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Selling and Trading in your PS4 for a PS4 Pro
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MikeE21286
Member
My issue is that I have a 2TB Hard drive in my PS4. If I could buy a Pro and trade in my old one without losing my 2TB drive I might do it
But I don't know how I could do that...
But I don't know how I could do that...
Sangetsu-II
Member
Do they give higher trade in credit if you hand over a XB1 S?
Weeks ago.
well of course but I can't go back in time,
Admiral Woofington
Member
On the one hand if I could sell my xbone and PS4 and get the ps4k at a decent price I'd do it. Solely because in theory I'd be spending maybe 200-250 for it.
On the other hand I was severely underwhelmed over the presentation, and the improvements the multiplat games I care about could get in theory I should be able to play better on a PC.
If I had a 4k tv this'd be easier, but as of right now it seems like a no.
On the other hand I was severely underwhelmed over the presentation, and the improvements the multiplat games I care about could get in theory I should be able to play better on a PC.
If I had a 4k tv this'd be easier, but as of right now it seems like a no.
So...ASAP? It's certainly not going to be better to wait until closer to the system launches.
If you have a PS4 in your posession right now, yeah, that's not a good idea at all to sell it towards the slim, and then sell the slim later for the Pro.
The slim has the same exact features than your PS4. And also, your PS4 is going to be hard to find by the time the Pro comes out. It may actually sell for more around that time than right now if stores have completely sold off their stocks. It, at the very least, is still going to have a better resale value than the slim.
schaft0620
Member
I would wait, there could be a holiday bundle
schaft0620
Member
If anything they're not ready to announce a trade up program
huh? they are currently giving $165 for an OG PS4. just wondering if that trade in value will decrease anytime soon. If there is much precedence for that in the past or not.
I also asked in another thread if Amazon ever does special trade in/trade up deals towards specific products, but never got an answer. So have they done that before? I dont ever recall so.
I mean 165 is better than GS trade up offer of 125. So not sure if Amazon will feel the need to offer a better deal or not.
Gaiaknight
Member
if ya saved the stock 500GB hdd just swap it back in before ya sell it.
Jawbreaker
Member
The OG PS4 still looks the best, at least. : D
User 479360
Banned
Really? Why would you say that?
TriAceJP
Member
I would, but I got this Grand Kingdom copy sitting here and have no other means to play it.
I can only imagine the fire sale Craigslist/eBay/GameStop will have on sale/trade in prices right before the Pro drops. I would imagine grabbing a second hand PS4 for $150 wouldn't be too difficult to come by.
Oh wow, I didn't even consider this. I guess I am keeping my original PS4 come the launch of the Pro.
I can only imagine the fire sale Craigslist/eBay/GameStop will have on sale/trade in prices right before the Pro drops. I would imagine grabbing a second hand PS4 for $150 wouldn't be too difficult to come by.
Oh wow, I didn't even consider this. I guess I am keeping my original PS4 come the launch of the Pro.
I have my old ps4 HDD gonna take my 2TB out put back the old one and trade it in
friskykillface
Banned
Only $125 for a PS4, damn
Same here. Only got it like 2 weeks ago using the proxy method too.. I suppose there wouldn't be a way to replicate that on the Pro huh?
I'm going to backup PT and saves onto an external drive, take out my 2TB drive, reformat it, then reformat the old PS4 500 GB drive, put it back in the console, restore the console to factory settings, then put the formatted 2TB one in the Pro and use the backup to restore saves and PT, then redownload everything.
Yes, it's a pain, but it's possible
How does that work? Would you be able to wipe your account from the system while leaving PT installed?
Assuming these deals will be widespread across the globe, what's the procedure for cleaning out your HDD and accounts so you can transfer everything smoothly to the new console without getting locked out somehow? I've got PS+. Is it easy to move my main account from one console to another without anything getting screwed up in the process?
ipukespiders
Member
That doesn't make sense. You must be rich and have money to burn, even then I just don't understand this.
Aztechnology
Member
Sell it on Craigslist. Not sure what you can get now (seeing lots of listing in my area around $250-300 with extras) . Obviously you're going to get less. But I sold mine a few weeks ago for $280 + $40 for my extra controller (don't worry I still have a 20th anniversary controller as an extra for the pro).
blueyesdevil
Banned
I'm not using my ps4 until Final Fantasy XV comes out so whats my best course of action? Sell now myself? Wait for trade in deals? Sell later?
dealer-
Member
I doubt it will be that much quieter to make a difference tbh. I don't think the average gamer buying a PS4 will care about dB level.
dragonflys545
Member
Probably going to give it to my brother or my GF.
superNESjoe
Member
These trade in deals are awful, I'm not trading my PS4 in because I paid $400 for it and it still works. I'll put it in my office or bedroom or something.
My friend traded in his PS4 and his Xbox One, and still needed to trade in several games to cover the cost of the PS4 Pro. I couldn't believe he was willing to get shafted and throw away so much money.
My friend traded in his PS4 and his Xbox One, and still needed to trade in several games to cover the cost of the PS4 Pro. I couldn't believe he was willing to get shafted and throw away so much money.
LimitedTimeGamer
Member
In australia, the Trade in deal that ive seen so far is From $549 to $399 when you trade your ps4 + a game.
Sucks. Probaly will do it with some JP game i got and then buy the english copy Kappa
Sucks. Probaly will do it with some JP game i got and then buy the english copy Kappa
When you installed the 2TB HD did you throw out the original HD or something? Otherwise just put the original one back in and keep the 2TB one.
catpurrcat
Member
I too am wondering this. So far, lots of speculation but has any media outlet actually seen one on a 1080p screen and been able to tell the improvements difference?
Coffee Dog
Banned
As someone who's looking to pay 200 or less for a vanilla model, these horrible trade deals are great news for me (even the N3DS had better if I recall). Time to hit up craigslist.
Check eBay as well, got a white one for 180 with a broken disc drive.
SaganIsGOAT
Junior Member
Sold my Destiny Taken king PS4 for $350 on Craigslist. Just bummed the pro doesn't launch until November because destiny is right around the corner 
djplaeskool
Member
Bah. I'm probably just going to clean mine up and gift it this holiday.
nycgamer4ever
Member
You can back your Ps4 up to an external drive through the usb and restore on the PS4 Pro, assuming the settings are there. I think they also said there will be tools and ways to migrate your information.
Broadbandito
Member
You would have to sell your console with your account attached to it then