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I bought a play and charge kit for series X controller. Went back to my rechargeable AAs.
They last so much longer and it's no less convenient.
Dualsense battery seems every bit as crap as the dualshock 4, had hoped for a big improvement.
Really? I'm quite disappointed with the Xbox controller, it feels flimsy and cheap.
Christ, I'm so against the grain here!
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It's a common complaint and maybe valid for some. I prefer batteries. I have a stock of rechargeables which rotate between kids toys, toothbrushes other bits that escape me and most imprortantly, xbox controllers. The Ikea batteries last for ages too. I didn't have to buy anything additional, there are always batteries ready to go and it takes 10 seconds to change them if and when needed.
Anyway, I believe batterygate has come and gone in the not distant enough past 0 -
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Deleted User wrote: »Really? I'm quite disappointed with the Xbox controller, it feels flimsy and cheap.
Christ, I'm so against the grain here!
I will say, the Xbox One controllers felt cheaper than the old 360 ones, every one I've touched (a grand pool of 5!) have all creaked with a little pressure applied. In saying that, I've not experienced a breakage (smidge of stick drift maybe). I've not handled those of the Series X yet.
Eneloop are the best but quite pricey. Ikea Ladda brand are a fairly close copy, probably from the same factory and are a fair bit cheaper.Deleted User wrote: »I'll have to look into rechargeable batteries alright. This was my first Xbox so I didn't anticipate it!0 -
[Deleted User] wrote: »Really? I'm quite disappointed with the Xbox controller, it feels flimsy and cheap.
Christ, I'm so against the grain here!
I don't have an Xbox anymore but have a Series Controller for the PC and have had no issues so far. Only cost €25 as well on a deal with Amazon. Feels well made but not as good as my Elite. I managed to break the RB on that though when I dropped the controller down the stairs.
My right trigger on the DualSense isn't 100% anymore and fully expect it to completely go shortly. We've even a separate thread on the PS Forum for people with issues and before that was set up there was a good few people having similar issues in the main thread.0 -
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[Deleted User] wrote: »I heard that the same company makes analog sticks for all three companies.
Yeah, I watched this recently. Depressing that the sticks could essentially exceed their operating life after 400 hours of gameplay.
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[Deleted User] wrote: »Xbox play and charge kit is a lithium battery if that's what you want. And when it loses its charge capacity you can replace it instead of replacing the whole controller.
Phil Spencer was asked about the controller and how it has less innovation this gen than the ds5. He made a good point that the xbox controller has alot of use in other fields outside of gaming that they have to keep in mind.
I know they use them to control drones in the military for example. Can't imagine them using a dual shock and having to keep a usb cable handy just in case.
Hahaha, I guess most Xbox users are flying military drones with them, then.
I suppose what bothers me is that I bought the console, and now I have to buy more products for a normal controller experience. I couldn't just get the full package like I did with PlayStation.
Look, I'm just saying agree to disagree, different tastes, etc. I'd rather there be a lithium battery. You're entitled to disagree.0 -
Deleted User wrote: »I don't understand why the controller takes batteries, in this day and age.
I know others have pointed it out but having the choice of your own rechargeable batteries is amazing. It's not like Microsoft expect people to keep buying one-use Durcacell. No, it's for recharable batteries. Which gives you freedom and choice for a better experience.
For context:
PS4 controller has 1000mAh batteries. That's a pretty poor amount of power that I'd imagine after a year they deplete so much that you must charge them constantly. Then what do you do? Can you replace the battery? No.
A poor iPhone Pro Max battery has a 3969mAh battery (very poor for a premium phone) and my 2-year-old Xiaomi phone has an excellent 4000mAh battery for a budget phone. PS5's battery is 1560 mAh.
I have 3 rechargeable batteries packs (1 unit per controller) I bought for €25 that comes with a charge kit. They are 2,550mAh. That's pretty decent.
3 of them came as a pack, so I have one for my second controller and 2 I can keep swapping. I'm never charging a physical controller. Only swapping battery packs. It takes 15 seconds and I get to choose 2,500mAh batteries.
Other battery packs I found in Smyths were 1,500mAh or something, which isn't ideal.
My solution gives me about nearly 1000 mili-amp hours more than the PS5 controller.
Not shipping to Ireland anymore but here's the Amazon link
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07KS32LVW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=10 -
Turquoise Hexagon Sun wrote: »I know others have pointed it out but having the choice of your own rechargeable batteries is amazing. It's not like Microsoft expect people to keep buying one-use Durcacell. No, it's for recharable batteries. Which gives you freedom and choice for a better experience.
For context:
PS4 controller has 1000mAh batteries. That's a pretty poor amount of power that I'd imagine after a year they deplete so much that you must charge them constantly. Then what do you do? Can you replace the battery? No.
A poor iPhone Pro Max battery has a 3969mAh battery (very poor for a premium phone) and my 2-year-old Xiaomi phone has an excellent 4000mAh battery for a budget phone. PS5's battery is 1560 mAh.
I have 3 rechargeable batteries packs (1 unit per controller) I bought for €25 that comes with a charge kit. They are 2,550mAh. That's pretty decent.
3 of them came as a pack, so I have one for my second controller and 2 I can keep swapping. I'm never charging a physical controller. Only swapping battery packs. It takes 15 seconds and I get to choose 2,500mAh batteries.
Other battery packs I found in Smyths were 1,500mAh or something, which isn't ideal.
My solution gives me about nearly 1000 mili-amp hours more than the PS5 controller.
Not shipping to Ireland anymore but here's the Amazon link
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07KS32LVW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bought 2 of these before Christmas, one for me. One for a present. They work great.
but don't ask me the running time because I don't count, I just change them out when need be, it really is a pro rather than a con to swap out.
I really don't understand the hate. I wish I could still do it with phones, it would live for a few years longer0 -
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