Why do PS2 games neglect memory card #2?

Post by **GSZX1337** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:06 pm

I guess console manufacturers assume that everyone games alone? For your problem, I suggest getting one of those 64MB PS2 memory cards that I've seen floating around.

Post by **Jubal** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:46 pm

GSZX1337 wrote:I guess console manufacturers assume that everyone games alone? For your problem, I suggest getting one of those 64MB PS2 memory cards that I've seen floating around.

got my 64MB card in an ebay BiN for $13 shipped direct from hong kong. it looks almost exactly like an official card, but its a knockoff.

works like a charm

Post by **Gamerforlife** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:53 pm

Glad I'm not the only one who gets annoyed by little things like this. I hate how developers ignore the little things. I typically like to have all my game saves backed up on another card, so this has always been particularly annoying for me because I like to go back and forth between two cards when I'm saving. Some games let you do this, but many(as you have indicated)do not.

Jak2? Ugh, baaaaaad game. I only liked the first one. Naughty Dog really went downhill when they stopped making Crash Bandicoot games.

Post by **lordofduct** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:20 pm

RadarScope1 wrote:What REALLY pissed me off when I first got a PS2 was there's no way to transfer save files from a PS1 card to a PS2 card. Why?

If I'm wrong and someone knows a way to do this, let me know.

That is because PS1 games can't access PS2 mem cards. The two cards use different block sector sizes. So if the PS1 game sent a command to the PS2 mem card to fill a sector with a certain data length, it would fail, because the commands and everything are completely different.

Post by **executioner** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:16 am

Mozgus wrote:God of War 2 actually has a mem card selection screen if you have both cards inserted. So thats the first game I've confirmed to have this function and that proves its not a hardware limitation, just a developer oversight.

Onimusha Warlords which is the game I'm currently playing has it also and its a really old game, so its just developer lazyness.

Post by **Mozgus** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:24 am

executioner wrote:
Mozgus wrote:God of War 2 actually has a mem card selection screen if you have both cards inserted. So thats the first game I've confirmed to have this function and that proves its not a hardware limitation, just a developer oversight.
Onimusha Warlords which is the game I'm currently playing has it also and its a really old game, so its just developer lazyness.

Yeah, Shadow of the Colossus is another. I'm betting ICO will as well. I need to keep testing more games. The games that support both slots, I'm moving the saves over to #2. The ones that dont go on #1. This way I don't have to swap card around.

Post by **racketboy** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:21 am

elph wrote:The same problem occurs on the cube. It's a dirty rotten shame, I must say.

Yup -- quite annoying

Post by **SiW** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:41 pm

Mozgus wrote:I need to keep testing more games. The games that support both slots, I'm moving the saves over to #2. The ones that dont go on #1. This way I don't have to swap card around.

Great idea, you should keep a list for everyone to contribute to. Wiki?

Post by **Mozgus** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:59 pm

SiW wrote:
Mozgus wrote:I need to keep testing more games. The games that support both slots, I'm moving the saves over to #2. The ones that dont go on #1. This way I don't have to swap card around.
Great idea, you should keep a list for everyone to contribute to. Wiki?

Oh damn. Damn! Great idea man! Racket, you know how to setup Wikis?

Post by **racketboy** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:33 pm

Mozgus wrote:
SiW wrote:
Mozgus wrote:I need to keep testing more games. The games that support both slots, I'm moving the saves over to #2. The ones that dont go on #1. This way I don't have to swap card around.
Great idea, you should keep a list for everyone to contribute to. Wiki?
Oh damn. Damn! Great idea man! Racket, you know how to setup Wikis?

http://www.racketboy.com/wiki/

have at it!
It's been sitting around, but we've hardly done anything with it.