Can I save Fallout 4 saves to the PS4 cloud?
Is it possible to keep my saves for Fallout 4 on the PS4 cloud? I don't want to risk losing my saves due to hardware error, or other error.
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As stated already, you can most definitely save saves to the cloud, provided you have a PS Plus subscription.
However, just keep in mind that if you're talking about saving "Survival mode" game saves, you are only allowed to keep 3 created saves at a time (per character). This is due to the fact that you're only allowed three "autosave" saves per character, and that Survival mode only allows you to make autosaves (through the "sleep" function).
In addition, you're also allowed an exit save (which is erased once you continue that save) and the rare hard save that is automatically made by the game at certain points in the game (for example, directly before leaving Vault 111, and midway through the "Curtain Call" quest).
I only mention this because it wasn't something obvious to me (I just assumed all of my saves were being saved in storage), and it wasn't until a ways in that I realized all of my earlier saves had been perpetually written over, with only my three most current saves being available.
All that said, assuming you have PS Plus, enough free storage on your PS4, and an external hard drive, you can feasibly keep up to 9 different save files at a time (per character), with 3 on PS Plus, 3 on the PS4, and 3 on the external hard drive. Not very elegant or practical (especially with Survival mode being the most difficult setting and much easier to die on than the other settings), but it's something, at least.
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How do I save to the cloud on PS4?
Select (Settings) > [Application Saved Data Management] > [Saved Data in System Storage].Can you transfer Fallout 4 saves?
To do so, navigate to your Fallout 4 saves directory (by default: C:\\Users\\user.name\\Documents\\My Games\\Fallout4\\Saves) and copy the save files you wish to back up. We recommend creating a folder named \u201cSave backups\u201d within the Saves folder and putting the copies of your save files there.Can I transfer my Fallout 4 save from PS4 to PS5?
Go to Settings > Saved Data and Game/App Settings, then select Saved Data (PS4) > USB Drive. You'll then be presented with the option to Copy to Console Storage. And that's all there is to it. You'll now be able to carry on any hard-earned progress you made on PlayStation 4 on your brand-new PlayStation 5.How long do cloud saves last on PS4?
Your game save file will be on their server for 6 months, no matter if you canceled subscription, or expired. The only exception would be if you choose to delete save files on the cloud, though that isn't "automated" deletion.PS4 HOW TO SAVE GAME DATA TO CLOUD NEW!
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I can't get Fallout to recognize the cloud saves, in fact I tried to download the cloud save using the PS4 app in settings. It says that the game is not installed when it clearly is and works. But cloud won't download it... I borrowed a copy for the first 25 hours, then got my own copy and that copy works, I can start a new game, but it does not see the saves.
So, no, Fallout 4 does NOT work using cloud saves. Perhaps each disc has its own serial number or something, and if so, f Bethesda... I haven't had any issues with any other PS4; I regularly borrow games, and sometimes by my own copy afterwards and those saves work.
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