Just seen and was reading you have what I guess is the HG612.
Often you will read that there is no such thing as a gaming router which is correct in a way but some offer unique ways within their software to expand experience of the end user.
There are a number of gaming routers out there, Some offer third-party support where they use a service supplied that may offer better connection rates to the end server, there is only one type of router that offers Geo filtering. This is where when you fire up a game you are able to see all the servers that are on offer and can see what your connection rate would be to them and you can then pick the server that has the best connection rate however not all games fully support this but in general it works okay.
Asus offer the third party support on some of their routers and Netduma offer geo filtering. Both offer a range of routes your networking needs and both will offer far better control over your network than the standard BT equipment. Both offer QoS, slightly different with Asus as it depends on the router and its support.
what I normally say when looking at these type of routers it’s best to look for the forums to see what to expect.
It’s also important to note that some of these routers require a lot of interaction, you have to have a screen open viewing the details before you game so unlike most routers where are you simply set them up and forget about them these are much more hands-on. It will be more so with the Netduma than any other routers due to its geo filtering. All should offer an open NAT when set up correctly with a console with the BT modem but Personally I can quite happily on a Moderate NAT.
The downside is that these type of routers tend to have a few bugs and that’s not uncommon in routers but as you start to step up to more complex software it’s something worth considering, for example I have several routers set up including a Unifi UDM and that’s pretty buggy and not a router I would recommend at this moment.
Have a poke about the forums but if you do go down that route purchase from Amazon as you have a nice window of return if you don’t like what you pick.
A side note but as you are connecting to a modem only be careful what you connect to it as the HG612 offers no defence against probes, I’ve no idea what level of firewall protection the PS5 has and I don’t know it’s networking chipset apart from its AX1800 chip it uses.
