Adinnieken on 02 September 2013
| ethomaz said: I'm the only to think weird 7 for PS3? Why not 8? Odd number lol |
There are 14 channels, you need to have spacing between channels to prevent signal bleed over, so each device occupies two channels. This means it can support 7 devices. A similiar thing happens on the Xbox 360 with Wi-Fi, except in this case the channels are coupled for bandwidth as well as providing a bleed-over barrier.
In the Xbox One, multiple channels are combined -- up to 4 based on my calculations -- three for bandwidth and one to prevent bleedover. The difference is that unlike the Xbox 360, the Xbox One's channels aren't tied to a device. So, you can have 8 controllers with no headsets. But if you start adding headsets, then the number of controllers drops. Four headsets, four controllers.
