Waynej
Distinguished Member
I was aware this was an issue some years ago on PS4, but I assumed Sony would have resolved this by now. Has anyone else encountered this problem?
It’s something on Xbox that I take for granted because it just works, so it sticks out like a sore thumb when I encounter this problem on PS5.
For example I rented an Xbox disc copy of The Quarry, I completed the story and there’s still achievements to unlock. That game will inevitably come to Game Pass and I can pick up where I left off on the digital copy and access my save file - thus I can attempt to mop-up the completion. On the few occasions I have tried to play a digital copy on PS5 (and PS4 in the past) where I previously had save files from a disc playthrough, this has never worked for me.
Much like my example above of The Quarry on Xbox, I’d like to do the same with upcoming PS5 games The Last of Us Remake and God of War Ragnarok. So finish the stories with a rental disc copy, and later mop up the trophies when these games come to PS Plus at a later date. But until Sony allows saves to work between disc and digital copies, that can’t happen.
I was hoping there might just be something I am missing, but I presume this is an issue for everyone.
Recent example include Uncharted Collection. I downloaded the digital version but previously made a lot of progress in a disc copy. The digital copy shows no save files. Same for God of War 2018. I also recently tried streaming via. PS Plus Premium the PS3 game Resistance 3, it’s not showing any save files. I even hooked up my old PS3 console to confirm the saves were already in the cloud.
Days Gone is the odd one out however. I played the disc copy and tried to stream this game on PS5, it showed no save files. However when I downloaded the game it surprisingly did actually let me access my save files.
I did ask @AskPS on Twitter a month or so back and they suggested it should be working but didn’t really offer any further insight. I’m thinking perhaps they have it working correctly for the US audience, but not UK.
It’s something on Xbox that I take for granted because it just works, so it sticks out like a sore thumb when I encounter this problem on PS5.
For example I rented an Xbox disc copy of The Quarry, I completed the story and there’s still achievements to unlock. That game will inevitably come to Game Pass and I can pick up where I left off on the digital copy and access my save file - thus I can attempt to mop-up the completion. On the few occasions I have tried to play a digital copy on PS5 (and PS4 in the past) where I previously had save files from a disc playthrough, this has never worked for me.
Much like my example above of The Quarry on Xbox, I’d like to do the same with upcoming PS5 games The Last of Us Remake and God of War Ragnarok. So finish the stories with a rental disc copy, and later mop up the trophies when these games come to PS Plus at a later date. But until Sony allows saves to work between disc and digital copies, that can’t happen.
I was hoping there might just be something I am missing, but I presume this is an issue for everyone.
Recent example include Uncharted Collection. I downloaded the digital version but previously made a lot of progress in a disc copy. The digital copy shows no save files. Same for God of War 2018. I also recently tried streaming via. PS Plus Premium the PS3 game Resistance 3, it’s not showing any save files. I even hooked up my old PS3 console to confirm the saves were already in the cloud.
Days Gone is the odd one out however. I played the disc copy and tried to stream this game on PS5, it showed no save files. However when I downloaded the game it surprisingly did actually let me access my save files.
I did ask @AskPS on Twitter a month or so back and they suggested it should be working but didn’t really offer any further insight. I’m thinking perhaps they have it working correctly for the US audience, but not UK.