LG has teamed up with Razer and MediaTek to develop a brand new Bluetooth gaming controller that might significantly scale back the enter lag for cloud-based gaming. In response to LG, it’s the primary controller to make the most of Extremely-Low Latency (ULL) Bluetooth expertise — an in-development commonplace that goals to make wi-fi controllers as responsive as their wired counterparts.
The BT ULL-enabled controller was in contrast in opposition to a non-specified “commonplace controller” at LG’s webOS Summit occasion on Friday. “The demonstration highlighted the superior responsiveness, lowered enter lag and management precision of the BT ULL expertise throughout numerous cloud-based video games, together with FPS, combating and racing titles,” LG mentioned in its newsroom submit.
Enter lag on Bluetooth controllers can differ by mannequin and environmental elements, however something beneath 10-20 milliseconds is most popular. Wired controllers sometimes have a decrease enter latency which makes them interesting to aggressive players. Razer’s new ULL Bluetooth gaming controller was supposedly demonstrated with a “game-changing 1ms enter lag.”
Google as soon as tried to unravel controller enter latency points with its Stadia service, enabling the controller to attach straight over Wi-Fi to Google’s datacenters. This allowed Google to keep away from the added Bluetooth latency. After Google shuttered its Stadia service final yr the corporate launched an replace to allow Bluetooth on its Stadia controllers to be used on PCs, Macs, telephones, and different gadgets.
Bluetooth ULL help is being constructed into choose LG 120Hz OLED and mini-LED TVs that use MediaTek’s MT7921 WiFi chipset, that are scheduled to launch in 2025. LG can be planning to introduce a certification for third-party ULL-supported controllers to make sure they “work seamlessly with LG webOS sensible TVs,” with Razer being the primary firm to qualify.
There’s no worth, launch date, and even an official identify related to the brand new Razer controller but, so it might take a while earlier than it’s truly obtainable for customers to purchase. We could get some extra particulars on each the controller and LG’s ULL-supported TVs on the upcoming CES, which is going down between January Seventh-Tenth.
