True story. When buying our first 4K television, I mentioned that I had a PS4. He told me, with a straight face, that if I didn't but one of the expensive HMDI cables (about £80), the games on my PS4 would only run at about 5fps.
I had to bite my lip to stifle the laughter.
John - 🧟 The Undead Film Nerd 🧟♀️
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