Just wanted to say thanks for indirectly answering the question I recently asked
You must login or register to view this content.. I didn't do too much research about PS4 save modding before I purchased SW, so I thought its main appeal was that it was faster and/or easier to use than other software, but it sounds like it's the
only software that can convert PS4 saves into an editable format. Since SW's editing interface is extremely limited, I've been using
You must login or register to view this content. to search and modify the saves I export via SW. (I'm not affiliated with that program in any way, but I find it to be incredibly useful and robust for freeware.) It was only when I tried to use it on a "raw" save that hadn't been exported via SW that I discovered that SW was doing more than just speeding up the process - it was actually converting the saves into an entirely different format/layout. You can still open and view them in other hex editors, but they look completely different. Obviously, since SW has the market cornered, they're not about to give away their secret recipe, but I'm surprised that with so many tech-savvy people out there, nobody else has figured it out (or at least made the discovery public). Back in the day there were usually a few different products that consumers could buy for their console of choice (e.g. Game Genie, Action Replay, etc.).
Anyway, thanks for saving me from wasting lots of time trying to figure out why other editors won't display PS4 saves the same way!