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An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.
86

An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.

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Engadget Review

The PlayStation 4 has always focused on doing one thing incredibly well: playing video games. Two and a half years after hitting store shelves, a few unforeseeable issues have cropped up, but the PS4 is still the best console experience money can buy.

Pros
  • Navigating the UI feels fast and intuitive
  • Tons of great exclusive games
  • Compact size makes the console surprisingly portable
Cons
  • Gamepad battery life is still short
  • WiFi speeds can be frustratingly slow
  • System storage interface can be problematic and inaccurate
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Engadget

86
 

User Reviews

10
MrRandom28
Dusnt hav enuf grafix
100
Geeki
Have to balance it out.
90
mitch
I decided to give #teamplaystation a go this time around in the console wars....read more
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82
Average Critic Score

Game library

64
 

Graphics

90
 

Controller(s)

91
 

Design and form factor

86
 

Other features (media, online, etc.)

74
 

Noise

84
 

How It Stacks Up

AtGames

Arcade Classic

Engadget

Not yet scored
 

Critic

Not yet scored
 

User

70
 
Nintendo Wii
70
Nintendo

Wii U

Engadget

74
 

Critic

78
 

User

84
 
Yobo

FC Game Console

Engadget

Not yet scored
 

Critic

Not yet scored
 

User

Not yet scored
 
RetroZone

PowerPak

Engadget

Not yet scored
 

Critic

Not yet scored
 

User

100
 
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How It Stacks Up

AtGames

Arcade Classic

Engadget

Not yet scored
 

Critic

Not yet scored
 

User

70
 
Nintendo Wii
70
Nintendo

Wii U

Engadget

74
 

Critic

78
 

User

84
 
Yobo

FC Game Console

Engadget

Not yet scored
 

Critic

Not yet scored
 

User

Not yet scored
 
RetroZone

PowerPak

Engadget

Not yet scored
 

Critic

Not yet scored
 

User

100
 
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