I have the Sharkport and it works well. Personally I think it is a nice add-on for the PS2. To each his own, of course, but I like to use it especially on games I rent. For instance, I rented THPS3 the other day and my son and I wanted to use the locked characters Darth Maul and Wolverine. We didn\'t really have the time (nor the inclination) to unlock them so we downloaded a savegame where they had already been unlocked. We did a similar thing on Twisted Metal. We unlocked all the characters so that we could have everyone available for 4-player matches. Overall it is just another product that helps me maximize the value of my PS2. And given the expense of games and consoles these days, it\'s not a bad option to have available.