Linksys Makes Wireless Play For Gamers

Posted by simoniker on Thursday July 31, 2003 @02:01PM from the wireless-fun-for-everyone dept.

SycloneFX writes "According to an article on CNET News, Linksys have announced two new adapters that are designed to connect game consoles, including PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. The article summarizes: 'The new adapters are available immediately, and are based on the 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networking standards. The 802.11b-based adapter, called the Wireless-B Game Adapter, costs $79, while the 802.11g-based Wireless-G Game Adapter costs $129.'" Seems like simple, easy-to-set-up wireless for online/LAN console gaming is a great way to go.

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Re:two words by Anonvmous+Coward · 2003-07-31 14:46 · Score: 3, Informative

"latency (high)"

As long as it's under 100ms, it'll be just fine. Besides, don't you think Linksys is going to work on that?

"bandwidth (low) = bad for games"

Bandwidth is low? Compared to what? Last I checked, 11megabits wasn't slow to anybody playing games. As a matter of fact, ppl with only 256k can do just fine, and 802.11b can do that at quite a healthy range.