Best for cross-save support
Star Wars Outlaws
5.0 feature score
Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.
Best Video Games for cross-save support
cross-save support Decision Dashboard
Safest pick
Assassin's Creed Shadows
5.0 feature score
Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.
Most evidence
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
4 supporting reviews
Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.
Best overall product
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
4.3 overall score
Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.
Cross-save is a clear positive on Switch 2, letting returning players transfer progress and making the portable version easier to adopt.
Pros: visual effects quality, user interface design
Cons: monetization fairness, bug frequency
Cross-save support is positively noted as a convenient way to move between PlayStation and PC.
Pros: environmental detail, cross-save support
Cons: writing quality, enemy variety
Cross-save/cross-progression is repeatedly praised for letting players carry progress across devices.
Pros: load times, crash stability
Cons: originality, voice acting
One review praised carrying progress between consoles as appealing.
Pros: lore depth, art direction
Cons: mission variety, protagonist appeal
Cross-save/progression support was praised where non-host progression carried over.
Pros: puzzle design, level design
Cons: exploration quality, side character depth
Existing progress carries over cleanly from the Switch version, letting returning players jump into the upgraded campaign without starting over.
Pros: controls responsiveness, voice acting
Cons: matchmaking quality, user interface design
Cross-save support was positively noted when saves moved between Xbox and PC.
Pros: world-building, mission design
Cons: mission variety, enemy variety
Cross-save exists, but cloud-save behavior and one-file limitations caused frustration for at least one multi-device player.
Pros: skill tree depth, upgrade system
Cons: matchmaking quality, server reliability
Steam cloud saves work, but one handheld review found that graphics settings also followed the save, forcing unwanted low-resolution settings onto a desktop PC.
Pros: gameplay mechanics, boss design
Cons: age appropriateness, family friendliness
The lack of cross-save is a small but real disappointment for players moving between platforms.
Pros: controls responsiveness, movement feel
Cons: camera behavior, physical copy condition
Cross-save support is weak because the PS5 port cannot transfer existing Xbox or PC saves.
Pros: controls responsiveness, movement feel
Cons: tutorial quality, animation quality
Cross-save support was only discussed as a missing/wanted feature, so it scored poorly.
Pros: core gameplay loop, controls responsiveness
Cons: crash stability, cross-save support
The lack of PS4 save transfer was called a missed opportunity for returning players considering the remaster.
Pros: crafting system, content variety
Cons: monetization fairness, endgame content