XSX uses last gen WIFI with no usb type C (so next gen)

https://www.vg247.com/2020/09/15/xbox-series-x-s-wi-fi-5-no-usb-c/

Now we know where they cut corners

I hope gamers can enjoy the pixels over the quality of life improvements the XBX is missing

X-Series X is this really a "premium" product?

X Cut corner box.

I doubt Xbox fans will care about this. All they wanna do is plug it up, go online and start playing. That's it.

the avg consumer doesnt know what any of that means true, but its still rather disappointing that it would not support 6...

Xbox Won!! :P

The fact we are in 2020, it should be standard by now which I can agree its sad at this point in time.

Edit: But of course, there's always mid-gen upgrade console that could support 6 if ever.

People game over a wireless connection??? How quaint.

I'll admit not being up to date on WiFi standards is odd but they should get a pass on not having USB C. Simple fact is that their controllers don't recharge and still use AA. It might have helped with data transfer with external drives but if you're being honest, there's few of us that bother using that feature.

But yeah, the WiFi is kinda odd.

It should be more surprising that the PS5 has IEEE 802.11ax at all. These consoles were probably finalised last year at the latest, when the new standard was adopted. Still, 802.11ac has plenty of bandwidth, and I don't expect 802.11ax to be fully utilised for some time. PS5's early adoption seems a bit overkill. Besides, you want the fastest, most reliable network performance, you want Ethernet.

USB-C is hardly standard. Most new motherboards still come with at least 4 USB-A ports, with maybe 1 or 2 USB-C ports at most. Certainly USB-C has some advantages, but they're not enough to be essential upgrades on USB-A, which still works fine.

So yeah, a bit of a lame thread.

Just did a little reading on wifi 6 standard. It is innovative but the one thing that stuck out to me is that it's range is shorter than wifi5 (when the former is operating at 6ghz and the latter at 5ghz).

I know if I am not on the same floor as my 5ghz router the connection is considerably weaker. So if a person wants to use wireless on their PS5 their router better be on the same floor and fairly close to them

Still if Sony can add Wi-Fi 6 there is no reason Microsoft couldn't have done the same here. I use Wi-Fi on both my xb1 and ps4 and my switch lite and only my PC is plugged in with ethernet. I assume that will be the case with many other people as well.

PS5 is using USB C so it will charge a controller way faster than USB A. There is no point in using USB A right now. People aren't going to use AA batteries either they are going to buy the play and charge kit for x-series controllers meaning they will charge at slower rate than the DualSense will.

Why are you defending this its just bad all around if sony microsoft can do it there's no excuse here for this.

I been doing that since PS3/Xbox 360 era :)

Gotta love the digital world.

It is perhaps a mild disappointment that Wifi 6 is not present on the XseX, Wifi 5 will still do the job and be relevant for a few more years so it's not that much of a loss IMO. But having Wifi 6 kinda "future-proofs" your device so ultimately it would have been preferable I guess.

As for USB-C, it is being used for the controller so that's good news. Also would have been great on the console itself.

@davillain-: I don't know how you do it :)

I make sure my xbox is right next to my router

Ethernet cable

BOOM

HaH

Your Cable Modem and router is in your living room? Mines in my computer room up stairs.

Well many people don't like that,particularly in this era of wifi.

Alto i see not problem with this wifi 5 should do the job.

@ProtossRushX: I have a fiber connection :)

My main router is in my downstairs game room the modem is on the other side of the wall in a storage area so it is a 5' cat 6 cable from the router to that. The rest of the house is covered with wifi via a mesh system

(My house is a raised ranch style so only mainfloor and downstairs)

@ProtossRushX:

Again, using 802.11ax at this stage is overkill. At maximum, 802.11ax is about 38% faster than 802.11ac - a nice boost, but not a game changer, and much of it will not be utilised for years. Early adoption increases cost, so you need to consider whether that extra cost is worth it. I don't think it will make much difference.

USB Power Delivery is an optional add-on for USB 3.0. It can use both USB-A or USB-C connectors.

I know this is System Wars, so everyone is trying to accentuate the negatives of their competition, but I just don't think this makes much of a practical difference.

@tormentos:

Don’t like an Ethernet cable?

Why,dissed their mum?...shit in the fridge?

HaH

For the sake of convenience and less cables I get it.

But ethernet is and will always be the preferable and best way to game online.

No because some people don't want messy wires all over the place,or having the need to hide them.

Consoles have been wifi able since 2006 out of the box,is 2020 so yeah many people now use wifi rather than wired connection because of the convenience.

You don't have to downplay it just because the xbox doesn't have wifi 6,again as i already told you wifi 5 will be more than fine.

It'll be "fine" but the X-Series X is supposed to be a high end premium product. This wasn't a budget box.

Series S should have wifi 5 X shoulda had 6 and the usb c port.

Apple uses USB C on iPad's and Mac's its the future, all these products might require the power of a USB c connector.

X-Series X is supposed to be the future too. I guarantee the mid-gen refresh of x-series will have this stuff.

@tormentos:

dont want messy wires but have the tv...console....cable/sky.....soundbars...pc..wired mouse and keyboard printer and monitor lying like spagetti all over yhe place hah

i dont use wi-fi,ethernet master race me

nothing to see here but 3rd place cows searching the web for negative xbox news

hah

@ProtossRushX: You have no idea what WiFi is. You connect over 2.4ghz and had no idea what 5ghz is and if it was faster, so you needn't worry about having WiFi 6....you don't play any of your consoles online anyway. In fact you haven't touched your ps4 for well over one year.

@NoodleFighter:

Lol..

By the way, OT, hard wired is the only way to go. :P

Meh. I hardwire my systems to the Internet so wi-fi does nothing for me one way or the other. 🤷‍♂️

Some how i knew you will say that without you even saying it.🤣

But like i already stated wif 5 is more than fine.

@tormentos: Doesn’t matter if it’s Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo I hardwire my systems to the Internet.

So like I said wi-fi doesn’t matter to me one way or the other. 🤷‍♂️

Yes i know they should,but is not really something that will make or break it,i think they need more rechargeable batteries than wifi 6.

Is also not the first time MS cut features or use lower end ones to cut manufacturing cost.

The original xbox 360 in 2005 didn't even have an HDMI port,didn't have even cheap wifi which the wii and PS3 had,and used DVD it also had a different controller that was wired on the core model.

Well that is you many people don't like that and for YEARS there had been wireless keyboard and mouse.

No man i am not even attacking the damn thing buffoon,i say wifi 5 is more than fine,i think like always you are damage controlling to much.

You look quite desperate attacking TC to damage control this,it means nothing no need to get upset wifi 5 is more than fine but you look desperate with this post.

Does the Switch even come with a ethernet port? What about X-Series X not using having a USB C port is that no big deal to you too?

@ProtossRushX: For the Switch you have to use an adapter for the wired online.

No, Xbox Series X not using a USB C port is not a big deal to me at all.

@Archangel3371: Dude you just never have an issue with Xbox. No matter what they do. Why can't you be disappointed they aren't using Wi-Fi 6 or USB C or something, anything at all. Tormentos is right we know what you are gonna say before you even say it.

Be a little a flexible please.

@ProtossRushX: If I’m not disappointed with something then I’m not going to fake it just for you guys’ fragile sensitivities.

Nothing that affect MS in any way ever affect you this is a FACT not my opinion which is why i said that.

Like i already say wifi 5 is fine.

@tormentos: Sorry but that is not a “FACT” and I don’t care about you saying wi-fi 5 is fine because like I said before wi-fi doesn’t matter to me one way or the other since I hardwire my systems to the Internet.

You clowns really need to stop crying about what things bother me or not. 😅

Wait? Who uses wifi to play online? Amature move.

See is not my opinion nothing about the xbox bother you you are hardwired to be ok with anything on the xbox been good or bad.

@tormentos: Holy cowzers! Again so sad and pathetic. 😅

Why do you keep derailing threads just to harass me?

So fakeboy doesn't even know the difference between 2.4g and 5g yet we're supposed to believe he knows anything about Wifi-6 least of all is upset because MS didn't include it? WhTF games on Wi-Fi anyway? It's fine for downloading and browsing but if you're going to be gaming online it's the worst option. Not only that but you'd have to have a relatively short distance to your router and hope you don't have a lot of walls to go thru or the signal is degraded even further.

It's been said several times already, the only way to game online is hardwired. Fakeboy just being a fakeboy as usual

"i make sure my xbox is right next to my router"

well my ps5 will be next to the refrigerator lmao

do get the joke?

wifi 5 is fine for online gaming. wifi 6 is simply for streaming movies and netflix.

The USB-C is a bigger omission that Wifi 6 but we will live.

@tormentos: lol....I really couldn't care less how I appear to you. You're defending protoss, a proven and known fake gamer who thrives on fake outrage over things that he doesn't have any experience of....end of story.

https://twitter.com/Gavavva/status/1305879585670733824?s=19

Says wifi 6 is not important

Says the usb c issue is just click bait .. all the USB connections are 3.2 and if you really need to you can buy an adapter cheaply

USB A to USB C cords are available more readily than USB c to USB c (and for cheaper )

wifi lulz

Wifi 5 excels at all of those things. Wifi 6 simply has a higher speed cap and works better in "crowded" wifi connections.