Sony Playstation 5
Games save to local console. Online cloud with paid membership.

Microsoft Xbox Series X
Games save to console storage SSD, and upload to the cloud automatically without membership.

Nintendo Switch
Games save to consoles system storage SSD. Online cloud with paid membership.

Microsoft Xbox One
Games save to the console's system storage hard drive; all saves are uploaded to the cloud automatically.

Sony PlayStation 4
Games save to internal storage on the PS4 hard drive. Online to cloud with paid membership.

Nintendo Wii U
Games save to local console storage SSD.

Sony PlayStation Vita
Games save to local console storage SSD. Online cloud storage with paid membership.

Nintendo 3DS
Games save to the cartridge memory itself.

Nintendo Wii
Games save to local console storage SSD.

Sony PlayStation 3
Games save to system storage hard drive. Backup online automatically without paid membership.

Microsoft Xbox 360
Only the game saves that you access are stored locally in a cache on your console hard drive. If you don't play a cloud game save from your console, the game save remains in the cloud.

Sony PlayStation Portable
Games save to (Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo) memory card (sold seperately).

Nintendo DS
Games are saved to the game cartridges themself.

Microsoft Xbox
Games are saved to the console's internal hard drive. Up to 2 memory units per connected controller (8MB each, optional).

Nintendo GameCube
Games save to GameCube memory cards (sold seperately).

Nintendo Game Boy Advance
Games save (limited quantity) to the game cartridge memory itself, and hold on battery backup. Thus internal game save batteries should be replaced every 10 years.

Sony PlayStation 2
Games save to memory cards (sold seperately). Up to 2 memory cards (8MB each).

Sega Dreamcast
Games are saved to memory cards that slide into the controllers (sold seperately).

SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color
Games save to (Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo) memory card (sold seperately).

Nintendo Game Boy Color
Games save (limited quantity) to the game cartridge memory itself and hold on battery backup,thus internal game save batteries should be replaced every 10 years.

Nintendo 64
Games save to memory cards that slide into controllers (sold seperately). Some games allow saving of games (limited quantity) to the game cartridge memory.

Nintendo Virtual Boy
Games save (limited quantity) to the game cartridge memory itself and hold on battery backup, thus internal game save batteries should be replaced every 10 years.

Sony PlayStation
Games save to memory cards (sold seperately).

Sega Saturn
Small amount of internal memory for a game saves (limited quantity).

Atari Jaguar
Games save to the cartridge itself (limited quantity).

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Games save (limited quantity) to game cartridge memory itself, and hold on battery backup. Thus internal game save batteries should be replaced every 10 years. Some games do not offer game saving. A small number of games have a password save option.

Sega Game Gear
Not designed for saving games; must leave console turned on. A very limited number of games of password game saves.

SNK Neo Geo
Games are saved to memory cards (sold seperately).

Nintendo Game Boy
Games save (limited quantity) to the game cartridge memory itself, and hold on battery backup. Thus internal game save batteries should be replaced every 10 years.

Sega Genesis
Not designed for saving games; must leave console turned on.

NEC TurboGrafx-16
Games save to a memory card (sold seperately).

Nintendo Entertainment System
Not designed for saving games, must leave console turned on. A very-limited number of games save (limited quantity) to game cartridge memory itself, and hold on battery. Thus internal game save batteries should be replaced every 10 years. Games saved on cartridge on NES are not reliable, and sometimes erase. A small number of games have a password save option.

Atari 5200
Not designed for saving games; must leave console turned on.

Coleco ColecoVision
Not designed for saving games; must leave console turned on.

Atari 2600
Not designed for saving games; must leave console turned on. A very small number of games have a password save option.

Magnavox Odyssey 2
Not designed for saving games; must leave console turned on.

Fairchild Channel F
Not designed for saving games; must leave console turned on.