Nintendo Switch

If you are playing the Nintendo Switch™ version of Hogwarts Legacy you can transfer your Save Data over to the Nintendo Switch™ 2 version of the game. 

Players who purchased Nintendo Switch™ 2 hardware are encouraged to follow the Transfer Guide from Nintendo Support here, which will transfer all of your game data to your new hardware. If you did not follow the Transfer Guide, you can still transfer your Hogwarts Legacy Save Data. The process is outlined through the steps below.

Transferring Save Data Between Nintendo Switch Hardware

1. From the Home menu, highlight the Nintendo Switch™ version of Hogwarts Legacy and press the + button on your Joy-Con™ or wireless controller.
2. Select Manage Software
3. Select Transfer Save Data, allowing you to transfer your Save Data to a nearby Nintendo Switch™ 2.
   1. On the Nintendo Switch™ transferring Save Data, choose Hogwarts Legacy from the list and select Next.
4. On your Nintendo Switch™ 2 follow the same steps above, but select "Receive Save Data". Your Nintendo Switch™ 2 is the target system.
5. Complete the transfer of your Hogwarts Legacy Nintendo Switch™ Save Data to your Nintendo Switch™ 2.

Downloading Save Data Cloud Backups using Nintendo Switch Online Membership

1. From the Home menu, highlight the Nintendo Switch™ version of Hogwarts Legacy and press the + button on your Joy-Con™ or wireless controller.
2. Select Save Data Cloud, then your user.
3. Select Download Save Data.

Note: A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to use this feature.

Accessing Save Data on Nintendo Switch™ 2

1. With your Nintendo Switch™ Version save data now located on the new hardware, launch the Nintendo Switch™ 2 version of Hogwarts Legacy.
2. If the transfer has been done correctly, a pop-up will invite you to confirm the Save Data transfer from Nintendo Switch™. Select "Yes". Now you can load the Nintendo Switch™ Save Data.
   • You can decide to decline the Nintendo Switch's Save Data transfer. You will still be allowed to import the Nintendo Switch™ Save Data at any time later.
     
   • In that case, on Nintendo Switch™ 2, from Hogwarts Legacy main menu, the option "Transfer Nintendo Switch™ Save Data" is present below the character list on the bottom left of the screen. By selecting this option, the game will show you the Save Data that is eligible to transfer. After a brief loading period, you can load the Nintendo Switch™ Save Data.
     

A save on Nintendo Switch™ 2 cannot be transferred back to Nintendo Switch™. If you wish to resume playing on Nintendo Switch™ after transferring saved data to Nintendo Switch™ 2, you will pick up where you last left off before the transfer process.

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PlayStation

If you are playing the PlayStation®4 version of Hogwarts Legacy you can transfer your saved data over to the PlayStation®5 version of the game. The process is outlined through the steps below.

Uploading the PlayStation®4 Saved Data to PlayStation®Plus Cloud Storage

1. From the PlayStation®4 main menu select Hogwarts Legacy tile and click on Options button.
2. Select "Upload/Download Save Data".
3. From the "System Storage" section (or the section where the game is installed), click on "Upload All"
4. Once it's done, all your Save information will be transferred to the "Online Storage" section.

The online cloud storage feature requires an active PlayStation®Plus subscription. If you do not have an active subscription, you can transfer your Hogwarts Legacy PlayStation®4 saved data to PlayStation®5 through USB storage. See PlayStation Support for more information on that process.

Downloading the PlayStation®4 Saved Data on PlayStation®5 through PlayStation®Plus Cloud Storage

1. On the PlayStation®5, go to [Settings].
2. Select Saved Data and Game/App Settings -> Saved Data (PS4) -> Cloud Storage - Download to Console Storage - Select the Save Data you want to import and click on "Download".
3. Once the Save Data is transferred, launch Hogwarts Legacy.
4. If that portion of the transfer has been done correctly, a pop-up will invite you to confirm the Save Data transfer from PlayStation®4. Select "Yes". Now you can load the PlayStation®4 Save Data.
   • You can decide to decline the PlayStation 4's Save Data transfer. You will still be allowed to import the PlayStation's Save Data at any time later.
   • In that case, on PlayStation®5, from Hogwarts Legacy main menu, the option "Transfer PS4® Console Save Data" is present below the character list on the bottom left of the screen. By selecting this option, the game will show you the Save Data that is eligible to transfer. After a brief loading period, you can load the PlayStation®4 Save Data.

A save on PlayStation®5 cannot be transferred back to PlayStation®4. If you wish to resume playing on PlayStation®4 after transferring saved data to PlayStation®5, you will pick up where you last left off before the transfer process.

Xbox

If you own Hogwarts Legacy on both the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, you can freely use your saved data between each console as long as you are connected to the internet and signed into the same account where the saved data was created. 

You can confirm your save data has been downloaded through these steps:

1. Press the Xbox button on the controller, highlight Hogwarts Legacy
2. Press the Menu button, and select Manage game and add-ons.
3. Go to the Saved data section.
4. From here, you can verify that your saved data is present.