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Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2021

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I would like to edit out some of the false information and replace it with true information. 206.176.120.129 (talk) 18:17, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done - Please provide the content you'd like to change and we can make it before you if it's appropriate. Sergecross73 msg me 18:18, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Edits like this make me think we are right in limiting your access to editing the article. Please don't waste our time with that sort of silliness, or you'll be blocked from editing this talk page too. Sergecross73 msg me 19:00, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 27 July 2021

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Current: The PlayStation 4 was released to critical acclaim, with critics praising Sony for acknowledging its consumers' needs, embracing independent game development, and for not imposing the restrictive digital rights management schemes like those originally announced by Microsoft for the Xbox One. Critics and third-party studios, before its launch, also praised the capabilities of the PlayStation 4 in comparison to its competitors; developers described the performance difference between the console and Xbox One as "significant" and "obvious." Heightened demand also helped Sony top global console sales. By October 2019, PS4 became the second best-selling home game console of all time, behind the PlayStation 2.

Suggestion: The PlayStation 4 was released to critical acclaim, with critics praising Sony for acknowledging its consumers' needs and embracing independent game development. Critics and third-party studios, before its launch, also praised the capabilities of the PlayStation 4 in comparison to its competitors; developers described the performance difference between the console and Xbox One as "significant" and "obvious." Heightened demand also helped Sony top global console sales. By October 2019, PS4 became the second best-selling home game console of all time, behind the PlayStation 2.

Although the PS4 was also praised by the entirety of the gaming populous for not imposing the restrictive digital rights management schemes upon release like those originally announced by Microsoft for the Xbox One, in spring of 2021 it was discovered that DRM does exist on the console if the system wasn't connected to the internet for check-up and had a dead CMOS-battery for the clock that influenced the DRM (collectively referred to as a "C-bomb"), which would also lock out physical games.^[1] The revelation resulted in controversy among retro enthusiasts and media preservationists while the general gaming community felt as though they were retroactively lied to in marketing. The PS5 (which is backwards compatible with the system) is currently reported to not have any C-bombing or physical lockout DRM with either generation of games. 2A02:A449:5360:1:9537:6657:CAB:79BA (talk) 17:29, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: This is certainly WP:DUE for the lead. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:47, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Best-selling PS4 game

An editor keeps making this edit, calling God of War the best-selling PS4 game. The source verifies the sales figure, but doesn't make the claim that it's the bestselling game per se.

Unless we have a source calling it the best-selling, I don't think it belongs in the field. Sergecross73 msg me 18:49, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Agree since that figure may not exclude PC port sales. --Masem (t) 18:53, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2023

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It was discontinued in Q1 2022 https://www.xfire.com/sony-officially-ended-playstation-4-lifecycle/ 71.241.133.136 (talk) 10:35, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done - Not a reliable source. Sergecross73 msg me 12:50, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 September 2024

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In the last paragraph of the History section, it states that due to the "ongoing" semiconductor shortage, the PS4 was continuing production. The shortage ended a year ago and the PS4 has subsequently stopped production, as Sony has stopped reporting sales figures as early as Q1 of 2022: https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/22q1_supplement.pdf

(Apologies if this isn't a proper edit request or source - this is my first time making one.) ggtylerr (talk) 04:40, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Already done: The wording was adjusted in this edit. Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 01:36, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"The PlayStation 4" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect The PlayStation 4 has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 October 11 § The PlayStation 4 until a consensus is reached. cogsan _{(nag me) (stalk me)} 14:05, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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