Click For Photo: https://static.makeuseof.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/transfer-data-ps4-994x400.jpgWhether youâre upgrading from your standard PlayStation 4 to a PS4 Pro (perhaps in order to make the most of your new 4K television) or just switching to another standard PS4, youâll want to transfer your data from your old console to your new console.
This means youâll need to copy your saves, user accounts, capture gallery, and application data over to your new PlayStation 4. Thankfully, this is a straightforward process that doesnât require any proprietary cables and doesnât take long, even if you have hundreds of gigabytes to move.
Process - Data - PS4 - PS4
Hereâs the process for transferring data from your old PS4 to your new PS4.
Transferring data from one console to another, regardless of what hardware you have, only requires the use of Ethernet cables. If youâre using a wireless router then youâll only need a single cable. If youâre using a wired connection then youâll need to connect both consoles via Ethernet.
Ethernet - Cable - Walkthrough - Cat6 - Crossover
Any Ethernet cable should do. For this walkthrough I used a Cat6 âcrossoverâ cable Iâve been using to network two Xbox 360s together, but regular Cat5e or Cat5 cables should work just as well.
Both consoles will also require internet access for the transfer to begin. Thereâs no way to transfer data from one PS4 to another in âofflineâ mode. The consoles will not transfer any data over the internet, itâs purely used to activate the new console as your primary PS4 with Sonyâs servers.
Wireless
Wired or Wireless?
Since the transfer relies on the Ethernet cable rather than your wireless network, thereâs no difference in transfer speed whether you go the wireless route or not. Youâll just need to make sure of two things:
Router - Access - Internet
The wired router youâre using has access to the internet.
Since most of us have wireless networks for web browsing purposes, the easiest method is the wireless route. Youâll only need a...
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