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Another nickel-and-diming move by MS. Don't buy into the hype that their console is cheaper, PS3 doesn't make you buy your wireless internet after the fact. Neither does wii for that matter.
I already have got an Xbox 360, as does everyone else who would consider getting one of these. Your advice is misplaced, Derek.
So wait every single person who will ever own a console owns one already? Good job industry, time to pull the plug :P
There is always a way to beat the system. My xbox 360 is hooked up to a linksys wrt54g router running dd-wrt custom firmware. It acts as a bridge between my xbox and my main wireless router. Since I had a spare router lying around, it's essentially free wireless connectivity
You always could just plug the thing into an ethernet jack, you know. Works pretty well for me. Are there really a lot of people for whom wireless is the only option? I don't mean that as a smartass comment, I'm really curious.
@HEL105
Everyone I know. Even people who plug their 360s into their PCs have their PCs connected to wifi.
You have to remember for a lot of people Internet running through their house was never a thought when they furnished their house. And considering the bazillion different house configurations for a ton of people wifi is easier and convienent.
Everyone I know. Even people who plug their 360s into their PCs have their PCs connected to wifi.
You have to remember for a lot of people Internet running through their house was never a thought when they furnished their house. And considering the bazillion different house configurations for a ton of people wifi is easier and convienent.
My router actually lives under my TV with my 360 and PS3 plugged in over ethernet. The desktop is in an office and uses built in wifi. It's a bizaro house for sure. We also wear shoes on our hands and gloves on our feet.
what's the difference between the two? an update couldn't resolve anything or is it just ms being ms?
I have wifi, and my PS3 is connected, as well as my laptop. There is no way I will pay for an adapter that should have been included in the system. The wire I had to run really stinks, but I am doing this on principal. Proprietary hard drives, wireless controllers I have to buy rechargeable batteries for, the RROD, and this. It's a shame there are so many exclusive 360 games I have and love, and more to come. Owning one really goes against my principal of "Don't bite the hand that feeds." Splinter cell conviction does look like a first day purchase to me. And I do love live. I love/hate you, Microsoft.
@Qraze
The previous adapter used the older "G" standard which maxed out at 50mbps. The "N" standard can go up to 100mbps, which is essentially as fast as ethernet cable. N also has a longer range from what I understand. Still, your streaming is only going to be as fast as the slowest link in your chain. Unless your internet connection is so fast it's being held back by a 50mbps cap, you don't need this. The only place this is useful is if you stream a lot of HD content over your local network, like from your computer to your Xbox.
I have about 7mbps service. That's fast enough to watch HD Netflix at full resolution without pausing to buffer and I stream movies and music from my iMac all the time over an older G connection and I've never had a problem.
The previous adapter used the older "G" standard which maxed out at 50mbps. The "N" standard can go up to 100mbps, which is essentially as fast as ethernet cable. N also has a longer range from what I understand. Still, your streaming is only going to be as fast as the slowest link in your chain. Unless your internet connection is so fast it's being held back by a 50mbps cap, you don't need this. The only place this is useful is if you stream a lot of HD content over your local network, like from your computer to your Xbox.
I have about 7mbps service. That's fast enough to watch HD Netflix at full resolution without pausing to buffer and I stream movies and music from my iMac all the time over an older G connection and I've never had a problem.
@Derek:
Nobody is going to consider buying an Xbox 360 wireless adapter if they do not already own an Xbox 360 or plan on buying one in the near future. Telling people who already own one not to get one is pointless. People on Destructoid looking to get one already know about MS's ridiculousness, in which case telling them about it is still pointless.
@HEL105:
Considering my entertainment center is in my attic and my router is on the first floor, it would be fairly difficult for me to run an ethernet cable up two flights of stairs to plug into my Xbox 360.
@Qraze:
The new one has 802.11n connectivity, which the old one doesn't. That's a hardware issue, not software or firmware.
Nobody is going to consider buying an Xbox 360 wireless adapter if they do not already own an Xbox 360 or plan on buying one in the near future. Telling people who already own one not to get one is pointless. People on Destructoid looking to get one already know about MS's ridiculousness, in which case telling them about it is still pointless.
@HEL105:
Considering my entertainment center is in my attic and my router is on the first floor, it would be fairly difficult for me to run an ethernet cable up two flights of stairs to plug into my Xbox 360.
@Qraze:
The new one has 802.11n connectivity, which the old one doesn't. That's a hardware issue, not software or firmware.
Unless your internet connection is over 54mb/s then wireless G is perfectly fine. The wifi is not where your lag comes from.
Even if you have a wireless N router, the old wireless receiver will work just fine.
AND STILL!! There's no reason to buy one of these things, you can save way more money by using a laptop/PC as a network bridge or just running an ethernet cable (even if it's a really long one) directly from your 'box to your router. Ethernet cords are extremely cheap, and if you google it you'll find it's really easy to do.
AND STILL!! There's no reason to buy one of these things, you can save way more money by using a laptop/PC as a network bridge or just running an ethernet cable (even if it's a really long one) directly from your 'box to your router. Ethernet cords are extremely cheap, and if you google it you'll find it's really easy to do.
Hilarious! I'll stick to my PC for 360 exclusives, thank you very much.
Also, if you game online on a wireless connection you're doing it wrong.
Also, if you game online on a wireless connection you're doing it wrong.
ah. thanks all.
i got a wireless modem and my laptop connected by wifi but the ps3 i have hardlined because its faster jacked in ethernet wise and it don't disconnect me whenever it loses the wifi signal.
i got a wireless modem and my laptop connected by wifi but the ps3 i have hardlined because its faster jacked in ethernet wise and it don't disconnect me whenever it loses the wifi signal.
The major advantage of N over G is for transferring files within a network. It's not something that becomes an issue with the Xbox. If your house is large enough that range is truly a problem, I suspect $100 for a wireless adapter is not really a major problem for you.
@Haizeus
Please explain how I should run an ethernet through 35 feet horizontal distance, 12 feet vertical distance before even taking walls into account so that I can begin doing it right. All 3 consoles and my gaming PC are in this room, so it would be nice to know how I can drop from 45 ping down to 40 in my online games.
I have one of the old wireless-g adapters, but I didn't pay for it per se. A friend of mine got his xbox lost during the repair process, and it took an extra 2 months to send back to him, so they threw in the adapter for free. He already had a convenient wired hookup, so I traded it with a sword I had got a free duplicate of from a shipping error. Shit's pretty cash once you get it working.
Please explain how I should run an ethernet through 35 feet horizontal distance, 12 feet vertical distance before even taking walls into account so that I can begin doing it right. All 3 consoles and my gaming PC are in this room, so it would be nice to know how I can drop from 45 ping down to 40 in my online games.
I have one of the old wireless-g adapters, but I didn't pay for it per se. A friend of mine got his xbox lost during the repair process, and it took an extra 2 months to send back to him, so they threw in the adapter for free. He already had a convenient wired hookup, so I traded it with a sword I had got a free duplicate of from a shipping error. Shit's pretty cash once you get it working.
on the topic of transferring files over a network, what's the PS3's WiFi speed? because anytime I stream HD material over LAN it's almost impossible to watch.
I don't get it. I've got my 360 plugged into an old Xbox (ca. 2003) wireless adapter. Works perfectly. If you're having problems streaming HD Netflix, you should talk to your ISP, because my adapter doesn't even support WPA security, but it streams Hi-Def like a boss.
Oh, and it was $40.
Oh, and it was $40.
I used to own one of the old wireless adapters, but I sold it in favor of the good ol' ethernet connection. I wasn't happy with the amount of lag the wireless adapter gave me and it seemed to randomly disconnect at times.
well, other than them keeping my original xbox live account hostage, nickeling and dime-ing me for wifi access etc.. i have no compulsion to pay them a red cent for online connectivity ever again. in fact, it doesn't even remotely bother me that they ban modded consoles.
screw them.
screw them.
Wireless connections increase delay and lag in gaming.
I networked my entire house while it was being built and now every room has 2 ethernet ports in.
I also believe wireless technology and microwaves cause cancer.
microsoft gives you cancer.
You're buying cancer.
I networked my entire house while it was being built and now every room has 2 ethernet ports in.
I also believe wireless technology and microwaves cause cancer.
microsoft gives you cancer.
You're buying cancer.
@ Sinow Wolf "Wireless connections increase delay and lag in gaming. "
Tell that to my daily lag free wireless gaming sessions. I rarely use a wired connection (have a cable specially for Ad-Hoc party on my PS3) and very rarely experience any lag.
I hate ethernet elitists.
Piss poor internet connections, multiple users using internet connections (kids downloading, wife streaming hollyoaks) would be the main contributor to lag and delay.
I jumped into a laggy MW2 game last night, jumped right out and into a different game, no lag. I'm pretty sure that had nothing to do with my wireless connection and more to do with the host's (or someone's) piss poor <1mb/s internet.
I'm pretty sure if a wireless (standard, not N) network can stream High Def video without lag or buffering, it can handle the relatively low bandwidth required for gaming.
I'm off to play some lag free MW2 on my wireless connection in my lunch break.
Tell that to my daily lag free wireless gaming sessions. I rarely use a wired connection (have a cable specially for Ad-Hoc party on my PS3) and very rarely experience any lag.
I hate ethernet elitists.
Piss poor internet connections, multiple users using internet connections (kids downloading, wife streaming hollyoaks) would be the main contributor to lag and delay.
I jumped into a laggy MW2 game last night, jumped right out and into a different game, no lag. I'm pretty sure that had nothing to do with my wireless connection and more to do with the host's (or someone's) piss poor <1mb/s internet.
I'm pretty sure if a wireless (standard, not N) network can stream High Def video without lag or buffering, it can handle the relatively low bandwidth required for gaming.
I'm off to play some lag free MW2 on my wireless connection in my lunch break.
Could someone explain to me what the hell is that? Does it make your xbox 360 wireless without the need of a modem?? Or does it do the same as the old wireless adapter?
A few times my wireless was being on the fritz so i tried plugging my laptop into the xbox via a router and it didn't work out very well. I'm wondering if anyone else has tried this to solve the wireless router thing. Also the the new wireless adapter should increase ping rates for more speed. So I have a wireless laptop and a router. I tried plugging the xbox into the router and the router plugged into my laptop...it didn't work. I wonder...is this internet thing magic?
I recently bought the black with gray antennas wireless adapter on eBay for only 45$ (thats including shipping.) Im not sure how it will work but Im sure it will work fine. I previously used my friends white with one gray antennae and it worked perfectly for me. I have a 2wire gateway if that helps at all. Hope the black one works.
That's a nice and creative way to provide WiFi connection to those who already have the Xbox 360 with no built-in WiFi. With this , they can be able to connect their Xbox 360 to the internet using wireless connection through their wireless router. If this doesn't work for you though, and you're looking for a nice alternative, I've got just the thing for you. Check out this Xbox 360 Internet Connection Kit from Netgear, it acts the same way as the WiFi adapter giving wireless internet connectivity for your Xbox 360, and it also works for your PS2, PS3, and PC gaming. Check this link out: http://bit.ly/bByST7, for more information about this wonderful product from Netgear.
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