The problem is that the game code itself was never designed to interface with the 8MB hardware. I don't expect the two platforms to be developed side by side, but I don't think it's too much to ask for complete backwards compatibility. If I'm able to play the damn game on a PS2, I should be able to save on the card that was released with it. I do expect them to at least make it possible to save the PS1 game I'm playing on my PS2 on a PS2 card. Huh? I don't expect the 8MB card to work on a PS1, but I do expect them to at least make it possible to save the PS1 game I'm playing on my PS2 on a PS2 card. I guess you *expect* Sony to have developed the PS1/2 side by side, and have clairvoyance enough to find that rebel base, which would have ensured that nobody would ever have to buy 2 memory cards for two completely different formats. I am not a Sony fan, but seriously, get over it.The poster above me is correct, it was a totally different time and technology. I don't think they expect you to do anything, but it's a system that is over 10 years old, that sold plenty of units, so it's not going to be tough, or even expensive to get one. Just swap your mod chip from your old PS1 to a new one.Quote:Originally posted by Shuff:quote:Originally posted by rays username:So Sony expects me to find a used card or never play their old PS games again?*sigh* The search begins.

Another option I would suggest is just getting another PS1, which are still fairly cheap.

Is an ODE not an option? The XStation is $100 and will boot all of your 'backups,' then any legit PS1 discs you have can be played on your PS2 slim. You need the FMCB exploit installed on a memory card so that you can launch homebrew apps, such as the MechaPwn installer. Since you already have a way of booting PS2 backups on your slim, then you should be able to install Free MCboot on a memory card without much trouble. It only works on certain revisions of the PS2 but I believe that includes all slim models (as well as all phat models that don't have the link port). According to this RetroRGB article, you can use it to boot PS1 burns. There's the new Mechapwn exploit which might be able to help, but I'm not too familiar with it yet.

It's tedious, which makes it daunting in an annoying way, but it's not necessarily hard. But really, if you can solder 1 wire than you can solder 20. People dread the PS2 modchip installation because it's 20-some-odd wires. The best way to play PS1 burns on a PS2 is with a modchip.

Ps1 games on ps2 memory card