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Comcast's been irking a large segment of the internet again this week. This time, though, it doesn't have anything to do with their pro-merger mania, their stance on net neutrality, or the problems with their actual service. The latest kerfuffle is all about a thirty-second commercial -- one that doesn't even seem to get the basics of its own technology right.
The ad in question is for Xfinity Internet, and how it's supposedly so fast that "real gamers" won't notice buffering or lag when they play online. The problem is that the game shown in the ad is Ubisoft's Trials Fusion, which notably does not have any online gameplay. The game modes shown in the ad are only played offline, and would look and feel identical if the Wi-Fi were completely turned off.
Notice how smoothly your Blu-ray is playing? That's the speed of Comcast Internet!
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Geezer on Tuesday June 03 2014, @10:04AM
If lag for on-line gaming goes from bad to worse to unplayable, watch the big game companies (looking at you, EA, Sony, Blizzard) start a massive pissing contest with the providers and go full-on behind Net Neutrality. That, or the first game host that caves in to the "pay for priority" shakedown racket will soak up all the business from desperate MMO gamers (like me).
(Score: 2) by wantkitteh on Tuesday June 03 2014, @12:08PM
The first host who caves in like that will start a huge outcry from US games subscribers who suddenly realize that, unlike their EU counterparts who are already covered by net neutrality regulations, they have been sold up the river and are being treated as second class netizens.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday June 03 2014, @03:16PM
With such a lag, what else can one do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford