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Any time a company removes functionality, users are bound to be unhappy. PlayStation users on social media are understandably frustrated with the decision. It's solely PS5 save files that are affected by Sony's new limitation.
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And, to repeat, this feature works from the PS4/PS4 Pro to the PS5, too.
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PS4 users could copy and transfer their saves via USB for the duration of the console's lifespan, including between PS4 and PS4 Pro. If it wasn't already clear, this is a feature that was wholly supported on PS4. In other words, this is a clear decision from Sony to disable USB storage and transfer of PS5 save files. In the PS5 menu, connected USB drives do not show up. In this menu, PS5 users will also be able to see connected USB drives, from which they can transfer their PS4 saves. They can copy saved data either to their PS+-enabled cloud storage or they can save it to a connected USB drive. If PS5 users go instead to the Saved Data (PS4) menu, they'll have two different options. RELATED: PS5 Cross-Gen Save Support Depends on Developers PS5 users can choose to upload to cloud storage if they have a PS+ account, but no option for USB file transfer is available.
Going into the Saved Data (PS5) menu, followed by the Console Storage option shows just a single choice for transferring saves. PS5 save files are segregated from PS4 save data in the console's Safe Data and Game/App Settings menu system. Reports are now confirming that the PS5 does not support the transfer of save files via USB, unlike with the PS4. That leaves users resorting to the PS5's cloud saves, which requires a PlayStation Plus subscription. It's being reported that, unlike with the PS4, the PS5 does not support the ability to transfer saves via USB.
6Such appears to be the case with save files on the PS5.
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The PlayStation 5 is now available and buyers are still figuring out the full range of Sony's next-gen console's functionality, though sometimes that means discovering that the PS5 doesn't necessarily support the full functionality that fans expected.