Xbox 360 802.11n adapter spotted in Gears of War 2 box, longs for the comfort of your living room
By Paul Miller 
posted September 19th 2009 11:02PM
posted September 19th 2009 11:02PM
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Wifi adapter... lol.
I RAILED against Microsoft for the pricing of the adapter.
http://www.epinions.com/review/Microsoft_Wireless_Adapter_for_Xbox_360/content_481952239236
Problem is, they've got it set up in a manner you can't beat them...you just end up buying it.
they made it so no typical USB wifi adapter works - only an ethernet bridge or gaming link
What really kills me is that someday when you shelf your 360, the wifi adapter has no more use at all because you can't use it with your laptop or desktop.
Of course you can choose to connect your 360 to your laptop and share the internet connection, but that's a tacky setup.
The wireless adapter is a product that shouldn't need to be purchased. It should be built in.
I'm thinking Microsoft will lower the price of the old adapter and leave the N modelat $100 or more. I don't see myself getting it cause if I did, I'd have to also buy a N-router. Thus far, my current Fios G router is just fine and the connection to XBL is perfect.
And the thing is black? What if you want N on your white console...jesus christ.
Quantumphysics, the reason it is black is because Microsoft figured everyone who'd be willing to pay for it was of the crowd that shelled out the cash for the Elite console, because OBVIOUSLY no arcade owners have any reason to want 802.11n, and everyone who bought an expensive launch console won't need it either because their console has most certainly RRoD'd by now!
Even the DS(2 screens+wifi/etc 129$),PSP and mid range mobile phones have wifi included.....
Microsoft should release new xbox 360 with wifi built it, xbox360 Slim or something.
you fanboys could just get what woot.com is selling and make it work for 1/3 of the price of Micro$oft's own wireless solution
my uncle just ran a long ether net cord under this house and out the wall socket into the xbox
@Quantum
What's wrong with an ethernet bridge though? You said ethernet bridge like its a bad thing.
I wasn't going to shell out for the genuine wifi adapter, it seems like a really stupid way to spend money. I bought a linksys ethernet bridge that does the job just fine for a fraction of the price, and when all is said and done, I can always use this bridge on other things if/when I retire the console.
No one should ever buy their overpriced bullshit accessory.
@Quantumphysics
Nobody cares about your epinion.
You aren't forced into buying theirs. Linksys already sells a wireless N adapter that simply acts as an Ethernet bridge. I won't snap onto your system all nice and neat, but you can use it with anything that has a port.
screw that cheaper and better buy a wireless N router and set it up as a access point or bridge plug your xbox 360 into it, set up wifi for all your wireless devices and your done. I'd never EVER buy a microsoft usb adapter.
And outrageously priced to boot, I'm sure!
and the black adapter will cost 149.99$
No that's not outrageous enough, more like $199.99.
Roger.
Roger that, Roger. Check your vector, Victor.
Negative.
Get N or GET OUT !
they took our jobs!
the real question 5ghz or 2.4?
Look at the picture. There are clues in there.
the wifi adapter already has 5 and 2.4 ghz.
"Dual band 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz Wireless A/B/G home network compatible"
thats from xbox.com
How about an 802.11n adapter IN our Xbox 360?!
Nope, that would be convenient and practical. Not happening.
remember we were given a "choice" to buy it (kind of like with the HD cables)
really microsoft?
No you can't have it, it's not needed here, because it's a great gaming machine.
i wouldn't need this since my xbox 360 wifi adapter is pretty fast for me
HAHAHAHA wifi adaptor sold separately.
Haha, didn't have to pay extra for something I didn't want.
@Nathan
Stop blowing bill gates.
haha I paid the same price for a PS3 which also includes a Blu-ray drive and Wifi and comes FREE with Wireless controllers which come FREE with Batteries and also plays more formats!
TAKE THAT YOU FANBOY SWINE!
@ Cheesus Crust
Yeah free to you, not Sony as they continue to sell the console at a huge loss. The console business is a hard business like any other major industry with tough competition. People complain about this and that but are thinking as the consumer, not as those who have to appeal to a massive amount of people but still turn a profit. No doubt Sony and Microsoft have the money to burn, but they can't let it go on forever. Both the 360 and PS3 are selling at a loss but other things are going to make them money like games, accessories, and online play (for the 360 anyway). Pleasing the customer is number one, but at the same time making a profit somehow is too.
@ nathan
hahahahahah, got something I did want included, AT NO EXTRA COST. Pretty soon, MS will be selling the 'EXTERNAL PSU Brick' separately, with a better fan, 'to keep your 360 running smoothly'... it's all about choices right? Ridiculous-ness...
look, I can understand microsoft not having included an adapter built in, considering when it launched and the fact that it already sold at a deficit without it. But the least they could do for the customers would be to make these somewhat reasonably priced. My guess is that the original will drop in price to maybe $50 and this one will sell for $100
The Wii has always had it built in, and has always been sold at a profit.
The PS3 has even always had it built in, but then again it will never sell for a profit
I dunno, as products mature and manufacturing processes improve, the cost of the unit goes down. I'd like to think that at this point they were capable of cutting enough production costs that they could stick in the seemingly obligatory wifi adapter without charging an obscene amount.
Come on Microsoft. Your starting to act like apple.
When you consider the hardware in the Wii is that close to previous-generation Gamecube, then it's not hard to understand why it's not selling at a loss.
I think MS should drop the price by a lot but I still don't want it in the Xbox 360 if it means I have to pay even $30 more. I bought my Arcade only because it fell to a really cheap price, if it was even $30 more I wouldn't have picked it up.
Sure they can include it in the console. But you better believe you're paying for it somehow. Nothing is free, however cheap it may be.
Oh, that would be classic MS. cut the price on the obsolete model and put out a new model at the old ridiculous price. Just like with the hard drives.
Ok, so you are saying that they should just keep the old model at the same price and not introduce something new at all? Or just keep the same price for the old one and charge even more for the new one?
What a brilliant person you are.
I'm saying they should dump the old obsolete one and announce the new one at a new, lower price.
This is how all kinds of electric products are sold. iPods, Zunes, digital cameras, computers. When the new one is cheaper to make than the old one and obsoletes the old one, the new one is sold for less. Competition drives this kind of thing. But since MS runs a closed peripheral strategy there is no competition and they do things in a much less consumer friendly way.
I am not as tech-savvy as many people who post here, so forgive me if this is an ignorant question:
Is this modem that *might* be offered with GoW2 the same as the XBOX 360 Wireless adapter that is currently being sold in retail stores now? Would it work in the same way, on the same, basic wireless internet service that I have in my home now?
The current WiFi adapter (white, $99, one antenna) works with 802.11A/B/G wireless, which is the "standard" wireless we've had for a while now. The new one (black, two antennas) will work with A/B/G/N (N being the nice addition).
it is all backwards compatible.
Modem, lol.
I sold the wireless adapter that came with my 329.99 Elite Halo 3 bundle I got a couple weeks ago. I just use an Airport Express I snagged off someone for $50 last year. Then I can stream music to my stereo as well (without having to buy software to do it for me since I'm on a mac). So I got $50 for the wireless adapter, $20 for Halo 3 meaning I got a brand new 360 Elite for $260.
too bad they're 299,99 now eh.
plus halo 3 for 20, you crazy foo?
Whoever creates avatars, JUST to put them on ads or boxes or whatever, must have an awesome job. Want.
sweet
These guys are the worst. They charge for "virtual" clothes for avatars. You pay $30 to $50 a year for Gold so why can't you get these things for free.
I know, right? And what's with having to pay for all this stuff on my phone? I already have to pay $1600 a year for the service, they should give me all the apps I want for free.