Not all saves are created equal. After scouring the deepest forums (including the now-defunct AetherSX2 Discord archives), here are the top 3 exclusive save files that the community hoards.
Access the brutal end-game challenges without finishing the story. god of war 1 save data aethersx2 exclusive
Updating AetherSX2 from v1.4 to v1.5 without converting save states will render all God of War save states unusable. However, memory card files persist safely. Not all saves are created equal