Your willingness to pay more for it.
There is no such thing as a gaming router.
According to Asus there is.There is no such thing as a gaming router.
So if it's "PS5" compatible are they saying that it's not compatible with the PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S? I don't think so. My "not compatible" RT-AC68U works perfectly well with my PS5.
I guess what they're trying to say is that the router supports "ax" WiFi and so does the PS5. Other consoles like the Xbox Series X do not have ax WiFi.
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