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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Controller with 5ghz wifi? Hmm.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, wouldn't need that unless it was something more, I suppose. Either a super fancy controller or something else.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fancy controller with embedded screen and CPU?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Don't be crazy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Standalone VR!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Integrated Steam Link?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The steam controller 1 already has wifi, its not the only controller that does this, the nvidia shield controller also does. The standard these and a very few other controllers use is called wifi direct, and basically uses an adhoc network to connect. This is seamless for the user.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sure. Isn't that 2.4ghz though?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

I think it's unlikely that it's a controller, but the days of 2.4ghz only are long gone. Sure you can still cheap out on it, but it's not that expensive anymore. I could see a controller using a chipset that had it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

That's would be really neat for those of us with lots of wireless interference in the 2.4 GHz band. I can't even really use Bluetooth controllers for that reason.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Valve could be trying their own version of stadia / Luna. Doubtful though. Probably a vr device.