The Last of Us patch causes save issues [Update]

The Last of Us is great. But not so great that you'll want to start over from the beginning as your save magically disappears.

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Updated with response from Naughty Dog.

The Last of Us is great. But not so great that you'll want to start over from the beginning as your save magically disappears.

Apparently, the game is currently bugged, preventing players from auto-saving the game. Some players are reporting that manual saves are impossible too, once the debilitating glitch afflicts the system. Given that reviewers didn't face this issue when issuing their near-perfect scores for the game, it's likely that the culprit is a day one patch.

Patch 1.01, unavailable for reviewers, ships just in time for the game's retail release today. And that's where all the problems are coming from. IGN has a few potential solutions: "While none of this has been confirmed yet, it appears that staying offline while playing does the trick. For some people, staying offline with the patch installed solves the problem. Others stayed offline and deleted the patch to get auto-save to work."

We recommend disconnecting your PS3 before launching the game. Sure, you'll be playing offline, but the only thing you'll lose is access to the game's multiplayer mode.

Update: Naughty Dog has revealed why the save glitch occurred:

Bizarre that ND would run any kind of online authentication on single player save files. Perhaps Will Power's conspiracy theory is true: "Sony added the auto-save bug to TLOU to prove the importance of not being always online."

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    June 14, 2013 10:15 AM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, The Last of Us patch causes save issues.

    The Last of Us is great. But not so great that you'll want to start over from the beginning as your save magically disappears.

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      June 14, 2013 10:31 AM

      You have wonky brackets on the front page:

      The Last of Us patch causes save issues {Update]

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        June 14, 2013 10:52 AM

        ^ This is a very true story.

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          June 14, 2013 11:07 AM

          And like Naughty Dog, we issued a fix. NO NEED TO DOWNLOAD A NEW PATCH.

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      June 14, 2013 11:34 AM

      Do they store saves in the cloud or how can their servers be the issue?

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        June 14, 2013 11:37 AM

        It hits the servers when you're online for player stat tracking. I'm guessing this happens during autosaves and the server call was timing out or failing and the game wasn't handling it gracefully. If you're offline it doesn't attempt to contact the server.

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      June 14, 2013 11:43 AM

      "The Last Of Us" Buy From Amazon
      http://thelastofuss.blogspot.com

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      June 14, 2013 11:44 AM

      It's been reported fixed

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      June 14, 2013 11:48 AM

      fuck, i'm waiting for by best buy $10 reward zone cert to go through. was supposed to be last night, but my account hasn't been updated. cool game, but no game is worth $60.

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      June 14, 2013 12:23 PM

      Just downloaded a day one patch. IGI! no wait.... IGI again! Play time turned sandwitch time.

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      June 15, 2013 2:53 AM

      I have the game since wednesday and not a single problem with my saves ^^

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