: It acts as a "boot disc." You load the GameShark ISO first, select your cheats, "start" the game, and then swap the ISO file to the actual game you want to play. It’s a bit of a manual process compared to modern built-in cheat engines. On Real Hardware
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Today, most gamers enjoy PS2 titles via ROMs (digital copies of the game) using the PCSX2 emulator Gameshark PS2 ROM — A Short Editorial :