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Memory stick and PS2

I was just thinking that the PS2 is probably one of the few new sony machines WITHOUT the memorystick technology.

I wonder why, the PS2 has memory cards, why did they not use Memorystick instead and maybe have a 1 legacy port?

Makes no sense to me to switch your whole product line except for one....

Any body have some nice (conspiricy) theories?

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Maybe the price point of these things? I've seen memeory cards pretty cheap, if they're even compatible from the PS1 to PS2, but the last time I looked at a memory stick, it was expensive ($30-8MB, may be lower now) Just speculation.

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Maybe the price point of these things? I've seen memeory cards pretty cheap, if they're even compatible from the PS1 to PS2, but the last time I looked at a memory stick, it was expensive ($30-8MB, may be lower now) Just speculation.

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That is a good point. The MemoryCards for the Playstation are much cheaper than MemorySticks

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Last edited by Trotsky on 11-22-2001 at 07:15 PM

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Well, there goes my theory. I was under the impression that all Sony MemoryCards would work with the PS2 and PS2 games. I did not realize the issues you addressed. Thanks for pointing this out to me, as I am about to get a PS2, and had no idea I needed new MemoryCards.

What a bummer! Now I really would like a MS Slot...

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Well, they're seperate divisions. One division makes the computer stuff and ones makes the Playstation stuff, I've also heard rumors of a rivalry and dislike for one another.

Before PS2 came out there were rumors of a MemoryStick adapter, haven't heard anything since.

It would be neat if they came out with Palm Desktop when the PS2 hard drive is released.

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Well, they're seperate divisions. One division makes the computer stuff and ones makes the Playstation stuff, I've also heard rumors of a rivalry and dislike for one another.

Before PS2 came out there were rumors of a MemoryStick adapter, haven't heard anything since.

It would be neat if they came out with Palm Desktop when the PS2 hard drive is released.

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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
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That could be quite possible. Looking at my PS2 I see two USB ports and an iLink port (Firewire). At 2001 PC expo Sony had a demo of one of their digital cameras that connected to the PS2 and you can apply the image to a character in the game.

Man, it would be cool to be able to connect my clie to my PS2.

BTW - Get Metal Gear Solid 2, it is awesome

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