Poll of the Day > so the xbox series x/s controllers still take batteries, huh?

(+) Yeah! (+)

i haven't owned an xbox since 360, and even then i found it odd you had to spend extra money to have chargeable controllers. i figured for sure the x1 generation would have done away with that, so i didn't even consider it a thing when i was buying my series x. yet here we are. just opened my new series x and out fell two AA's when opening the controller bag, ok?

seriously, every single other console has rechargeable batteries, ok?

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Some people actually prefer that

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I thought the same thing and then found out that a ton of people actually like that it takes batteries.

I mean, its pretty nice to just change the batteries and keep going instead of stopping and charging or needing to go wired

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It's absolutley the best system. You can use regular AA, you can use rechargeable AA you may already have, you can buy a play and charge battery very affordably. Are the PlayStation and switch batteries even user changeable?
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The PS4 controllers are notorious for losing their battery life pretty quickly, so I prefer being able to use batteries. Not sure if Sony fixed the rechargeable battery issue on the PS5 controller, but fuck Sony.
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I would not know, most of my controllers are wired. (Or charge from USB)

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If my wireless Xbox controller batteries go dead (or the battery pack, which finally happened with my 360 one), then I can just pop in a couple rechargables.

If a wireless Playstation controller battery goes dead, you either have to keep it plugged in (which defeats the purpose of a wireless controller) or buy a new one. It's a really good scam.

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DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...

If a wireless Playstation controller battery goes dead, you either have to keep it plugged in (which defeats the purpose of a wireless controller) or buy a new one. It's a really good scam

Or replace the battery inside

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Metalsonic66 posted...

Or replace the battery inside

any suggestions on where to buy a battery, i have a dead ps4 controller, ok?

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this just might be one of those things that i'm out of touch with. the xbox boards overwhelmingly liked the fact that xbox had removable batteries. i think it's obnoxious, but i may just be on the wrong side of the issue. it really does sound like way more people do want the option, so fair enough, ok?

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ClarkDuke posted...

any suggestions on where to buy a battery, i have a dead ps4 controller, ok?

clark, i bought a couple ps4 batteries on aliexpress for dirt cheap. it took some time to get here, but changing them out was pretty simple, and they hold a charge again, ok?

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Aculo posted...

clark, i bought a couple ps4 batteries on aliexpress for dirt cheap. it took some time to get here, but changing them out was pretty simple, and they hold a charge again, ok?

thanks for the tip, wisdom like this are why youre such a fantastic father, ok?

but wisdom like this, is what i hope to pass onto my unborn illegitimate child, ok?

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Muscles posted...

I mean, its pretty nice to just change the batteries and keep going instead of stopping and charging

Generally speaking, most rechargeable controllers have more than enough battery life to last for a whole session. If you have to stop and charge, it's typically going to be because you didn't recharge them when you weren't playing. Exceptions exist, such as the WiiU gamepad, or if the battery's lost its ability to hold a charge, but for the most part, replaceable batteries just end up being an extra cost for very little benefit.

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I think that's dumb but people have raised some good points here. But at the very least I feel like MS should include the rechargeable pack with the controller and you can switch to plain AAs if you want, instead of it being the other way around

Metalsonic66 posted...

Some people actually prefer that

why though

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

why though

I mean you can totally get a bulk package of AA batteries and keep going on that for a long time

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

why though

Because u can switch them out with recharagble aas easily without having to charge the controller via usb.
Also batteries die over time and no longer hold charge. In such an occurance its easier to pickup new rechargeable aas next time you're at the grocery than order new ps4 batteries online and wait for them to arrive and open up the whole controller to change them.

Also Xbox contolers can be played without batteries by being plugged in to usb. So there is really no down side to it.

On one side of the coin replaceable batteries are great as I wouldn't need a new controller if the battery died. On the other side of the coin however changing batteries pisses me off.

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Muscles posted...

I mean, its pretty nice to just change the batteries and keep going instead of stopping and charging or needing to go wired

Agreed. And since I already use rechargeable batteries for other devices it wasn't even an extra expense. I already had several sets of batteries and the charger.


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You do know having batteries is better than inbuilt chargers right?
1: If its inbuilt it can explode over time. Look up PSP or such
2: Batteries are replacable.

There. People who prefer inbuilt chargers are the real suckers actually.

Metalsonic66 posted...

Some people actually prefer that

For a good reason. Batteries can be replaced so it lasts a life time. But inbuilt can explode over time. If anything, the question is, why hasnt this become more popular? It lasts forever and is better overall. If they want chargable batteries it can be bought seperately. And then you can get real batteries later if it becomes obsolite. Its actually Xbox who is the winner here

this is crazy to me but maybe its because im such a huge handheld guy fuck batteries, Im never going back

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I think it's overall better to have rechargeable packs. Yes they can eventually die but rechargeable ones last longer overall. I don't know how much more of an environmental cost they are compared to regular ones, but I'd have to assume the lifecycle more than makes up for it. The real annoyance is with other controllers not making the battery easy to access. But MS should ship controllers with packs at least. I bet some people who get xboxes don't even realize they make separate packs as an accessory.

Stim9 posted...

For a good reason. Batteries can be replaced so it lasts a life time. But inbuilt can explode over time.

Internal batteries can also be replaced, as has already been said in this topic

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Best method (which I don't think Is done by anyone)

Controller that can use rechargeable AA while also being able to recharge those AA by plugging it in

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