PS3 getting cloud saving in firmware update 3.60

[Ben]

According to a recent report from Kotaku, unnamed sources in the game development community have received notifications from Sony telling of a feature which will be incorporated into PS3 firmware update 3.60: Cloud storage for saved games. According to the report, the feature (called "Online Saving") gives developers the opportunity to let players set up their save files on a remote server, preserving the precious, precious space on their own hard drives, and allowing players to access save data from multiple consoles.

These developers also reportedly explained that the feature will only be made available to PlayStation Plus subscribers, or, as they'll henceforth be called, the "Save File Insured." This report sounds fairly believable -- remote storage was one of the rumored features of PlayStation Plus before its reveal, and there was also that Sony trademark for "PS Cloud" back in 2009. We've contacted Sony for a comment on this report.

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I've still have a shit load of space on my PS3, so that's not going to help him. But the idea of having your saved data avalible on other PS3 for mulit player games, is something that I'll use.

 

[PHX]

That sounds pretty sweet. I'm fine with space for the time being but if need be guess at some point I'll get the PS plus so I could use the feature.

 

[Kairi]

yeah i don't use that much space but that still sounds nice shoud i need to

 

[OMR]

i was looking forward to this until i read the part about having to have PS plus to use it

 

[PHX]

lol yeah was hoping you didn't have to get that to get it and was just a upgrade for everybody. They seem to be adding all they can though to it to make u buy it.