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New 360 Wi-Fi adapter priced, dated News
Xbox 360 News by Tom Bramwell
Update: Microsoft has told Eurogamer that the new adapter will launch in the UK on 20th November priced £59.99.
Original Story: Microsoft has announced that the new Xbox 360 wireless adapter will go on sale in the US this week for $99.99.
The new adapter is a dual-antenna effort which supports the 802.11a/b/g standards and the new, faster 802.11n.
The latter will be necessary for anybody who hopes to stream 1080p videos over the Zune Marketplace when that launches.
We've asked Microsoft UK for news on a local release date and pricing, but have yet to hear back. The new adapter is currently not listed by UK e-tailers.
Wondering what it looks like? Cast your eyes a few inches downward.
Bigger, faster, hopefully not pricier.
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BartonFink
11/11/09 @ 08:15
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So it will be somewhere around the same price as the original one when it came out at around €80.
Very pricey indeed. |
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Earlyflash
11/11/09 @ 08:27
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Blimey,not exactly cheap! Better to get a normal wireless bridge, since at least then you can use it on other devices.
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BartonFink
11/11/09 @ 08:29
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Should have been in the machine from the off. But hey they do need to make a few pennies ;)
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sweetcheeks
11/11/09 @ 08:50
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i dont believe the draft n standard wasnt available back then bartonfink,
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BartonFink
11/11/09 @ 09:02
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@sweetcheeks
Errr yea obviously I was talking about wireless should have been in the box from the off. Widge does have a good point about the modular updates though. Bloody expensive ones though. Slightly more expensive than the current one would probably be reasonable. Current price €45 so around €55 anything more is taking the Nintendo.
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Doctor_What
11/11/09 @ 09:28
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Ouch. My wallet hurts just thinking about that. I guess it's just as well that I use the PS3 for all my media.
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skankmustard
11/11/09 @ 09:29
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Joystiq reported them being on sale in the UK a few days ago:
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/09/xbox-3... |
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actionfitz
11/11/09 @ 09:30
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"We've asked Microsoft UK for news on a local release date and pricing, but have yet to hear back. The new adapter is currently not listed by UK e-tailers. "
well going by the past... $99 will = £99. good old micro$oft, who cares what the real currency conversion is... they know better. |
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EarlBassett
11/11/09 @ 09:46
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Fuck me, I use a wireless switch for my 360 that cost around £12.
That's plugged into an existing homeplug and that supplies my PS3, 2 computers and a laptop. Tell me exactly again why I should be paying £80 for this? Arseholes |
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Oh yeah, the PS3 does have USB, but I'm a bit against having all sorts of dongles hanging out of a console. One box lover.
I've got a keyboard and the headset dock hanging out at the moment and thats more than enough for my liking. Thats why I was never a big fan of the 360 add on drive. BUT as I say, pros/cons for either method. Lots of people aren't one box solution lovers like me... preferring to buy a basic box, bolt stuff on as time goes along as desired. Sony got it right with the HDD design though, universal and simple. Well, unless you use a motorised screwdriver and bork the caddy! /is idiot |
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StooMonster
11/11/09 @ 09:53
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What's wrong with using LAN cables? No bandwidth problems for HD streaming.
I ran them all over my house for things that are in a fixed position, such as games consoles, my AV rack has six Cat6 cables feeding into it. I only use wireless for things that move, such as laptops and mobiles. |
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FladgeMangle
11/11/09 @ 10:13
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Why is everybody who says it's expensive being marked down?
Stop being needy. It IS an expensive peripheral. However, if you're the sort of person who gives negative feedback to the truth you'll probably buy one at any price. |
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http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Xbox-36...
There is the link and its priced @ £49. Acording to the link this is tracked from a UK at Asda retailer. Also mentions that's owned from Walmart which i had no idea about it nor that Asda excisted by im not from UK :) |
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farticusmaximus
11/11/09 @ 10:59
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I'm very glad wireless is not standard on 360's as I dont want to pay for something I'll never use.
Choice > no choice. |
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StooMonster
11/11/09 @ 11:22
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miiiguel: meh. Do a proper job, trunk cables under the floors and through walls. ;) No cables visible in my place, even speaker and video cables are trunked and not visible. :)
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interceptor
11/11/09 @ 12:32
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Went into my local ASDA last night and its in stock for £49.99 (which equates to around $80 so we're getting it cheaper than the US!)
Still too expensive though... Not that I care, cos I have my Xbox hooked up to the router via the ethernet cable that the console came with :P
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Oh yeah, the PS3 does have USB, but I'm a bit against having all sorts of dongles hanging out of a console. One box lover.
Then you are surely against this adapter as well? Not sure why you are saying that this is an advantage of the 360 over the PS3 - it's an add-on, it's significantly over-priced, and you can get an ethernet bridge that will work with the PS3 (and/or Xbox 360) for less money. There is the small advantage that this adapter is going to be a tiny bit easier to set up, but other than that, either the consoles are level on this field, or else the PS3 (with its built-in wireless and gigabit ethernet adapter) edges out the 360 slightly. |
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kangarootoo
11/11/09 @ 12:55
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This is fully taking the piss. A standard non 11n USB wifi adapter can be found on ebay for about a fiver. Its not that big a step up tech wise.
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kangarootoo
11/11/09 @ 12:55
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@smernicki
Yeah, your router needs to support 802.11n as well if you want the full benefits. And it should improve the performance of everything, but by how much its hard to say (wifi performance is not an exact science due to the pronounced effect of the environment).
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muscleblade
11/11/09 @ 12:58
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Cables are better than wireless because it doesnt expose you to EMF radiation. EMF Radiation and health is an issue getting bigger and bigger. Better to be safe than sorry. Asbestes was a great material back in the day too remember.
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kangarootoo
11/11/09 @ 13:01
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@muscleblade
Mobile phones are hands down the bigger problem there (if indeed there is a significant problem). |
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Used wifi on my main 360 right up until a month back - no issues with CoD4 at all!
To be fair, my router is about 4 feet away from the 360, so never had lag (unless my b*st*rd housemates started using up the wifi bandwidth!) And this is with Be* broadband giving me 14-16 Mbit/sec - still plenty of capacity available even if the rate dropped to 36 or 24 Mbit/sec. Price-wise the N adapter is a bit too steep - I think £40 max to be honest - but I do like the modular upgradeability of it compared to the PS3. I was toying with the idea of buying a N-capable router a year or two back, but decided against it because only my 360 (via the A band) and one of my netbooks (N) would really benefit. If the PS3 either had A or N or the ability to upgrade the wifi, I probably would have gone for it. |
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muscleblade
11/11/09 @ 13:08
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@kangarootoo
Mobile masts you mean? Its true that the phone itself has larger amounts radiation, but only in conversation. The wireless router exposes you with a lower amount over a much longer time period. If you never turn it off ( many people live it on at night when they sleep). Its up to 24 hours exposure. Not 10-30 minutes. |
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