[quote name='gizmogc']The newer sytems (with a yellow +) dropped the link port. Did anyone EVER use it? Ive never heard of a single persn that has.[/quote]
Hell yes! Since those bastards at Agetec always remove the online features from their localizations of the Armored Core games (Armored Core 2: Another Age, Armored Core 3, and Silent Line: Armored Core all had online gameplay in Japan), playing head to head via the iLink port was pretty much the only way to go as split-screen on one system simply cut down way too much of your view to be playable. Gran Turismo 3 was also a blast when using the iLink to hook up two systems together.
[quote name='gizmogc']However, the + PS2's did had the IR port, faster system, quiter fan, progressive scan DVD... So dropping something 1/100 people used was a good trade.[/quote]
The '+' PS2's do not have a "faster system." They run the games at the same speed as any PS2 model made.