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'''Save game cloud syncing''' is the process of having save game data automatically synced to [[Wikipedia:Cloud_storage|cloud storage]]. | '''Save game cloud syncing''' is the process of having save game data automatically synced to [[Wikipedia:Cloud_storage|cloud storage]]. | ||
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* Ability to store save games for long term retrieval (useful for series such as [[Mass Effect]] which spanned over 4 years). | * Ability to store save games for long term retrieval (useful for series such as [[Mass Effect]] which spanned over 4 years). | ||
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Save game cloud syncing is the process of having save game data automatically synced to cloud storage.
Advantages
Cloud syncing has a number of benefits:
- Automatic backup protects against catastrophic data loss like hard drive crashes.
- Continue a game on another PC such as a laptop seamlessly.
- Ability to store save games for long term retrieval (useful for series such as Mass Effect which spanned over 4 years).