[Update 3]: I'm connected and streaming above. If I'm on my PS4, I'll be streaming here so hit play and drop a comment to let me know you're out there!
[Update 2]: IT'S HERE!!! Screw the plan! I'm gonna get to gaming as fast as possible. Here's a rundown of how set up has gone, at least for me personally:
Every PS4 comes in a box. To open this box, you might need box opening experience. Luckily I have a ton of that.
Ths PS4 officially smells good. I got the cables plugged into my TV and power outlets first, but as soon as I took the plastic wrap off of the PS4 hardware itself, I wasted no time taking a big whiff of manufactured electronics. This might sound weird but you know you've done it. Of my most recent new hardware, I'd say PlayStation 4 ranks somewhere above PlayStation Vita and somewhere below Wii U based on smell alone.
Careful with that HDMI port! Apparently some eager folks have broken the HDMI output port on their PlayStation 4 by jamming the cable in and bending the port on the hardware.
I'm connected to the internet by wire, so I had no trouble getting on the PlayStation Network or downloading the update. In fact, the download and update process has gone by so quickly that Nintendo and Wii U should feel bad for making me wait over two hours on launch day last year.
A little trouble signing in to my PSN account. Let's try to get through this and get a game going....
I'm continually met with server connection errors, and other random errord codes. The worst issue I've had so far (and I haven't actually connected to PSN) is an outright dropped connection as this clears the form for my log-in credentials. I've had to reenter my e-mail address and password countless times now.
I could play a single-player game, but that's not really the point. I wanna get on PSN and play with other PlayStation 4 owners out there in the wild.
4:35pm - I'm finally able to log on to PSN and get the rest of my account set up.
[Update 1]: I successfully started my PS4 launch game plan, but things went awry last night. Instead of seeing Bad Grandpa or stopping by my local GameStop's midnight launch event, I saw Ender's Game and decided not to tempt myself by watching others joyfully procure their PlayStation 4 hardware at midnight while I have to wait for UPS to arrive.
Barely a day into the launch of the PlayStation 4 and a myriad of issues have been popping up for the PlayStation 4. Whether it's the HDMI port thing or the alleged Red Line of Death, or not being able to connect to the PlayStation Network on day. The PS4 got off to a rocky start as far as media reports are concerned and it may not be getting any better any time soon.
El33tonline writes:
"Its a momentous occasion today as the PlayStation 4 is now officially available to the public as midnight events in and around North America celebrated the consoles launch."
