Xbox 360 to Get 802.11n Wi-Fi Adapter

I like my setup better. N router wired to xbox. Everything else in the house wireless n. Bought the n router for less than Microsoft's g adapter

Yeah, my 360 and HTPC are both hard wired and all other devices wireless G. I have N adapters in two laptops and on my desktop so an upgrade would be cool, but not necessary atm.

Hopefully they will lower the cost on this instead of charging $100 for it.

I am sure the upgrade is so that they can still justify 100 for it. Now that n is getting cheap enough for Microsoft to make a hefty profit.

One of the reasons I havent bought a 360 is its lack of built in wireless and the fact that you have to pay monthly for online gaming.

People complained about the price of the PS3 when it first came out (and yes, it was very high). But to turn the 360 into a PS3-like machine (HD-DVD drive, Wireless adapter), made the console cost even more than a PS3. If you didn't need wireless, and were smart enough to avoid HD-DVD, yeah, you saved some money over the PS3. At the same time, you can't feel smart getting a 360 then paying out the ass for add-on's that come standard with the other console.

That said, when is the 360 getting Blu-Ray?

i though enjoy the fact that the 360 is modular and allows one to have the choice of their accessories... as some posters stated, they run on the wire anyway and others have particular needs for external antennas and the ability to upgrade to a faster or particular wireless standard to werk in their environment... integration is nice sometimes, till something breaks and/or your need something that the integrated device can not provide....

@hellwig

considering Sony would have to allow Microsoft to use their blue ray technology I'd say whenever they license it to Microsoft

360 will never get BlueRay as M$ went with HD DVD...and it didnt take off. Sony own blueray and probably wouldnt let M$ have it in their console

Even better, how about they do a console update releasing it WITH the adapter (or at least the old g adapter), not to mention a few other fixes/updates (namely -> hardware).

They better sell the wireless adapter for dirt cheap for those who already bought older xbox360!

thats cool. still don't get what's so hard about running wires. does the 360 have gigabit?

and Sony is the biggest player in bluray, the original format being created just by them and Phillips. Some of it may be that they are just gonna say its a gaming machine (which is fair enough) untill digital downloads are feasible - and it is alot more feasible on a locked console than on a pc - which is nearly here. but some of it would also be that they just don't wanna 'give in' to sony.

I only have a ps3, and I prefer my blurays to digital downloads any day. even when digital downloads match the quality of bluray, and our net is reliable and fast enough to stream it, and it doesn't cost us a fortune in bandwidth, even then, the gay drm schemes they will come up with just put me off (look at pc gaming, they still haven't got it right)

Its still not built-in, that would be serious news if they dropped the xbox price with a built-in wireless adapter.

Adapter is the problem here...They should just make wifi a built in feature like the ps3 and wii did.

Really..... Another PS3 vs 360 debate.

Props for originality.

Everyone ready to pay $200 for it?

and yet neither system wins ever in these debates

what's the advantage of using wireless n on a gaming console? the bottleneck will still be your internet access speed which is probably 2-10mb for most people.. and at wireless g, you can pretty much stream HD video pretty smooth.

Xbox 360 in general is way overpriced.. i mean its a 3 year old pc at 299usd we could almost get a new pc for that price. IMO its a ripoff and to self termination.

Plus games and accessories cost a lot more then pc versions. IMO at this point in time pc gaming in cheaper then getting an xbox or a ps3 for that matter.

Fuck it.
I have no need for wireless.

I had a damned long cord laying around, so why would I buy a wireless for a static object?

Better be cheap but most likely it won't.

Well if Microsoft decides to keep both Wireless Adapters in the SKUs then you might be able to get the older one between $40.00-$50.00.

As far as the price I could see this retail for $99.99 Again this is not required hardware to run the 360 since it does have a Network Jack built in.

And while most people here complain and compare that the PS3 has both the WII ONLY has Wireless and you have to purchase a Network dongle separately.

The only thing Sony has proven is even thier name isn't enough for poeple to justify purchasing their console!

Can someone please tell me what is with this obsession with Blue Ray and the 360. Buy a Blue Ray player already and be happy. In a couple years the damn things will be $89 at target next to the Tide detergent. It not worth Microsoft putting it into 360.
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Sony has been trailing for the past 24 months because of all the cost (and complexity) they put into the PS3. Many people, like myself, refused to pay $399+ for a PS3. When it dropped to $299 I brought one a week later. I now have games for both systems AND a Blue Ray player. The 360 v PS3 argument is old. Both have their positives and negatives.

As for the adapter, it should be cheap, no more than $50 bucks if that. Anybody who didn't buy the 360 because it didn't included wireless .. really.. really.. These must be the same people who cannot drive their car when the battery runs out in the alarm remote.

Wiring is cheaper still, I bought 300 feet of cat5e at Fry's with the crimp tool for $25 (was on sale from $49.99 normal price tag) and you can't beat that.

A complete waist of time. Make it built in and than you have something. What are you thinking
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Hakesterman - What Microsoft is thinking is furture upgradability for its customers.