The player using the play station 5 do not need to start from the beginning. Now there is a way to copy the data from the old play station and transfer it to the new. The players can choose what games and data they want to transfer and store. As the PS5 has unlimited amount of storage it is surely an advantage for its users. There are a few ways the players can use to transfer data from PS4 to PS5.
For instance, they can perform a network data transfer by using Ethernet cable or wireless Internet. Moreover, they can even upload all the things to the cloud and then download it. Then they may also use the USB storage device. To know more about the steps, continue reading.
Know how to transfer from PS4 to PS5
The easiest way to transfer the files from PS4 to PS5 is by network data transfer. There are different types of transfer one is wired and the other is wireless. Moreover, the wired transfer is faster than the wireless. But if the players do not have Ethernet cable then the wireless one will work. For the transfer of data, you can utilise the following steps-
- Switch on the PlayStation 4 and ensure whether it has the latest updates on software. Use the same account you use in PS4 for PS5.
- Link the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 with the same network.
- If utilising the Ethernet cable you have to link PS4 to PS5 with the help of the cord.
- Go to the Games/Media tab in the PS5 setup modules. You have to look at Transfer Data from the PS4. Then click continue and press it again.
- Now you can complete the process of setting up of Playstation 5. Then you can begin the gaming with the PS4 data transfers. It will happen in the background.
If you are having the PlayStation 4 games in an external medium, you can unplug the device from it and plug it into PlayStation 5. You will be able to copy the games in the external storage drive to the internal storage of PlayStation 5. Moreover, you can also play the games directly from the external storage device.
It is suitable to play from external storage device than trying to transfer the games into the internal storage of PlayStation 5. This will offer space for particular PlayStation 5 games on the console. It will save a good amount of space for the players who do not want to increase the storage. Furthermore, you can download many numbers of games bought from PlayStation Store to the PlayStation 5 after logging into the account of PlayStation account in the console.
For transferring the stored data you can make use of the similar data transfer method you used to transfer games from one console to another. If you have PlayStation Plus subscription then you will be able to upload the saved files to the cloud present in the PlayStation Network. After that, you have to download them in the new console.
Conclusion
These are the ways you can use to transfer data from PS4 to PS5. Use these steps for successful transferring of files.
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