Topic 'Xbox cloud saves' in forum 'Console/Handheld games' - dslreports.com

Re: Xbox cloud saves

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:14:44 EDT

AnnaS8 posted : Not that I am aware of. Unfortunately you need to be judicious about which saves you add. I wish they would increase the storage.

Re: Xbox cloud saves

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:29:26 EDT

Madtown posted : Anyways to increase the cloud save storage by buying something?

Re: Xbox cloud saves

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:00:28 EDT

bionicRod posted :

said by jimbo23 :

said by bionicRod:

You won't be able to access the save offline,

yes you can, cloud saves are mirrored on your console :uhh:

Cool, sorry for the bad info and thanks for the correction.

Re: Xbox cloud saves

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:26:13 EDT

anon posted :

said by bionicRod:

You won't be able to access the save offline,

yes you can, cloud saves are mirrored on your console :uhh:

Re: Xbox cloud saves

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:49:25 EDT

Weirdal posted : Yeah it sucks to lose game saves, not not so much that you shouldn't trust the cloud saves.
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Re: Xbox cloud saves

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:51:27 EDT

danawhitaker posted :

said by Weirdal:

Microsoft's data centers are certainly less likely lose your data than your xbox hard drive is. And they're just game saves, not irreplaceable heirlooms.

A more important reason not to use it is if you think you'll ever need your saves when not connected to the internet.

Game saves are a record of things we've done, good times spent with friends and/or family, are reminders of different periods of our lives. While not "heirlooms" they are somewhat irreplaceable. I lost all my saves from the Playstation, Playstation 2, Gamecube and Xbox when my ex and I split because I was stupid and forgot I left them with him. By the time I realized my mistake, he was well out of contact. Yes, I *could* replay those games, but it's just not the same - and a bit overwhelming, as my Final Fantasy VII save, for instance, had over 80 hours in it. It bothers me just as much as if I'd lost a treasured photo album because those game saves go back well before I met him.

I'm sure the same scenario wouldn't bother a lot of people, but everyone has different levels of emotional attachment to things.
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Re: Xbox cloud saves

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:37:28 EDT

bionicRod posted :

said by AnnaS8:

Not that I am so much worried about MS losing them. I just want to understand how it works so I know how to make sure I have my most current save. Online or offline.

It just saves your game to one of Microsoft's cloud servers. You won't be able to access the save offline, but if your console died a horrible death and you had to get another one you wouldn't lose your progress in your games.

Re: Xbox cloud saves

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:33:08 EDT

AnnaS8 posted :

said by Weirdal:

Well while I know they aren't irreplaceable...It is a bit of a pain in the tail to lose them. Starting GTA IV from the begining or Crackdown's orb hunting from scratch is no picnic that is for sure.

Not that I am so much worried about MS losing them. I just want to understand how it works so I know how to make sure I have my most current save. Online or offline.

Re: Xbox cloud saves

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:10:27 EDT

BF69 posted :

said by Weirdal:

you can save on both you know

Re: Xbox cloud saves

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:35:30 EDT

jack322 posted : great and useful feature.

Re: Xbox cloud saves

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:19:20 EDT

Spatch posted : I use it all the time. Works great! I have 3 boxes at two different houses and all you need is the game and your saves are there. I actually save more to cloud than the hard drive now.

Re: Xbox cloud saves

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:18:47 EDT

DslrMark posted : One of my favorite features, I have two boxes can Play on one save & then continue on the other.

Re: Xbox cloud saves

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:02:34 EDT

Weirdal posted : Microsoft's data centers are certainly less likely lose your data than your xbox hard drive is. And they're just game saves, not irreplaceable heirlooms.

A more important reason not to use it is if you think you'll ever need your saves when not connected to the internet.
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Re: Xbox cloud saves

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:42:15 EDT

AnnaS8 posted : Yeah, that is the problem...I don't know lol

Re: Xbox cloud saves

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:47:30 EDT

hitachi369 posted : Its just another place to save to, I would assume xbox is doing some sort of data protection. You can never know though.

Xbox cloud saves

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:48:44 EDT

AnnaS8 posted : Can someone please explain to me the cloud saves on xbox. Some of it is a bit fuzzy for me. So the cloud is the most up to date save? Is the save backed up anywhere?