PS memory cards

SilentSoul92 · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject: PS memory cards

Well, I've never had a PS1 (yes gasp, I missed all the good PS1 games T_T) and all the PS1 games I've played on my friend's system so I'm not sure but...

Can a PS2 memory card save PS1 games? Or do you need to get a PS1 memory card? And also if that's true, do the PS1 memory cards work on the PS2?

I need to start thinking things through before I buy my games... (has 3 PS1 games she can't save)

bowiegranap · Very bored Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 218

You cannot use a PS2 memory card on a PS1.

You [i]can[/i] use a PS1 memory card on a PS2 to save and load PS1 savegames (I play some PS1 games on my PS2, and use my old PS1 memory card on it).

You cannot use a PS1 memory card to save/load a PS2 savegame.

You cannot use a PS2 memory card to save/load a PS1 savegame.

So, if you have a PS2, you'll have to get a PS1 memory card to save or load PS1 games for it.

Stratadrake · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:40 am Post subject:

[quote]You can use a PS1 memory card on a PS2 to save and load PS1 savegames (I play some PS1 games on my PS2, and use my old PS1 memory card on it).[/quote]
That is to say, yes you can [b]archive[/b] PS1 saves on a PS2 card. But PS2 cards are not backwards-compatible with PS1 games (yeah, I really wish they were, too) so a PS1 game must use an actual PS1 card.

Though for the PS3 this will likely be a different story, since the console itself isn't backwards-compatible with either.
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SilentSoul92 · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:01 pm Post subject:

Aww, darn it >_< Oh well, thanks for the help though

Project_X · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:08 pm Post subject:

Yet if you archive you run a high risk of corrupting PS2 data.

EX:Spyro games from PS1 Corrupt Spyro: A Hero's Tail

Stratadrake · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject:

That's definitely a risk [i]if the two games use the same naming conventions for their savedata files[/i]. Can't have two files with the same name, can we?
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Project_X · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:45 am Post subject:

Most definantly not! ^^

SilentSoul92 · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:04 pm Post subject:

That would be interesting Razz

Well thanks for the help you guys. I got my PS1 memory card so I can finally finish my freakin Valkyrie Profile game ^_^;;