As I plan to begin my ascent into the next generation, I am starting to scope out accessories that I will probably need to purchase. I am tight on money, so I am trying to only get necessities, and only if they are cheap. Luckily, the Playstation 3 Memory card adapter is both.

Ideally, I would like to compile my video game hardware by eliminating my untrustworthy Playstation 2. I have been battling with the “Disc-Read Error” for about a year now. I went so far as to crack the thing open and adjust the laser lens, which has since worked for most games, but not all. Having one piece of hardware which is 100% reliable would be a dream come true.

Since the PS3 has no memory card slots, this cable is the only way to get already acquired PS2 data onto the PS3, thus allowing me to eliminate my PS2. I have some files with an embarrassingly high number of hours socked away.  (Disgaea 1 and 2 combined is close to 500 hours–I know it’s sad, but thats how I roll. I certainly cannot proceed to the next-gen without my level 9999 thief right?)

Previously, this cable only allowed for one-way transfers, i.e. data from a PS2 memory card to a PS3 hard drive. Luckily Sony has since patched this problem to allow for 2 way transfers. This is especially helpful since the PS3 (80GB) is still not 100% backwards compatible. Imagine uploading your save files only to find the PS3 won’t play the game, and there is no way to get it back only your PS2? I would surely break into a midget slaughtering fit of rage.

As I said earlier, the cable is cheap, about half the price of a PS2 memory card. You can order it from Amazon.com for the affordable price of $12.99.

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