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Microsoft confirmed no built-in Wi-Fi for Xbox 360: It’s down to cost

By: Daniel Chubb | September 25, 2007 | 3 Comments

Microsoft no Wi-Fi for Xbox 360

Pocket-lint is reporting that they have had Microsoft confirm to them that the Xbox 360 will not get Wi-Fi due to keeping the price down.

It makes me wonder really how much Wi-Fi would bump up the price, as it really is a needed option with the fact that the Xbox 360 system is based about Xbox Live.

I paid just around £60 ($120) for the extra device that gives the 360 Wi-Fi; surely they can make an integrated Wi-Fi cheaper than this, in fact much cheaper.

The Sony PS3 only costs a little more when you think about that much money for Wi-Fi, let alone the extra HD Drive if you wanted it.

The fact is I do not know anyone that does not have Xbox Live for their 360 and cables are a nightmare compared to going wireless.

I do understand that some people who are not interested in having wireless technology should not pay for what they do not want, but then they should of made the core system have no Wi-Fi and the deluxe have wireless.

What do you think?

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  • James

    You should use ethernet lead anyway as it stops anychance of slowdown. Wifi can not always run your xbox at its full broadband connection speed.

  • http://torke.bjelkegaard.dk/ Torke

    “You should use ethernet lead anyway as it stops anychance of slowdown. Wifi can not always run your xbox at its full broadband connection speed.”

    Really depends on which level of broadband you got.. Besides, you’ll close to never need that much broadband, that the wifi can’t keep up.. So it shouldn’t really be a factor..

    The only thing I can point out, is it looks riiculous that the xbox got a little pigtail :P

  • James

    Erm…..Yh it depends on your broadband upload and download speed. But it will need ethernet to run at full speed torke. The problem will be communication between your router and xbox via wifi. If you use ethernet your get 100% of what your broadband offers you