Bandai Namco Warns Elden Ring Players About PS5 Save Issues

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After multiple «most anticipated game» awards as well as a plethora of trailers and information, the hype for Elden Ring's release reached unprecedented levels. These feelings were redoubled after critic reviews for Elden Ring were released, showing the game to be one of the most highly rated of all time.

However, though the Elden Ring critic reviews were glowing, the game is currently facing issues across both console and PC. Many of the issues have to do with the game's performance, leading to a negative gaming experience for some players.

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For example, Steam users are giving Elden Ring poor reviews due to performance issues on PC. PC is the platform experiencing the most issues, but Xbox and PS5 players are also encountering performance troubles with the game. Today, Bandai Namco released an apology to players that detailed the main issues affecting each console as well as letting players know that fixes are coming as soon as possible.

Though there was no reference made to the Elden Ring network status error on Xbox, Bandai Namco detailed fixes coming to all platforms. One of these fixes was to the PS5, detailing a bug where game data isn't saving correctly on the system. Bandai Namco warned players about the issue and gave instructions on how to manually save the game to avoid lost progress. In Bandai Namco's defense, the bug appears to only occur when players turn off their consoles while playing the game, which has been a danger for most FromSoftware games. Regardless, the high volume of players losing save data because of the issue has prompted action from Bandai Namco.

Much like Elden Ring players giving tips for improving framerate, Bandai Namco gave detailed