Can I use this to make backups of my game saves to USB?
Being somewhat naive to the gaming scene, I only recently discovered that the PS5 prevents you from backing up your game saves to your own physical media - something that was possible on the PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4.
Instead, you have to subscribe to PS Plus and enable cloud backups - and you need a separate subscription per user profile.
I only discovered this after my daughter lost a year of work in Minecraft due to data corruption, and I tried to teach her the value of backing up.
Letting you backup saves to a USB deprives Sony the ability to sell this to you as a subscription.
For minecraft I'd suggest just installing steamos on an old laptop or something and sticking it behind the TV. It's a much better experience than game consoles, you can just do whatever you want.
Honestly, the steamOS environment is not perfect, but valve has made strides to make things compatible with almost everything under the sun and working hard on optimisation for all their peripherals.
For the previous poster, if they see this, it is to note that the java version will run natively but bedrock might require more fiddling...
publlus_enigma · · focus · HN ↗
Being somewhat naive to the gaming scene, I only recently discovered that the PS5 prevents you from backing up your game saves to your own physical media - something that was possible on the PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4.
Instead, you have to subscribe to PS Plus and enable cloud backups - and you need a separate subscription per user profile.
I only discovered this after my daughter lost a year of work in Minecraft due to data corruption, and I tried to teach her the value of backing up.
The PS5 may be my last console.
Gigachad · · focus · HN ↗
For minecraft I'd suggest just installing steamos on an old laptop or something and sticking it behind the TV. It's a much better experience than game consoles, you can just do whatever you want.
Wololooo · · focus · HN ↗
For the previous poster, if they see this, it is to note that the java version will run natively but bedrock might require more fiddling...