Talk:XLink Kai
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XLink Kai: Evolution VII lets you connect with other console users around the world, and play online games for free. XLink Kai: Evo VII tricks your console into thinking that the other users it is connecting to over the Internet, are actually part of a Local Area Network. This is the basis of system-link gaming, where friends would gather around in the same house and play over 2 or more consoles. With XLink Kai: Evo VII, you now have the option to test your skills out with anybody in the world. A new version Of Xbox Media Center, a homebrew application that runs on xbox with a modchip installed now includes software that lets you control the Xlink Kai engine running on your computer. You can host and join games or even chat in the chatroom, but note that you must restart your console every time you want to host or join a new game but still its worth it not having to go room to room if your xbox and pc are in separate places. XLink Kai currently does not support Xbox 360.
This Feature currently does not support Playstation 2, Playstation Portable, Or Xbox 360.
Supports XBox, Xbox 360, Playstation 2, Gamecube and PSP system-link / LAN enabled games.
So which one is the right one? --84.248.57.66 14:48, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
Both right - Xlink supports all of the above, but the Xbox Media Center application only works with the Xbox.
[edit] Ad?
Does this read a bit like an Ad to anyone else? 71.19.30.45 20:29, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
- Definitely an ad, or somewhat a user's manual. 24.2.40.139 06:59, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Not sure it can be an Ad really - they don't sell anything, and as far as I can tell, carry no advertising on their website whatsoever. The language in the article is poor however, and requires cleanup.
I rewrote the article to sound less like an ad. Lavenderbunny 01:32, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Benefits?
I am not really a gamer, so perhaps this is obvious, but I could not tell from this entry, or the Kai website, why someone would benefit from using this type of application. I thought most gaming consoles these days come with internet WAN connectivity native, with free options to connect to friends or gaming networks. So is Kai faster? More cross-platform? Works with more games? Does it get around some sort of pay-to-play restrictions on game networks? I came across Kai because it is mentioned as one of the primary features of the DD-WRT wireless firmware, some info on that (and why other wireless firmwares do not support it, if they don't) would be helpful. Jkraybill 18:19, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
Xbox live is not free. Without Kai the only way to connect to your friend's xbox was to go over xbox live. With Xlink Kai it looks to your xbox as if your friend brought his xbox round to your house and hooked it up directly to your xbox. So no need to pay xbox live. 82.109.222.194 (talk) 13:40, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Also, developers often drop Internet play support for old games. EA does this, so it leaves users with no option to play the game online, which is where Xlink Kai comes in. So this and free play are the two main benefits.--147.70.135.96 (talk) 01:06, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
