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[TangoAlphaLima]

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

I'm guessing that this Nyko Data Bank has its own power supply built in with cord.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Wii U owner here. 16 GB is plenty.

Not really. I wish the Wii U had a large hard drive and could install games to it to increase performance and cut down on noise generated from the disc spinning.

 

[Amentallica]

Wii U owner here. 16 GB is plenty.

Y'all have no

Spoiler

digital

games

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

I don't mind it, my PS4 sits horizontally anyway. I currently have a 2TB drive in my PS4, so no hurry for this tho.

LOL at people acting like it's some sort of visual eyesore, I can't imagine a cleaner solution for allowing a 3.5" drive to be installed.

 

[Fordfx2]

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

Exactly! 500gb is not enough for me...I had to delete some of my PS+ games to make room for Metal Gear over the holidays..

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

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.

Last year I bought a 2.5" 2TB for $85. You can easily get them for under $100.

 

[SargerusBR]

1TB is plenty.

Not if you are going full/most digital this gen.

 

[DownGrader]

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

I am really and honestly surprised how I am able to have Nintendo Land, Child of Light, DuckTales Rematered, a lot of indies and VC stuff, nearly all DLCs and updates for 20+ retail games and PIKMIN Short Movies and still have 8 GB free. Although I understand that quite a lot of games can eat up all Wii U memory singlehandedly.

 

[AkuMifune]

Buy two and you can have your own Tyrell Building.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

I am getting original PS2 HDD adapter vibes from it.

What the hell is that? I thought the original PS2 had an internal drive bay?

 

[immortal-joe]

My 2TB will be full by the summer at the current rate. I'm not really a -delete games to make room- kinda guy. Provided I get good feedback on the performance and "stability" of 3.5" drives, I'm in.

 

[RadarScope1]

Reminds me of some kind of 90s infrared adaptor...

 

[DirgeExtinction]

I am getting original PS2 HDD adapter vibes from it.

Nah, that's cute. It looks like the PS2's mini-me.

 

[Teletraan1]

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

I would imagine that this thing needs some sort of external power. I think 3.5" drives have roughly 2x the power draw compared to a 2.5" drive, even at idle. You can currently just run a sata extension cable from the PS4 into an external drive enclosure housing a 3.5" drive that is powered and do a diy version of this. However rest mode does not work because the drive has to be powered externally. You can install 6TB+ drives using this method.

 

[def sim]

No, that's not worth the L in aesthetics.

 

[DownGrader]

What the hell is that? I thought the original PS2 had an internal drive bay?

It's the very first PS2 external HDD, made only Japan, for early revisions which supported external drives only (SCPH-10000, I suppose?). Looked pretty darn cool on magazine covers.

 

[canadian crowe]

If they won't give us external HDD support this will do.

 

[AbandonedTrolley]

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

Now this looks intriguing!

That won't match my 20th Anniversary machine!!

 

[Fafalada]

What the hell is that? I thought the original PS2 had an internal drive bay?

PS2 was dropping features with HW-revisions more than half-a decade before it became cool to talk about it.
Jpn launch hw didn't have a HDD bay - it came with a PCMCIA and Firewire ports instead. US introduced HDD bay and dropped both of the above ports, and eventually bay and HDD support was dropped in the slim revision (but it added an integrated network card instead and external PS).
And finally SuperSlim got rid of external PS again (ok that's a plus).

 

[NewDust]

I'd rather use a SATA extension cable and a molex power supply... Easy to work it out of sight and probably cheaper too.

 

[pixxxelz]

 

[BobTheFork]

Looks like an IR sensor for a remote.

 

[HUELEN10]

I fully support this accessory, and I also criticize Sony for not saying yes to external storage expansion (or expansion period, as you can't add additional storage, you can only replace it; it is impossible to add 2 TB of storage to a PS4 (totaling 2.5 TB Unformatted)).

 

[DownGrader]

PS2 was dropping features with HW-revisions more than half-a decade before it became cool to talk about it.
Jpn launch hw didn't have a HDD bay - it came with a PCMCIA and Firewire ports instead. US introduced HDD bay and dropped both of the above ports, and eventually bay and HDD support was dropped in the slim revision (but it added an integrated network card instead and external PS).
And finally SuperSlim got rid of external PS again (ok that's a plus).

Just wanted to add some info - PS2 Slim also added built-in IR sensor for DVD remote.

 

[NickFire]

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.

If they start releasing regular retail games via PS+ then 2 TB may not last long. I just hope it lasts at least until SSD's drop big time in price.

 

[Ducayne]

Where's the Xbox version?

Was JUST thinking I hope they announce something like this. Reaching capacity on my internal Xbone HD and would love an additional solution that extends the aesthetic of the device. Something like the Nyko Power bank:

 

[bomblord1]

Doesn't that only increase the maximum possible capacity to 4tb? I think 2 would be plenty.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Doesn't that only increase the maximum possible capacity to 4tb? I think 2 would be plenty.

There are 8TB 3.5" drives.

 

[stan423321]

Where's the Xbox version?

It is stuck changing internal XB1 drive.

 

[shadowstar35]

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

This looks nicer than some wire hanging our of my usb front port and a box loosely sitting on my ps4 or the shelf next to it. It also frees up the usb.

I paid $108 for a 2tb drive after black Friday, they are usually around $160+ but the desktop sized droves are half the price and go up t 8tb. When I maxed out the 500gn, over the summer I knew there would be issues. I don't like deleting and want all my loads of games and digital downloads on there. When I have 2 kids using th email console too, and games being 30 - 50 gb a pop for disks... it's an issue.

I am glad they are doing this. For those that don't like it, don't buy it. Just be glad someone is giving us the option to do so.

 

[Etaber]

Jesus Sony just support external drives already. Nyko could still do something like this for people who want it to (sorta, kinda) blend in but at least it wouldn't be drilling into the internals of your PS4.

 

[Valnen]

Looks horrible.

Who cares. If this works well it's INSANELY useful.

 

[bomblord1]

There are 8TB 3.5" drives.

Maybe my textbooks are out of date but I just took a class on basic computer makeup and it said that the maximum size for a 3.5" magnetic hard drive is 4TB due to physical limitations of the magnetic hard drive format. Or maybe that was 2.5" drives

 

[xxracerxx]

Jesus Sony just support external drives already. Nyko could still do something like this for people who want it to (sorta, kinda) blend in but at least it wouldn't be drilling into the internals of your PS4.

Drilling in?

 

[Tobor]

Not if you are going full/most digital this gen.

I am. I don't need 70 or 80 games installed at once. I'll delete and redownload if I need to.

 

[sixteen-bit]

2TB is plenty... >_>

don't all retail games require full install on PS4?

 

[pixlexic]

you dont really need that to add a internal 3.5 drive .. just hook one up with a long sata cable and power cable.

theoretically you should also be able to run a long sata cable from the ps4s hdd slot to an external raid enclosure if you want to get hard core about it .

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Maybe my textbooks are out of date but I just took a class on basic computer makeup and it said that the maximum size for a 3.5" magnetic hard drive is 4TB due to physical limitations of the magnetic hard drive format. Or maybe that was 2.5" drives

http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/12/seagate-ships-8tb-shingled-hard-drive/

This one uses shingled magnetic technology, whatever the hell that means.

 

[Muzicfreq]

To me I think it looks okay. Im more curious though on how much heat will be added along with the power draw.

 

[bomblord1]

don't all retail games require full install on PS4?

with the average game being around 30 GB that's 65 games which is 13 games a year over the course of a 5 year console lifespan. Now I don't know about you but I definitely don't buy even close to 13 games a year for one console.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/12/seagate-ships-8tb-shingled-hard-drive/

This one uses shingled magnetic technology, whatever the hell that means.

Oh, that's fairly recent I guess they made some kind of breakthrough recently

 

[shadowsdarknes]

C'mon Sony. Just give me external storage options.

 

[HUELEN10]

Now I don't know about you but I definitely don't buy even close to 13 games a year for one console.

Seriously?

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

with the average game being around 30 GB that's 65 games which is 13 games a year over the course of a 5 year console lifespan. Now I don't know about you but I definitely don't buy even close to 13 games a year for one console.

I borrow from my local library a lot. It's kind of a pain in the ass to have to install a game, delete it when I return it, then reinstall when I check the game out again at a later date.

 

[Big Green Anus]

I think it looks quite nice. Has a futuristic look to it.

 

[bomblord1]

Seriously?

Yes? If I bought 13 games a year per console I own I would probably have to file bankruptcy.

 

[Cappa]

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.

Or, 1 TB is enough for YOU and not enough for others. "Being incredibly lazy" sounds like an incredibly dumb statement.

 

[Tenck]

2TB is plenty... >_>

If all you do is buy indies, sure, that's plenty.

 

[Valnen]

http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/12/seagate-ships-8tb-shingled-hard-drive/

This one uses shingled magnetic technology, whatever the hell that means.

Seagate? Haha, nope nope nope.

 

[Dr. Black Jack]

It looks fine. It's not like the PS4 isn't already dumb and blocky looking.

Pretty interested in this since I like to keep installs/patches/DLC on my drive at all times. That said, I'll be holding off until it's confirmed that this won't be a problem:

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

 

[out0v0rder]

this would be nice as 3.5" drives are capable at running at higher rpms so you can get faster load times.