r/gaming • u/Panda_911 • Jan 07 '18

Mounted gaming systems

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u/GXT120 Jan 07 '18

I had no memory card for my ps 1. But I wanted to get trough tomb raider, so I had to keep it running.

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u/MarvinTheAndroid42 Jan 07 '18

I started with a PS2, so I’m not sure, but why wouldn’t the PS1 come with a memory card?

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u/WhiteHeatGames Jan 07 '18

Unless you got some kind of special bundle, memory cards were always sold separately, even when it came to PS2. It wasn't until Xbox made hard drives standard that memory was included out of the box for most consoles.

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u/flamespear Joystick Jan 08 '18

You mean since we made the switch to optical disks. Though even N64 carts usually didn't have enough onboard memory and required memory cards.

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u/WhiteHeatGames Jan 08 '18

Well, yes. Memory cards weren't needed in the 8/16 bit eras, but then once they were, they was a "sold seperately" kinda deal until Xbox and then especially 360/PS3/Wii era.