My poor Xbox Fanboy brother... (Anecdotal )

[fordy]

jigokutamago said:

fordy said:

jigokutamago said:

fordy said:

raf40928 said:

What I can't understand why Sony went with 2.4ghz wifi (only ) radio .. except to make it CHEAP.. while XB1 offers 5Ghz ( and 2.4Ghz ).. Newer routers offer 5Ghz channels and on my Asus Im able to get far superior connections speeds.

What I can't understand is why anyone would use WiFi on a game console to begin with....unless you're stuck with the WiiU's lack of low-latency ethernet

Damn you, Nintendo.....

Wait, what's wrong with the Wii U ethernet?

You mean besides the transitition between USB and ethernet interfaces that adds further unnecessary packet latency?

Has this been tested or is it just an educated guess?

It's not "tested", it's well known that translation between protocols incorporates latency. In the case of Ethernet over USB, you have frame packet latency (3 packets + 1 ZLP needed to transfer 1 ethernet frame packet, each incorporating latency of it's own for communication protocols between each USB packet, then the latency taken to merge these packets). Depending on the architecture of the device, USB also generally has to navigate through a smaller bus before being introduced on the same bus level as most Ethernet devices (once again, not always the case).