Now, you may see these for sales on various websites and be wondering whether they are really Sony made. Well, as far as I can tell, they are. They certainly have all of the trappings of a genuine item, Sony logo, MagicGate, proper serial numbers and model numbers.
My PS2 spotted it no problem ... Read review
Advantages: Huge storage capacity, very cheap Disadvantages: Some games won't restore their saved game
...wondering whether they are really Sony made. Well, as far as I can tell, they are. They certainly have all of the trappings of a genuine item, Sony logo, MagicGate, proper serial numbers and model numbers.
My PS2 spotted it no problem when I went into the Browser and reported it as a 32mb card, so I thought 'Happy Days!'. Played on my game, saved it, everything great. It even appeared to save as quickly as any other card I have used ... ...price is fantastic too. I got mine for under half the price of an 8mb card and it came in from Hong Kong! So, instead of having to remember which card you have that saved game on, simply whack this huge beastie in and you have 4x the storage capacity.
Now, the slightly bad news:
1. Certain games will not see this card from time to time. Simply, do as I do (classic remedy!) - eject it, blow on it, re-insert - fixed! more
Now, you may see these for sales on various websites and be wondering whether they are really Sony made. Well, as far as I can tell, they are. They certainly have all of the trappings of a genuine item, Sony logo, MagicGate, proper serial numbers and model numbers.
My PS2 spotted it no problem when I went into the Browser and reported it as a 32mb card, so I thought 'Happy Days!'. Played on my game, saved it, everything great. It even appeared to save as quickly as any other card I have used too (Sony PS2, Max, Sony PS1)
The price is fantastic too. I got mine for under half the price of an 8mb card and it came in from Hong Kong! So, instead of having to remember which card you have that saved game on, simply whack this huge beastie in and you have 4x the storage capacity.
Now, the slightly bad news:
1. Certain games will not see this card from time to time. Simply, do as I do (classic remedy!) - eject it, blow on it, re-insert - fixed! 2. Certain games will save to it but not load. MAJOR PROBLEM! The 2 I have come across so far are: World War Zero - Ironstorm by Rebellion and Black by EA. The World War Zero game had me totally bamboozled! Got really far into the game, finished my level, saved and switched off, without problem. Started play next day and get a message to say there's no saved game! Took the game back in anger thinking the game was faulty! Needless to say, I now double check that its not just this card. Now I have over 160 games, I haven't tested the lot but at around 2% of all my games with this problem that's not too bad. UPDATE 7/2/09 - Won't work with Acclaim's Gladiator - Sword of Vengeance. These are also available in a new 64mb version too!
Overall, however, you simply can't go too far wrong. Think of the 8x worth of cost to buy as many 8mb cards and you will forgive these minor problems, just keep an 8mb spare, just in case!
