I picked mine up in november and have enjoyed it. The gameplay is the same and it is easy to switch between the games. I saw another cps 2 multi thread where people were having issues with the first runs of these. I dont know if any improvements were made but mine is stable and it was much more affordable than purchasing all of these separately. I am not sure about the extra players but since it is based on the original hardware you should be able to hook up more.
Wick