You Can Soon Save Your PS3 Games In Thin Air

Kotaku has learned that, earlier today, Sony informed developers of a new feature for the PlayStation 3: the ability to save games in the "cloud".

Cloud storage means that, rather than keeping your save game data on your PlayStation 3's hard drive, it's instead saved remotely to a server that Sony runs. The advantage of this is that not only does it save the user space on their hard drive, but since it's tied to a PlayStation Network account, it can be pulled down to different consoles whenever and wherever the user desires.

First rumoured all the way back in 2009, there is of course a catch: it'll only be made available to PlayStation Plus subscribers, not the great unwashed. Actually, there are two catches: Sony bundled the announcement with the clause that, because saving games to the cloud "will allow save data with the copy prohibited attribute to be copied into the online storage", developers are able to opt out and bar their games from using it should there be a concern.

Sony will call the process "Online Saving", and it'll be made available as part of the PS3's upcoming 3.60 firmware update. We've contacted the company for further information, and will update if we hear back.

that's kind of a strange feature, game saves take up next to nothing on my hard drive.

Do not want. At all.

That is amazing. Now if a console dies, you can get all your saves. Every console should have this.

it'll only be made available to PlayStation Plus subscribers

killzonexbox

It sounded like great news up till that.

that's kind of a strange feature, game saves take up next to nothing on my hard drive.

Riverwolf007

Kotaku has learned that, earlier today, Sony informed developers of a new feature for the PlayStation 3: the ability to save games in the "cloud".

Cloud storage means that, rather than keeping your save game data on your PlayStation 3's hard drive, it's instead saved remotely to a server that Sony runs. The advantage of this is that not only does it save the user space on their hard drive, but since it's tied to a PlayStation Network account, it can be pulled down to different consoles whenever and wherever the user desires.

First rumoured all the way back in 2009, there is of course a catch: it'll only be made available to PlayStation Plus subscribers, not the great unwashed. Actually, there are two catches: Sony bundled the announcement with the clause that, because saving games to the cloud "will allow save data with the copy prohibited attribute to be copied into the online storage", developers are able to opt out and bar their games from using it should there be a concern.

Sony will call the process "Online Saving", and it'll be made available as part of the PS3's upcoming 3.60 firmware update. We've contacted the company for further information, and will update if we hear back.

Up next...Lag...internet drop while uploading save=currupted save.

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that's kind of a strange feature, game saves take up next to nothing on my hard drive.

hexashadow13

Interesting! This may be useful for stopping all the PS3 hackers if they have PSN accounts. I hope Sony makes this feature free so they can punish the hackers.

Do not want. At all.

DarkLink77

Save in thin air? Teh cell!!!!!SaltyMeatballs

that's kind of a strange feature, game saves take up next to nothing on my hard drive.

Riverwolf007

[QUOTE="Riverwolf007"]

that's kind of a strange feature, game saves take up next to nothing on my hard drive.

funsohng

Steam has this, its mostly a cool feature that makes moving between multiple computers easy. Syncing issues can cause problems with losing progress though.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

Do not want. At all.

SilverChimera

[QUOTE="SilverChimera"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

Do not want. At all.

DarkLink77

That is amazing. Now if a console dies, you can get all your saves. Every console should have this.

Ultrabeatdown55

This. But playstation plus only? Bull crap.

bottom line, its a good feature to have.. cant believe people are nit picking trying to find the negatives out of this. hatters gonna hateLP4EVA2005

[QUOTE="SilverChimera"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

Do not want. At all.

DarkLink77

[QUOTE="funsohng"][QUOTE="Riverwolf007"]

that's kind of a strange feature, game saves take up next to nothing on my hard drive.

lbjkurono23

go ahead and break the news to me i can take it.

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

Up next...Lag...internet drop while uploading save=currupted save.

Ultrabeatdown55

dont mind him, hes just a lem.

[QUOTE="funsohng"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"] It's just another way to take control away from you. Same reason I'll never support something like OnLive.DarkLink77

are you serious? are you seriously serious? you know you can still save it on your console right? and that the purpose for this is to provide a backup should your console die?

i still don't know if you were seriousing or not.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="funsohng"] I don't get it. How is saving on the cloud taking control away from you?FatCatPatRat

are you serious? are you seriously serious? you know you can still save it on your console right? and that the purpose for this is to provide a backup should your console die?

i still don't know if you were seriousing or not.

Sounds awesome up until the Playstation Plus part.

[QUOTE="FatCatPatRat"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"] Because they can stop you from using your file if they don't like it for any reason. And there's that whole internet connection thing, and what happens when they shut down those servers (and eventually, they WILL)? You don't have control over your own save file, and I don't like it.DarkLink77

are you serious? are you seriously serious? you know you can still save it on your console right? and that the purpose for this is to provide a backup should your console die?

i still don't know if you were seriousing or not.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="FatCatPatRat"]

are you serious? are you seriously serious? you know you can still save it on your console right? and that the purpose for this is to provide a backup should your console die?

i still don't know if you were seriousing or not.

funsohng

Up next...Lag...internet drop while uploading save=currupted save.

Trust the cloud!

That is amazing. Now if a console dies, you can get all your saves. Every console should have this.

Ultrabeatdown55

Steam already had the cloud. Sooo yeahhh.

Too bad I had to buy a new PS3 because my Fat PS3 got YLOD.

[QUOTE="funsohng"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"] I know. It's OPTIONAL. But I still don't like it, because THAT'S WHERE THE INDUSTRY IS GOING. Look, I like owning things. That means physical copies and data I can control and can manipulate at a whim. This does not allow me to do that. is it a nice feature for people who are into this sort of thing and would like a back-up? Yes. Should everyone have access to it, whether they have PSN Plus or not? Hell yeah. I still don't like it.DarkLink77

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[QUOTE="funsohng"] You really can't control a lot of the saves in your own hdd either...funsohng

[QUOTE="funsohng"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"] Um... Yes I can.DarkLink77

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

Up next...Lag...internet drop while uploading save=currupted save.

Ultrabeatdown55

It's good, just as long as it isn't mandatory.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

[QUOTE="funsohng"] You really can't control a lot of the saves in your own hdd either...funsohng

really? what exactly can you do with your save files on consoles? some of them you can't even copy.

In Burnout Paradise you could upload your save to a Criterion website and it gave you a customisable map of all the collectables you had left.

Where does Sony come up with all these horrible ideas? Sometimes I really think theyre are a bunch of monkeys running Sonys game division.

Nice, so you get exclusive betas, exclusive themes and avatars, discounts early access to demos and now cloud game saving with PS+, think I might become a member.

Where does Sony come up with all these horrible ideas? Sometimes I really think theyre are a bunch of monkeys running Sonys game division.

Miketheman83