IGN: "The Value of the PlayStation 3."

[MaxwellGT2000]

goddog said:

MaxwellGT2000 said:

goddog said:

Squilliam said:
Yawn, another retarded comparisons.

HD cables = sure I get it, you need it for HD content.

Wireless? = Whatever.

 

I agree.... WiFi  not needed... actually worse then ethernet, not a good gaming standard as far as im concerned (and yes I have tried it on various occasions). I prefer to have the option to not have it 

 

All depends on your set up really.  Did you play with Wifi on your 360?  With one of the worst wireless adapters ever made?  Then yes it would be an horrible experience and LAN is the way to go but then you need to figure in the amount of cable you need to wire your router to your console, but my experiences with wireless on PS3, Wii, and my PC have all been amazing, I also have a great router to boot, I've played Unreal 2004 on my laptop while watching my GFs little brothers and sister with my router still at my house (we lived next door to each other at the time) at least 200 feet away traveling through her house and then my house and yet still played online with no lag, so reall wireless can be a great experience and fine for gaming if you have the right set up.

 

no of course not, and that may be your experience. however here, and the people i work with have been movie back to ethernet over wifi, it was faster, suffers less packet loss, and is more secure (even with throwing down things for wifi, like mac addy recognition, and other security, which does slow down wifi). I never said it couldnt be used, i simply said it was not a good gaming standard. and unless your using a portable, or handheld device, your cheating yourself by using it. 

 

Heh my wired connection gets me about 1000kb/s while my wireless ranges from 300 to 500 kb/s because I have an older router, but it never drops out on me even once.  I've not noticed a single difference in gameplay when using my laptop wired or wireless online, everything plays the same except with wireless I'm free to move about my house and play in a more comfortable area then my stuffy room.  Then my connection on Wii is a lot better then most peopls, I mean I was playing MK Wii with Ari Gold a while back (who uses a wired connection for his Wii) and had a better connection then him... so like I said before wireless is all dependant on if you got the good hardware to support it well, I do, so I can and it makes no difference either way.