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When a PlayStation gave you just 1 MB for saves

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A whole megabyte of limitless possibilities, assuming you only save three times. This infamous fifteen-block internal storage system forced constant, agonizing juggling of local save data.

When a PlayStation gave you just 1 MB for saves
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