In game save?

[cjhawk03]

I'm just getting back into video games and Madden after a 7 year hiatus. Bought a used ps4 and loving it so far!

Question...back in the day The Show used to have an in-game save option so I could play a few innings at a time, save, and comeback to pick up where I left off.

Does anyone know if Madden 21 on ps4 has this functionality? I haven't been able to find it but wanted to see if anyone here knew. Thanks!

[icvu42]

Quote: Originally Posted by cjhawk03

I'm just getting back into video games and Madden after a 7 year hiatus. Bought a used ps4 and loving it so far! Question...back in the day The Show used to have an in-game save option so I could play a few innings at a time, save, and comeback to pick up where I left off. Does anyone know if Madden 21 on ps4 has this functionality? I haven't been able to find it but wanted to see if anyone here knew. Thanks!

You just close out of Madden. Then, the next time you play Madden, it will ask you if you want to resume the previous game. If you don't finish the game at that time then you will lose the game.

One gripe I have, unlike The Show or NBA 2K, if you are playing with alternate uniforms, when you resume the game, it defaults both teams into their regular home and away uniforms. Also, a game in the rain, could be resumed in perfectly sunny weather.

It's good to have but I try not to use it unless I have to.'

Rick

[seven77]

Quote: Originally Posted by icvu42

You just close out of Madden. Then, the next time you play Madden, it will ask you if you want to resume the previous game. If you don't finish the game at that time then you will lose the game. One gripe I have, unlike The Show or NBA 2K, if you are playing with alternate uniforms, when you resume the game, it defaults both teams into their regular home and away uniforms. Also, a game in the rain, could be resumed in perfectly sunny weather. It's good to have but I try not to use it unless I have to.' Rick

I'm on a PS4. How do you close out of Madden? I'd worry that if I just press the PS button, the current state will not be saved. Is there a way to close out and have the data updated?

[bbgeek]

On PS4, you can go into standby mode. Press the PS button, then from the Dynamic Menu's Home Screen, press UP on the d-pad to bring up the Function Screen. Then select [Power] from the function screen (all the way to the right), and choose [Enter Standby Mode].


When you turn your ps4 back on, you can select Madden, and it will resume the game exactly as you left it. I usually pause Madden at the stats screen before I go into standby mode.

[seven77]

Quote: Originally Posted by bbgeek

On PS4, you can go into standby mode. Press the PS button, then from the Dynamic Menu's Home Screen, press UP on the d-pad to bring up the Function Screen. Then select [Power] from the function screen (all the way to the right), and choose [Enter Standby Mode]. When you turn your ps4 back on, you can select Madden, and it will resume the game exactly as you left it. I usually pause Madden at the stats screen before I go into standby mode.

I get it... you go into standby rather than, for example, turning off the console. Recent changes have not yet been saved. With the Madden game "suspended", you can go back to it, finish what you were doing, then save. Thanks!

One more thing, how do you get to the stats screen during a game?

[Cory Levy]

Quote: Originally Posted by seven77

I get it... you go into standby rather than, for example, turning off the console. Recent changes have not yet been saved. With the Madden game "suspended", you can go back to it, finish what you were doing, then save. Thanks! One more thing, how do you get to the stats screen during a game?

Press the Options Button (small, rectangular button to the right of touch pad on the controller) and that will bring up the in-game menu that will allow you to access instant replay, challenge if possible, change your depth chart, view the injury report, change settings, etc. There's a big panel that will have how the starting QBs are performing (can't miss it as it'll have their facial pictures on it). Scroll onto that and it'll display starting HB stats, starting WR stats on the top of the tile. Clicking X on that tile will take you into the whole box score and show all the stats.

Also, you do not have to put the console into stand by mode to enable an in-game save.

You can simply bring up the main in-game menu and click on the Exit tile (it says concede game). It will bring you all the way back to the main menu of the entire game. Clicking back on the 'Franchise' mode will bring up a screen asking if you want to continue playing that game you just left (you can either go back into the game or delete it and entering back into the franchise will place you before you started it). I believe this only works for Cloud franchises as Offline franchises will just bring you back into the franchise before you started the game.

[mercalnd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Levy

I believe this only works for Cloud franchises as Offline franchises will just bring you back into the franchise before you started the game.

In offline franchise, you can just press the PS button to go to the system home screen, then Options -> Close Application to shut down Madden. When you launch Madden the next time and select to go into Franchise, it will ask you whether you wish to resume your game that was in progress. The same applies to a Play Now game if that's what you were doing last before closing.

The game saves after every completed play so you don't lose any progress.