to CEX to trade in Destiny 2 for £31. Overall a great price for the PS4 Pro!

Got the 1tb PS4 today. Game mk where very helpful. Could get destiny though. Still a good deal.Thanks op

Just done this in Lion Yard Cambridge.

I mentioned the destiny 2 deal and they thought it didn't exist. asked them to scan it and do the now tv code and it worked. They were both very surprised. Got plenty in stock I think too

Just traded in my launch day console for the PS4 slim 1tb in Game Worcester. My console had a few scratches on the shiny part and controller was a little worn, but no problems trading it in, took 10mins to check. They have 3 more 1tb slims left if it helps anyone. Gutted though I didn't know about the Destiny 2 for £20 deal. Now to sell Fifa 18 and get the much better Pro Evo

Would it be possible to get the deal now? I went for the pro version on the 29th September and wasn't fully aware of the Destiny 2 deal... was thinking of going into the store and asking them to add it on with my receipt. Any feedback would be appreciated :smile:

Just phoned my local but they no longer have the 1TB Slim in stock. Said they have lots of 500GB slim and happy to take £50 for it. Worth doing?

Just rang Game Cribbs Causeway. Asked if they had stock of ps4 slim 1tb. Girl said 'you mean the pro 1tb'. I said no, the slim, 1tb version. She patronisingly replied 'the pro only comes in 1tb!' She completely talked over me and focused on a product I hadn't asked about. How blinking rude!

After being rejected by Wrexham store (my pristine PS4 apparently didn't suck discs in fast enough), Game in Cheshire Oaks accepted it (although took them a few hours) and I went for the Pro.

I find it a bit deceptive though that the new PS4's are invariably advertised with a stand, yet they don't come with one :disappointed:

I saw that deal it was very good.

Unfortunately I’m not a new customer to Very so I won’t be able to benefit.

Thanks anyway

Thanks!

Just got the deal for 1tb Fifa 18 :sunglasses: also got Destiny 2 for £20 and took it straight to cex and got £31 cash for it so for £68.99 new console with double memory ,new guarantee, Fifa 18 and new controller , 2 months entertainment pass for Now tv and last but not least half price Papa Johns pizza- remember greed is good :grin:
Thanks op great deal :thumbsup:
The chap in Portsmouth Game was very helpful and professional and knew all about this offer .

Look at my post I made. Search for "PS4 Very Game"
It beats this offer, could even bag yourself a ps4 pro cheaper than the game offer.

This is the original bundle that's part of the deal, it doesn't show when searching for it through the filters: game.co.uk/en/…445

The one posted above seems to be store specific, some people have got it, whilst others have not. Good Luck :smile:

Has anyone got a direct link to the 1TB PS4 Slim deal? I saw it on the site yesterday but can't seem to find it this morning. I want to make sure I can reserve one before heading to my local. Thanks!

Hope you have better luck with another store dude. Let us know how it goes!

Not a bad shout. Especially since the warranty stickers on it have never been tampered with and the guy today just felt like being awkward when his colleagues earlier in the week had no issue with it

Birmingham Bull Ring Store. You’d think the main one in Birmingham city centre would be half decent but it was ridiculous and I’m not an overly fussy customer.

Scarborough Game were great. Left my launch PS4 with them for 20 minutes. When I returned they had the Slim/fifa pack ready to go, £79.99. I'd even changed the analogue sticks on my controller to cheap plastic ones site to rubber deterioration - they either didn't know or didn't care. Sold the copy of FIFA on eBay buy-it-now for £49.99. New updated warranty and ps4 with double the memory for £30. Cheers easy

What's this twenty pounds Destiny deal?
I traded my console for the new one yesterday but wasn't aware of this Destiny deal at the time.
Is it too late? What do I need to do?

500gb or 1TB only.

Went to the White city store. Staff were great, guy took my ps4, just checked through himself, had unofficial hdmi and usb cable (although my cable was a slightly more expensive threaded one lol) made me sign some stuff and said would take 30-45 mins to check. Although it took a bit longer than expected about an hour. Didn't know about the destiny offer, so had to mention it to him about the now TV, he checked was surprised, traded in an old game too. Overall pretty straightforward. Also, this may be store specific, and I did confirm with customer services. If you've got your ps4 upgraded to 1TB, it shouldnt really matter, better yet if it'd the same make as stock. Sadly my 1tb needed updating and didn't have time so swapped back to 500gb now got a 1tb that's doing nothing.

TL;DR - white city store, great stuff, took me an hour and a bit, smooth transaction, original power lead, others non original. Good guys.

Guys, can I trade in an OG PS4 with an internal 2TB hardrive in to get the Pro for less than £150 or does it only to be 500GB & 1TB?

Thanks.

If I currently have a usb external hdd formatted by ps4 for extended storage, can I use that same drive for backing up the ps4 internal drive without needing to reformat it (accepting only if has sufficient free space) i.e. is ps4 storage format same format as for back ups ?
Thanks

Finally got mine yesterday. Game staff in Chelmsford tried really hard to make this trade in as difficult as possible. First time said no more slim consoles in stock and tried to push the pro but I didn't want it. Came back an hour later to ask if they could order slim and they said they got some in the delivery in the morning... Make sure you bring your ID as well, they check the pad thoroughly. First time refusing it but came back second day as I didn't have my ID on me first time and they accepted the pad this time...they check the seal sticker on the back. Had to wait an hour. Came back and still didnt start to test it. Testing itself didn't take too long (15 minutes). All fine. Finally got it after 3 visits over the 2 days. It was worth it though. Good deal

nope phone lines always busy and my local game is 20 min odd drive

if you purchased/downloaded any game from psn it will be in your library and you can download it all back at anytime.

What store was this? Name and shame them.

Why would it be no longer available? If you've signed into your PSN account you can re-download at any time.

i backed mine upto a external hard drive. no idea if it has worked. will find out tonight when a boot the new ps4 up and transfer everything back.

What happens to the games you have got from ps plus when you get a new console? How would I install a psn plus game that is no longer available (e.g a game from July)

I couldn't recommend Game in Wood Green more highly. I was given my brand new Slim 1TB PS4 with FIFA yesterday in exchange for a very scratched up PS4, a controller missing its sticker on the back and with fairly extensive wear to the rubber as well as unoriginal HDMI and USB charger cables.

If anyone in North London is looking to exchange and the Wood Green store still have any bundles in stock, I'd get down there.

Replacement warranty stickers on eBay for few pounds. Worth it (and worth taking it to a different game store perhaps)?

Took the old PS4 to Game and said we want the 1TB with fifa. They said they have the 1tb in stock. Happy days! They said they need to test the old one and that they’d call in 40 mins. Went back to the branch 1 hour later (after not receiving a call) and were told they’d sold out of the 1tbs... huge frustration since they told us they had them in stock when we arrived at the branch. But they said reserve one when they’re in stock and come back before the 9th... so reserved one and went back only to be told they won’t accept the old one because warranty stickers were peeling. Showed them the paper from 2 days previous which said they’d accepted the old PS4 but they weren’t having any of it. Hugely disappointed with the incompetence of the staff at Game. Let us down on day 1 and let us down again the next time we went to them.

Hot deal but I guess we got unlucky.

I bought them from eBay I stuck them on! No problems they cost like £6 for a full set but be careful you only get 1 chance to stick them right. Mine was slightly bent but it was okay

im sure this is store specific but i opened my ps4 to clean it a few months back so my warranty sticker was missing. i went in store this morning and they never even checked it (or werent bothered). he did have a good look at the condition of the console tho. i thought i would have to buy the ebay sticker replacements to trade it in but guess i got lucky.

According to a few posts on he thread, yeah.

Anybody replaced the tamper proof warranty seals with new ones off ebay and traded their console in?

Just for reference people trying to also get the destiny 2 deal for 20 pound . You need to tell them it's a now tv deal code they use. Nearly didn't get mine as they scanned it and it came up full price. But then I mentioned it was a now tv deal they found the code and I got it for 20 pound

picked up a pro 1Tb as all that was left. testing didnt take long. looking to sell fifa on. what's going to be easier ebay or cex, also got a 14 day psn trial as well.

Just wanted to add my experience of the trade in
Harrogate were spot on and very accommodating.
I had initially asked if they had stock before I went home and got the console, they said they did and advised the process will be significantly quicker if I leave myself logged into PSN (otherwise they need to log in with a mock account and install a demo game to test)
Came back, was told leave it with them for 15 minutes.
No quablles at all, upgraded to the pro
I asked out of interst what they graded my console (not that it matters under the deal) they said B, only ever get A if its brand new which surprised me considering it was blowing hot and noisy
I'm happy, game will have a sale and I'm sure sony will be happy about the sudden uplift in sales numbers!

Is this only for the Black Fifa bundle? Or can you get the 1tb slim in white? not really fussed with Fifa as will probably just sell on.

anyone got a copy of fifa they don't want? following this deal, message me for sale :smile:

Been to Bradford (Broadway) this morning to trade in my original 500GB for a Pro. Only took about 15 minutes to test. Like a lot of people my old one sounded like a hairdryer but had no issues on testing. They wouldn't take my original controller (frustrating, but there is rubber coming off the thumb stick) so I suggested they keep the new controller which was fine. Tried to get Destiny for £20 but when scanned it was full price. Overall happy, will be selling FIFA for £45 to a colleague so good deal IMO. Looking forward to trying Horizon etc on the Pro! Cheers OP.

@akash402 did you find out if this is possible?

Yes, I went on Monday night at about 7.30pm and they turned me away because they had too many to test. They close at 10pm so I thought it would be fine but they weren't very helpful.

just went to glasgow braehead with my launch console. Guy done the testing there and then, took 20min. I noticed whilst he was testing my PS4 displayed "corrupt data" onscreen for some reason at the game launch screen (even tho i initialized it before taking it in). anyway, he seemed to ignore it as a test game launched fine. all in all im very happy :smile:

Took my boxed day one PS4 into a busy Newcastle store last night (student discount night). Had reserved a 1tb and was told to come back in 30 mins. Got back and still hadn't been tested so we just said we'd wait while he tested it, he loaded up FIFA 17 had a quick check and handed over 1tb pack. with a couple of trade ins cost £53, I'll give FIFA a go before deciding to keep or trade in (I've already got PES 2018)
More than happy with either £53 or potentially £17 for the upgrade for a near 4 year old machine and controller

Definitely go for it. The extra space will come in handy sooner or later. The quieter system is worth the upgrade alone!

Anyone been to the game in white city? How were they?

Okay another question folks:
The 'PS4 Slim 1TB Fifa 18' bundle is currently not in stock at my nearest store (Londonderry), but the PS4 Slim 1TB console is.
Does it matter if it's the bundle, or will they be happy to give you the PS4 S 1TB and Fifa packaged separately?

Sweet, cheers. It looks like there's no PS4 1TBs in stock in Derry going by the website, I might have to travel further afield to find one.

Both Cambridge Games wouldn’t accept a 1st gen complete with box and cables still bagged. They complained of faulty controller... but it nearly new as my son uses his crystal controller. Took too long to load FIFA! They told my son they had turned away loads of people.


Son took it to CEX next door... they tested and it is passed and he got £113. Went next door to Game and bought FIFA18 Console for £199.99... so it cost him £86.99 rather than £79.99

Went down with my bro's Ps4 1tb for the pro & my 500gb for the 1tb.

Checklist:
1. They checked the look of the ps4 & controller for scratches etc.
2. They told me to come back in 30-45mins while they check the ps4 to see if it works etc. NOTE: PS4 should be wiped of all data.
3. They said they take Grade C & above (whatever that means idk)
4. Must have working ps4, working pad without any damage to rubber grips, working hdmi, charge cable & plug.
5A. I'd advise making an account with them online first because doing it in the shop is a p-take.
5B. Also, look up what an elite account is before you go in or you'll have to listen to them go on how much cashback/reward you'll get before they tell you the catch at the end. Wasted our time because we assumed it was for the free reward account we had, but it wasnt.

Trade In:
The 1tb was relatively new (Grade B) compared to my ebay bought 500gb.
Simple procedure: Traded, asked if we want elite or insurance, paid for, done.

The 500gb was an issue. It was scratched up pretty badly but they said it's fine because it's a Grade C.
However, because the rubber was worn off on the pad, they refused to give me the offer. Said I could take it, but they'd keep the new controller.
Obviously I refused.

May take in another pad, or simply replace the thumb grips for like £2 & try again.

done this glasgow fort easily done no problems

"2 days" if you reserved it today they will hold it until the end of business tomorrow.

If you say so....

Which of the games is crap is a matter of opinion ! As for the deal itself, my point stands.

Because Destiny is crap. Plus most of us were able to purchase Destiny 2 for £20 (when buying the Fifa bundle) and then sell it for a profit.

Yes you can, I got the destiny 2 bundle yesterday :smile:

How’s that then ? You either get Fifa, or destiny 2 plus the expansion pass. Ones worth £40 the others worth £65 !

I traded in an original PS4 500gb. The only 2 bundles they would offer for £199 was the Fifa and destiny ones. The destiny one includes the season pass as well as the standard game

Yes.. swapped my day one PS4 in abbey centre store last night. Took destiny for extra £20 then traded it straight back to them for £27 cash.

2 days.

It's just the first model 500gb phat

How do I know if my PS4 is the original version? Is there anything printed on the sticker? Model number prefix

Does anyone know how long they'll reserve one of you do it through the website, I could do with reserving one till payday in a few days. Cheers.

Does anyone know if this offer applies to Northern Ireland stores? I tried contacting them but got no response.

I've already traded in for a pro model. Have 4k so wanted to get the best out of PS4. Sold FIFA and destiny plus all the dlc's for both so will work out about £100 for the pro upgrade after I've sold my old 1tb sshd.

That being said, the 2tb sshd for the pro cost me £83!

i need to get the Glacier White PS4 Pro Destiny 2 is that possible ? or this is only thw fifa 18 bundle ? should i need to format my old ps4 ?

I created a system backup and then restored that. Game saves were all there before the games re-downloaded I believe.

Why not trade in for the slim 500gb model. £30 less and pays for itself if you can get the Destiny 2 deal with now tv etc.
Slim is indeed slimmer and quieter.

Still not sure what to do.. My PS4 500GB is nearly 2 years old (2nd model) works great and is in great condition. Not sure if it is worth to trade it for a Slim 1TB.
Any thoughts?

Took mine in store and got the Slim 1TB. Traded a few games in so it cost me £25 in the end. They wouldn’t knock the price of FIFA off the trade in, so I decided to sell it instead of accepting the £26 cash offer

Overall, it was painless (apart from I forgot my ID the first time), they took my generic plug and hdmi cable and the test pretty much consisted of a game of FIFA - then I had to stand there and bat away their attempts to sell me everything under the sun to get more money off me - no dice

thanks for the advise I'm just in the process of initalising mine now. its worth a try nothing ventured nothing gained. shouldn't be any issues with it i hope its been well looked after.

took mine to connswater belfast but they said it was "too loud" so they couldnt accept it. :grin: i didnt think the sound was anything out of the ordinary, console was well kept and full original packaging etc.

So I popped into the Game in town and they took it no problem, staff were very helpful. Tried to get Destiny for £20 but the discount wouldnt show, ah well.

Now got myself a pro and 50% of papa johns, happy days

If anyone sells their 14 day free trial ps+ code, make sure you state that whoever buys it must not have redeemed a free 14 day trial code previously on their psn account...

Well I initialised mine, but they also did one after check up.

Maybe if you're interested, go for it and if it works I'm sure they'll reset it for you, and it will save you time being tested as you'd have a game with the update already on the ps4.

I think the pro is a better investment even if you don't have a 4K TV like me, if you upgrade in the future then it will be future proof. I'm sure more people will get 4k in the future I'm sure the ps5 or w.e will be ready for it.

CEX will buy not for resale , I got £36 for it :smile:

Picked up a pro today. Traded in the old fat PS4. Fifa 18 has not for resale on the box so may not be able to cash in...

you still get good benefits if you own a 1080p tv

blame sony for not promoting this well, so many dont know how powerful the console actually is

still unsure about this deal. dont know if its worth the risk formatting ps4 etc.. if the shop are going to be anal when testing it. also wouldnt have thought there are many bundles left. tried to call my local game. more chance of getting blood out of a stone than them actually answering the phone.

Really wanted the pro but couldn’t justify spending the extra when I haven’t got a 4K TV yet. Thanks for posting this, brand new system,controller,Fifa and Destiny 2 for £100. Game at the East Midlands Designer Outlet where spot on and took around 1hr to test my system, even saved me a console because I couldn’t get yesterday due to work.

Why does everyone relate the Pro to just resolution? The Pro brings advantages in others things like FPS, less screen tearing, more things going on at once. Think GTA 5 for PS3 and the PS4 port. Getting to the end of the PS4 lifespan, you'll see games performing much better on the Pro over the base model.

Blinking annoying

Similar thinking behind my purchase, although I yet to have a 4k TV :sweat_smile:
However, if I come to sell it when the PS5 materialises then I would like to think I would get more of my money back Vs a slim.

If you haven't got a 1080p TV don't bother... would be my opinion. PS5, no one really knows on that, I'd wager at least 2 years tho. If you have got a 4k TV, personally the pro is worth every penny.

I did exactly the same thing - I should point out that its only worth it should you be fortunate enough to own a 4k TV. The difference really is amazing tho, was surprised at difference.

I figured it this way, not that you probably need any more convincing...

The deal is £199 for the pro and Fifa, I wanted Fifa anyway so that made the pro a £150 investment, with a new 1 year guarantee, and if you have any old games to trade in, you might be able to get the number down slightly :grin:

+1 - went to download all only to have to skip 95% of them as I hadn't installed the games!!

Anyone else annoyed with the way ps4 handles save states, backed all mine up on usb but can only transfer over the game saves once that game has been installed. Guess they'll just sit on the usb or cloud till i need em.

I got the Pro because I could :sunglasses:

Er, no it's not.

1. No game reward account required
2. Call ahead
I traded in my 1tb PS4 and you get an extra £20 off either new slim or pro as opposed to trading a 500gb model

Never bothered with the Pro myself for 2 reason
1. I only have a 1080p TV not 4K and have no intention of upgrading my TV just yet - maybe when the PS5 is here I will
2. I understand you have to mess about with wires to use PSVR on the Pro (unplugging and swapping cables about) but on the slim there is no need to

I was hoping they were doing other bundles in the deal. What ps4 console did you trade in and how much did you pay in total?

It's not just about resolution though, that's my point. For games optimised by the pro especially games like GTA or RDR you're going to have a much better experience gaming on the pro with higher frame rates or more going on or less pop ups in the distance. For anyone that was buying Fifa anyway, this was a £150 upgrade to a brand new console which has more power and retails around £330.

Handed my console into the local store. They made a point of saying that they hoped I'd reserved a console (click & collect) from their website as stock is almost depleted. Currently been testing for 2 hours though, hope all is well because I want my pro! :joy:

you own a 1080p display and a pro and ye you see no difference, you dont get the better framerate?

You are most likely correct. But when that time comes the PS5 will be around the corner. At the minute there's small if any gain at 1080p imo from what I've seen.

My missus moaned at me all weekend for wanting to upgrade to the pro with this deal, but as soon as she saw uncharted 4, and even fifa in 4k/hdr she was sold on it. She hates football so that's a big win.

It does look great.

I wish you hadn't said that, about the Pro being worth it. I'd convinced myself it wasn't, but now I'm not so sure.

Not sure what you've been reading but that's not correct. Some games might not be that much optimised but for the most normal games are taking advantage of the extra power the pro gives. One reason I got the pro was because of future games like GTA. When GTA 5 was released on the PS3 it was amazing but you could tell it was pushing the hardware to it's limits. Not talking about resolution here but I think in the future you'll be able to tell a big difference in the likes of GTA when running on the pro, even in 1080p.

Traded my fault 500gb ps4 in
Gave everything genuine but usb charger that was a random
One

Got the 1TB one and destiny 2 for £20 and it’s only offered with the deal

CEX buy destiny 2 for £31!

I’m happy

My console had replacement warranty stickers put on and had the eject issue!

Stickers were bought on eBay and the eject thing was just my luck, took 15 min to test

Just went in to get the Pro and walked out with the Destiny 2 Pro bundle instead with the same trade in deal. Far better value than the Fifa bundle :smile:

Thanks for posting this deal OP.
I upgraded my original 500GB to a Pro. I use a 1080P projector. Wipeout is visibly improved, other games are still downloading.
I reserved online before a 30 min drive (there are 4 stores in my area all about 30 mins away). Of the top 3 only Andover was showing (limited) stock of the pro. You can check in store stock online - look about half way down the page of the item you are interested in and enter your postcode. I tried phoning Andover store but no answer. The Game site store phone numbers are generic - you get an automated response which is voice driven. As usual I completely failed to get this thing to understand me. Playstation 4 pro console was translated into an xbox game so I gave up. Google the store and you should be able to find a direct dial number.
Reserving online takes time - within 2 hours you should get a confirmation text and email, I gave up waiting after 2 hours and was able to reserve a pro at my 4th closest store - Reading. Got a confirmation within 30 mins.
Given the 30 min drive I thought I would phone (thanks google) the store and check they could do a trade that evening.
I was told to get in before 7:30pm (store shuts at 8pm most evenings) and it would be fine.
Around 5:30pm I got a text and email to say the Andover reservation was a mistake and was out of stock.
I got in at 6:45pm. My PS4 was boxed, original controller in good condition, original HDMI cable still wrapped/unused in box, same with the ear piece (not required but I aint gonna use it), original power lead - isheng on front, short usb cable not original and nice clean ps4. There was a queue but they were happy to test the console. "as long as its grade B it will be fine" - I think the web site says grade c - it doesn't mention how good the items have to be just that they are working - but I let this comment go. First thing they do is get it out of the box and stuck chucking it around. Give the controller a good looking at and the guy starts using his thumb nail to scratch away at the right thumb stick. If they had rejected the controller's rubber thumb stick - which lets face it is a "Sony using the wrong type of rubber" issue I would have been pissed.
Anyway all is good he starts testing and says come back in half an hour. I went back after 15 mins and it was pretty much done.
When it came to paying I mentioned the £20 Destiny offer - they said its wasn't possible as far as they knew - but they tried it anyway and it scanned for £20. It also came with a till printed download code for Kill Tracker G. They also tried the controller for £30 but this came up at £39.99 so I declined. The store was quiet so both Marcus and the Manager were helpful. I got £8.31 added to my regular reward card. Also got a bunch of till printed vouchers.

They don't check storage size

I got the pro on the 1080p looks okay but I am planning on upgrading when I got the cash so yes early investment

So at lunch went and traded first day PS4 for 500gb slim (I don't play much) and didn't bother with pro as only have 1080p TV and if you don't have 4k TV games actually look worse, don't believe me a quick google will say so. Due to the upscale and downscale.

So all in all after selling fifa and destiny at CEX the new console cost me £3 with loads of free vouchers too. Not bad.

The link doesn't seem to take me to the offer specifically.

What sort of proof do i need to take? (incase they have no idea of the offer, like so of the other posts seem to suggest)

Mine tried this.

First the plug wasn't standard for testing so I had to go home and get a EU compliant plug for testing.

Then he had to load a game, and update it. He had to play online which he couldn't because he said he forgot his psn details.

Then oh the disc wouldn't come out properly. Definitely didn't want to trade it. He sprayed the inside with air.

And only traded it when the guy behind him said just accept it if he's getting the pro, and he was like we will take it but only because you're trading if u wanted cash it would be a reject.

So finally after being in the store for 40+ mins hoping it would be okay I came out with pro model

Upgraded from a launch edition PS4 to the Pro yesterday on this deal, its worth warning that the branch I went to (York - Monks Cross) checked my Playstation thoroughly, so much so the first time I went in they refused it because the controller had some wear to one of the thumb sticks - fair enough I guess. You also need a HDMI, Charge Cable, Power Lead, Controller and Console lol. If you have any cracks, marks, or non official joypads - don't even bother.

And for the whole Pro argument - it's honestly worth every penny, The difference in quality for the latest Fifa is unbelievable.

No way! that sucks!.......................................................................

Thanks OP.

I've traded mine in and got Destiny 2 for £20 too.

I registered for Game Rewards and put the app on my phone only to forget to mention it until after I'd paid.

I bought my PS4 on launch for £399.99 with Killzone Shadow Fall. I played that game but have only used the PS4 as a Blu Ray player since; not a gamer at all and there were no good games on the system then anyway. I thought about selling the PS4 and getting a Switch to try gaming again (I used to be a gamer and best memories are of Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64) but did some research yesterday about the 2 systems and it seems the PS4 has a lot of good games these days and much better hardware even though it's 4 years old.

£100 to try gaming again with 2 decent games and a new warranty on the console seemed worth it to me - voted hot.

Would like to try Horizon Dawn and Gran Turismo.

Wife is going mad at me for wasting our money :astonished:

Mans changed his fine today but there was teeth marks on sensory pad from my little boy jammer... They said keep the pad and we'll take new one out. Fine by me. Hot deal still. Now to sell fifa....

Anybody traded in at Belle Vale (Liverpool) or St Helens? Can you reserve online for collection?

Loved this deal, best deal in ages for me, really benefited from it. Glad it's hit 3000 in heat.

Cheers. Still have mine so will flog it off. Already sold fifa to a guy in the queue for £45. Gutted I didn't opt for Destiny 2 and make a tenner on that as well but as it stands, if I can sell the codes for £10 then my upgrade is down to £25 :blush:

I 'forgot' to include the HDMI cable with mine (reality was I don't know where the original ps4 hdmi is being used and the one that was plugged into the console is wired up through allsorts and would have been a pain to take out). They noticed it but accepted a £1 hdmi cable from the local poundshop. It was still in its packaging too.

Should be new consoles in a FIFA18 promotional box. The game is included in the box.

This deal is with GAME not Cex. Worth a try though. Seems to be down to your luck with this.

The guy in my local game had to call head office to put the Destiny 2 deal through but it all worked in the end.

Any ideas if the London shops have it back in stock? I popped by the Oxford circus GAME on Sunday and they told me that last they heard it was only the White City store that had ps4's (slim) in stock, and that they didn't know when or if they would get more... :angry:

Are the consoles in these bundles typically pre-owned? Just reserved one for collection at my local store and it says it’s pre-owned

Easier said than done when they don't even answer the phone!

I traded my old launch model in at Folkestone store on the weekend. Decided to treat myself and go for the Pro. It had a dodgy HDMi and some rubber coming off the controller. Luckily it passed the test ok and no issue with the rubber on the controller. Couldn't get the Destiny2 deal though.

Yesterday I traded my c-chasis for a 500gb slim in the Stratford store. The controller had a tiny nick in the rubber and they wouldn't take it so reluctantly let them swap it for the one in the box. Got the Destiny2 deal here with all the other codes that people have mentioned getting (now tv, papa johns etc). Sold Fifa to 2 lads in the queue and will flog destiny to Cex and now tv codes to a friend. Will actually make a small profit in the end on this one for my hassles plus I get a nice quiet slim under warranty. Well worth the effort.

Just goes to show how store specific the trade in conditions are and how they are applied and the extra 'deals they will let you have'.
Thanks to the OP for this deal. Cost me a few quid for the Pro but well worth it.

My son has an original PS4 but it makes a lot of noise from the motor/fans . Would game accept it ?
I don't want to waste my time going into town with it if they definitely won't take it . Thanks for any advice

So assuming you sell Fifa for £36 and assuming you can get destiny 2 for £20 and sell for £31

then you are getting a slim 1tb for £33 if Destiny deal doesn't work for £44 by trading your original ps4 in.

OR pro for £153 or £164

Is it worth it?

Good to hear, I plan on trying this store later - did you happen to notice if they had plenty of stock?

No, box is not required.

Does the PS4 need to be boxed when traded into game? Many thanks

Well my understanding is that you can't, hence the original comment. Anyone that saw that or sees it today, may make plans to get a bundle that doesn't even exist.

I've no idea.

Got my ps4 slim reserved to pick up tomorrow. My old ps4 is in great shape never tampered with. Let my hot UK bruddas know how it goes tomorrow. Peace.

Bonus code is on a reciept not in the box

How much did you get for your 1tb console
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Do they give you a code for Destiny 2 dlc in the game?
It's still sealed and I don't know if it's better to sell it sealed or to sell to cex then sell the dlc if there is a code for it?

Anyone know how much the FIFA code for rare player pack is?

Took me nearly 3 hours and same thing happened
My controllers home button is a bit stiffed and they don't accept it
I had to carry on without the controller because of the time wasted
Anyway, I sold FIFA for £45 straight out of box outside the store to the guy next to me at the queue in store

Did mine today in Newport game, excellent staff. They tested console whilst we went shopping, went back and got my PS4 Pro, Fifa 18 and destiny 2 for £220 with a ton of vouchers and points.

Well I'm aiming to put the original 500GB HDD back in the PlayStation in order to do the swap, but don't want to head into town with a large box if there's no chance of it being done!

Generally speaking they won't accept it if the seals been tampered with. Although with the HDD upgrade, I'm not quite sure. Some have got it done with an upgraded hdd

Great experience at the clacton store today. Got the Ps4 1tb slim with fifa,destiny and a load of vouchers for now tv etc. Fantastic deal thank you everyone that has commented and to the person that posted the deal in the first place. Anyone want to swap my destiny bonus code for a now tv code or anyone with a now tv code that just dont want it please send it my way :grin:

Have people who don't have warranty stickers had any issues? I had my HDD upgraded to 1TB and got it cleaned at the same time, so it doesn't have any warranty stickers on it. Not going to waste my time if they won't accept it!

Just wanted to add my experience with this today. Ended up being able to leave work early which meant I could call in unexpectedly at Game at Xscape, Castleford. No issues whatsoever. Bloke in there was really helpful. Original 1tb swapped for 1tb pro with FIFA. My console had a scratch on top of it so was surprised I ended up being able to swap without any issues. Got destiny 2 for £20 and actually ended up purchasing a VR headset and camera

Buy some online. I've bought some for £6 off eBay, took it back in and was able to trade it

Apparently the same speed it ejects it. Mine takes about two thirds of the time to eject it as it does to feed in.

Absolutely ridiculous.

I was second time in different branch. Mine Ps4 was rejected because there is no warranty stickers on it lol. There is no mention anywhere about warranty stickers on their site.

You get 2 month Now TV with 1tb slim

Shame on Sony for making this a Game exclusive and encouraging illegal employment practices.

1tb slim with fifa bundle sold out in my local (both console and fifa) and so issued a £150 gift card and told to purchase online with free delivery as the same bundle would cost £79.99 after £150 gift voucher

However after checking website can get a 500gb slim with fifa and destiny 2 for £69 plus a now tv 2 month pass so saving cash and getting more for money!

I think i can live with the -500gb as my old console was 500 anyway. Once fifa is sold and now tv pass this is a ridiculous deal

They knew all about it £150 trade in but not Destiny 2 but we’re happy to try and it worked

bit of a sales talk on paying £36 for better reward card and extended warranty but just said no

also that branch is closer to cex

Seriously!? What is the speed that it's supposed to suck it in at!?

Got myself a 1tb deal this afternoon from the hull store. Checks only took around 10 minutes so not that bad.

They wouldn’t give me destiny for £20 because apparently this is a online deal.

YESSSS! God I hate GAME with a passion, great to hear you got one over on them

Interesting, the Norwich Inns Game wouldn't do this, they don't know their arse from their elbow in these stores.

They were gonna take controller out of mine bcoz the thumb stick rubbers had come away and tried hiding with some thumbgrips i reluctantly said ye ok but they forgot to take out new controller i checked the box outside the store then ran off through town to car before he realised and shouted me back lol

From what people have said on here it's been hit and miss about original cables, best thing I'd suggest (from what others have done) is to just take any HDMI with you, if they say needs to be original suggest they take the new HDMI cable out of the box and keep that

No box required or receipt needed not sure about hdmi tho

Does the Ps4 need to come in the original box? Also, do you need reciept and original HDMI? Dont wanna take my ps4 all the way to town to get rejected :blush:

if you end up deactivating the new one you can always activate it again

Cheers mate
I've logged in and active devices just has my PS3, PS Vita and a PS4 - doesn't appear to be a way of knowing for sure which PS4 it is either the current one or my old one

Jst sold this for a tenner too comes with bundle look on ebay :thumbsup: so only cost 34quid booom

Wow.

If anyone's traded in FIFA the icon pack in the box is going for about £9 on eBay.

Worst case look here:

playstation.com/en-…em/

As pointed out (as well as when you do it) you can only do this once every 6 months, but hardly a major issue as far as I'm concerned.

That is true, but as you say there is a work around (I.e. ring Sony).
As in this case, I don't think there is any other option if you don't do it on the physical console before you trade it in. Unless you know of a way?

My only thinking is as I’ve traded it into Game they will check and deactivate it? Spoke to them on phone just and they said they wipe everything completely when stuff is traded into them so that’s my only hope now

Yep.

Glad they helped you! It was Fareham that were really awkward with me over my controllers (weren't going to accept my trade and wouldn't swap with controllers in the box), and then more pickiness over my hard drive... gave up in the end!

Took my old ps4 down this morning for 1tb slim model then took fifa to cex for 36cash back, 44quid for a nice new fresh ps4 with new v2 pad plus all under warranty its a deal :thumbsup:

It is right, I did it to mine.

Same here, you have to diactivate on the console itself..it didn't allow me to via Sony's website..

I'm not sure you are right. I did a full initialization and then logged in again only to find out it was still activated as primary

You can only do that once every 6 months though so be careful. Someone hacked my account and activated their PS4 as primary with my account. Took a while on call with PSN for support to change it back due to the 6 month rule.

I do remember it saying deactivating when I was doing that, but just had this feeling something would go wrong or not be done properly



Cheers, do you know where I'd find that just so I can double check and be on the safe side? Will it have the serial number or summit to confirm which PS4 I've got activated

You can deactivate it online, just sign in to the main ps site and you can deactivate it there.

a full initialization (as opposed to quick) will deactiviate as primary in the process

No you don't

No you don't.

Do i need the original box?

Thinking about it I don't think I ever deactivated my PS4 before trading it in

I just reset and initialised it, is this going to be a problem going forward?

Try West Brom, its where i got mine.

Can only assume you live localish if you tried the bullring.

I think they said you get 10% back on any game you buy, so averaging at £50 a game you get £5 a purchase. There's loads of other stuff, there is currently a deal on till end of Oct where if you trade in games whilst buying a new one you get an extra 50% trade in value on top, I've got a pile of games I price checked on their site and added 50% on top and i'll net over £200 in trade in value, that'll be me sorted for a while.

Even if you don't get £36 in value out of it they'll refund the difference at the end of your year sub so you haven't really lost out

45min on the line to complain.. no answer..dont even try haha

I'm just back from my local Game (Cambridge), and they allowed me trade in the bundled FIFA 18 before I paid - and put another £4 off on top of the £30 they gave me for the game. I paid a total of £165.98 for the PS4 Pro. I also received approximately £9 worth of reward points. Testing took all of 5 minutes.

Just went to my local, said it'll take an hour and a half to test it, rang me said that the ps4 is too loud so they can't take it.

You paid £36 to sign up to Elite though, so you've still got to trade in a hell of a lot of games / consoles JUST to break even :thinking:

If 1tb are not in stock you can go for 500gb for £50. I have 3tb external hard drive so went for cheaper version. They didn't take it in one shop cause of damaged rubbers on controllers and they expected a new controller after 4 yrs of using. Bunch of noobs. They accepted it in 2nd store with replacement rubbers that I was using with no problem. Depends on staff in the shop. I was served by a women. She was also testing my console

Well, Wrexham store rejected my pristine PS4 because "it's not sucking discs as fast as it should".

It's never sucked the discs in any faster since I bought it!

just ask them for destiny 2 fater you have done the trade and it will be £20 extra if you are lucky, the deal is done in store

can you call your local store and ask?

They will wipe it, it will be given to sony(apparently) it will have to be sold on so all saved files will be gone.

Hi could somebody explain the destiny 2 part of the deal to me please?. And also I can't find the deal on Game's website is it still up?. Thanks

Do they definately wipe the HDD?
I was planning on trading a PS4 500gb for a 1TB slim.
But decided to trade an old PS3 500gb slim at the last minute instead. They took over two hours to test as they had 3 other people waiting to trade up etc.
I did asked beforehand, and they said it would be wiped.
Just having doubts now as i didn't ask when i went back to do the deal.

All the stores near me appear to be out of stock on the PS4 Pro package. Anyone happen to know if I can walk into the store, trade in my PS4 and then have them ship the replacement PS4 Pro out to me as if I'd ordered it online? Thanks.

I believe you can trade it back in, but it has to be sold with the console for the upgrade as it is a bundle and comes in the box

Sorry if this has been asked before, but ... I really don't want FIFA, so has anyone asked if they can do it without or if they can trade it in before they give it to you and knock if off the price? Basically, I want to give them as little cash as possible :grin:

Took mine in today, wasted journey. I have some slight scratches on the glossy part of my PS4 HDD cover (not sure what they expect from such an old console that was prone to scratching from the release date). Manager said it would class as B condition and only offered me £120?! Walked away I knew there would be clauses. Congrats to those that managed to get theirs though.

I called into Worksop branch Saturday - they had just sold the last 1tb

Staff could not do more for me - lots of options offered

They offered me the 500gb for £49 - which is a great deal in itself

Then offered to 'do the deal' to guarantee price for collection this week when they get more stock

To my surprise they then rang the next nearest branch and got them to reserve a 1tb for me ....

Great service from both stores .

Destiny 2 for £20 is a steal ... will sell on FIFA after my son had played it .... don't imagine an open or sealed fifa will vary in value

Just got back home with my new shiny PS PRO - thanks OP. :thumbsup:

Took about an hour to test my console - everything was fine. Even my old controller was accepted. :grin:

20 mintues later I was on my way back home.

One thing I would say is: do not forget to take with you a form which has your name and address on it (utility bill or bank statement) as you will need it to do the trade! I had to go back home and get one just to complete the trade.

you will also need one form of identification (passport or driving license).

Just traded in my 500gb PS4 for the 1TB slim. Happy enough to give the Pro a miss until I get a better TV.

I managed to get it work by deactivating the new ps4 as my primary and then reactivating it again

Well game in gt Yarmouth have o clue what they are doing. However that's just worked massively in my favour. I went in with my 1tb ps4 and said about the deal they had no idea told me it was online only. Luckily I had guessed that may be the case and printed off the offer before I went in so showed them that eventually they worked out how to process . Checked my console there and then no wait . Next I said about the destiny 2 deal again no clue told them it was a now tv deal and they managed to put it through . Great I think all sorted 200 pound needed now for a ps4 pro and destiny 2. NOPE THEY ASK FOR 160 POUND. So I paid this and left with my console and game. Just got home and looked at the receipt and they have also traded in fifa 18 for 39 pound. I never traded in or asked them too and I still have fifa which I wanted . So I've got my pro and destiny for 160 pound . Well happy plus I got all the voucher deals too

Thanks original poster have done heat

Anyone traded in a ps4 slim for a pro?

Struggling to find any stock near me :disappointed: Even Birmingham Bullring has sold out

Edit: For the Slim 1TB bundle

Just got the Pro at Chapelfield Norwich

No issues at store and got Destiny for £20 then £11 profit from CEX

Happy days

I signed up to elite membership when I was putting my console bundle and destiny through, had about 80p on there and checked the app yesterday after it all updated and now have £21.33, boom

Yeah i didn't realise till i was dropping my friend off to his house that he saw comments about getting reward points. So checked our receipts saw we gor 5.95 worth of points a d then registered the app and got an extra 250 points! They're points at us!

My local branch told me there was no issue with reserving a Pro, so that's exactly what I did before going down to see them.

Hoping to get one wends has waiting for new stickers has I opened it to give it a clean

Also thanks OP - best offer of the year for me :thumbsup:

Guys top tip - these consoles especially the slim 1tb is selling out like hot cakes.

The testing time in Trafford Centre is 1 hour 30 mins at moment.

To make sure you get hold of a console I'd recommend you reserve the item off the website.

I saw handbags happening yesterday as the 30 consoles sold out within 25 minutes of store opening.

To all the people who are trying to reserve a console for the trade-in.
I was informed by the staff (Derby) that this wasn't possible and that to just call prior to going instore to check on stock.
They were very helpful and were the ones who told me that they were more than willing to keep the new controller as mine is damaged.Hope this helps someone

Hoping the deal don't end today like some are saying

Damn, I didn't think you could get Destiny 2 on a Pro deal :worried:

I hope that's not true. No chance I can get to a Game store until Wednesday due to work commitments. Reserved one to pick up on Wednesday. Hopefully this deal isn't pulled before then. If anyone else takes up this offer today and hears the same/different I'd really appreciate it if you could post on here.

Went ahead and traded my PS4 for a Pro this morning without any issue. Grabbed Destiny 2 for £20 too.

traded my launch ps4 for ps pro at fareham game: no issues couple of points : power lead for pro is different to 4, sales person said offer ends tonight at midnight despite being advertised till 09th. swapped fifa for crash.

Where do you get that bundle then?

I’m going to trade my day one 500gb in this afternoon. Hopefully I’m in and out and not having a 2 hour wait.

I traded in my white 500GB PS4 for the 1TB Slim Black yesterday.

Nice wee deal :relaxed:

They have missold anything - that's a different version with Ronaldo edition.

Yep - I was going to buy a pro anyway and would never have used my original ps4 again so £120 trade in value plus £36 I'll get back for FIFA.

Me and my partner went back and forth with the staff at Ricoh Coventry over the grading, they said it had to be 'B' which apparently in their words, mint and boxed. The terms state that it has to be of satisfactory quality and does not require the box, nothing about a grade. My partner works in retail so knows the ins and outs and if its not specifically written in the terms they cannot move the goal posts. I went to the City centre store the following day, they said it was C grade.. not due to cosmetic blemishes but due to the lack of back but it was fine as all the consoles traded in for the deal were valued at £150 so it wasn't an issue. As for the power cable, that's crazy. Sony PS4 plugs are 'I SHENG' as are the blu ray player plugs, my new pro plug is I SHENG also, I was denied my first attempt flat out cause it was apparently "third party and not original". It was definitely original. I suspect it was part lack of product knowledge/poor training and part agenda as I showed all their staff up big time.

And you still traded it in? I'm sure ps4's sell on gumtree for about £150 so it's not that much of an amazing deal.

I would be interested in this too as I had a nightmare experience in store.

I had to pay £230 for the pro deal as they said my trade in console was scratched and considered a grade C condition therefore they would not honour the £150 trade in value to give me the deal for £200.

They also retained the PS4 pro power lead as mine was not an official Sony power lead. I now have the issue that my old power lead (launch ps4 500Gb) does not fit the pro.

Going to see if I can contact Sony today to buy a replacement.

Was a fool not to set up reward account. I did it at the same time as ordering and ended up with over £8 in rewards back