Use the same platform and account
The retained announcements and reporting specify the same-platform and same-account conditions. VGC corroborates those requirements in its demo coverage. The transfer should therefore be understood as progress moving into the matching full-game context.
Do not interpret the word transfer as an unrestricted cross-platform save service. The research does not establish moving a save between different consoles or stores. Keep the platform and account conditions attached to the answer before deciding how to buy the full game.
Keep the demo save
KONAMI’s US announcement says to retain the demo save. That is one of the concrete conditions recorded in the document. It is distinct from simply having downloaded or played the demo at some earlier time.
If you want to preserve progress, do not remove the saved data before using the full game’s supported transfer process. This is a practical implication of the stated condition, not a claim that deleted data can be recovered. The file does not retain a recovery procedure for a missing save.
Update the full game before transfer
The publisher’s transfer rules include updating the full version. GamesRadar’s demo report also describes progress transfer with an updated full game. The EU announcement repeats the transfer rules, providing another official reference for the conditions.
Treat the update as part of the supported setup rather than an optional detail omitted from a simplified answer. The research does not specify a patch number or an exact menu sequence. This guide therefore gives the condition without inventing version labels or button-by-button instructions.
What transfer does not establish
The document confirms the stated matching-platform conditions, but it does not promise cross-platform movement. It also does not preserve a field-by-field inventory of everything transferred. Those are separate claims that would need a more detailed source.
Keep your expectation tied to the official wording about demo progress. A known transfer feature does not justify assuming every setting, collectible, or platform achievement behaves the same way. The guide avoids those extensions because the research does not establish them.
A short preparation checklist
Use the same platform and account as the demo. Retain the demo save and update the full game before trying to transfer progress. These are the concrete prerequisites supported by the retained material.
If a problem occurs, compare your setup with those conditions first. Do not replace the platform requirement with an assumed cloud-save workaround. The file supports the prerequisites, not a troubleshooting promise for every account or storage issue.
Follow the official announcements for the procedure
The US and EU KONAMI pages are the publisher references behind the transfer answer. The press reports corroborate their conditions rather than replacing them with a different transfer model. This is why the official links are the best starting point when checking the exact wording.
The useful answer is affirmative but conditional. Your platform, account, retained save, and updated full game all belong in that answer. Keeping them visible prevents a simple yes from becoming an unsupported promise about every transfer scenario.
Sources and research date
This article uses the material retained in the October 13, 2026 research. Official descriptions, developer statements, and hands-on observations are identified in the section references. Details are scoped to those sources and are not a claim of independently completed retail testing.
- VGC demo announcement report ↗
- GamesRadar demo and save-transfer report ↗
- KONAMI US demo launch and transfer rules ↗
- KONAMI EU demo launch announcement ↗
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