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backing up PS3 saves?
ant900:
--- Quote from: Nikran on July 18, 2010, 08:14:20 PM ---
--- Quote from: kenshin-dono on July 18, 2010, 07:38:52 PM ---Seriously. WTF?! I think i actually prefer the old memory card data storage method. I still have my old ps1/ps2 saves. No matter what happened to the machines my saves were ok and are in tact to this day. Letting people use a HD was suposed to make it easier, there is NO FRIGGIN REASON to keep you from transferring your saves. Why do companies do that? Im serious here, does anyone have teh slightest idea? I see no practical purpose other than to be dicks.
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From everything I know it seems to be a means to prevent cheating through trading save files and also cheating with the trophy system by again trading save files. It's pretty fucking retarded. I really don't give a flying fuck if people choose to cheat, thats there business. What is more harmful and far more rage generating is the loss of PS3 owners save files (I doubt many people give a shit about some fool who just cheats with saves all day long).
One person had an excellent idea on how to combat this whole mess and also accomplish the goal of the game developers (to stop cheating) at the same time. It would involve locking the save files to our PSN accounts. So basicly you can copy the saves and what not, but the system won't be able to use them unless the user account that created the saves is the same account that is currently in use on the PS3. Cheaters cannot trade save files as those saves are useless to them and PS3 owners can live without fear of save file loss. Problem solved.
But do the game developers give a shit or have the brains to implement such a thing? :-\
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The thing is developers CAN and DO lock saves to an account, but for some reason some developers decide to just lock the whole save file to a specific HDD. If you try to move a Soul Caliber IV file to a new account it will say that that save doesn't work on that account, but at least you can move it. Good luck trying to get Bayonetta or Rockband off of your HDD =/
gamesfreak26:
Has anyone actually been able to use an external drive to backup data? There's a lot of guides out there but they don't tell you which hard drives are compatible and stuff. If so, what size and brand external drive did you use? A friend of mine wants to backup his data.
I have heard that you have to format your drive to FAT32. Doesn't that mean that you can only have 32GB? :(
I didn't know about the locked saves. Thank You Nikran, I'll let him know.
gamesfreak26
Sosseres:
--- Quote from: Nikran on July 18, 2010, 08:14:20 PM ---One person had an excellent idea on how to combat this whole mess and also accomplish the goal of the game developers (to stop cheating) at the same time. It would involve locking the save files to our PSN accounts. So basicly you can copy the saves and what not, but the system won't be able to use them unless the user account that created the saves is the same account that is currently in use on the PS3. Cheaters cannot trade save files as those saves are useless to them and PS3 owners can live without fear of save file loss. Problem solved.
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Problem not solved. Copy to PC, Hex edit the save file(s), copy back... Profit.
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: gamesfreak26 on October 26, 2010, 12:43:03 AM ---
I have heard that you have to format your drive to FAT32. Doesn't that mean that you can only have 32GB? :(
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lol. Who wants to break it to him?
ant900:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on October 27, 2010, 06:22:52 AM ---
--- Quote from: gamesfreak26 on October 26, 2010, 12:43:03 AM ---
I have heard that you have to format your drive to FAT32. Doesn't that mean that you can only have 32GB? :(
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lol. Who wants to break it to him?
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pssh, make me do all the work -_-
--- Quote from: gamesfreak26 on October 26, 2010, 12:43:03 AM ---
I have heard that you have to format your drive to FAT32. Doesn't that mean that you can only have 32GB? :(
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My PS3 currently has a 320GB FAT32 formatted drive in it, and all retail PS3s ever except for the original 20GB have had more than 32 gigs in them. The 32 doesn't have to do with disk size.
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