[PlayStation] Improve cloud save reliability and recovery options

I am NOT OP. OP's is u/BrokenPS4BrokenSoul. His post was in\*\* r/relationship_advice. Trigger Warning: >!Destruction of highly valued property!< Original BoRU [post here](https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/s2aciy/my_girlfriend_broke_my_ps4_for_a_tiktok_trend/). \----- ([28/M)My girlfriend(26/F) broke my PS4 and doesn't understand why I'm so upset. I don't really know where to go from here](https://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/comments/kdin1u/28mmy_girlfriend26f_broke_my_ps4_and_doesnt/). - December 15, 2020 So some background: During quarantine I've been playing my PS4 games a lot more. I was able to finish up some stories and complete some big games in my free time the last few months. It was a great escape for me. My girlfriend "Liz" never got it fully but understood I liked playing it and it made me happy. I told her that I was really looking forward to the PS5 and was hoping to get one soon. I missed out on the pre-order and initial shipping wave so I got a bit sad for a while but knew I would eventually get one when the craze settled down, whether it was next year or the year after. Her friend "Kat" also knew of this because her boyfriend was looking forward to the new Xbox. This is what happened today: This is when shit got bad. I was playing FF7 Remake finishing up some last achievements when Liz came into the room with Kat. I said "Hey babe how was your day" and without warning she pulled the PS4 out of the wall and smashed it on the ground. She then took a hammer and smashed whatever pieces were left. This happened within 20-30 seconds. I just looked at her shocked. I asked "What happened!? Why did you do that? Did I do something to make you mad?" This was when I noticed Kat was recording everything with her phone. Liz walks away and then comes back and shows me a PS5 box. I still don't react and she says "Merry early Christmas!" I just walk out of the room and go to the bedroom and lock the door. Liz comes knocking an hour later and asks "What's wrong? I thought you wanted the PS5?" I told her I couldn't even think about that because she literally just destroyed a part of my life that I've created over the last 5 years. I explained to her that she just ruined hundreds of hours of gameplay and saves that I had built up. Liz just said "Well can't you just do it again?" This is when I walked out and left the apartment. I came back a couple hours later with Kat and Liz now both showing off the PS5 to me. Kat says "Look, Liz worked really hard to get you this. We just wanted to make you happy" I ask Kat why she was recording. She says that some person on TikTok or Instagram did the same thing to their boyfriend and they were happy. Apparently that's where they got the idea from? A gf came in and broke the PS4 then gave them a PS5 and everyone cheered or something? I still can't believe it. They wanted to make a video in that spirit with me as the guy? I told Kat a lot of my life was in that PS4 and now it's all gone. Side note: Yes I know. I should have backed up on the cloud. I did for some of my games but a lot of them I just kept on the PS4. I had 100's of hours from The Witcher 3, Kingdom Hearts games, FF7 Remake, FFXV, God of War, The Last of Us, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry games. Many of these titles were fully completed or close to that point. Most of them are now lost. Now Kat is calling me ungrateful and her BF liked the Xbox she gave him. I asked her if she destroyed his old Xbox. She said no and that she just gave it to him gift wrapped last week. I asked why wasn't I given the same treatment and it was because they saw the video yesterday and got the idea to recreate it. I told Liz I do appreciate the gift but that she needs to know she broke a part of me that has been built over the years. It sounds stupid but I really was proud of my collection. Liz then says "Well why can't you just do it on the new Playstation?" I told her I could but it would take a lot of time and effort that I may not want to put in again. She just brushed it off and said "Well you can play your new games anyway, they are probably better" At this point I left and went to a friend's house where I'm writing this now late at night. I don't know what to do at this point. I really don't care about the PS5 and am mad that a fucking viral video made this all happen. What the fuck is wrong with people where they think destroying someone's personal property is funny? They tried showing me the video but I'm not watching that shit. Liz and I have had a great relationship to this point. We have been together for 4 years and this is the only major issue that has come up. Some might think it's just a videogame or that I can get past this but I don't know if I can. It wasn't just that she did it. It was the fact that after it she didn't seem to know why or care to know why I'm so upset. I've never had this feeling before and really don't know how to proceed here. [Update ](https://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/comments/kmgqky/update_28mmy_girlfriend26f_broke_my_ps4_and/)\- December 29th, 2020 Well it's been a hellish couple of weeks. First of all I appreciate all the support. I didn't get to respond to many people because my life has been a whirlwind the last couple weeks. It took a lot of time thinking and talking with my friends and family about what has happened and where to go from here. I tried saving the hard drive from the PS4 through my buddy who is more tech savy than I. We had no luck in that regard. All that stuff is lost forever. The PS5 has been at our place since the incident but I have no interest in that right now. I didn't go back to the apartment for a week. I finally told Liz we needed to sit down and have a discussion about everything. It was a long conversation with a lot of tears on both ends. I won't go into exact details but I explained to her how her actions affected me. The comparison some told me to tell her about me smashing her phone/laptop in the same manner really hit her. In that moment she understood I think. I once again asked why she recorded it. She said she wanted to capture the moment of my happiness, it wasn't about Instagram/TikTok clout or whatever. She thought I would be ecstatic and wanted to have that moment captured forever. I told her I understood that. Finally I told her the truth. I told her I couldn't trust her anymore after this. She destroyed something dear to me. I broke up with her. Maybe it is irrational and maybe I'm overreacting. I think after the conversation with my parents, friends, and her I realized that I can't love someone who doesn't empathize with me enough to know that breaking that PS4 was a bad move. This incident should have never happened if she knew how much I cared for this. Especially during a year rough as this. I told her that I am moving out of the apartment to live with my parents for a bit. I said that I'm breaking the lease in March so she has until then to find a new place. She was upset but I stood my ground. So I spent Christmas with my parents and while a little sad I think it's for the best. She has tried to reach out but I told her unless it was about stuff about the apartment then I don't want to talk to her right now. As for me, I think I'm done with gaming. I'll find something else to keep my interest. I didn't take the PS5. It'll be really hard for me to find my joy in it after all this. I thought I would marry Liz. We were college sweethearts and we were happy. Now everything is broken just like my PS4 and so I would rather not be reminded of that anymore. For now I'm just going to be alone for a while and figure things out. I believe that everything will work out in the end as long as I keep myself honest and hardworking. Happy Holidays. TL:DR, Broke up with my girlfriend after she broke my PS4 with 100's of hours of progress for a video she and her friend wanted to record. They got the idea from TikTok/Instagram. Reminder - I am not the original poster (the OP). Do not attempt to DM OP.