Far Cry 4 PS3 Bug Requires Data Wipe And Fresh Reinstall

Bad news for Far Cry 4 players on PlayStation 3: you meet need to delete your data and reinstall the whole game.

The “PS3 data corruption bug” was confirmed by Ubisoft in a post on the game’s official website. According to the post, the problem affects the PS3 digital download version of the game only and the only way to fix it is to uninstall the game, delete all save data then download and install the updated version from the PlayStation Store.

The recommended steps to fix the problem are as follows:

1) Navigate to the ‘Game’ option from the XMB
2) Highlight the installed version of the game and press the triangle button
3) Select ‘Delete’ and confirm the prompt
4) While still in the ‘Game’ option, select ‘Saved Data Utility (PS3)’
5) If a Far Cry 4 save file exists, highlight it and press the triangle button
6) Select ‘Delete’ and confirm the prompt to remove the save file
7) Repeat this step for all Far Cry 4 save files in the folder
8) While still in the ‘Game’ option, select ‘Game Data Utility’
9) Highlight the Far Cry 4 game data and press the triangle button
10) Select ‘Delete’ and confirm the prompt to remove the game data

Note: you do not need to delete any save files from previous versions, including Far Cry 3 and Blood Dragon!