Although 5G is far from perfect at the moment, the upgrade from 4G will be immense. 5G has many things going for it, but the most important thing to keep in mind for gamers is the low latency rate.
In FPS titles, a little bit of lag is enough to kill you, since sniping and quick scoping is all but muscle memory on the competitive gaming scene. Have you ever tried playing a match of ‘Mortal Kombat X’ on Xbox One at the Sky Temple? No? Good, because you don’t want to. The lag will drive you nuts.
The potential lag free future ahead of gamers will benefit everyone on all platforms, but will arguably help mobile gamers the most. Even the best phones have issues sometimes with popular mobile games. When ‘Fortnite’ on iOS gets laggy, your character basically teleports every few seconds and it’s pretty much impossible to play. With certain popular South Korean mobile games, such as ‘DC: Unchained,’ Korean players have an inherent advantage over everyone else. Live PVP can be pretty hard to do on mobile without a few technical issues.
Mobile esports is still in its fledgling state, but 5G will definitely improve the viability of being a professional mobile gamer. The mobile game ‘Arena of Valor,’ which is essentially a mobile version of ‘League of Legends,’ is already extremely popular, and just might become a serious esports powerhouse in the near future.
With 5G, the age of no lag may finally be upon us. If you’ve ever been interested in competitive/online gaming, now is the time to get on board.
