It's very simple on what you do for the controllers, SHMUP:

Get 1 charge kit (1 cable + battery) and 1 rechargable battery

When your not playing, alternate controllers that get charged. It takes only a few hours (3-4) to get a 'full charge'.

Trust me, the X360 wireless controllers ARE NOT BATTERY HOGS. They last no less than 30 straight hours of playing before 1 charge. I've gotten 50 hours before at my max.....Plenty of time to get your game on w/o a charge.

mrstickball said: It's very simple on what you do for the controllers, SHMUP: Get 1 charge kit (1 cable + battery) and 1 rechargable battery When your not playing, alternate controllers that get charged. It takes only a few hours (3-4) to get a 'full charge'. Trust me, the X360 wireless controllers ARE NOT BATTERY HOGS. They last no less than 30 straight hours of playing before 1 charge. I've gotten 50 hours before at my max.....Plenty of time to get your game on w/o a charge.

 Yes... That makes sense. I was thinking about buying the "Quick Charge Kit" instead, but I'll save 10$ with your trick. Thanks for the tip! =P

SHMUPGurus said: GooseGaws said: Yes, I forgot to say that I'm planning to buy 2 Xbox 360 wireless controllers, and buying another battery is my only option. But yeah, like I said before, I guess I'll just sacrifice an awesome game for a not-so awesome accessory... I'm sure I'll still have lots of fun with just Halo 3 (on XBox Live especially). You know, you can use cheapie alkaline batteries and they'll still last a good while. You don't HAVE to buy a battery pack, especially if it's a controller that won't see use all the time. This is exactly what I'm trying to stay away from: alkaline batteries. I've had a Wii since last Christmas and before I've decided to buy a 3rd-party battery pack + charger (about 6~7 months ago), I've wasted some serious amount of money simply on alkaline batteries and they didn't last for too long either. I'm a serious gamer and I play a lot during the week (over 15~20+ hours for sure), and I'm sure the Xbox 360 controller is a much bigger battery "sucker" than the Wiimote (I'm maybe wrong about this though)... So yeah ! I also know that me and my bro will waste a lot of our free time playing Halo 3 on Xbox Live (split-screen), so both controllers will be used pretty much all the time. o_o

Well if you go with batteries I have to suggest Eneloop by Sanyo and GE those things are amazing they store like basic alkline but are able to be charged, they win my vote for best battery ever. I bought the play n charge kit for my elite before I had these and I've actually given it away and use the pre-included battery pack with eneloop they work so well, the only hassle is not being able to play & charge at once but it's minimal because I have 16 of these and they're always ready to go because they can be pre-charged and hold the charge for years.

you can just buy another wireless router and hook it up to the 360. save 50 bucks or so.

Unfortunately the add-ons are ridiculous for the 360. I had to explain all this to my friend who wanted to buy one but didnt realise all the extra costs.

Id sit down and consider why youre getting a 360 over a PS3 and ask yaself if the extra cost is worth it.

Bladeneo said: Unfortunately the add-ons are ridiculous for the 360. I had to explain all this to my friend who wanted to buy one but didnt realise all the extra costs. Id sit down and consider why youre getting a 360 over a PS3 and ask yaself if the extra cost is worth it.

Trust me, I'm not ready to get a PS3 now especially with the low amount of "great" exclusives available for the system. In my opinion, the only interesting exclusives out for the PS3 right now are Uncharted, R&C and Resistance. The 360, on the other hand, has Halo 3, Mass Effect, Gears of War and BioShock. I don't know for you, but these games interest me a lot more. Also, DMC 4 and GTA IV will be coming out on the 360 as well so I won't be missing out on some of the best "2nd party" games coming out next year.

I do think the investment will be worth it in the end. I mean, let's put it this way: it's like updating a PC. I only hope it won't RROD on me in the next weeks after Christmas or something! @_@

wireless bridge: ~$30-40

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=192425
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=217642

Well, i've sold my PS3 and have brought a 360, GREAT move...

I'm 100 percent sure you will have an awesome time with your Elite, i just brought a ethernet cable and hooked it upto my cable modem and it works fine.

Im 99% sure that you can get by fine with a cheap, unofficial wireless connection.

I use a wireless bridge I got on eBay for $10. It works good, but I haven't tried online matches that much lately. I don't have a gold account right now.

It's funny, Toys r us here in Canada was selling the DS (with built in wifi) for $99 last week and the 360 wireless adapter still is $129. I can't believe MS charges that much, it's crazy.