Quote Originally Posted by dra600n View Post
I think StoneAgeGamer hit the nail on the head already.

This isn't the first time someone had this idea, and the reason why it never went anywhere is because it wasn't worth the work to satisfy such a small, niche market, especially when you can do it for free, not $125 (or was it $175?) + a shitty connection from Sprint (another monthly cost on top of your already existing home internet connection, no thanks), of all companies.

Also, why would you even consider taking preorders on something you can't prove works, will work, and so on? You're selling people on an idea (one that has been discussed by people who would be able to make it happen if it was worth the time and effort) with nothing in return. Taking peoples money before an idea has been proven and an actual market study has been done is right on the lines of being a shyster for sure.
If you notice the last post I shifted. I'm not asking people to pay $175 for a Net Genesis. It was kind of dubious asking people for money for something unproven. But I have described my theory. If you believe that when you can beat 8 ms ping time one way for a 60 FPS game you can turn any game online, then visit my facebook page and vote for me on SprintAccelerator.com

Sprint would be funding this if I get enough votes. This would be the best thing to happen to Sprint, have a new way to use Direct Connect to play games online. I was intentionally charging lots of money becuase I wanted to cover myself in case the technology was more expensive. Better to ask for a higher price, and refund money, than to beg twice. Now I don't have to beg for money, just your vote. Visit facebook.com, Friend/follow "Brian Ciesicki" and click on the Sprint Accelerator Link to vote for Netrogames.

Xband didn't work because it's all 3: low bandwidth, high ping, and not universal. Most other networks accept high-ping as a given. If you accpet that notion, then the consequence is that you need artificial intelligence to anticipate moves, a staple of modern online gaming, thus non-universality. I say, lower the ping, increase the universality. The only sacrifice is physical range. (1600 km if the network is 67% efficient.)

A 6 button Genesis 6-button joypad has 12 bits N,S,E,W,A,B,C,X,Y,Z,Start,Mode. I understand Direct Connect has 33 kb/s or 33 b/ms worth of bandwidth. in 1 ms 2 6-buttons controllers can fit (24 b), If you've got 8 ms, eight 6-button Genesis controllers should fit comfortably enough (maybe at a loss of range for an 8-player 6-button game) assuming my theory works. If Sprint believes their network is straight-line quick, they should fund it.

Also do not confuse 3G or 4G with Direct Connect. 3G and 4G are high bandwidth tradtional connections. They have slightly worse ping time becuase it goes from cell to tower to nearest onramp to the internet, across the network to either its destination, or if it's another cell phone to an offramp to the cell network then tower to the other phone. Direct connect is a netowrk owned by one company that goes straight from phone to tower (usually more than 1) to phone. That's why they can deliver a low ping connection. They just never thought of using it with data.

As for finding people to play online, I was thinking of a cell phone texting service, combined with a directory service, kind of like the yellow pages. You put your gamertag listed under a game (possibly hundreds or thousands. If you don't object to playing that game, can play it online, and you own it, list it.) you're willing to play anytime when someone pages you, you answer the page, (or page someone when you are in the mood) and you reach them. This has an advantage over waiting in waiting rooms. You can literally wait in hundreds of waiting rooms, and all you need is a page from one to answer the call. Also you don't have to sit in a waiting room and do nothing. You can do chores, homework, or once that's done, play a more popular game online, or play a game against the computer, and you'll be summoned on your cell phone text message. Another advantage is it anonymously looks up people and matches by game title. So if you want an opponent, any opponent, page them and it will randomly pick a few people on the list to play. They'll text you back, and you meet in that particular games meeting room. Finally if you want to play a Wii U offline game, but want your ear to the ground for PS4/Xbox1 challenges, your phone will text you when you find someone.

This goes hand in glove with Netrogames, because Netrogames would have a hard time finding human opponents without this. But this will also work with current online games that are less popular. Maybe this idea people will get behind more. And it will make both Netrogames as well as older current-gen games more tolerable to wait for and to summon people for. Since they could be developed together, maybe this will get you to vote yes for Netrogames, and even if you never intend to play Genesis game online, maybe you can find an opponent for a 360 or PS3 game easier.