PSP: How to easily identify a fake/genuine memory card in FW 3.xx

**blackrave** · December 11th, 2006, 22:39

With firmware 3.xx (both in emulated and installed firmware), Sony have sort of added a feature to see if your memory card is fake. Just follow these steps:

In the XMB, go to either Game, Music, Video or Photo.
Press triangle to bring up a menu, then click "Information".
If the MagicGate text says "compatible", then it's a genuine memory stick. If it says "Unknown", it's most likely a fake (at least it's not MagicGate compatible).

Mine says "Unknown", which doesn't really surprise me as I bought it cheap from a stand in town. It's working very well, though, maybe a little slower than a genuine, so I guess I'm lucky.

What about your memory sticks, are they genuine?

Thanks to Muratcan.

**vanle** · December 12th, 2006, 02:30

fake..

but was cheap

**TacticalBread** · December 12th, 2006, 02:34

Woo hoo! Mine's supported, and it was cheap! (I got it used

)

and slightly off topic: I found another new feature. If you don't specify a name for an Internet connection, it automatically names it the SSID name.

**mavsman4457** · December 12th, 2006, 02:39

Thanks for this. I bought mine off of ebay and it was pretty cheap but I never actually knew if it was real or not. It's worked well so far but I'll have to check its legitimacy when I get my PSP back. Oh man I want my PSP back.

**mikebeaver** · December 12th, 2006, 02:54

Well just checked both my 2gb sticks and low n behold, a couple of fakes.They look spot on,no dodgy text and they work so im not that bothered.good little bit of software from Sony for a change.Nice find mate.

**Gizmo356** · December 12th, 2006, 03:44

yeah my memory stick looks real too but its fake o well it works fin and looks real so i dont care

**Joe100517** · December 12th, 2006, 04:33

That sucks that fakes are so prevelant. My 2 gig stick I got off of ebay worked for like 6 months before it totally died. Readers don't even know when it's inserted or not anymore. I think the way you can tell without this software is if there's the reddish colored numbers on the back of it. The fakes don't have any... I think at least, being able to read it in the new version would confirm that.

**xchinamanx** · December 12th, 2006, 04:46

real~!

**ICE** · December 12th, 2006, 04:52

mines a real 1gb off ebay!! yay!! $20 usd! haha

**penileartery** · December 12th, 2006, 05:30

weird...lol i have 2 2 gig sticks one looks real. and the other doesnt. anyways. one of them(theone that says sony) runs all homebrew, whereas my otherone runs everything except devhook. it sucks because i want devhook on both my psps. wonder if anyone has any solutions.