- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Although the convinience of playing with your friends on Live at the same house is nice, I think the real issue is Lag. The games can be very bandwith consuming, and the actions and responses of 4 people on a complex game such as Halo or Halo 2 would make lag horrendous on anything except maybe a T1 or T3. Just not enough wire, you know?
While it migth appear that condensing the palyers onto 1 box is easier, it most cerainly isn't. Anyone that has experimented with XBconnect or Gamespy's network can tell you this for fact.
Good Idea though, presuming there can be a way to condense everything into some form of burst packet. If not, I would much prefer 1 or 2 palyers max in live per box, so as not to ruin everyones experience.