The new v3.60 firmware update for Playstation 3 (set to launch tomorrow, March 10) is bringing with it a pleasant surprise and great feature for Playstation Plus subscribers: online storage.
PS+ users will be able to store 150MB of game data in the make.believe storage cloud, which will allow players to start playing a game on one console and finish it on another without the use of any physical storage units like hard drives.
The press release for this new feature reads as follows:
PLAYSTATION®NETWORK BRINGS ONLINE STORAGE FOR GAME SAVES EXCLUSIVELY TO PLAYSTATION®PLUS SUBSCRIBERS
March 9, 2011 – Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) today announced that online storage for game saves will be available exclusively to PlayStation®Plus subscribers, allowing gamers to back up their save data to the cloud. Online storage for game saves will be available with system software update (v3.60) for the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system, coming on March 10, 2011 and will be automatically enabled for PlayStation Plus subscribers once users install the update.
With the new feature, PlayStation Plus subscribers can store up to 150MB of PS3 game save data and a maximum of 1000 data files per PlayStation®Network account. “Copy-prohibited save data” is also supported, and all previously backed-up save data may be restored once per 24-hour period. When the new feature launches, most PS3 titles will be compatible with online storage for game saves, and moving forward new titles will have the capability to offer the storage option.
Online storage for game saves ensures that data stored by PlayStation Plus subscribers is more secure than ever and is an integral feature for gamers who wish to access their data on other PS3 systems. Users can check their available/total space at any time via the XMB™ (XrossMediaBar). Users who wish to utilize the feature immediately following the system software update (v3.60), can do so with these instructions:
To back-up:
1. Select [Game] > [Save Data Utility].
2. Focus on the save data you wish to back up.
3. Open up the option menu using “triangle” and select [Copy].
4. Select [Online Storage] as the destination of back up.To copy:
1. Select [Game] > [Save Data Utility] > [Online Storage].
2. Focus on the save data you wish to copy.
3. Open up an option menu using “triangle” and select [Copy].PlayStation Plus is available for a yearly fee of $49.99, and for a limited time, gamers will also receive 3 free bonus months when signing up for a one-year subscription. Gamers can also subscribe to the 3-month option for $17.99.
As a Playstation Plus subscriber from the beginning, I am very excited for this. Sony is steadily but surely making their service more and more worthy of its price tag.
That’s kinda cool. Not that great for Oblivion or Fallout saves as they can get well over a meg in size…
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What else does this update have? Cus the damn download is taking forever. I’d guess that the update size is about a gig. There better be some more features with an update that big.
wow. it seems you dont have a clue even after reading this. this feat was talked as a feat months before psplus went live. i remember when the dean said (maybe was someone else) that when leaks are too good they are true but i refuse to believe him back then. you sir get a clue.
hell yea, for someone whit multiple consoles like me this fucking rules