Official Sony PlayStation 2 Memory Card (PS2) | 
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Rating:  55 reviews
Platform: Playstation2
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4
MPN: 91023 04
UPC: 492070001344
EAN: 0492070001344
ASIN: B0000541B4
Release Date: November 24, 2000
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Building a better system from the ground up sometimes involves digging into even the most mundane components. Take memory cards, for instance. To provide larger storage capacity and faster access rates--PlayStation2 cards transfer data 200 times faster than cards for the original PlayStation--PlayStation2 developers have upgraded the technology for the new memory card. The 8 MB Memory Card uses Flash Memory, the storage technology that's revolutionising handheld computers, digital cameras and MP3 players. In contrast, the 128 KB memory cards that were designed for the original PlayStation use memory blocks. While large files can spill over several blocks, you can't store more than one file per block in that design, no matter how small the file. The 8 MB Memory Card alleviates that problem by organising and storing files much more like a computer hard disk. --Simon Priestly
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 Bad packaging information January 13, 2002
Sarah
122 out of 145 found this review helpful
as a new owner of a ps2 i was very impressed with the graphics, i bought harry potter game (for ps1) and played it on my ps2, i found i could not do the game unless i had a memory card, so i purchased one, expensive too i might add. When i came to save the game it would not save and when i went back to the shop, apparantly you can only save ps2 games on the memory card, which they fail to tell you on the packaging of the ps2 memory card. So i had to buy a ps1 memory card as well if i wanted to play ps1 games on my ps2 and save the data on a ps1 card. VERY CONFUSING!!!! and not fair i feel a consumer rip-off yet again!! If you are able to play ps1 games on the ps2 then you should be able to save them on the ps2 memory card also, especially as the price is so high!!
 Lets be honest here guys... December 27, 2001
D. W. Sherwood (uk)
95 out of 103 found this review helpful
Ok, yes it's a memory card. Yes, it saves 8 mb of data, and yes it's faster. But what you really want to know is whether to go for the 16 mb versions, or this one don't you?
Go for this one. Third party manufactures tend to loose data, where as these cards are designed after all by the people who brought you the playstation itself! Surely they know how to manufacture a decent, solid card that's gonna hold your game saves for years to come.
I've had a ps2 right from the beginning, and have saved countless games on loads of cards. I've dropped them, thrown them against walls in anger, hell I even spilt a glass of coke on one of them! You know what? They all still work.
Yes it's good, it's reliable, and more importantly, it does the job more securely than any third party rubbish.
Don't Get A PS2 Without One! July 24, 2005
no1filmaddict (UK)
68 out of 73 found this review helpful
I have had my Playstation 2 now for a couple of years and i don't know what i would do without one of these little memory cards to save all my game data on to. On the outside it just looks like a small piece of plastic, but on the inside it holds so much infomation that can be plucked out depending on which game you are on at the time.In total this offical Sony memory card holds up to 8MB (Megabites), which although may not seem much in today's world of 300GB+ (Gigabites) computers, concidering how small it is and when it was first created, its pretty good, and can actually transfer data two hundred times faster than the original Playstation memory cards. If your a serious gamer then you probably won't be able to hold all your save points on one single memory card, you may need two or three or more, but for a more casual gamer such as myself, one card is plenty. Of course different games vary in size and so they may take up more or less space depending on what is saved. On the old Playstation Memory Cards all the infomation was organised into blocks, and each game told your how many blocks saving would take up on your memory card. However this PS2 memory card is organised more like a computer where each game has its own icon, which you select and then see how big the file is. To view your memory card you simply insert it into your PS2 and turn on the console. After a few seconds you can select the 'Browser' link and select which memory card slot you wish to view. You will then be presented with a list of icons. Each game that you have saved has an icon and you can usually tell what game it is from the icon. For example if its a football game you have saved, the icon may be a football (you get the idea). You can then select the game you want and view how big the save point is, when it was last saved etc, and you then have the option to delete the file. Easy. Overall, this offical Playstation 2 memory card is a vital piece of storage software for your PS2 and i highly recommend that you get when you buy a PS2 console. With 8MB of space, a casual gamer will have just enough space to save games, and if you do run out of space and don't want to delete and files, simply get another card.
Pricey but necessary...and you get your money's worth July 29, 2002
53 out of 58 found this review helpful
When I got my PS2 the PS1 was dying out... Imagine my shock when I got my new system and found out the price of saving next-gen games! But if you wanna play PS2 games (and save 'em) then you're gonna need one, and you'll soon find that you get a lot of saves for your money. I have saves from 17 different PS2 titles on my card, and have still only used up 7 of the 8meg available, so that just shows you the capacity of these things.In short, these things may be pricey but you wont need many of them, so it's a worthwhile buy.
Unless you are a goldfish, you'll need one of these February 10, 2004
Simon J. Whight (Manchester)
43 out of 46 found this review helpful
Sony's 8meg memory card is the essential purchase to go along with any new PS2. The nature of gaming nowadays means that we have high scores to save, progress during games to save, options files to save ... and because we've moved on from cartridge media, where do we save this? Negating the need for an internal hard drive, Sony provided the memory card as the solution. 8meg large, its plenty of room for the avid gamer to fit a hell of alot of game data on. Imagine you have been bought a PS2, a lovely Squaresoft RPG and no memory card. Unless you plan on keeping your PS2 turned on for the duration of the 60hours+ of gametime needed to play the game, you're not going to get past the initial stages. Frustration ensues, and the PS2 is regarded with disgust as you quickly bore of your machine. Many parents out there don't know of the need of having this piece of hardware, I hope I'm making you aware of this need!Something to note, PS1 game owners will not being able to save their game data to a PS2 memory card (much the same as many PS2 games like Gran Turismo 3 are not compatible with the old grey Dual Shock controllers). If you plan on playing PS1 games on your PS2, you will need the old style '15 block' 1meg cards for that. When I first got my PS2, I thought that the rather pricey tag pretty much took the mickey. I remembered this though, after using a 3rd party memory card for a while on my PS1, it began to corrupt, losing valuable save data. This is something you really don't want to happen. The one thing about Sony is that they KNOW how to make the best hardware to support their machine. They make the best controllers, they make the best memory cards. Stick with Sony basically, and if this is your first foray into consoles and you've just got yourself a PS2, you must own one of these.
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