No, this is not the Devil's pitchfork. It's the TP-Link Archer gaming router.

TP-Link launches gaming router for 4K video stream era

TP-Link, a consumer and business networking gear, has unveiled a new gaming router for the age of 4K video streaming. The Archer C5400X MU-MIMO Tri-Band Gaming Router is a mouthful, but it is designed to deliver strong, reliable Wi-Fi for heavy-bandwidth gaming and 4K video streaming.

Equipped with TP-Link HomeCare, Archer C5400X routers feature security and antivirus protection powered by Trend Micro.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.