How to transfer data from your PS4 to PS5

Here'southward how you tin can transfer all your game data from your PS4 to your PS5 in just a few steps.

If you've been lucky enough to snatch up a PS5, you might be wondering how you can transfer your game information onto your new panel, and so you can pick upward where you left off in God of War.

There are a few means y'all tin transfer data across your console, cheque out which ane suits yous all-time.

How to transfer all information to your PS5

For all of the transfer methods here, you will need to make sure that both your PS4 and PS5 are turned on and connected to the aforementioned network. You can use the same monitor or two dissimilar ones if that works best for you.

Before you start, make sure your PS4 is updated with the latest software possible. A prompt appeared for me when I was setting up my PS5.

When setting upwards your PS5, a prompt will also evidence up request for a full Data Transfer. If you lot declined information technology earlier, you can admission information technology by going into your Settings, and so Organisation, Arrangement Software and and so Data Transfer.

During the data transfer, you demand to have both consoles turned on and connected to the same network, if you are merely using WiFi information technology'south recommended that you use a LAN cablevision to connect the consoles for faster transfer speeds.

You volition exist prompted to printing the PS4 power button, once done the PS4 should restart, make sure not to unplug the power cable or LAN cable during this process.

In one case the PS4 has restarted, you will be prompted to select any games that accept been saved on your PS4; cull which ones you want to transfer over to the PS5, the transfer time will depend on your internet connection and the file size of the game.

Once you lot accept selected your games, y'all will be sent to the Set to Transfer screen. Your PS4 may turn off or restart during this procedure, this is normal, only make sure not to unplug or disturb the consoles during the transfer.

Once the process has finished, your PS5 will restart. When back on, you should find all your game files on your new panel, though continue in mind it may still need to unpack or install game files before you tin can showtime playing.

How to transfer data using the PlayStation Plus Cloud storage

If you pay for PlayStation Plus, you can make the most of it by uploading your data to the deject. You can auto-upload your PS4 data to online storage, just follow the instructions beneath.

Go into Settings
Click Power Savings Settings
Set Features Available in Rest Manner
Make sure y'all tick the box next to Stay Connected to the Internet
Then go back into Settings and click Application Data Management
Tap Motorcar-Uploads
Click Enable Automatic Uploads

You don't need to enable Auto-Upload, but it makes it a little easier if you're transferring over a lot of game data.

You can besides upload your online storage individually if you adopt if y'all go back through Settings, into Application Information Management and and then Saved Data in Arrangement Storage.

If you click Upload to Online Storage, so you can choose private titles to upload, just click yeah on the download when it'south ready.

One time you have uploaded files from your PS4, you can apply your PS5 to download the data from storage.

Go into Settings
Click Saved Data and Game/App Settings
Select Saved Information (PS4)
Click on Cloud Storage and then select the game you want to download
Press Download to Panel Storage

How to transfer game data over USB

If you don't have PlayStation Plus or are struggling to download due to cyberspace issues, you can always practise it the one-time fashioned way, using a USB.

Y'all will need an external storage device, depending on what you want transferring you might need a lot of storage.

Go into Settings
Click Awarding Saved Data Direction
Click Saved Data in Organization Storage then click Copy to USB Storage Device

Click on all the titles you want to transfer via the USB and so unplug the USB later all of the files have successfully been downloaded. And so you'll need to insert the USB into your PS5, follow the instructions below to download the data onto the console.

Get back into Settings
Click Saved Data and Game/App Settings
Press the Saved Information (PS4) push and then select the USB Bulldoze selection
Click Copy to Console Storage