I got scammed (PS5)

Okay, so I've been an first person shooter gamer for a few years, but my pc isn't that great. It can run Overwatch and Paladins at decent quality. And my fps is pretty good. Around 100.

But lately I've been wanting to get into open world games and a few other games. I bought a few PS4 games months ago (Horizon zero dawn, assassin's creed Valhalla, detroit become human) and I looked at a second-hand online store in my country. I saw a person selling their PS5 for $400 and I thought it was a very good deal. So I bought it and paid through Paypal. Now a week later, I received the package and it's a PS4 500gb slim, not a PS5. I went to the site to message the seller, but I noticed his account was suspended. Now I have opened a dispute on Paypal. I'm kinda sad rn. If I lose the dispute I'll just have to keep the PS4. But I've never played any games before, so I still have a lot of old games to catch up on. I guess I'll have to play on the PS4 for a few years. At least until PS5 gets a slim version.

I'm angry, but at least I got SOMETHING instead of nothing. The PS4 seems new btw. It came in its original packaging.

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base ps4 is kind of shit by today's standards

i can tell because my PC was assembled around that time and has same or a bit higher performance

its fine for competitive games but for AAA titles, it will run it below 60 on low-mid settings for everything past 2017 or so

its fine if you're only in it for the story, but if you want an immersive world too, its kinda sad

that said, if you have NEVER played single player games before, there's a TON of good ones on the PS4 so it will be more than enough to last you for some time

you did get scammed though, should get atleast a ps4 pro for that price, and a base ps4 is significantly weaker than that

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I'm so sad right now. If I have to keep it, I wonder if I can sell it in the future if I want a PS5. But idk how much a used ps4 slim will be worth in 3-4 years......

My tv is not 4k btw. It's an old samsung tv. So I wouldn't get any 4k benefits, but still, I wanted a PS5, not this other thing

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even if you're only looking for HD gaming, ps4 pro is the minimum that I think people would actually go for

ps4 base is a mid tier machine from 2013 era

it just doesnt hold up in any modern title

that said, you can enjoy a lot of REALLY iconic games on it so, if you're stuck with it, it wont be too bad

sorry you got scammed though

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I think PS4 Slim is a bit newer. Like 2016. So at least it's better than the original ps4 no?

Yes I only want PS. Otherwise I would've bought the new slimmer xbox. I have a list of games I want to play and most of them are not on xbox.

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Unlucky dude.

Even if you keep the PS4 you got scammed hard, you can get a PS4 with a couple bundles from about 200. It's probably even cheaper with sales and newer consoles around. But at least you got some great faves to play and there digital sales going on. Some games I recommended include God of War (imo one of the very best games ever), spiderman, doom eternal, dark souls 3, Bloodborne, persona 5, hitman 1, 2 or 3 and so on. It's still a good library of games.

As for ps5 tbh it's not worth buying from a non mainstream store because of scalpers. You either end up paying double the price or getting scammed.

Though if I'm being honest it's really not worth it to get ps5 ATM. That's not any must have killer ps5 games outside Ratchet and Clank. Most people are replaying older enhanced versions of Ps4 games (bigger resolution or better frame rate).

Xbox series X or S could be worth it. The game pass means you can play almost any game, new or old, for a flat money fee. It's basically Netflix for games. Like ps5 though there's no killer game apart for it apart from Forza horizon of you like racing games and upcoming Halo infinite.But again same stock issues as ps5.

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The anxiety I feel right now is intense. I feel buyers guilt over everything. That's why i wanted the PS5 cheaper. But now I feel so bad I can't explain it.

Yeah I am interested in God of war. The other games I want to play are

Horizon zero dawn, Detroit become human, assassin's creed valhalla (I've bought these)

Horizon forbidden west

Hogwarts legacy

Ghost of tsushima

God of war Ragnarok

Stray

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i mean

its similar in ability but consumes much less power

you can check up benchmarks for games you wanna play

its fine if you dont mind okay-ish fps its just bad value for money

enjoy it if you are stuck with it

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yeah if i'm stuck with it i'm just gonna play the games i bought anyway and try to stay positive. the box could've been empty but i got something at least. so i'm sad but also happy that i got something. i've heard of people getting nothing. that is worse

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yep

and also consider the fact that its near impossible to get a ps5 for a reasonable price rn

if you play games for games, and not for flexing, a ps4 slim should be enough

that said, I'd recommend not playing Cyberpunk

as much as i wanna play that game too, it runs like ass and the ps4 version is super empty to make it runnable

but i see you have a list of really good games to go so, good luck

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Okay thanks for telling me. I won't play that game. I just hope I'll be able to play the newer games on the slim. Like hogwarts legacy that's coming out next year. I'll have to wait and see

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I once got scammed to

I bought one of these:

but in white

and the shit neve apeared so I tracked the different websites that were linked on Amazon where this little fucker went ...

I fucking kid you not the post-service of my country wrote on their website that they would've sended it to my door at 4:59am (wtf what time is this even?) and that I wouldn't have been home (fuck off, I am at hom at 5am you ass) and so I checked the notes they put onto that saying it was given to a neighbor instead (no it was not. No neighbor would take packages or even open the door at 5am for the post-service... wtf is this shit even.. 5am?)

I contacted the post-service and those fuckers said: "Since you are not the seller, we give a fucking shit about your package" and I got sooooo mad like: Bitch where the fuck did you lost my item you ass

I later contacted the seller and they gave me my money back

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Omg what a story. From my experience, package delivery NEVER show up at my door. They're too lazy. I once sat at home waiting, and I got a message saying they rang on my doorbell but no one was home. I was at home, and no one came. This happens everytime. So I always have to pick up my packages myself.

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I had to get PayPal involved recently due to a seller I purchased something that they never even shipped it. They had excuse after excuse as to why they hadn’t shipped it yet. I was sick, I’m on vacation, I forgot, Etc. Finally they stopped responding to me at all. So naturally I got PayPal involved because I spent a lot of money on this. They ruled in my favor and I got refunded.

With you not receiving the item that you purchased I’m feeling like PayPal should rule in your favor. You didn’t purchase a ps4, you purchased a ps5 and they sent you a ps4.

My friend got scammed this summer. Paid $150 dollar for an item that never arrived. My friend opened a dispute but nothing happened. That's why I'm pretty certain I won't get my money back. But I'll wait and see.