Son lost 700h+ elden ring save
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Brigandier
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Locking save back ups to a subscription service is bullshit.... not being able to back your own saves up via external hdd is just anti consumer but for the players right?.
Orbital2060
Member
To an USB, like you can on the PS4.
The way its set up on PS5 its like Sony made it so you HAVE to pay for your savegames to be kept.
I agree it seems like a way of doing business that should not be legal, and itd be great if someone looked into the legalese behind it. At the very least, its a really poor way of treating your customers. Unbelievable that people are just going along with it.
mayham2199
Member
This happened to my son as well when I switched from PS5 to Pro. I didn't realize cloud saves were only for my account and he lost all his minecraft dungeons data. Never been chewed out by a 7 year old like that before. Unfortunately for him he wasn't allowed to play the PS5 for a week after that. He did make me laugh though.
I thought there was a way around this by doing like a full system save and then only picking the PS5 games? I don't know haven't cared enough to look it up again but I think there is a way around this its just a lot more complicated than before.
I thought there was a way around this by doing like a full system save and then only picking the PS5 games? I don't know haven't cared enough to look it up again but I think there is a way around this its just a lot more complicated than before.
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Orbital2060
Member
No idea.
Its the same on Xbox now, btw. You cant save single gamesaves to an external drive as far as I know. But cloud saves are free, so you dont have to worry about it. Theyre always just there when you load a game.
NeverYouMind
Member
I used the two memory card trading exploit to get the best fusion cards when it happened to me. Seto's White Dragons got massacred by a Meteor B. Dragon.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Listen....anything I put 700 hours in, has already provided me with more then enough entertainment.
I stopped caring about save files decades ago.
So long as I complete the game and get its worth, I'm good.
So, should have had many saves (especially for an RPG) and should move on to a different game
I stopped caring about save files decades ago.
So long as I complete the game and get its worth, I'm good.
So, should have had many saves (especially for an RPG) and should move on to a different game
reezoo
Member
Just finished split fictionDammm 700 hours playing elden ring, it sucks but he's 12 years old. We have all lost save files in our gaming careers from the 90s till now.
Take him out and spend the next 700 hours doing some father and son quality time.or some couch co op gaming time at the very least.
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hououinkyouma00
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It's a cruel and unforgiving world, just like the world of Elden Ring. It's fitting really.
Tell your son to nut up.
Also love your Psygnosis icon!
reezoo
Member
He was doing PvP mostly now.
reezoo
Member
I totally disagree, gaming is what made me choose my career (programming) and crawl out of lower class life in a third world country.
Larxia
Member
What's catching my attention here more than the lost save story, is this high amount of hours. I haven't played Elden Ring, I know it's bigger than traditional Souls game (which I played), but... 700 hours? Is there really anything remaining to do after all this time? Unless he was into PVP, I can't imagine what he was doing 
Draugoth
Gold Member
I did the same mistake as your son with my Cybersleuth saves, took me 100 hours to get all OP Digimon. After that i moved to PC.
I would recommend saving your game saves on a USB drive for emergency. So they are at least preserved.
Good news is: You can easily remake his builds in a week. Bad news is that it will take a week.
Elden Ring isnt Diablo which literally takes hundreds of hours to max a character.
If you REALLY want to, you can probably pay some cheater to spawn runes and the items he lost.
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reezoo
Member
He finished it 11 times, he has a daily limit of 1.5 hours of gaming time with some more time over weekend or when his friends are here. Since release he was just spending all time in ER. I can share the video of what he used to do with DLC pre nerfed Radahn
. Now a days his hobby was to cook in PVP, those poor souls.
SILKYSMOOTH30FPS
Member
Blame the mimic he used to solo bosses.
Draugoth
Gold Member
What's catching my attention here more than the lost save story, is this high amount of hours. I haven't played Elden Ring, I know it's bigger than traditional Souls game (which I played), but... 700 hours? Is there really anything remaining to do after all this time? Unless he was into PVP, I can't imagine what he was doing
Making different builds with different characters is pretty fun.
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reezoo
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He was mostly doing PVP, also you are underestimating kids energy.What's catching my attention here more than the lost save story, is this high amount of hours. I haven't played Elden Ring, I know it's bigger than traditional Souls game (which I played), but... 700 hours? Is there really anything remaining to do after all this time? Unless he was into PVP, I can't imagine what he was doing
reezoo
Member
He was able to switch on fly between tank / Dex build!
Adapting
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Revolutionary
Member
I remember when my MadCatz PS1 memory card got corrupted and I lost all my saves.
Happens to the best of us.
Happens to the best of us.
Larxia
Member
I get that but aren't all characters a different save? I thought this meant one single character for 700 hours here.
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Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Its gone - He'll have this as a core childhood game/memory - He'll look back at it one day and reminisce about the hours he spent with...
the ugliest AAA game of all time
Bloody Crow of Cainhurst
Member
I can help him level up a new character with stacks of Lord's Runes, bro, I have 12 level 713 characters, let me know if you still need help
Bloody Crow of Cainhurst
Member
For PS5 owners: it's actually quite easy to backup and restore your saves using the option under "System" if you only select your saves. Your games installed on your M.2 ssd and external drive are unaffected. You just have to sign into PSN once you restore.
I did it for the first time a few days ago trying to save scum the No Return Grounded trophy in TLOU2 Remastered
I did it for the first time a few days ago trying to save scum the No Return Grounded trophy in TLOU2 Remastered
ArtHands
Banned
This is done to add more incentives for the PS+.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
This is why I hate the fact I that you can't or can rarely copy saves over to an USB drive like you could with the PS4. I know why they took the option away unfortunately, but it's still frustrating and silly imo.
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The Infectious Paradox
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Walter Matthau
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reinking
Gold Member
Who let the Monk on GAF?
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.001
I think that could be upsetting, I was thinking how I overwrote a file on Ocarina of Time once.
Seomel
Member
Same way mp worked, cloud saves also work on shared accounts. Did you look if theres anything on his account cloud storage?
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Pipoqueiro
Member
You can backup entire ps data+ save in external storage
I know. Thats stupid sony forcing you to pay for plus if you only want backup save on cloud . But still have this option
Only few people know
I know. Thats stupid sony forcing you to pay for plus if you only want backup save on cloud . But still have this option
Only few people know
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ReasonBeing
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What a terrible feeling. Many of us have been there before.
PlayStaytion
Member
Buy an Xbox and always be connected online, keep the noise aside and believe me, you'll find it convenient once you try it.
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Fess
Member
AI talks about a family plan, here:
- Cloud Storage:
PlayStation Plus provides online storage (cloud storage) for game saves, allowing you to back up your progress and access it from other consoles.
- Family Plan Benefits:
The Family Plan allows you to share certain PlayStation Plus benefits, including cloud storage, with other family members on the same console network.
Cyberpunkd
Banned
Let me get this straight:
1. Every account can play online on PS+, but only one per console have access to cloud saves?
2. You cannot backup saves to an external device?
This is some bullshit.
1. Every account can play online on PS+, but only one per console have access to cloud saves?
2. You cannot backup saves to an external device?
This is some bullshit.
kevboard
Member
stop using AI then. there's no such thing as a PS+ Family plan.
anyone using AI to get information should know by now that in 90% of cases it makes bullshit up that it cobbled together from incoherent information from reddit threads.
AI makes the general population dumber at a faster speed than social media ever did, and it's a sad sight.
so, in short, there's no family plan, just individual subscriptions, and if someone plays on your main console these are the benefits and limitations:
Share PlayStation Plus benefits on PlayStation consoles
Learn how to share the benefits of PlayStation Plus on a PlayStation®5 console and a PlayStation®4 console.
www.playstation.com
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Effigenius
Member
Yes but only for ps5 games. When I upgraded to a ps5 pro from a base ps5 I was able to back my sons ps4 saves to a usb stick
The Shepard
Member
Just wear it as a 700hr badge of honour on the playstation account associated and move on.
It is terrible how sony don't have free cloud saves when you can't clone your save as a back up like the ps4. It's the worst thing about the ps5 and they should sort that out.
It is terrible how sony don't have free cloud saves when you can't clone your save as a back up like the ps4. It's the worst thing about the ps5 and they should sort that out.
Fess
Member
So a family of like 4 would need 4 PlayStation Plus subs if they want to use online storage?stop using AI then. there's no such thing as a PS+ Family plan.
anyone using AI to get information should know by now that in 90% of cases it makes bullshit up that it cobbled together from incoherent information from reddit threads.
AI makes the general population dumber at a faster speed than social media ever did, and it's a sad sight.
so, in short, there's no family plan, just individual subscriptions, and if someone plays on your main console these are the benefits and limitations:
Share PlayStation Plus benefits on PlayStation consoles
Learn how to share the benefits of PlayStation Plus on a PlayStation®5 console and a PlayStation®4 console.
Tommi84
Member
Correct. Thisnis bullshit on so many levels.
At least give me the possibility to store my ps5 saves on usb stick (so it's the same as with ps4 game saves that can be copied while using ps5)