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Linksys Announces New WRT Gaming Router Designed For Xbox OnePLAYA VISTA, Calif. and LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Linksys®, celebrating thirty years of networking and Wi-Fi innovation for the home and business this year, today announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the newest addition to the WRT™ product series – the Linksys Gaming Router designed for Xbox One® - WRT32XB and new software enhancements to prioritize gaming on any device that will be available for the currently selling WRT32X and the new WRT32XB router. The New WRT Gaming Router Designed for the Xbox One Family of Devices (WRT32XB) For a limited time±, users who purchase the WRT32XB router will receive a three-month membership to Xbox Game Pass at no additional cost. Xbox Game Pass provides users unlimited access to over one hundred Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles, including fan-favorite exclusives such as Halo, Gears of War and Fable. The global gaming market of more than 2.2 billion gamers generated $109 billion dollars of revenue in 2017 of which 31% is from Console Gamers according to the latest Global Gaming Market Report from Newzoo. "With more than $33 billion spent on console gaming this past year, these gamers expect to have the best gaming experience possible," said Vince La Duca, global product manager at Linksys. "The new WRT32XB gaming router helps provide Xbox gamers with another tool in their arsenal to get an advantage over other players. We are committed to giving gamers the performance they want to beat their opponents." "Integrating Killer Networking technology into a new Linksys WRT router specifically for Xbox One gamers is a first for the console gaming industry and it shows that advancements are being made to enhance the gaming experience on all platforms," said Bob Grim, vice president of marketing and business development at Rivet Networks. "For the first time, gamers will have a router that is designed specifically to prioritize Xbox One packets as well as their Killer-enabled PCs to identify and prioritize important gaming network traffic and ensure their gaming experience is fast and smooth no matter what else is going on in their home network." Linksys WRT32X Enterprise Grade Hardware WRT32XB Router Key Benefits:
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Linksys and Rivet Networks Collaborate to Improve the Already Best-In-Class Gaming Prioritization La Duca added, "The Global Gaming Market Report from Newzoo reports that in addition to console gaming, mobile gaming is the fastest growing gaming segment at 32% spending more than $35 billion this past year, and with Killer Prioritization now detecting gaming traffic on mobile devices, the WRT32X is the best gaming router for this growth area of online gaming." Also included are stylized improvements to the user interface to reflect the new Killer Prioritization Engine, as well as improved network traffic and speed test visualizations. The WRT32X will give gamers the advantage of faster frags and lower ping times. Pricing and Availability The new software enhancements for both the WRT32X and WRT32XB are planned to roll this spring globally. Linksys will be highlighting its WRT Gaming Routers at CES –Booth# 30750 in South Hall 3. About Rivet Networks About Linksys * "Killer reduces peak ping by up to 65%" calculated from the reduction of peak ping rate from 103 milliseconds (ms) to 45 ms when using the Killer Prioritization Engine on the WRT32X and an Xbox One using a 10 megabits per second (Mbps) down/2Mbps up internet connection that has multiple devices consuming the 10Mbps connection. ± Launch promotion will provide WRT32XB purchasers three months to Game Pass at no extra charge. Promotion will continue while supply of Game Pass codes lasts. More details are available on the packaging of the WRT32XB router. ‡ The standard transmission rates—2600 Mbps (for 5 GHz) and 600 Mbps (for 2.4 GHz)—are the physical data rates. Actual data throughput will be lower and may depend on the mix of wireless products used and external factors. Maximum performance derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual performance may vary, including lower wireless network capacity, data throughput rate, range and coverage. Performance depends upon many factors, conditions and variables, including products used, interference and other adverse conditions. In order to achieve the best performance, this router must be used with a compatible AC3200-class WRT wireless device. Specifications are subject to change without notice. An active, customer-purchased Internet Service Provider broadband account is required for connection of these routers and other connected computers and devices to the Internet. Some devices may require additional wireless adapters or an Ethernet cable to connect to these routers. May require a software/firmware update available for download at linksys.com/support. © 2018 Belkin International, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. LINKSYS, WRT and many product names and logos are trademarks of the Belkin group of companies. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Killer is a trademark of Rivet Networks, LLC. All rights reserved.
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