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Re:SteamMachines by jamesaguilar on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @01:20PM (#6445895)
Doesn't the next generation of controller simply work over bluetooth? I know the DS3 already does. If that's the case, it shouldn't require any specialized hardware, since almost everything comes with bluetooth these days.
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Re:SteamMachines by fsckin on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @01:47PM (#6446090)
Sony and Nintendo use Bluetooth, while Microsoft uses a proprietary wireless protocol.
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Re:SteamMachines by CrazedGeek on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @01:52PM (#6446121)
Nintendo uses a proprietary connection for the Wii U GamePad as well.
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Re:SteamMachines by sliverstorm on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @03:12PM (#6446640)
That doesn't surprise me, the GamePad in particular seems like something that bluetooth wasn't really designed for. Does it even have the bandwidth to push video? It's pretty power-hungry when 100% active too.
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Re:SteamMachines by makomk on Thursday September 26, 2013 @09:29AM (#6450542)
I think they're actually using a variant of 802.11n on the 5 GHz band for the Wii U GamePad, probably because it's the cheapest option that has enough bandwidth.
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