Media

Ps-vita - gamecard (10pins) / memorycard (9-pins)

PS Vita Cards

Two types of cards: Gamecards (on which games are sold) and Memorycards (to hold your savedata for games that don't use the storage on the Gamecards)

PS Vita Gamecards

Comparison: Nintendo 3DS cart, common SD card, PSVita Gamecard, common microSD card

10 pin SD sized card (physical incompatible)

Savegames stored on the Gamecards cannot be copied/exported.

Currently produced as 2GB and 4GB cards.

Pinout

PSVita Gamecard - BACK

Pin	Signal	Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

PS Vita Memorycards

PS Vita memory cards come in four variants:

• 4 GB ($30 -> 7,5 per GB)
• 8 GB ($45 -> 5,625 per GB)
• 16 GB ($70 -> 4,375 per GB)
• 32 GB ($120 -> 3,75 per GB)

Pinout

Pin	Signal	Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Pinout standard SD (for comparison)

Pin	Name	I/O	Logic	Description
1	DAT3	I/O	PP	Data 3
2	CMD	I/O	PP,OD	Command, Response
3	VSS	S	S	Ground
4	VDD	S	S	Power
5	CLK	I	PP	Clock
6	VSS	S	S	Ground
7	DAT0	I/O	PP	Data 0
8	DAT1 nIRQ	I/O O	PP OD	Data 1. SDIO Cards share with Interrupt Period
9	DAT2	I/O	PP	Data 2

Notes:

1. Direction is relative to card. I = Input, O = Output.
2. PP = Push-Pull logic, OD = Open-Drain logic.
3. S = Power Supply, NC = Not Connected (or logical high).

External References

• PS Vita Memory Cards 4GB 8GB 16GB & 32GB (picture) @ Neogaf
• PS Vita Gamecards and PS Vita Memory Cards @ Neogaf
• NGP games will come on 2GB and 4GB cards, with room for save data, patches