For some odd reason even when you’ve got PlayStation Plus and have Cloud Save enabled, the saves do not transfer from the PS4 to the PS5 and this can get a bit annoying. It gets a bit irritating if you even decided to sell the PS4 to make room for the new PS5. Thankfully, there are a few methods that you can use to transfer the data from PS4 to PS5, provided you have both the consoles with you or at least save files from your PS4.
How to Transfer Save Data from PS4 to PS5
PlayStation 5 supports most of the PlayStation games but to get the previous data you need to use your old id that contains data. But in some cases, it fails to get the data automatically, and then you need to manually transfer data to enjoy your saved game. It is possible with few methods which we are going to share with you in this guide. So let’s start with the requirements.
What you’ll need
PS4 (or latest Save data from PS4)PS5HDMI cable and MonitorWiFiExternal Storage Drive
Transfer data from PS4 to PS5 through Wi-Fi
In this method, you can use the WiFi to transfer the save files on PS5 to continue your games where you left them on PS4. For this method, you should have the PS4 with you.
Transfer Save data from PS4 to PS5 via Cloud Saves
You can perform this method provided you have got a PlayStation Plus account which includes the ability to make use of Cloud Saves. This will also work if you have already uploaded save data to the cloud and don’t have the PS4 now with you. And this is how you make use of the Cloud Storage on your PlayStation consoles to transfer PS4 data to PS5.
Transfer Save Files from PS4 to PS5 via USB Storage Device
For any reason whatsoever if you don’t have good enough internet and don’t have a PlayStation Plus subscription, then, the only way to transfer those game saves and files is by making use of a USB Storage Device. So, check the mentioned steps to transfer PS4 data to PS5. And, this is how you can transfer save data from PS4 to PS5 via an external USB storage drive. These are the three methods that you can use to transfer PS4 data to PS5. We hope this guide has helped you in transferring your favorite game files onto your shiny new PS5. Let us know in the comment section in case of any queries. Also Check:
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