| JoeTheBro said: Thank you for the clarification. @BOLD That is problematic if true. To the consumer that just plugs the system straight up into the TV all it does is add to the cost. Plus what would they do when playing PS4, just not use those WiFi speakers? Meanwhile on the opposite end of the spectrum the audiophile with 7.2 surround sound wouldn't dare use those features because it would be a downgrade to his system. Stuck in between are the guys like me who have a basic home theatre. All my consoles are wired to the receiver which in turn connects to the tv and speakers. In order for me to use these features that are already common on receivers, XBOX8 would need to replace my receiver. I can see why Microsoft would want to do that, but I can't see why the average consumer would want to do that. |
I never suggested it would include Wi-Fi speakers, I just suggested that feature might be used if it supported them. Skype is the likely user of that feature.
Wi-Fi speakers as a supported peripheral wouldn't be any more expensive than supporting, idk, Wi-Fi based accessories like the Xbox 360 controller. Ok, excluding the litigation with Motorola. It's would be possible to support Wi-Fi TV, Audio, and Networks with relatively little added expense.
The benefit of Wi-Fi connectivity is that it would allow a consomer to have a near wireless setup for their Xbox 8 with TVs and speaker systems that supported it. The notable exception of Kinect 2 and power requiring an actual wire. If someone has a hi-fi system, an HDMI connection to their TV, or an amplified speaker system directly connected to their console then nothing changes. You just wouldn't purchase Wi-Fi speakers to use with the console.
And it wouldn't require an audio receiver. You don't ampliphy a Wi-Fi audio signal. The audio signal is split into discrete audio channels via DSP, then sent out to the appropriate speaker via Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi receiver then amplifies the received signal.
The other benefit of Wi-Fi Audio built-in is the fact that with a a supported headphone set you can use them with the console without requiring a separate device to transmit the audio, or a dongle connected to the console. With built-in support it would actually reduce the cost of the headsets.
My point in mentioning Wi-Fi Audio was simply the fact that it could be one possible use of it.
