If you just got your hands on a PS5, congratulations, but don’t sell your PS4 just yet. You can transfer all your saved data, so you can pick up your games where you left off on your new console and not have to start all over again. Here are all the ways to transfer your PS4 games and save data to PS5.
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To transfer your PS4 games and saved data to a PS5, connect both consoles wirelessly or with a LAN cable to the same WiFi network. Then navigate to Settings–> System–> System software–> Data transfer on your PS5. Select your PS4 console from the list of detected devices to start the data transfer.
How to Transfer PS4 Games and Saved Data to PS5
There are four ways to transfer your PS4 games and saved data: via WiFi, LAN, extended storage or PS Plus cloud storage. Transferring data will not overwrite or delete data on either console, but you can back it up in case something goes wrong. You also want to sync your trophy information to keep track of all your game achievements. press the Options button while viewing Trophies and then select Sync with PlayStation Network.
You can watch Sony’s official video for an overview of transferring data between consoles, then read on for all the details.
Network Connection Transfer
The easiest way to transfer data is through a Wi-Fi network. Connect your PS5 console and PS4 consoles to the same network from the console settings menu. You can connect both consoles to the same Wi-Fi modem using LAN cables or connect wirelessly. When you wirelessly connect your consoles to the same network, you can use a LAN cable to connect your PS5 and PS4 consoles together for faster transfer speeds. If both consoles are connected to the network via LAN cables, you don’t need to connect the PlayStation consoles to one.
During transfer, it helps if your TV has more than one HDMI port, so you can switch between inputs to track progress on both consoles. If your TV only has one HDMI port, you can use a second screen or just leave both consoles on while disconnecting the HDMI cables when you need to switch.
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When you first set up your PS5 console, instructions will appear on the screen for the data transfer stage. If you initially skipped that, you can find the option by navigating to Settings-> System-> System software> Data transfer. Click Get on when you’re ready to get started. Do not use either console during data transfer as this may cause damage to the systems.
When the PS5 console shows the message Prepare for data transfer, press and hold the power button on your PS4 console for one second (or until you hear a beep). On your PS5 console, select the data you want to transfer. In most cases, this will be saved data and any downloaded games you are currently playing. Select Start transfer and let the console communicate until the process is complete.
Your PS5 console will reboot automatically at the end of the data transfer. After the console reboots, find all the games and save files from your PS4 to your PS5.
Transfer via PS cloud server
If you subscribe to PlayStation Plus, you can take advantage of Sony’s cloud server to store and download saved data. This method involves uploading your PS4 data to the cloud server and then downloading the data to your PS5 console.
On your PS4 console, navigate to Settings-> Application data management–> Stored data in system storage–> Upload to online storage. Select the games and files you want to upload and select Yes to overwrite the cloud file. You can store up to 100 GB of PS4 saved data and up to 1000 PS4 saved data files.
Once your PS4 has finished uploading the data, turn on your PS5 and go to Settings -> Saved data and Game/App Settings. Select Saved data (PS4) and choose Cloud storage to see everything you have stored in the cloud. Select the files and games you want to download and then choose Download to console storage.
For PS5 games, if you select Synchronize Saved Data–> View sync status, you can check the sync status for each game. You can also highlight a game from the home library, press the option button and then . Selecting Check the sync status of saved data.
Transferring with an extended storage device
Instead of re-downloading a PS4 game to your PS5 console storage, you can play any PS4 games installed on an external storage device by connecting it to your PS5.
Before disconnecting extended storage from your PS4, select: Settings-> devices-> USB storage devices and choose Stop. You can now safely remove the cable and plug it into your PS5.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you don’t have a LAN cable, the fastest way to transfer saved data between two PS4 consoles is to use an external hard drive or USB stick. Download the data from one console and then plug it in to upload to another. Alternatively, you can download your saved data to a second PS4 from the cloud server if you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber.
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