Multitap

<p>A multitap is a <a href="/facts/Video_game_console/K72D1NSS">video game console</a> peripheral that increases the number of <a href="/facts/Game_controller/2PkNFsUX">controller</a> ports available to the player, allowing additional controllers to be plugged in simultaneously in a manner similar to a <a href="/facts/Power_strip/RyMvVFvx">power strip</a> or a <a href="/facts/USB_hub/NGvVXX3V">USB hub</a>. A multitap often takes the form of a box with three or more controller ports which is then connected to a controller port on the console itself.
</p><p>The appeal of multitaps was focused mainly on <a href="/facts/Sports_games/BFAAKTvK">sports games</a> due to their multiplayer aspects, though some <a href="/facts/Role-playing_video_game/o4sTj5vl">role-playing video games</a> and <a href="/facts/First_person_shooters/LQQX6yAw">first person shooters</a> have taken advantage of multitap support as well. While historically strong, the demand for console-specific multitaps had largely vanished over the course of the <a href="/facts/Seventh_generation_of_video_game_consoles/GqDzTFmr">seventh generation</a>, where it became much more common for controllers to connect either <a href="/facts/Wireless_communication/GfDoFwfo">wirelessly</a> (removing the need for physical controller ports altogether) or through standard USB ports (allowing a USB hub to serve the same function as a multitap).
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Multitap