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RedRooster · Jan 6, 2015

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/01/nyko-data-bank-for-playstation-4/

First of all, let us set the record straight – the Nyko Data Bank is a hard drive dock for the PS4, and not a hard drive itself, where it is meant to replace the top of the console alongside the 2.5” hard drive so that it can deliver provide compatibility with 3.5” hard drives as another avenue of internal storage. Not only that, the solution will also do away with the need for an external hard drive, which does not support game installs or save data at this point in time. In addition, it would also pave the way for larger storage, faster running speeds and less expensive prices thanks to the deluge of 3.5” hard drives that are in the market.

Now this looks intriguing!

Lashley said:
Hands on

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HajUHQz9Qmk

$30-40, piggybacks off PS4 power cord for power

Slixshot · Jan 6, 2015

2TB is plenty... >_>

Carl · Jan 6, 2015

Looks horrible.

DirgeExtinction · Jan 6, 2015

Is there a big difference in price between 2.5" and 3.5" HDDs?

Hoje0308 · Jan 6, 2015

In addition, the design of the replacement dock lid will not make your precious PS4 look as though it has an unsightly growth somewhere no sir, it will seamlessly match the minimalist design of the PS4.

That render says otherwise.

Eggbok · Jan 6, 2015

Can not unsee erasers.

GalacticMouse · Jan 6, 2015

Ugly, but I like the idea. If my 2TB fills up before larger 9.5mm drives become available, this could always be a possibility I suppose...

Pancakes R Us · Jan 6, 2015

Carl said:
Looks horrible.

Yup. Ew.

Shining Sunshine · Jan 6, 2015

Majine · Jan 6, 2015

"Dude, what's wrong with your PS4?"

SmokedMeat · Jan 6, 2015

So they're selling a large plastic shell?

Tobor · Jan 6, 2015

Slixshot said:
2TB is plenty... >_>

1TB is plenty.

FZW · Jan 6, 2015

Slixshot said:
2TB is plenty... >_>

absolutely not

RedRooster · Jan 6, 2015

Majine said:
"Dude, what's wrong with your PS4?"

"Nothing, it can store every game currently available for the system."

xxracerxx · Jan 6, 2015

Prepare for your PS4 to explode.

djplaeskool · Jan 6, 2015

DirgeExtinction said:
Is there a big difference in price between 2.5" and 3.5" HDDs?

A little price difference, but there are more physical limitations with how much space you can squeeze into a 2.5" drive.

TheSinkingKnight · Jan 6, 2015

DirgeExtinction said:
Is there a big difference in price between 2.5" and 3.5" HDDs?

Well, I just did an amazon search for a 3.5" 2TB on amazon and it was like $70. Last year I bought a 2.5" 2TB for $170.

Occam · Jan 6, 2015

My PS4 is about to give birth!

Shining Sunshine said:

That about sums it up, hahah.

Carl · Jan 6, 2015

Shining Sunshine said:

Yeah, pretty much this.

SerTapTap · Jan 6, 2015

Hideous. Personally I'll probably get a 1TB SSHD now and wait for 4+TB to be available by the time I fill that up.

electroflame · Jan 6, 2015

That's one really, really ugly PS4.

DownGrader · Jan 6, 2015

I am getting original PS2 HDD adapter vibes from it.

Caayn · Jan 6, 2015

The idea is nice but the design could use some work.

Slixshot said:
2TB is plenty... >_>

Absolutely not. For example I'm already over 1TB on my XB1 and the generation has barely even started.

DirgeExtinction said:
Is there a big difference in price between 2.5" and 3.5" HDDs?

Generally a 3.5" disk is cheaper than a 2.5" disk of the same size. Also 3.5" can store up to 8TB where as a 2.5" has a max of 2TB.

Lucifon · Jan 6, 2015

Tobor said:
1TB is plenty.

Agreed. 1tb is easily managed. If you're filling up then you're playing too many games without finishing others. 2tb is enough room to not have to worry. Anymore is just being incredibly lazy.

CaptainSlow · Jan 6, 2015

Just need another add-on to the side and we have the Sega Genesis CD-32X 2.0.

Ugly.

bigbaldwolf86 · Jan 6, 2015

Shining Sunshine said:

lmao this gif always makes me laugh

RedRooster · Jan 6, 2015

Haven't they pretty much hit the density limit of single platter drives(9.5mm)? So the mechanical drives that can currently fit in the PS4 most likely won't get too much bigger over the next couple years.
SSD is our only hope, but that'll have to come down in price more for the big(2TB+) drives.

ZeroX03 · Jan 6, 2015

Useful for the person who buys a lot of stuff digital.

Saint Gregory · Jan 6, 2015

Oh no... oh no no no no no.

When my hybrid drive fills up I'll buy a larger one. There's no way that I'd ever buy something like this. Looks like a PSTumor.

R3TRODYCE · Jan 6, 2015

FZW said:
absolutely not

Nope

Interesting design though.

ReBurn · Jan 6, 2015

See Sony? This is the kind of stuff that happens when you don't support external HDD's.

xxracerxx · Jan 6, 2015

DownGrader said:
I am getting original PS2 HDD adapter vibes from it.

Nah...that is sexy, the PS4 one, not so much.

HTK · Jan 6, 2015

I'll go this route:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I8O6OQ4/?tag=neogaf0e-20

By the time I exceed 2TB, hopefully Sony will release a firmware for external drives or I'll just delete some games.

This Nyko thing is ugly and I wouldn't want it anywhere near my console.

acheron_xl · Jan 6, 2015

It shouldn't be a trapezoid, it should be a parallelogram, like the PS4!

DorkyMohr · Jan 6, 2015

Tobor said:
1TB is plenty.

500GB is plenty!

Inuhanyou · Jan 6, 2015

I like the idea of the thing. I'll keep an eye on it

NickFire · Jan 6, 2015

Sir TapTap said:
Hideous. Personally I'll probably get a 1TB SSHD now and wait for 4+TB to be available by the time I fill that up.

I considered that but ended up getting the 2 TB instead. I just cant see the load time savings justifying buying a second drive once 1 TB fills up.

HTK · Jan 6, 2015

DorkyMohr said:
500GB is plenty!

For some sure, I have 40GB left on my 500GB. :/

Dr. Kitty Muffins · Jan 6, 2015

I'd prefer a first party version of this. I don't want a Nyko logo on my console. I also don't want to void my warranty with third party add one.

Cool idea though.

BibiMaghoo · Jan 6, 2015

What about power draw? Do the larger drives not require more from the console?

Arttemis · Jan 6, 2015

Sure, it's ugly. The Nyko logo is the biggest offender in my eyes. That said, though, for someone who wants a cheap BIG HDD, this is an awesome attachment. Since I'm probably going to wait for a hardware revision before I buy a PS4 for myself (my roommate has one in the living room), the cost of a 2.5" 2TB drive will likely not be an issue for me.

If I had a PS4 now, and wanted an inexpensive way to stuff more than half a TB into my console, I'd definitely consider this.

Game Guru · Jan 6, 2015

In addition, the design of the replacement dock lid will not make your precious PS4 look as though it has an unsightly growth somewhere – no sir, it will seamlessly match the minimalist design of the PS4.

RedRooster said:
(PICTURE OF PS4 WITH UNSIGHTLY GROWTH)

Uh-huh... Right then.

Macnair · Jan 6, 2015

You won't be able to stand the PS4 with this design.

Sohaim · Jan 6, 2015

Inuhanyou said:
I like the idea of the thing. I'll keep an eye on it

me too, i will need the extra space, but i think that this thing is fugly.

DownGrader · Jan 6, 2015

DorkyMohr said:
500GB is plenty!

Wii U owner here. 16 GB is plenty.

SerTapTap · Jan 6, 2015

NickFire said:
I considered that but ended up getting the 2 TB instead. I just cant see the load time savings justifying buying a second drive once 1 TB fills up.

Well I figure 2TB will eventually be too small, so I'm just wasting money if I get a 2TB as my not-final drive, but 1TB is a happy medium. All depends on how many games you end up with, but my PS3 is almost at 1TB despite (mostly) smaller games. I figure in 5 years I'll probably be well over 1 or 2 TB but in the short term nah, because I wont' have all the cheap games I've gotten on PS3.

DownGrader said:
Wii U owner here. 16 GB is plenty.

It's really not though...even single games from the Club Nintendo or Mario Kart 8 deals would immediately fill up the internal storage.

Deyjandi_Von · Jan 6, 2015

For some reason, this was the first thing I thought of when looking at it:

Edit: first post on GAF, woo.

RedRooster · Jan 6, 2015

Macnair said:
You won't be able to stand the PS4 with this design.

I can hardly see my PS4 currently. People that don't have it on their bedroom floor will most likely not care what it looks like.

djplaeskool · Jan 6, 2015

Macnair said:
You won't be able to stand the PS4 with this design.

Yeah. No way I put the weight of a 3.5" HDD on the TOP of a vertically oriented PS4.
Accident waiting to happen that no amount of stability updates will fix.

Justice_Bolt · Jan 6, 2015

My 2 tb is enough. when it's full, I will delete old games I don't play anymore...I can download them again anyway.

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