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What am I doing, Rich?
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We are almost through December
and you know what that means.
It's time for gift guides.
We're doing one focused on each system
and today, we're taking a
look at some awesome gifts
you can get for the PS4 owner you know.
And make sure you pay
attention too, because
we might also have a little
giveaway going on right now.
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This year saw a lot of new
pro controllers come out
for the PS4 and one of
them is the Scuf Vantage.
Now, what's really interesting
about this controller
is that it's a bit of a
departure from what Scuf
has done in the past for PS4.
Often times, their designs in the past
like the Impact and
the Infinity, were just
heavily modded PS4 controllers
that you could customize.
In the case of the
Vantage, however, this is a
built from the ground
up, brand new controller
for the PS4, and one of
the things I love about it
is that it's very modular
right on the design.
Previous ones, you'd have
to use a lot of tools,
switch things out, or just
order it to be a certain
way and it would arrive that way.
This one, you can change
out the faceplates, you can
remove the rumble motors,
replace the sticks,
replace the D-pad, all kinds
of stuff you can do right
on board without any outside
assistance, which is great.
If you wanna go all out,
it is available in a
wired and wireless model,
however, if you wanna
save a little money, there is
a wired-only option as well.
As any long-time PS4 owner
can tell you, one issue that
you're going to run into at
some point, is hard drive space.
The longer the owned system,
the more games you get,
is just going to fill up, and
if you don't wanna play that
always horrible game of
what can I afford to delete
right now, it's a really
great idea to pick up
an external hard drive.
There's not a ton of
options out there that are
officially branded as PS4,
however, you can find a lot
that are more or less
clearly aimed at that by
going for the right color
combo, like we have this one
from Seagate, which comes
in a nice blue and black,
which is really stylish.
You just hook it into the
back of your PS4 and bam,
you have more space to
use to save more games.
One thing that, of course,
every PS4 owner has
is a controller, and if
you've got any special edition
designs, you wanna make
sure the thing's actually
proudly on display, and not
just sitting in a drawer
somewhere or laying around on the ground.
So, a great little pickup
is a controller stand.
That's right, a controller stand.
Cause when you have
special edition designs
like this Monster Hunter
right here, which is one of my
personal favorites, you
wanna be able to have it
somewhere that's actually on
display and people can see
the cool design on it, not just laying on
a countertop like this.
Next up is something
that's a little weirder.
It's a little outside of the
box, and, I'm gonna be honest,
probably not at the top of
someone's list until they
actually give it a shot and try it out
and find out that it's
actually pretty cool.
I just realized I did an
awkward pun, but the point is,
it's a cooling fan for your controller.
That's right, this is
a cooling fan from Nyko
that attaches to the bottom of
your DualShock 4 controller.
You just charge it on it's
own right here at this port,
and then you turn it on,
gives a nice little fan
that's gonna keep your hands nice and cool
over long hours of game play.
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One of the always important accessories
for any gamer is a headset.
When it comes to the PS4,
there are a lot of options
out there, but when it
comes to getting the best
value for your dollar, one
of the consistent top line
winners is the official
PlayStation Gold headset.
This is a wireless headset
designed specifically
for the PS4 by Sony, and
for it's price range,
it is one of the best sounding
and durable at the same time.
They actually did a design
overhaul that's made it
a little more lightweight,
which I really appreciate,
and if you're willing to
spend a little more money,
there is the special edition
design I have right here
which is based on the 500
Million one which has this
awesome transparent dark
blue, and just a dark blue
outline overall, which is
just beautiful looking.
By the way, if you guys
haven't seen it yet,
we are doing a Nintendo
Switch giveaway right now.
We've had a good year and
we wanna celebrate with
you guys by giving away a Nintendo Switch
that I'm doing with Jon Morrison.
If you guys want a chance to
enter, just check out the link
down below in the description.
Usually when people think
about must-have accessories
for their PlayStation, the
first thoughts are controllers
and headsets, but
something else that I think
is equally important that doesn't jump in
everyone's mind right
away is a carrying case.
Now, if you just have your
one PlayStation and you
want to bring it to a
friend's house, or you're
bringing it to work some
time, or just, you need
a reason to move it from
one place to another,
you don't wanna just have this
unorganized mess of cables
you're just carrying and
hopefully don't drop at any point.
So, carrying cases are really handy.
Now, this is actually
one they designed for the
original PS4, but it will
fit the PS4 Slim just fine.
They actually have a newer
model out right now that
removes some of the
branding, so it's not quite
advertising what you have in the bag,
but it has just enough space
to carry the PlayStation
itself, some extra
controllers, all your cables,
with room for discs and
everything else you need or want.
So, it's a really convenient
way to keep it all together
in one tight package so
you can take it on the go.
The standard DualShock 4 for
the PS4 is a good controller,
but it's not for everyone.
Some people prefer the layout
of an Xbox One controller,
and if you own multiple
systems, you don't always
like the idea of having
to switch between the two
different styles all the time,
so a great solution for this
is this little adapter from Brook.
This plugs in to an Xbox One controller,
and makes it so it'll work
with other devices, like a PS4,
a Switch, or even PC.
This is gonna allow you to use
this on any system you like,
so you can just use one
controller across all of them
and have a consistent play style.
It's easy to set up, you just
plug it into the controller
replacing the battery port,
and it acts as a rechargeable
battery as well, which
is a nice little bonus,
and allow you to use it
across all your systems.
One issue that long-term PS4
owners have had to deal with
is the relatively short battery life
of the DualShock 4 controller.
Now, later versions of the controller
have improved on this issue.
They are much better than
they were when the system
first launched, but it can
still be a little annoying
if you're not constantly
plugging it in, then realize,
oh no, I've got a low charge.
So a great solution to this
is to buy a charging stand.
This is a really nice
basic one that you can just
pick up on Amazon for super cheap.
It's gonna allow you to
charge two controllers
at the same time, you
just cradle them on it
while it's plugged into a wall unit.
A lot easier than having
to worry about going up to
your system, getting a
cable, plugging it all in.
Just have the setup near
by it, or somewhere that's
conveniently close to where
you like to play a lot,
hook it up, an easy place
to set down your controllers
when you're not using them
and make sure their charge
is always at max.
Now, we've already talked
about one headset option
for the PS4 with the Gold
Headset, which is a great
affordable one, but if you wanna spend
a little more money and
get a little fancier,
there's some really
awesome choices out there.
One of my recent favorites is the new
Nari Ultimate from Razer.
Now, this is something
that's a little bit different
from standard headsets because, first off,
you are still getting a high
quality headset, great audio,
great durability, it
offers surround sound,
it's even giving you
some positional tracking
so you can hear above and
below, not just left, right, and
forward, but what's really
interesting about this headset
in particular is it also has
haptic engines in the ear cups.
Now, yes this is marketed
specifically for PC
but it's designed to work
on other systems as well,
and, in fact, PS4 is one
of the situations where you
can still use the wireless
USB dongle which is awesome,
and the way it works is that any sound
that's coming through the
headset will cause it to start
activating these little
rumble motors in the sides.
It's a little subtle at
first, but especially
when you get large explosions
in a game, or gunshots,
or anything like that,
you'll really start to feel
the difference and it's honestly
a truly immersive experience.
These things are awesome, I
can't quite explain how cool
it is to feel the sounds at the same time.
It's cool, check it out.
If you're looking for
something that's a little more
of a stocking stuffer and
not gonna break the bank,
a great little option for
PlayStation 4 are thumb grips.
These are thumb grips
from KontrolFreek, and I'm
bascally recommending
them on every gift guide,
cause they are just
awesome little pickups,
especially for the price.
These latch onto your DualShock
4 controller's thumbsticks.
They add a little extra
height so you get some more
precision when aiming,
especially for FPS games,
and they have a much grippier
texture than the controller
has by default so make
sure that in higher tension
situations, you're keeping
your thumbs on those sticks.
It's a nice, simple little add-on.
You'd be surprised how much
it improves someone's game.
If you're just looking for
that little something extra to
give someone for a
PlayStation, these are that.
If you or someone you know own
a lot of PlayStation stuff,
I'm talking having the
system, extra controllers,
a headset, a VR headset,
just all that kinda stuff,
it's hard to sometimes
keep track of all of it
and have it in one nice place.
So a really cool solution
for this comes from Skywin.
This is a cooling stand for the PS4.
It'll fit the PS4 Pro
specifically, but it also gives
spaces to put the VR headset,
the controllers for it,
a headset in the back, two
controller charging ports
on the side, and even adds
USB outs on the front.
It even gives you a place to store
external hard drives if you need them.
The cooling aspect is a
neat bonus, but honestly,
just the ability to have
all this together in one
nice little setup, I think
it actually looks really
clean, and keeps all of your
stuff nice and organized.
We've talked about some pro controllers,
but what if we wanna go
in the opposite direction?
Something that's a little
more affordable, something you
can give as a gift,
especially for kids in mind.
That's where the Hori
Mini Pad comes into play.
I love this little
controller, I mean, look.
There's definitely better
options out there if you want
something that's a pro level thing,
but if you're just gonna
want something that
kids can use comfortably and
you're not worried about them
breaking it and then you're out 60 bucks,
this is a great little choice.
This has all the buttons you need.
The only thing it's
missing is a full touchpad
which you still have a touchpad
button if anything needs
to be clicked it, but anything
with full touch interface,
not so much, but very few games
actually use that anymore.
It is a wired hookup, but
it's actually designed to be
very much like an
old-school SNES controller,
which, as an adult, is
a little weird to grip,
but for a kid, this is the perfect size.
Going back to carrying cases,
the one we talked about
earlier is a great choice
for someone that has
a PS4 Slim, or is even still
using the original PS4,
but, if you have a Pro,
it's not gonna cut it.
Because it is a much bigger system,
so a great solution is
this gaming backpack.
So this is designed to fit
a PS4 Pro and also will work
for, like, an Xbox One X and
any other larger systems,
but the main benefit here
is it's gonna give you
a way to carry that, all your
controllers, games, wires,
bunch of extra stuff too,
and I really appreciate that
while this is definitely
designed a little bit
with kinda the gamer look
in mind, it doesn't heavily
advertise that, oh, this
is a system carrying case.
There's going to be a PS4 in here.
It doesn't push that vibe at all.
Now, if you wanna get a really
nice gift for a PS4 owner,
something that's like
expensive, top-of-the-line
kinda thing, I, personally, really love
the SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless.
This is their top-of-the-line
model that they make for PS4.
It does also work on PC
as well, and this is just
an amazing headset in general.
Great sound quality, super comfortable.
You can play with this thing on for a long
period of time and not be bothered at all.
And I also really love
the battery solution
they use for this, because
with wireless ones,
it can get a little annoying
when you need to, you know,
plug it into your PS4,
or find a wall outlet,
or just any kind of way of charging.
Instead, this one relies on a
pair of removable batteries.
One that'll sit inside the
headset, and another one
that sits inside the wireless
transmitter that acts
as a charging station, so as
soon as one battery gets low,
just pop it out, replace
it with the other one,
switch 'em, and you're good to go.
They do make a wired
version of this as well
that's a little more affordable and you're
still gonna get that great audio quality,
but the cable link on
that is a little short,
and I think it's more
suited to a PC setup.
For PS4, wireless is the way to go.
Next, we have a controller
that is honestly
my personal favorite
that I got to mess with
earlier this year, but
it has one little hiccup
with trying to pick it up
and we'll talk about that
in a second, but it's
the Razer Raiju Ultimate.
This is an amazing PS4 controller.
It is super comfortable,
lots of awesome little
customization options, and,
in typical Razer fashion,
it does support Chroma so
you get some awesome lights
around the touchpad,
which is a great look.
While this is the controller
I recommend most for PS4,
one little snag with it
is that it's actually not
technically available in the US.
You can grab it in Europe, so
if you're watching from there,
awesome, but for US customers,
you're gonna have to deal
with importing one which can
take a little longer, and also,
you're probably paying a little
more than MSRP on something
that's already a pretty
expensive controller,
so it can be a little
rough to get your hands on,
but if you wanna give someone the absolute
best of the best, do it.
