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They're saying 8ms real-world latency on the proprietary 2.4GHz protocol with up to 4 devices per hub. Worse when using Bluetooth compatibility.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbNI0rNJVt8&t=1m13s

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Yepp, saw that number and I am very hopeful about it. But numbers are not everything and can be gamed (heh), the "feel" during gameplay is most important. I hope to try it out "early 2026" :).

I get very annoyed by the atrocious audio delay of Bluetooth, so I'll keep my long USB cable ready.

P.S. I am aware of USB also not being zero latency, but it is the lower bound, the dongle is USB as well.

Typical Bluetooth latency (in my experience as a HW dev) is 9.5ms. I'm pretty skeptical of 8ms for a proprietary protocol, but in an optimistic sense. I would be shocked if the latency is that high for a custom protocol.

Raw 802.11 with no IP stack can get below 5ms IIRC

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