Alrighty then, I'll go buy one (hopefully they're el-cheapo indeed) =_= But Sony is getting a thumbs down on this one. Disappointing.
[added: the PS1 memorycard IS able to slip smoothly into the appropriate PS2-slots, right? Or do I need yet another invaluable piece of hardware to buffer it? This is starting to look like a not-so-awesome obstacle course
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