[Rumour] PS4 Assembly Line Reportedly Sabotaged by Foxconn Interns

[Psionic Roshambo]

- Name a large company that sells a good, and odds are, they outsource to China. If it's a service, it's likely somewhere such as India. It's cheaper, easier, and it gives companies the ability to satisfy as many customers as possible.

Intel.... Pretty large company sells a few billion dollars worth of goods a month and largely produces stuff made in the US.

They have one plant in Israel, one in Ireland and one in China.

Nine plants in the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_manufacturing_sites

 

[Mythrix]

Hey, maybe some of the student interns were collecting PS4 parts by removing a different part from each of the (broken) PS4s. Then when they get back home they can assemble their own PS4!

But nah, I'm sure Foxconn have incredibly strict rules in place to prevent stuff being taken home from the factories.

 

[Pedeadstrian]

Hey, maybe some of the student interns were collecting PS4 parts by removing a different part from each of the (broken) PS4s. Then when they get back home they can assemble their own PS4!

But nah, I'm sure Foxconn have incredibly strict rules in place to prevent stuff being taken home from the factories.

That's probably because that factory was their home all along. *insert M. Night Shamylan's name here*

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

Question, why the fuck doesn't Sony just use robotic assembly lines? Foxconn should have access to that kind of technology as other forms of manufacturing and assembly are capable of doing it. It's cheaper in the long term, the work is more accurate too and you aren't forcing workers to do menial jobs for shit wages.

Yeah, too bad Sony needs to make PS4s now.

Also, even if Sony invests in robotic assembly lines now to reap on long term savings, they'd have to continue to manufacture PS4s 20 years into the future in order to reap those savings. And we're talking about highly specialized robotic assembly lines here, re-purposing them for other electronic manufacturing is too expensive and otherwise unfeasible.

 

[chartube12]

I am just going to leave this here

 

[Foxi4]

I don't see why people assume that robotic assembly lines are not used at Foxconn. Certain parts of the process simply require human supervision, not everything can be done by machines. If you think that beyond the Foxconn walls all you see are interns chained to the assembly line and holding soldering guns, you are sorely mistaken. Precise opeations are performed by machines, but delicate plastic parts assembly or quality control (sic) are done by hand.

 

[Bladexdsl]

this is just GOLD poor poor sony

 

[GameWinner]

this is just GOLD poor poor sony

Did Sony kill your parents or something?

 

[Sicklyboy]

I don't see why people assume that robotic assembly lines are not used at Foxconn. Certain parts of the process simply require human supervision, not everything can be done by machines. If you think that beyond the Foxconn walls all you see are interns chained to the assembly line and holding soldering guns, you are sorely mistaken. Precise opeations are performed by machines, but delicate plastic parts assembly or quality control (sic) are done by hand.

"quality"

 

[Foxi4]

Sic erat scriptum.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

I am just going to leave this here

Please don't. It's already been discussed and really isn't that big of a problem. The problems they're facing literally affect a miniscule percentage of day one buyers.

 

[Bladexdsl]

glad you guys get all the defective ps4 1st than when they finally get released here they'll all be good and fixed

 

[Oshae93]

Some people are asking why didnt the Foxconn workers mess with other products like the p4. Honestly i think it was a good opportunity to get their message that their being treated wrong out to the media. Honestly would as much people be in here chatting if this was the wii u? They skipped the sratch offs and went straight for the lottery.

 

[Deleted User]

They had to put nets up because so many people were jumping off the roof

Nets around factories in china is a common thing, don't be so judgemental of one company.

 

[Duo8]

Why sabotage the sales of something that has done a fine job sabotaging itself?

What about 3DSes, iPhones, blah blah blah?

 

[Foxi4]

Nets around factories in china is a common thing, don't be so judgemental of one company.

Wat? The only factories that I've heard of which had to install suicide nets around them were Foxconn's, back then the issue was 17 suicides during the time when Foxconn was manufacturing iPhone's. Even Google fails to inform me about any other site that had to take such measures upon querying, so it's not a "common practice" as you claim.

What about 3DSes, iPhones, blah blah blah?

See above - 17 people killed themselves because they were sick and tired of assembling iPhones for extremely low wages.

 

[Duo8]

See above - 17 people killed themselves because they were sick and tired of assembling iPhones for extremely low wages.

What about after that. They just suck it up and Deal with it?

 

[Foxi4]

What about after that. They just suck it up and Deal with it?

After that they went on strike, protested and whatnot. Foxconn assured that they will improve working conditions blah, blah, blah - fill in the gaps. It's an on-going problem, really.

 

[Duo8]

Unrelated, but there's a Chinese factory where they pay wages with Choco-Pies.
wut?

 

[DinohScene]

Unrelated, but there's a Chinese factory where they pay wages with Choco-Pies.
wut?

If i'm not mistaken, choco-pies are banned in North-Korea as well.
It might be true that in some areas of China, choco-pies are worth more (on the black market) then actual currency.

Choco-pies are smuggeled into North-Korea and there are people there that pay hefty prices to obtain one.