No Copying of Saved Game Files Kills Me...

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Raskal

I don't think that's possible. If you go into the Saved Data Utility, find the Franchise file, press Triangle and go to Information I bet it says Copy Protected next to Lock.

I spoke to Russell about this. He told me that it wasn't something they(the developers) did it was done by Sony(PSN).

[Raskal]

It may have been that PSN required them to Copy Protect certain files in which you can purchase items. For example, maybe they didn't like that you could buy Budget Points and Training Points and then share them with your friends.

[PhoenixN7-Elite]

This is really some BS. You should have the intrinsic right to be able to backup save files in case of a hard drive crash or hardware failure. You can use the backup feature to backup all your saves including protected saves but you can only restore protected saves to the console they were backed up from. So, if your PS3 breaks (YLOD usually) and you buy a new PS3 or send it to Sony (who sends you back a different system), you won't be able to restore those protected saves. You literally have to go to a 3rd party to get your system fixed and be able to retain your protected saves.

I know most of the time the Developer decides to lock their save files. However, I blame Sony for every protected save because protected saves are allowed for by the firmware which is made by Sony. If the firmware didn't allow for protected saves, they wouldn't be possible.

If this was done for trophy purposes, this is complete BS because trophies are literally meaningless, but having a backup of my save file is very MEANINGFUL.

If this was done to stop people from sharing training points or whatever, it is still unacceptable. Sony, find a way to keep people from sharing stuff without removing basic features. The only reason the PS3 got hacked is because Sony removed the OtherOS feature.

[nomo17k]

What's the point of a save feature if it doesn't allow us to save the data in case of catastrophic failure...?

I don't understand this as people say different things. Are these protected save files locked to the hardware, i.e., each console by some S/N in firmware or something, or to our PSN accounts?

For now I can be happy if I am at least able to restore to the original from a flash drive, but... Sony does have a history of poorly implemented copy protection schemes which only frustrate honest users.

[starwars]

this is very dissapointing news because if my ps3 gets yold i wont be able to recover my fanchise and i seme to have bad luck with sytem. I am already on my second ps3 because my first on got yold affter 2.5 years and i have had my new one for 1.5 years also last gen i owned a game cube and i am now on my 3 one this almost make me think that i should just keep mlb 10 and not get 11.

[PhoenixN7-Elite]

Quote: Originally Posted by nomo17k

Are these protected save files locked to the hardware, i.e., each console by some S/N in firmware or something, or to our PSN accounts?

I'm not sure what the saves are locked to but you can only restore backed up protected saves to the same console. And, the only way to move a protected save to another system is the data transfer utility that moves data from one PS3 to another and the data is deleted from the originating PS3.

[countryboy]

you can also swap hard drives. I'm not sure if the old fatty hard drives will fit into the new slims, but if you currently have a slim and you YLOD, you could always ask to swap out the replacement PS3.

[Jdurg]

I bet the protected save file has to do with the new Challenge Mode (or whatever it's called, I can't remember) where prizes and whatnot are given out. There will probably be some "challenges" that would make use of something in your own save file and they don't want people colluding in order to win. I don't think the PS3 has the ability to make one save from software be protected, and the other ones not.

At least, this is the only logical conclusion since this new mode is really the only 100% brand new gameplay mode added this year, and this is the first year of the protected save file.