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A PlayStation 2 Memory Card.

A Memory Card was a small 'card' that was manually inserted into the front of a PlayStation and a PlayStation 2 to record data saved from games. They were handy, but without one, a game would be pretty much useless to play, especially as PS1s and PS2s came without them. PS1 Memory cards were quite squarish and were white, PS2 memory cards were black and not quite as squarish.

Save File Basics[]

  • A memory card is required to save a game.
    • Official Sony memory cards are recommended for reliability.
    • Katana memory cards are Second Party, using Sony memory in Katana cases. These are considered acceptable.
  • Slim PS2s and some later games will not recognize 3rd party memory cards.
    • In some cases they won't recognize Sony cards either.
  • Large 3rd party memory cards can be useful, if your console and games will recognize it.
    • It is highly recommended that critical saves be backed up to a Sony memory card.
  • It's highly recommended that critical saves be backed up to a different card in any case.
  • PS1 saves can be copied to/from PS2 cards.
    • While PS1 games will not save/load with a PS2 card, this can be useful for backing up PS1 saves.
    • With a 3rd party memory card, be prepared for it to fail at any time.
  • If you have a PS3 you can use the memory card reader to back up saves to the PS3 hard drive.
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