Playing GT7 across two consoles (PS5 and PS5 Pro)

[TheNormsk]

This may be a real short question, but when the PS5 Pro gets officially announce and assuming it improves the visual resolution in PSVR2 then I will be seeking to get the new Pro console. We'll still keep the old PS5 as technically that is my daughter's (though I use it 99% of the time )

So If I have the PS5 Pro dedicated to my rig and PSVR2 and the PS5 on the regular TV then I assume that any GT7 content will sync across the two for the same accounts rights?

 

[Famine]

This may be a real short question, but when the PS5 Pro gets officially announce and assuming it improves the visual resolution in PSVR2 then I will be seeking to get the new Pro console. We'll still keep the old PS5 as technically that is my daughter's (though I use it 99% of the time )

So If I have the PS5 Pro dedicated to my rig and PSVR2 and the PS5 on the regular TV then I assume that any GT7 content will sync across the two for the same accounts rights?

Yep.

Well, not any content, as things like styles and photos are stored locally, but for racing sure. Just log in and it'll sync up your account with the online save. It's exactly what already happens with the PS4 and PS5.

 

[TheNormsk]

not any content, as things like styles and photos are stored locally

Is there a way to get the game saves, style etc off one device and only another?

 

[Talon16]

Is there a way to get the game saves, style etc off one device and only another?

If you're a PS+ member (which you have to be to play Sport mode) game saves should follow your profile and automatically download onto the new system. My original PS5 pooed the bed and I had to get a new one; this is how I got all my old game save data back. That was a god send as otherwise I'd have lost it all.

In game photos and replays were gone, however. If you shared them, you can get them back that way but any that weren't shared were toast. As far as liveries (or styles), also, those shared I could access. Basically, anything shared will be accessible since they're uploaded to the GT server (or where ever they go).

Some liveries I saved from others' (ie, d/l someone else's, make a few changes, and save it (but not share it as you can't)) templates were still there, per say. They were still applied to my car and when I go to load a saved livery within the Livery Editor icon, they were all still there however with no preview (just a black box where the preview would be). I could select one and it would apply. The only way to get the boxes to show the previews would be, after applying said livery, go to 'edit' then re-save it (even if you don't change anything). The preview will then be visible again, but only for that one and you'd have to do that to all of them in order to see them all again.

 

[Mr Latte]

Query, I have the disc version for my PS5
As the PRO has no drive, do I have to

A) consider buying digital version of game and do the user profile transfer
B) buy the additional drive for the pro machine and then the user profile transfer

Anyone else in the same boat?

 

[Daxus]

Query, I have the disc version for my PS5
As the PRO has no drive, do I have to

A) consider buying digital version of game and do the user profile transfer
B) buy the additional drive for the pro machine and then the user profile transfer

Anyone else in the same boat?

I am in the same boat. Buying a digital version of GT7 at full price costs almost as much as a disc drive does. For me it would make more sense to buy the disc drive because I play several games on disc and it would be cheaper to buy the disc drive. If you only have or play GT7 and are not interested to ever play another game, it may be better for you to buy it digitally since discs and drives can fail and GT7 digitally at full price is a tiny bit cheaper than the disc drive.

 

[Meythia]

do I have to

A) consider buying digital version of game and do the user profile transfer
B) buy the additional drive for the pro machine and then the user profile transfer

Both is possible, just be sure to use the same login credentials and then stick to the reply by @Talon16

 

[Mr Latte]

Thanks guys, buying the drive option seems to make more sense but do agree that its a bit of a slap on the head to have to buy a stand and disc drive over the cost of the console.

Then again, with PCs many buying 1k-2K GPUs needed other system upgrades.

 

[Meythia]

buy a stand

I think if I wanted to, I wouldnt buy one but find some homecraft solution for this.
Though I prefer the console to be flat (so my pet doesnt accidently kick it tumbling around).

 

[Mr Latte]

I think if I wanted to, I wouldnt buy one but find some homecraft solution for this.
Though I prefer the console to be flat (so my pet doesnt accidently kick it tumbling around).

I just watched a video and the stand looks silly when the drive is attached so it looks off center.
Ordered the drive, will not bother with the stand.

 

[DJSPARKZ93]

This may be a real short question, but when the PS5 Pro gets officially announce and assuming it improves the visual resolution in PSVR2 then I will be seeking to get the new Pro console. We'll still keep the old PS5 as technically that is my daughter's (though I use it 99% of the time )

So If I have the PS5 Pro dedicated to my rig and PSVR2 and the PS5 on the regular TV then I assume that any GT7 content will sync across the two for the same accounts rights?

As someone who has a pro in the living room and a rig in the bedroom, it does sync up, though when you start up on the other console, it comes up with a whole "you can't play this game at the same time on two consoles, therefore there will be a wait while we shut down the game from the previous console", even though the game isn't running on the other console at that time...it's really weird...has me worried that they'll lock me out the game trying to say I'm letting other people use my account, even though both consoles are on the same WiFi network, just in different rooms.


But yes ,it does work...takes a couple of minuites to sync over, but it works

 

[TheNormsk]

As someone who has a pro in the living room and a rig in the bedroom, it does sync up, though when you start up on the other console, it comes up with a whole "you can't play this game at the same time on two consoles, therefore there will be a wait while we shut down the game from the previous console", even though the game isn't running on the other console at that time...it's really weird...has me worried that they'll lock me out the game trying to say I'm letting other people use my account, even though both consoles are on the same WiFi network, just in different rooms.


But yes ,it does work...takes a couple of minuites to sync over, but it works

Thanks. I hadn't tried this yet as I am currently running the Pro in the same room as the OG but in a few months I'll move my rig to its own dedicated man cave.

 

[DJSPARKZ93]

Thanks. I hadn't tried this yet as I am currently running the Pro in the same room as the OG but in a few months I'll move my rig to its own dedicated man cave.

No worries!!! And yeah, I know the feeling...id thought for a good year about just having the ps5 in the bedroom as and having the bedroom as a dedicated tig room, but decided against it because I only have the 55" In the bedroom, and the 65" is in the living room....but now I got the pro, it was a no brainer to put the base console into the bedroom.

 

[DJSPARKZ93]

Thanks. I hadn't tried this yet as I am currently running the Pro in the same room as the OG but in a few months I'll move my rig to its own dedicated man cave.

Heya mate, sorry to bother you again, but here's a little update on our conversation about playing gt7 over two separate consoles in the same house.....

Well, I just tried something out, not expecting it to work, but it has worked...it seems, if you log out of the console that you've been playing gt7 on before you switch it off, then when you go to play on your other console, gt7 will load straight up without any of the synching/switching over nonsense I said about before....

I've been playing it on my rig in my bedroom since Thursday, but today, after playing some project cars 2, I thought I'd give it ago....I logged out of the console, then switched it off, came into the living room and switched on my pro, logged in, started up gt7, and had none of the stuff I been getting before...it just started like normal....

Just so you know, this is the only game I've encountered so far that gives me problems when trying to play from one to the other...but if it's just gt7 that you be playing on both, then just make sure to log out of whichever you playing on first, before going and starting it up on the other!!!

Hope this is helpful and makes the playing of the game over both consoles a little easier!!!

Take care friend!