PIC 1
The hologram: FAKE is TOO SHINY compared to GENUINE; FAKE DOES NOT have a VERTICAL LINE in the hologram.
The phrase “Memory Stick File Rescue Service”: FAKE is CENTER ALIGNED ; GENUINE is LEFT ALIGNED
The hologram: FAKE is TOO SHINY compared to GENUINE; FAKE DOES NOT have a VERTICAL LINE in the hologram.
The phrase “Memory Stick File Rescue Service”: FAKE is CENTER ALIGNED ; GENUINE is LEFT ALIGNED
PIC 2
The serial number: FAKE is as mentioned by aussieram; GENUINE is as mentioned by aussieram
PIC3
Bullets: FAKE DOES NOT have bullets; GENUINE HAS BULLETS on the left side
Background color: FAKE has LIGHT BLUE background ; GENUINE has LIGHT VIOLET
PIC4
Plastic casing: FAKE DOES NOT have cutaways ; GENUINE has a TRAPEZOIDAL cutaway
Warranty: FAKE DOES NOT have the warranty leaflet ; GENUINE has a VISIBLE warranty leaflet poking out.
Serial codes: refer to aussieram’s guide
PIC5
Seal: FAKE has SMALL ROUND seal and has total of SIX SEALS; GENUINE has THIN ELONGATED seal has total of EIGHTS SEALS. *urk urk!* … get it? Seals? Haha … ha…. Okay … that was corny … moving on …
PIC6
Booklet: FAKE DOES NOT have a booklet ; GENUINE has an INCLUDED booklet.
PIC7
Space: When formatted – FAKE has 3839MB; GENUINE has 3876MB
PIC8
The “SONY” logo: FAKE has THINNER font ; GENUINE has BOLDER font
The number “4” : FAKE has BIGGER “4” as compared to the GENUINE
PIC9
Memory Stick Adapter: FAKE has LIGHT BLUE color ; GENUINE has ROYAL BLUE color
That’s it for now … *whew* I hope that helped some of you clear out the differences.
*added info
1.) You can check whether the card is fake by looking for Magicgate support. Genuine cards have it. Go to the PSP's XMB for either 'Photo', 'Video', 'Music', or 'Game' and press the Triangle button and look in 'Information'. Genuine cards should say 'Magicgate TM Supported'.
2.) The fake cards have regular printed serial numbers while the genuine ones are laser printed.