PlayStation Multitap

The official multitap for the PlayStation
The official multitap for the PlayStation 2

The PlayStation Multitap is a peripheral for the PlayStation. It is an adapter that can be used to plug in up to four controllers and memory cards at the same time in a single controller port. With a second multitap, up to eight controllers and memory cards can be plugged at once.[1]

Compatibility

The PlayStation Multitap was originally available in gray (SCPH-1070 U) to match the original console's color, however it was later re-released in white as well (SCPH-1070 UH) to match the colors of the later PS one redesign. Both versions are compatible with the original PS one, as well as all models of the PlayStation 2 prior to the SCPH-70000 series. Both versions of SCPH-1070 will only function with original PlayStation games, while multiplayer PS2 games required a separate multitap, the SCPH-10090.[2] PlayStation 2 consoles after the SCPH-70000 series require the SCPH-70120 multitap, which is compatible with both PS and PS2 software.

PlayStation Multitap
(SCPH-1070 U)		 PS one Multitap
(SCPH-1070 UH)		 PlayStation 2 Multitap
(SCPH-10090)		 PlayStation 2 'slimline' Multitap
(SCPH-70120)
PlayStation Yes Yes No No
PS One Yes Yes No No
PlayStation 2
(PS1 game)		 Yes Yes No No
PlayStation 2
(PS2 game)		 No No Yes No
PlayStation 2 'slimline'
(PS1 game)		 Yes Yes No Yes
PlayStation 2 'slimline'
(PS2 game)		 No No No Yes

Supported games

1–3 Players

1-4 Players

1-5 Players

1-6 Players

1-8 Players

PlayStation

1-4 Players

PlayStation 2

1-4 Players

References

  1. ^ "In Total Control: Companies Take Aim at Gamers with New Gadgets" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 80. Ziff Davis. March 1996. pp. 16–18.
  2. ^ "PlayStation 2 accessory compatibility chart" (in Japanese).
  3. ^ "Fantastic Four: Dare We Say, 'It's Clobberin' Time?'" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 99. Ziff Davis. October 1997. p. 174.
  4. ^ "Rakugaki Showtime - (NTSC-J)".