Sony - PlayStation 4 500GB Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Bundle - Black

Long time Xbox fan, I had the original, the 360, the 360S, and the ONE I have been with Xbox for as long as I can remember, and it was from my perspective a flawless system that simply couldn’t be beat.... Why? Because it’s made by Microsoft that’s why! Well in comes the PS4 and you can throw every nice thing I ever had to see about the Xbox and just throw that out the window because the PS4 is where the future of gaming is, the controller alone is the first thing that I fell in love with the Dualshock 4 controller it’s better than the Xbox 360 or the one controller (mostly because there virtually the same yet Microsoft claims hundreds of improvements on the controller alone.....THAT NO ONE CAN SEE) in every way, shape, and form imaginable to a gaming console controller. The shape of the controller is longer not taller like the Xbox so it fits better in your hand, it also houses a LED light bar that it not only cool but informative providing discrete, yet relevant information such as health status, shields, armor status, ability engaged or not, so on and so forth, and it also houses a speaker inside the controller alone! How cool is that! It provides a sort of 3 dimension to an otherwise 2 dimensional experience, it provides additional dialogue, sound effects, or even radio chatter depending on your game, so there that’s the controller in a nutshell and with the Xbox you get.... a cut and dry controller nothing else. Lastly so I can wrap up my novel of a review, is the console itself while I’ll admit it might not be as easy on the eyes as the Xbox one can be, if you purchase a special edition or really anything besides the stock PS4 you automatically become more attractive than the Xbox one but without it in afraid I’ll have to give the exterior styling to Microsoft. The system UI is 10000000 times better than that of the Xbox, just plain and simple easier to navigate and cooler to with custom themes that are either animated, sound enhanced, or both I you can constantly change up the entire UI with a simple click Xbox you stuck with a bunch of boring static stock pictures, or an expensive (as far as themes go) add on to spice things up a bit. Overall in now a PS4 guy and with luck this review has at least opened your eyes to explore your options when picking out a console!

So the PS4 is the smash console of this generation. It has been leading the charge because of its lower price point out the gate, its initial release promises being kept, and its lack of wanting to go pure digital like that other guy. :) The PS4 takes gaming to a whole new level and this collection simply adds to that value. Included is the console with a 500GB hard drive, which I will admit, could be more (see the Black ops 3 bundle that came out today for a 1TB or online tutorials on how to replace a PS4 hard drive), an HDMI cable, a controller and a eh headset to talk with other fellow gamers. It also includes a card that allows you to download remastered versions of the PS3 classic Uncharted Series. With this being said, these are not exactly the same as the original PS3 games. Example: There is no multiplayer components. However, what they have done is added a lot of graphical improvements and performances improvements because the PS4's superior hardware over the PS3. You also get access to the Uncharted 4 beta for picking up this package as well, which is pretty cool little add on for this all ready stellar bundle. In my opinion, if you want to get into the next generation of gaming and you are on a budget, I would not hesitate to pick this bundle up. If you have a little extra cash and don't mind the orange highlights, the black ops 3 version is a pretty decent deal for including the game AND a bigger hard drive.

This bundle is pretty great for new owner. I got this during the black Friday deal that lowered it to a mere $299 and I was pretty happy with my choice. I thought about the Star Wars Battlefront edition but it was not on sale at the time and even though all PS4 bundles are now $50 off right before Christmas I'm still pretty happy with my choice. The Uncharted bundle is pretty great choice if you missed the series before. There have been some tweaks and graphical upgrades to the games, but nothing overly amazing if you have already played the series. Overall it came across to me something like a male version of Tomb raider so far. One of the good things about this bundle however is you get a physical copy of the games inside the box, and not just some code to download it. Imo this works well for new PS4 owners because you get 3 good single player games to hold you over no matter what. If you had gotten a mostly online game like Battlefront you would need a good internet connection to even play competitively and in a few months the player base for the game might die out like a lot of online games these days. Not a lot of negative things to really say about the system so far. I've had it about a month and nothing has gone wrong. I will say there is room for improvement in the size of the hard drive and I hope the 1tb edition of the system comes down in price and is offered either without a game or with other choices because of how large most games are these days. Most things you install onto your system will be taking up 5-10gb minimum of space, even if you have a physical disc and it just installs updates and patches to the game. Fully downloaded games bought off the PSN might take 5 times that amount of space. Which to me really kills that idea of digital downloaded games, unless you like spending a lot of time deleting and re-down loading stuff.

What's not to love? While admittedly it's odd geometric design don't exactly fit next to a fancy Blu-Ray player(hey it does that too!) or cable box, it certainly still looks and feels like a well designed device. The game selection is great, now with console exclusives like the Uncharted Trilogy, Bloodborne, and Infamous; along with many other titles cross platform titles, like Fallout 4 and Destiny, there will be many hours of entertainment, before you remember you can watch Netflix or play Blu-rays. Which it does so with ease. There are many other options for video and music services if one is so inclined if those suit your fancy. Playstation has also made it a much easier endeavor to upgrade the default 500GB harddrive to something quieter and loads faster(like an SSD) or a larger hard drive than the other console counterpart, if you're the more adventurous type. Now I will admit there are two slight caveats to what I believe is otherwise an amazing console, and those being the controller and UI interface. Don't get me wrong, the Dualshock controller 4 is a huge step over 2 and 3 in terms of comfort and design. But it still a little small for my liking, and the battery life leaves a lot to be desired(about 3-4 hours). I tend to lean to the Xbox design for the best controller, but it really comes down to preference. If you liked the other Playstation controllers you'll likely find this one a step up to an already great controller. I also find the UI is a bit of a mess, trying to figure out where to go to access downloads, messages, and inviting/accepting an invite can all be a little messy to figure out. But luckily you'll likely be spending too much time in games to worry about it.

I bought this as the black friday bundle, i am very happy with it. Last gen i own a 360 for a long time, and then bought a ps3 not too long before ps4 came out. It all comes down to personal preference, but after trying both, I settled on getting a ps4 for my next gen console, whenever the price dropped enough for me to find it reasonable. Love the controller with the touchpad, its mostly a novelty, but there are clearly more possibilities for the thing than are currently being used. I just haven't found anything in my current expanding library that uses it for more than map scrolling or as an extra button press. I really haven't played uncharted yet. I was more of a Tomb Raider fan growing up, but from what little time I have put in, it looks promising. I do have a few gripes, (it won't pair with my SONY bluetooth headphones, internet connectivity sometimes seems worse than my ps3, it's giving me a hard time pairing with my psvita, etc.) but nothing severe enough to give me buyers remorse. The hard drive is also relatively small, considering just how much content needs to be downloaded and installed before first playing most games. I've heard its easy enough to expand, and I'm sure I'll do that as soon as I run out of space. In game, load times are very quick, the noise from the system itself is minimal after a few minutes, as the disc stops spinning, and everything so far has rendered beautifully. In the end I bought this knowing that I'm going to be playing a lot of JRPG's, and many of them exclusive to sony. Beyond that, most other games that I want to play are available across multiple platforms. 2 months in, and I'm still discovering cool little features.

Was a good purchase over all, with one minor bug discovered. The games themselves are really well done with very noticeable upgrades to overall graphics. Being the release of A Theifs End just a short time away was good to revisit these games in time to be ready for the last installment. The system itself has only a minor flaw not a big enough issue to lose a star for me as the error lies more in a coding bug rather than hardware issue. This bug is the dreaded error that leads to a corrupted save file. Is common on all systems from the release of the console to the consoles sold to date. If you have tried any of the Uncharted games on any setting Hard, Brutal you know if you mess up once you can get locked into a fail frenzy.... The error occurs when these events happen because of the game triggering the auto save at the restart of a checkpoint. The error happens when the game restarts the checkpoint in the middle of a save, triggering yet another save. The best action is to manually save when you know it is going to get rough in the game. That way you have a secondary save in case this bug bites at a bad time. I was in the last chapter of Uncharted 3 when this bug happened to me corrupting that save file. I have since passed that point to finish, but making a manual save atleast once per new chapter. To note there is a firmware patch to address this issue, so if you have internet as soon as you power the console the current update will be in place before you start the game. I did not have internet access at the time, and have since updated with no issues so far. Other than that it has been a great purchase.

I recently upgraded from a PS3 to a PS4. The choices of PS4 models were varied: Star Wars; Call of Duty; Uncharted. I chose the Uncharted version over the others because, 1) Star Wars games are notorious for being either really good or really bad; 2) Call of Duty games are fairly generic in nature (i.e. if you've played one you've really played them all). So, it was Uncharted for me. These games were originally released on the PS3 and are remastered for the PS4. I played these games on the PS3 and thought they were fantastic. My opinion hasn't changed for these remastered versions. The multiplayer components were stripped from the games, but that doesn't detract from the overall experience of these great games. But, these remarks don't address the hardware itself. The PS4 interface received a much needed face-lift from the PS3. Not only that, but party chat (something Xbox had for some time) is now available. Navigating the desk top is easy and very fluid. The hard drive is only 500 GB, but can be upgraded to a larger drive rather quickly and easily. If I have a complaint about the system, it's with the controller. There are instances where it doesn't respond or responds erratically. This can be annoying. That being said, if you're on the fence about buying a PS4, now is a great time to do it. The recent price drop to $350 makes it a terrific buy.

I'm not a big gamer like I used to be growing up as a kid. I bought this Uncharted ps4 bundle on impulse just like I did when I bought the ps3 years back. The had good deals that I couldn't pass up. I mainly play sports games and never got into 1st person shooter games so I decided to go with Uncharted over Star Wars bundle and I'm glad I did. I still have problems controlling the person in the game since the controller has so many buttons these days. I remember the good days you didn't need to use the joysticks to move the characters. You could use the directional pad. I either need to grow more fingers to be able to utilize all the buttons or sit on the couch and play all day. Uncharted graphics are really good. If you like 3rd person viewing games and playing story line games, you should buy this. You get the 1st 3 games of the Uncharted series. Great deal! I haven't set it up to play online yet and I'm not sure I want to play online since I don't play often. Plus the few times I played online on the ps3, it wasn't really fun b/c I wasn't that good or someone quits in the middle of game b/c they are losing. I haven't used as a Blu-Ray player yet either but I'm sure it will work just fine. I did seem to notice that the ps4 updates a lot faster than the ps3 which is great. There were days I felt like playing the ps3 and then it took a while for it to download the updates and I'd lose interest. I'm happy with this purchase!