Poll of the Day > Why is the Switch's battery so bad

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SkynyrdRocker
09/03/18 12:40:40 PM
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Maybe it's normal for that size screen idk but I wish it lasted longer
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Lokarin
09/03/18 12:41:40 PM
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Turn the contrast down?
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Chewster
09/03/18 12:42:53 PM
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SkynyrdRocker posted...
I wish it lasted longer


My girlfriend is always saying this
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SilentSeph
09/03/18 12:48:56 PM
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It drains quickly for games like BotW but it's not too bad for something like Captain Toad. I keep it docked 95% of the time, though.
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green dragon
09/03/18 12:51:13 PM
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It isn't super great, but it makes sense since the screen is so big, touch screen, the graphics are leagues better than 3ds, there's gyro and hd rumble (though those two last points are controller battery issues).

Just looking it up, the switch has a battery life of 2.5-6 hours while the New 3ds has a batter life of 3-7 hours (old 3ds has a battery life of 3-6). GBA sp has a battery life of 7-10, and the OG gameboy had a battery life of 10-30 hours (which is kinda crazy). Vita has a similar battery life to the 3ds

So, the battery life isn't that much worse than the 3ds imo. And it the graphics are so much better than the 3ds, so it all evens out
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DPsx7
09/03/18 12:51:43 PM
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We need to go back to wired products. There's too much crammed into devices and because they're too small for appropriate batteries, you're stuck charging too often.

I have a LAN cable to the PS4, the DS4 is never unplugged, even the VR has wires. Probably the only thing without one is the mouse controller and sometimes the Moves.
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SkynyrdRocker
09/03/18 12:52:07 PM
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Chewster posted...
SkynyrdRocker posted...
I wish it lasted longer


My girlfriend is always saying this

Your girlfriend calls you "it?"
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Chewster
09/03/18 1:02:13 PM
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"It" referring to the act, not me
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SkynyrdRocker
09/03/18 1:32:04 PM
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If you say so, it
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Yellow
09/03/18 1:34:16 PM
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It's basically a higher end gaming tablet at a low price with corners cut, pushed out asap because of the Wii U bombing.
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Nomak-54
09/03/18 1:41:00 PM
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Yeah it's not bad for anything that's not BotW tier

Usually lasts me the whole day
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faramir77
09/03/18 1:59:20 PM
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DPsx7 posted...
the DS4 is never unplugged


I would love to do that but the cord they provide is only like 5 feet long. I just plug it back in when I'm done.

I don't understand why the DS4 has such a bad battery given that the Switch Pro Controller lasts like 50 hours.
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LinkPizza
09/03/18 2:04:38 PM
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Nomak-54 posted...
Yeah it's not bad for anything that's not BotW tier

Usually lasts me the whole day

This is true. I use it for the whole day I'm at work. Even when I use it for Hulu at the plasma place, I still have a bunch of battery when I get to work.

faramir77 posted...
DPsx7 posted...
the DS4 is never unplugged


I would love to do that but the cord they provide is only like 5 feet long. I just plug it back in when I'm done.

I don't understand why the DS4 has such a bad battery given that the Switch Pro Controller lasts like 50 hours.

Oh, yeah. The pro-controller has a crazy battery life. But I think the controllers don't use much. Even when the switch is starting to run low on battery life, the joycons are still pretty charged...
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SkynyrdRocker
09/03/18 2:06:51 PM
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I take it with me when I visit my mom and her house is terrible at having outlets near where you logically would put seats so it's really tedious if the battery gets low. Idk, I'm just playing Octopath Traveler, is that game battery intensive?
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LinkPizza
09/03/18 2:09:17 PM
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SkynyrdRocker posted...
I take it with me when I visit my mom and her house is terrible at having outlets near where you logically would put seats so it's really tedious if the battery gets low. Idk, I'm just playing Octopath Traveler, is that game battery intensive?

TBH, I am not sure about. I've been meaning to play the demo. And if I liked it, I would get the real one. I'd be able to tell you then. But, unfortunately, that would be a while. You might be able to ask either the Swtich board or the game's game board. They might have mentioned it already if it was battery intensive...
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Nightengale
09/03/18 2:17:36 PM
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I really never play my switch in portable mode, but I played Okami for about an hour and the battery drained about 25%. I guess 3-4 hours isn't THAT bad, but I definitely would've expected more.
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green dragon
09/03/18 2:19:17 PM
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faramir77 posted...
I don't understand why the DS4 has such a bad battery

I think it has to do with that light on the back, and the touch pad.

The dual shock 3 had a great battery life
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DPsx7
09/03/18 2:23:28 PM
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faramir77 posted...
DPsx7 posted...
the DS4 is never unplugged


I would love to do that but the cord they provide is only like 5 feet long. I just plug it back in when I'm done.

I don't understand why the DS4 has such a bad battery given that the Switch Pro Controller lasts like 50 hours.


I bought a spare cord (6ft I think) and that's more than I'll ever need.

Rumble, BT, people think the touchpad uses a lot, while the battery itself it pretty small. This is why I argued PSVR needed to have wires. The amount of power that needs would require a battery that's way uncomfortable. Portable devices have to be bigger or heavier to compensate because if you think about it, the constant recharging is going to wear it out fast.
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LinkPizza
09/03/18 2:25:53 PM
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green dragon posted...
faramir77 posted...
I don't understand why the DS4 has such a bad battery

I think it has to do with that light on the back, and the touch pad.

The dual shock 3 had a great battery life

I heard that, too. About the light and touch pad...
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Nightengale
09/03/18 2:35:04 PM
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i will forever be mad that you can't turn off the light on the ds4. like, literally no game actually uses it other than cosmetically. who is looking at their controller while they're playing?
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DPsx7
09/03/18 3:56:16 PM
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That's an old rumor. The light has nothing to do with it. LED's are very efficient. It's not even a 'bulb', the component is smaller than rice. Also remembered another thing - the speaker.

I kinda like the LED even though its only real use is for camera tracking. Some games use it for status too, like TR would make it flicker red/yellow when holding a torch.
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LinkPizza
09/03/18 3:57:42 PM
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DPsx7 posted...
That's an old rumor. The light has nothing to do with it. LED's are very efficient. It's not even a 'bulb', the component is smaller than rice. Also remembered another thing - the speaker.

I kinda like the LED even though its only real use is for camera tracking. Some games use it for status too, like TR would make it flicker red/yellow when holding a torch.

In Infamous: Second Sun, if you were spray painting, it would change to whatever color the paint was. I think a few other games used it in a cool way, too.
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Nightengale
09/03/18 4:20:36 PM
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yeah i mean i enjoy the different lighting schemes in some games on my razer keyboard but that doesn't die in like five fucking hours.
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Kyuubi4269
09/03/18 4:20:39 PM
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DPsx7 posted...
Rumble, BT, people think the touchpad uses a lot, while the battery itself it pretty small.

All applicable to DS3 except touchpad and mine lasts a month easy without charge while playing every day.
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Krazy_Kirby
09/03/18 5:27:35 PM
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only time i haven't played docked is when the controller was low and i wasn't at a stopping point. 99% of the time it's docked
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DPsx7
09/03/18 5:38:01 PM
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Kyuubi4269 posted...
DPsx7 posted...
Rumble, BT, people think the touchpad uses a lot, while the battery itself it pretty small.

All applicable to DS3 except touchpad and mine lasts a month easy without charge while playing every day.


Yeah it lasted way longer. So, do we want to blame the touchpad and speaker then?
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SkynyrdRocker
09/03/18 9:32:20 PM
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Why do you guys play the Switch docked all the time? I'm all about gaming in bed
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ImCallingYouOut
09/03/18 9:32:43 PM
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SkynyrdRocker posted...
Why do you guys play the Switch docked all the time? I'm all about gaming in bed

lmfao
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green dragon
09/03/18 10:04:17 PM
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SkynyrdRocker posted...
Why do you guys play the Switch docked all the time? I'm all about gaming in bed

Dude, I'm doing that right now. I think I probably play mostly in handheld mode so that I can watch shows in the background.
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LinkPizza
09/03/18 10:11:39 PM
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green dragon posted...
SkynyrdRocker posted...
Why do you guys play the Switch docked all the time? I'm all about gaming in bed

Dude, I'm doing that right now. I think I probably play mostly in handheld mode so that I can watch shows in the background.

I do this...
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SkynyrdRocker
09/03/18 10:16:16 PM
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LinkPizza posted...
green dragon posted...
SkynyrdRocker posted...
Why do you guys play the Switch docked all the time? I'm all about gaming in bed

Dude, I'm doing that right now. I think I probably play mostly in handheld mode so that I can watch shows in the background.

I do this...

Omg why are you talking about playing the Switch in bed it's all you ever talk about
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adjl
09/03/18 10:48:51 PM
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DPsx7 posted...
Portable devices have to be bigger or heavier to compensate because if you think about it, the constant recharging is going to wear it out fast.


And then the customer has to buy either a replacement battery or a new device, which is perfectly fine from the perspective of the people developing and selling the devices. Toss in that being smaller and lighter generally makes the devices much more usable for as long as the battery lasts, and that those batteries are still going to be good for a few years of normal use (about as long as people expect their portable devices to last), and there really isn't much incentive to put bulkier batteries in there.
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helIy
09/03/18 10:51:02 PM
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it still has a longer battery life than the DS4.
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SkynyrdRocker
09/03/18 10:52:54 PM
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helIy posted...
it still has a longer battery life than the DS4.

What doesn't have a longer battery life than the DS4 though? That thing is a joke.
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Krazy_Kirby
09/04/18 3:07:16 AM
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SkynyrdRocker posted...
Why do you guys play the Switch docked all the time? I'm all about gaming in bed


i do that while it's docked
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WarGreymon77
09/04/18 5:11:54 AM
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The launch model 3DS has bad battery life too. Maybe they'll do a hardware revision.
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