System Link

System Link

System Link is a form of offline multiplayer gaming on the Xbox and Xbox 360 gaming console over a LAN (local area network). A network switch and standard straight-through ethernet cables may be used to link multiple consoles together, or two consoles can be connected directly. Connecting two Xbox consoles to each other without a switch requires a crossover cable, while Xbox 360 consoles can use standard cables.

The purpose of this is to have multiplayer gameplay on multiple consoles, which allows for a non-split screen multiplayer gaming experience and far more players in one game than a single console can support. "" allows up to 16 players on split screens on four consoles to partake in a simultaneous 16 player game. Later, post-Xbox Live games such as "Halo 2" and "Unreal Championship" supported more consoles per game than the maximum of four supported by "Halo".

The Xbox 360 can not only use wired ethernet to connect to a LAN, but also use a wireless adapter (such as the Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter in an access point-based or mesh network). Additionally, some Xbox Live titles like Halo 3 can play a match with players connected over Xbox Live and on the same LAN.

By allowing multiplayer games over the same LAN, System Link has led to the formation of private and public LAN Parties.

Xbox 360 games compatible with System Link

Xbox games compatible with System Link


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