Were PS2 memory cards ever made in china for the chinese/korean region?

[monteman]

Ive just bought a memory card for my PAL PS2 using ebay, and it states that its made in china instead of japan. Is it counterfeit? Similar to 'counterfeit-ps2-memory-card-damnit-pict0185' jpg that was posted on this site before (I found the image from google), with the black blob on the circuit board, although it doesnt show "hynix", only "JAPAN". On the board itself there is "M2". The card is at least working (for now). The black plastic is slightly different to my original legit PS2 memory card I bought when I got my console, although both cards state "magicgate" and "sony" on the front and "N1158/SCPH-10020" on the back. I have noticed that my new "made in china" card next to Sony Computer Entertainment shows an "F" whilst my japanese card shows a "K", and also has a slightly thicker font? The screws dont tighten when screwing it back together either, although that might just have been my fault, lol. Thanks for any help

[SP193]

Ive just bought a memory card for my PAL PS2 using ebay, and it states that its made in china instead of japan. Is it counterfeit? Similar to 'counterfeit-ps2-memory-card-damnit-pict0185' jpg that was posted on this site before (I found the image from google), with the black blob on the circuit board, although it doesnt show "hynix", only "JAPAN". On the board itself there is "M2". The card is at least working (for now). The black plastic is slightly different to my original legit PS2 memory card I bought when I got my console, although both cards state "magicgate" and "sony" on the front and "N1158/SCPH-10020" on the back. I have noticed that my new "made in china" card next to Sony Computer Entertainment shows an "F" whilst my japanese card shows a "K", and also has a slightly thicker font? The screws dont tighten when screwing it back together either, although that might just have been my fault, lol. Thanks for any help

My card that came with my SCPH-77006 console that I bought in November 2007 was made in China and had a letter "F" on it too (lol.. the entire set was made in China - the PS2, controller and memory card).

I have not opened the card before, but it has a green PCB.
I heard that cards that do not have a green PCB are fakes... but it doesn't sound like a solid solution for determining whether the card is genuine. :/

In fact, I have never managed to get any cards that were made in Japan - except for those old cards that I got when I bought my SCPH-10000 console (From a second-hand dealer).

Most of Sony's stuff were made in China starting from around 2002 to 2003 - all for the sake of cheap production costs.

Try installing FMCB on it. If it does install successfully, it is more likely to be a genuine card as not all compatible cards handle the MagicGate protection stuff properly (And would fail to work with FMCB at all).

[malloyevelyn110]

I have not opened the card before, but it has a green PCB.