Console Games (Nintendo, Sony etc.) and Arcade Games/ps2 memory for ps1 game

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hey, i have a ps1 game that im trying to save to my ps2 mem chip. my friend says this is possible, but after 12 times im having my doubts. can i or can i not and if i can how?(ps it is a crash banicoot game one of the favorite remakes)

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Unfortunately, it is not possible. PS2 memory cards are formatted differently than PS1 cards. Because the technology for PS2 cards was not taken into consideration when PS1 games were made, the game does not recognize it as a valid format.

PS1 games can only be saved to PS1 memory cards. Now, you can make a 'backup' of the saved game on the PS1 memory card to a PS2 memory card but that saved game is not functional (i.e. you can't load the saved game off the PS2 card)- it's merely for backup purposes.

Let me know if I can help you with anything else.

Thanks!
Helen =)

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