“In between pumping out CD after CD of cheat codes to get you past those frustrating levels of games you just can’t seem to beat, the people over at GameShark have been quietly developing a piece of revolutionary software that will please anyone who owns a PlayStation 2 (PS2). Just creeping onto store shelves this month, the GameShark Media Player brings the PS2 into the realm of much more expensive multimedia PCs.”
“Banking on the fact that a lot of people keep movies, music and digital picture collections on their computers, the GameShark Media Player ($49.99) essentially turns your computer into a file server that streams information to your PS2. But because not everyone has a powerful home computer, all system-intensive operations, such as decoding, are left to the PS2. In a sneak preview arranged for POPULAR MECHANICS, the unusual hardware of the PS2 cranked out DivX and MPEG-4 movies, MP3s and JPEGs to our television and stereo system speakers. ”
