If you’re thinking of upgrading your gaming console this holiday season, there are a few things to keep in mind. First and foremost, make sure you have enough storage space on your new console to accommodate all of your games and data. Second, be sure to back up your games and data before transferring them over. And finally, be aware that some games may not work on the new console if you transfer them over. Here’s how to go about each step:

  1. Decide what you want to transfer over. If you’re just moving over a few games from one console to another, you can probably just copy them over using a USB drive or the cloud. But if you have a lot of games—or even just a few big ones—you’ll need more space on your new console than the old one has. In that case, it might be worth considering buying a second copy of those games so that you can actually play them on the new system.
  2. Check storage space on both consoles. Make sure that both consoles have enough free storage space to accommodate everything that you want to transfer over (including any game updates or DLC). If one of the consoles doesn’t have enough room, it might be worth trading in older games or selling off some accessories (like an extra controller) in order to make room for everything else.
  3. Back up your data first! Before transferring any files over, make sure to back them up using either a USB drive or the cloud so that if something goes wrong during the process, at least you won’t lose any data permanently. This is especially important if there are any rare or expensive games in your collection—you don’t want to lose access to those forever because of some technical issue!
  4. Transfer files from old console to new one using USB drive or cloud service: If both consoles have enough free storage space and you’ve backed up your data as instructed above, it’s time to start ..