I'm fine with the regular one

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

I already spent way too much money on the first one

@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.

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.

@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.

Unless your internet connection is over 54mb/s then wireless G is perfectly fine. The wifi is not where your lag comes from.

Expensive add-on is expensive. Also, what @Oncomouse said.

Not.

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.

@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.

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.

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.

@ 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.

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?

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.