You’re already out $500 for Sony’s newest gaming console, but you’ve likely purchased a few other accessories and games to go along with it. So in the roughly one year since it’s launched, what’s that number add up to for you?
Following our format for how much money you pumped into your Xbox One, let’s remember all the potential intricacies of owning a PS4: the headsets and accessories, the premium subscriptions, the potential complete living room rearrangements…
So, what’s your personal count? Share your list below, like this:
$Add Up Your Total Cost Here
PS4 ($500)
One-Year PlayStation Plus Membership ($70)
Infamous: Second Son ($6)
Transistor ($20)
Two extra controllers ($200)
Let’s see what you got! And feel free to add any necessary context to your list, should you feel it needs it.
The last post of our inquisition comes tomorrow, for the Wii U. Prepare to crunch your numbers!
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51 responses to “How Much Money Have You Spent On Your PS4?”
Well, to be fair and not come off as biased from yesterday.
0!
$500 console
$60 TLOU from US Store
$30 Killzone
$24? 3 months PSN
Have barely touched the thing regretting it a little, hopefully March will change that.
Yeah thats the gut feeling i had that it was going to gather dust hence why i got the 2nd xbox and my wife has really got back into gaming (mainly thanks to diablo and destiny) we almost play every night after the kids have gone to bed 🙂
I got it cheap enough I guess if I use it for say 4 exclusives a year for 5-7 years I’d have gotten my moneys worth, I got a ps3 late in its life and when I tried to go back and play the older games I couldn’t get into them.
Why did my console cost $549 at launch? Did I get ripped off by EB Games? I thought the console’s RRP was $399 in the US and $549 in Australia?
Mm, console, extra controller, like… 15 physical games now, I think, bunch of downloadable titles, and PS + (already had it, but renewal). I don’t even know. A thousand, $1500? It’s totally been worth it though, I super love it.
PS4: $500
Controller: Free
Destiny: Free
Wolfenstien: Free
Last of Us Remastered: Free
Call of Duty Ghosts: $40
Minecraft: $15
Velocity: Free
PS Plus 4 Months :$20
3 Extra Controllers: $180
Charging Dock: $20
Total: $775
$726
PS4 ($500)
Additional controller ($60)
Destiny CE ($130)
Trials Evolution ($36)
ps plus ongoing subscription from other playstation consoles so not really gonna add that in but yeah
$500 console ( which died 3 months after purchase and couldn’t find receipt)
$599 2nd console 🙁
$69 extra controller
$60 last of us
$60 shadow of mordor
$20 3 months ps+
$20 extra cables for controller
$89 d3 reaper of souls
$60 destiny
Love the ps4 – so upset couldn’t find the receipt for the first one and the store couldn’t help
Planning to get one, though not sure when to be honest. AS a result, $0
You should probably get a Gaming PC instead ( if you don’t already have one). In the long term, its a lot cheaper than owning a PS4! Thats one among many advantages
I got my PS4 on New Years Eve last year, to date I’ve spent $1,433.80 (PS4 + PS Eye + Extra DS4 + 17 Games) on physical items.
I’ve spent a further $250.64 on Digital Content (10 PSN Games + PS+) for a combined total of 27 PSN Games.
Which brings my total to $1,684.44… now if only I had more time play everything!
(Game prices were what I paid at the time, not what you’d get them for now)
Total: $1094
PS4: $500
Controller: $74
PS Plus: $60
ACIV: $70
Killzone: $60
BF4: $30
COD: $30
Infamous Second Son: $70
MGSV Ground Zeroes: $30
Watch Dogs: $30
Wolfenstein: $30
Alien Isolation: $70
Destiny: Free
Last of Us Remastered: Free
Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty: $20
Infamous First Light: $20
Jesus, that’s a lot…
Oddworld (the only PS4 game aside from Bloodborne that I wish was on Xbox – though I think it may come out eventually)
$950
PS4 ($550)
One-Year PlayStation Plus Membership ($70)
Infamous: Second Son ($80)
Killzone ($50)
Metal Gear Solid 5 ($50)
Destiny (Trade in)
Wolfenstein Special Edition ($100?)
Batman Arkham Knight Batmobile Edition pre-order ($50)
Assassins Creed IV (Christmas Present)
Destiny DLC will push that over $1,000 for the year soon.
Destiny Bundle ($500? I think? my memory is shocking)
Destiny: Free
AC: Black Flag: Free
3 month PS+: $24
Charging station: $25
Total: $549
Pretty much have only used my PS4 for Destiny which I have played a lot (150+ hours) I have barely even looked at the dashboard of my PS4 and never launched any other games.
(Checks to make sure the Mrs doesn’t visit this site…..ok were good to go)
Console + extra controller + camera + Vertical stand + 2 games on day 1
charger for controllers + extra controller (wore out the rubber on one)
Wireless Gold headset
about 10 games (physical and DL)
PS + 1 year sub
(double checks to make sure Mrs Isnt going to find out….ok still good)
I think its probably around the 1.5-2k mark so far, it try not to keep count so I can justify a new game whenever I want. This doesn’t include the new TV I bought for them as my old one met a timely demise (he he)
I also got a Xbone day 1 and have spent about the same amount on that as well (missed yesterdays article), but lets just keep that between you, me and the thousands of other trustworthy people on this site.
Just don’t ask me how much I’ve spent on my gaming rig and games over the last 1-2 years (its probably a little embarrassing)
The rubber wearing out on the controllers you can actually get free replacements for. Sony have recognised the problem so it’s really easy to do. I just went to the store I bought it from and they gave me new ones and took the old ones and the store deals with Sony.
Well, the PS4 for 500
Extra controller about $80
$20 on a cheap headset after losing included
1 PS+ sub is what $60 $70ish?
$200 on Destiny
$80 on Diablo 3
$80 on Shadow of Mordor
$80 on Alien Isolation
$70 on Watch Dogs
$80 on Infamous Second Son
$30 on Child of Light
$40 on Trials Fusion
$60 on Last Of Us Remastered
$70 on CoD Ghosts
$80 on NFS Rivals
$130ish for Black Flag
$250 on Dragon Age preorder
$200 on Witcher 3 preorder
Actually I don’t want to do this any more…
You need to get your initial cost of purchase down 😉
I’ve been paying around $60 for games on release day through Dick Smith. Put $10 down on the pre-order, they knock a further $10 off the price. Turn up in store on release day, pay the balance of $50 and you’re good to go 😀
I’d rather pay the extra $20 to not deal with Dick Smith 😛
Truth is I hate preordering online and still get a small thrill from going to a store to pick up a game. Plus the girls at the EB next to my work are pretty fantastic and automatically price match JB without me asking now.
What I need to stop doing is ordering these overpriced collectors full of crap I’ll never use. But they’re so shiny.
when you figure out how to stop yourself let me know, I too buy far too many shiny things I don’t need or use.
Well, when he lets you know pass it on.
Can you let me know aswell mate
1 year PS+ $55
Destiny Digital Guradian Ed $90
TLoU ReMastered $68
Shadow of Mordor $62
Trials Fusion $28
Infamous Second Son $63
Think that’s it, pretty cheap for the amount of gaming I’ve gotten out of it thanks to PS+ and Warframe got a good whack as well.
I’ve still been working through my backlog of previous generation games, but so far I’ve got:
PS4: $400
Assassin’s Creed 4: $60
Killzone Shadow Fall: $20
Total: $480
Total… around $1050, I think.
$500 Console
$90 Killzone
$90 Knack (oops)
$130? AC:IV Statue edition
$90 Infamous: Second Son
$100 Destiny
$70 PS+
It is now being used exclusively for Destiny, as was foretold six months ago… *sigh*
PS4 = $550
3 months PS+ x 2 = $40
12 months ps+ = $70
AC4 CE = $200
PS4 Press Kit with 5 games = $250
Killzone Steelbook = $70
Metal Gear Solid = $40
TLOU = $50
Trials Fusion = $36
Infamous Second Son CE = $100
Destiny Ghost Edition = $20
Gold Wireless Headset = $129
Transistor = $15
Counter Spy = $15
Maybe more?
I only got my PS4 recently, through the Dick Smith ebay promotion. I think that was $400?
Another $100 for Destiny.
Do I count my PS+ Subscription if I was already paying for it before I got the PS4? I don’t think it’s fair to count it for this year. It rolls over in February, so I’ll count it then.
PS4 – $530
TLOU – $70
Destiny – $130
Shadow of Mordor – $80
3 months of PS+ – $30
$840
-$260
How you say?
PS4 cost $545
Sold on eBay release day for $820 plus post
Paid about $15 in eBay and PayPal fees
Console: $0 – saved up Coke Reward tokens for 84 weeks
PS Plus 3 month subscription: $20
Infamous Second Son: $60
Alien: Isolation (Ripley edition): $110
Total: $190
Lol – saved up coke reward tokens for 84 weeks?!
Unless you stole those coke labels you paid a lot of money for your ps4 hahaha
Still well done for saving that much points!!!
Sweet Jesus! How much Coke did you have to buy/drink for that?
Hmmm
PS4: Free (I have some awesome friends)
$1,782.95 roughly on games and accessories.
PS4 Killzone pack: $699 (inc extra controller, camera, KZ Shadwowfall)
BF 4 and Premium: $160
COD Ghosts: $79
Trial Fusions: $50
Rayman: $55
NFS: $79
UFC: $79
Madden 25: $89
Madden 15: $79
Wolfenstein: $79
Destiny: $79
Watchdogs + STUPIDITY season pass $109
Infamous: $79
Child of Light: $30
Metal Gear Zeroes: $45
The Golf Club: $50
Thief: $79
Knack: $79
Tomb Raider: $79
MLB 14: $69
Sniper Elite 3: $79
Lego Movie Videogame: $50
Sherlock Holmes Crime and Punishment: $78
Turtle beach talkback headset: $29
Looks like $2382….
Feeling like I forgot something though…. I’ll update when I finish work if I have forgotten a game or two….
Guess you can add the PS Vita on there that I got soleley for Remote play as well…. Brings the total figure up past 2500
Total: $1,232.85
PS4: $550
Controller: $68.93
1TB SSHD: $159.95
PS Plus Aus: $49.88
PS Plus US: $29.99
Killzone: $62
Battlefield 4: $62
Battlefield 4 Premium $51
COD: $62
Lego Marvel Super Heroes $44.10
Destiny Digital Guardian Edition: $93
$575 for PS4 plus Infamous Second Son
$70 For Last of US remasted
$70 for DI2 base game + 27 for guardians back plus $12 for groot, $12 for rocket rackoon $12 for that green guy
Around $800 AUD
PS4: $497.95 AU (couriered from the US via Amazon)
Extra controller: $79.99 AU
Charging cradle: $39.99 AU
Infamous: ~$70 ($59.99 US digital)
Destiny: ~$110 ($89.99 US digital)
Already had PS+ because of my Vita.
PS4 – Christmas Gift last year
Second Controller – $80?
PS Plus Membership – $79
Marvel Lego – $68
Infamous Second Son – $69
Shadow of Mordor – $68
Total: $364 or $864 if you include the PS4.
PS4 – $550 (Or around $200 after trading in stuff)
PS4 Camera – $90
Killzone – $60
Knack – $60 (Traded back for $21)
InFamous Second Son – $75
Diablo 3 – $79
Infamous First Light – $25
15 month PS+ Membership – $70
So $1009 total, or around $638 with trades.
While I only just got mine recently and I’ve spent far less than a few of you here I am a bit worried how much I have spent. So here goes:
$400 console
$69 Destiny retail
$28 Trial Fusion retail
$49 Skylanders Swap Force starter set (part of 4 yr old daughters Xmas present) retail
$15 Hohokum (digital)
$15 Outlast (digital)
$69 Red controller
$24 basic chat headset (slightly better than included one)
$0 for PS+ games and cross buys from PS3 like Flower, Flow etc.
$70 for PS+ of course last years ran out just after I bought the PS4
And just today I bought Alien Isolation for $68 retail.
Sooo…..
$876.
Not too bad I guess. More than I’d like to be spending when I should be putting more into the house but I’ll probably always say that!
PS4 – $549
COD: Ghosts – $148
AC4 – $138
BF4 – $99
Tomb Raider: DE – $79
Infamous: SS – $65
Rayman Legends – $29
Watch Dogs – $148
Trials Fusion $28
Destiny – $130
$70 – Bought PS+ 3 months before with the “Buy one year get 3 months free” offer.
Total: $1483
Console 550
nba 2k14 70
Destiny 70
Knack 70
Lego Marvel 70
Fifa 14 70
BF4 120 (inc premium)
TLOU 60
2nd control 60
Shadow of mordor 50
Trials fusion 30
Rayman 50
Child of light 20
Dynasty warriors 85(?)
PS Plus 70
Total = $1445
Been very happy with it. Play alot with my nephews on the coach coop and play online with mates most nights a week.
Where did you find Shadow of Mordor for $50? A friend of mine is looking for a good deal on that one.
Dick Smith had sales last week. Went down from $59 to $47 on the online store. They did it for alot of the pre orders. AC, Cod, Evil Within and so on. Had to buy online though.
Nice find. Sale’s over now I assume, I’ll keep an eye out for other cheap sources.
Yeah. I’m pretty sure it was one of their hourly sales but I’m not certain. Got it in the mail this morning so 1 day after release is pretty good.
Hmm Let do this:
* Sony X PS4 Bundle: $650
– Includes x2 controllers/Camera/Sony X Personal Engraved box/1 Year of Playstation Plus.
*Playstation Plus 1 year (i now have the next 2 years paid for as I recieved the SonyX one after recieving the console) $70
* Killzone: $60
* Plants VS Zombies: $40
* Assassins Creed 4: $60
* Diablo 3: $60
* Destiny: $50
* Dynasty Warriors 8: $45
* Quiz Show (fun to play with the GF): $7
* Additional White Controller: $60
* Turtlebeach Headset: $15
* Custom Laser Engraved vynal for Controllers: $3
EDIT: Oh yeah I bought Ghosts on PS3 then upgraded it for an additional $10.
Total So Far: $1,130
Way more than I should have…
Not as much as I want…
More than I’m willing to admit comfortably here lol.
WELL I SPENT $500+ ON THE GRAPHICS CARD ALONE. PC MASTER RACE YEAAAAA
Ps4 $500
Wolfenstein $80
TLOU $60
PS+ every 3 months @$20 = $60 by now.
Should cancel that. I play on xbl and the plus games havent interested me enough to turn on my ps4 in months. Waiting on planetside 2 as I suck at m+k fps gaming. My stupid brain needs thumb sticks.
In total about $4100
PlayStation infamous pack and extra controller $599
Assassin Creed Black Flag $69
Watchdogs $69
Destiny $67
PS+ 60-70ish
In anticipation for project cars
Next Level GTultimate racing seat and TV stand $850
Sony w800b 55″ tv 1450
ButtKicker Seat shaker $250
Thrustmaster T500 RS racing wheel $500
Thrustmaster TH8A shifter $200
Ps4 unit – $100 (out of pocket, gift cards from EB directly paid a majority of the costs)
Camera – $90
Controller – $90
madden 25 – $80
InFamous: Second Sun – $80
LEGO Marvel – $65
Watch Dogs – $90
Knack – $80
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zero – Free
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark – Free
Injustice: Gods Among Us – $40
Sleeping Dogs – Free
Octo Dad – $10
NAtURAL DOCtRINE – Free
WWE 2K15 Hulkamania Edition – $130 (Preorder)
Grand Theft Auto V – $20 (preorder/trade in games)
The Evil Within – $100 (preorder)
Batman: Arkham Knight – $100
Total – $725 with an extra $350 to come
PS4 – $550 I think. Big W, arrived Launch Day.
Extra controller – $79
Long HDMI – $45
Charging cradle – $39
Vertical stand – $40
Camera – $79 (never used as cable is TOO SHORT *grumble*)
AC4 skull edition – $89
Child of Light – $39
Tomb Raider – $59
TLoU remaster – $59
Destiny Limited – $115
FIFA 14 – $65
Infamous – $79
First Light – $24
Knack – $39
PS+ – had for 4 years…
$1341. Well cycling to work means I save about that a year on PT (desperate justification time…)
PS4 = $529
PS+= $60
Contoller (black) = $79
Controller (red) = $59
BF4+Premium =$120
COD Ghosts= $80
FIFA14=$80
NBA2K14 =$80
Wolfenstein = $59
MGS: GZ = $39
InFamous= $79
Destiny = $79
Watch Dogs =$79
Alien Isolation = $79
Shadow of Mordor = $59
Diablo = Free (gift)
$1481….
damn thats alot
TO be honest the most i have spent on the whole ps4 so far is
$150 for the console
$20 for killzone
$25 for MGS GZ(should have been cheaper..)
$20 for Last of Us remastered
had PS+ for 2years worth so i didnt need to buy it
The damage cost till now is $215
not bad and because of PS+ i get free games to play.
Also importing !!! is a must if you want cheap stuff.
EDIT: I had alot of old PS3 games and since i used to the advantage of the birthday trade bonus and the my Eb member lvl 3 15% trade on top of that too. so it came up to a total of 700 added up. which helped me buy both ps4 and the xbone. not to mention vouchers were there too 🙂 and the great staff at EB who discounted me some games just for the sake of getting both consoles
hmm..let’s see.
– White PS4 Destiny Bundle $519
– PS+ 1 year $69
– Game: Destiny Vanguard Edition $0
– Game: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag $0
– Game: Killzone: $20 (Dick Smith clearance)
TOTAL: $608
So far, I’ve been playing Destiny ONLY, the other two games are still in mint condition 😀
PS4: free (from sony TV)
controller: free
PS+ 12 months: free (carried over from ps3)
infamous 2nd son : free (gift)
silicon thumb pads for controller : $3
D3 ros : $48 (after trade in)
driveclub: free (gift)
minecraft: free (gift)
I would have to say the value I’ve got out of the machine so far has been through the roof
Havent picked up a PS4 yet,so $0, But these comments are giving me a budget of what I should expect.
I hope you arent continuing these article next week. I would hate to think how much I spent on PS3 stuff over the years. Im guessing at least a Hyundai’s worth
PS4: $500
Metal Gear Solid 5 – Ground Zeroes : $50
Infamous Last Light: $25
Playstation Plus 1 Year: $70
Watch_Dogs: $70
Velocity 2x: Free with PS Plus
Total: $715
However, this doesn’t take into consideration the following purchases for next year…
LittleBigPlanet 3: $50 already on deposit
Bloodborne: $25 on deposit
3 extra Dualshock 4s: $320 – already considered in next year’s gaming budget…
PS4: $500
Controller: $74
Killzone: $80
Metal Gear: Gift
So, I’ve borrowed a few games of mate, Infamous, Battlefield and Watch dog but I’m in love with my xbone. Sorry Sony. Just hurry up and give me Uncharted.