Stereogatari
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Reminds me of that 4GB PSP hard drive.
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Nyko Data Bank for PS4 Pro and Slim announced at CES
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Megawarrior
Member
You can use two HDD at the same time with this?
RedAssedApe
Banned
lol it looks like a PSU
xbox 360 brick anyone?
xbox 360 brick anyone?
FunkyDealer
Banned
All that plastic just to hold one 3.5" drive? It's pretty ridiculous IMO.
By understanding that firmware update allowed the use of the Stand By features to work with HDD up to 4TB, previously it was 2TB.
Ah, right, must have miss-remembered that...
madstarr12
Member
Lol, looks horrendous, terrible.
Movalpolos
Banned
Neuromancer
Member
Eh. 2TB has been more than big enough for me and I play an insane amount of games compared to the average person.
Is it not snowy white to you?
No it's black.
It's just as black as the PS4 slim top. Only the front top of the powerbank is more reflective.
always crazy bacon
Banned
That's so ugly.
Caayn
Member
With popular games taking up insane amounts of space ( for example CoD: BO 3 takes up 98.5GB on XB1) you can never have enough storage. I'm already around the 3TB of usage, and that's with not everything installed.
Gosh, I'm amazed. I still can't unsee the white console, and was more surprised at how no one was taking about this new white PlayStation console over the drive bay.
Criminey.
BlondeTuna
Member
Getting close to maxing my 2 TB internal. This is just another example of how we have to make our PS4s fugly just to get more storage space.
HamsterExAstris
Member
Hurray. I haven't upgraded to a PS4 Pro yet, but the thought of not having this if I ever did was keeping me from buying a much-needed Data Bank for my original PS4.
Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Yeah. Fucked if I'm having that stuck on top of my pro, just give us external USB hdd support please Sony...
Looks white/grayish to me. I got you bro
Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Actually why does it have to go on the top? Can't you just tuck the box down behind your av equipment so it's hiddden?
Goose_Se7en
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FFS Sony, why is it so hard for you to allow users to use external drives for game installs? This is coming from someone with a 2TB PS4 Pro. What are you so scared of? That your shit security be compromised and folks try to run unsigned code on your platform.
FFS, just get this done already, I have been railing for months and will continue to do so. MS supports this, ffs even Nintendo, fucking Nintendo allows us to use external drives or USB sticks for game installs. When it comes to this Sony is a joke.
FFS, just get this done already, I have been railing for months and will continue to do so. MS supports this, ffs even Nintendo, fucking Nintendo allows us to use external drives or USB sticks for game installs. When it comes to this Sony is a joke.
Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
For slim and pro right, as the enclosure is in the back, would something like this work?
http://www.netstoredirect.com/start...0848640.html?gclid=COPe5d_Gr9ECFYwy0wodgj8Irg
What I would do would be make a little caddy so it fits into the PS4 one end then add an external 4tb to the other end then okay, hard drive is bare bones but you could then tuck it behind the PS4 neatly instead of having that hulking thing on top.
Would that work?
http://www.netstoredirect.com/start...0848640.html?gclid=COPe5d_Gr9ECFYwy0wodgj8Irg
What I would do would be make a little caddy so it fits into the PS4 one end then add an external 4tb to the other end then okay, hard drive is bare bones but you could then tuck it behind the PS4 neatly instead of having that hulking thing on top.
Would that work?
gamerforever
Banned
Looks ridiculous. Sony need to implement external hdd game installs, but are naturally wary about piracy.
EdReedFan20
Member
No. This connects into the hard drive slot.
Yautja_Warrior
Member
A bit ugly but handy if you have lots of games and need more than 2TB of storage.
OdysseusVA
Banned
I was expecting big and ugly yet I am still surprised
The Data Bank pro can also be moved around, doesn't need to be stuck on top of the console..
i found a great video on youtube to explain things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ncAf-DZwA
i found a great video on youtube to explain things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ncAf-DZwA
The switching will take place while the system is turned off, not on. I posted a video link to a helpful video i found on youtube during CES 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ncAf-DZwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ncAf-DZwA
It does nor have to go on top its movable. I want this product ASAP. lol it can be moved around too.
Nydius
Member
Watching that does clear a lot up and if/when I get a Pro I will probably look into getting one since I can keep the unit vertical and just keep this beside it.
For those who want a synopsis of the video rather than watching: It's two pieces, essentially a double 2.5/3.5 eSATA enclosure and a SATA controller board with back plate that fits into the Slim/Pro's HDD area. You connect the enclosure to the backplate via an eSata cable.
Nyko is shooting themselves in the foot by showing marketing material with it on top of the PS4, IMO.
Square Triangle
Member
Nyko has never been one for aesthetically pleasing items.
Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
GreenMonkey
Member
I can see using this for switching between an SSD and a giant hard drive if you have a LOT of games AND you want speedy loading and you're willing to fiddle around with swapping game installs around like on a PC...but geez.
In most use cases I would think you'd be better off spending the $40 towards a bigger HDD or a bigger SSD and doing a quick replacement. It's not particularly difficult.
In most use cases I would think you'd be better off spending the $40 towards a bigger HDD or a bigger SSD and doing a quick replacement. It's not particularly difficult.
Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I think the hate was the thought of having to stick that big chunky box on top on the console (like the original PS4 version) but now it's confirmed you can move it and hide it, there's probably gonna be less hate.
My thoughts exactly, as its no longer on the top of the system. No release date yet. I also like that it has its own power source now. i never trusted those by pass power cords on consoles, look at all the issues with the xbox 360 coolers that started to fry.
Exactly, It's a good way to think of this as a external USB Hard drive. The Ps4 system won't get as hot as the hard drives are not inside or on top, which is another bonus.
So i can have a 2.5 2TB HDD and a 8TB 3.5 HDD. wow thats amazing.
But in all honestly this could have been avoided had sony allowed for the taller 15mm 2.5 HDD thus giving people the option to have 4TB 2.5 Drives. Maybe for the PS5 that will be a option
So i can have a 2.5 2TB HDD and a 8TB 3.5 HDD. wow thats amazing.
But in all honestly this could have been avoided had sony allowed for the taller 15mm 2.5 HDD thus giving people the option to have 4TB 2.5 Drives. Maybe for the PS5 that will be a option