Poll of the Day > What's a fair price for a PS4 these days?

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Looking around on eBay it looks like a basic package (console w/cords and at least one controller) is going for about $170-$200. Higher memory capacity and maybe including a decent game or two is a bit more.

That may be normal. I got mine during Black Friday 2017 when the 1TB slim was $200; it was too low for me to pass up.

about $170-$200

Consoles are cheap, it's the controller that's expensive. They are super low quality so they don't last as long as they should, which has kept demand high even after the PS4 stopped being popular. I wish there was a cheaper third party option that wasn't ass.

faramir77 posted...

I wish there was a cheaper third party option that wasn't ass.

I've generally heard good things about 8bitdo controllers, though I can't say I've tried them myself. Do they not do a decent PS4 controller?

adjl posted...

I've generally heard good things about 8bitdo controllers, though I can't say I've tried them myself. Do they not do a decent PS4 controller?

They don't. I have a Mayflash adapter for my PS4 where I can connect other controllers to it (including my 8bitdo controller), but any game that uses the trackpad as more than one type of input becomes unplayable as the adapter assigns the trackpad to a single button.

Ah, that makes sense. I guess the trackpad really complicates getting any other controller to work.

I hate that 8bitdo controllers don't work on PS4, because I love the Pro 2. Possibly my favorite controller I've ever used.

I never used any third party on PS4, got four controllers for my system back during a sale when they were still in stores. It is a shame the touchpad got in the way of the system getting any good third party options.

i'll trade you my ps4 for a ps5