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gamelover2000 on 08 December 2009

I have NEVER heard of ANYONE who had their controller breaking because of the battery.. I know 3 people who dropped their controller and it broke but 2 of em actually got em fixed themselves.. I've dropped my PS2 and PS3 controllers combined over a 1000 times.. and nothing ever happened (well my PS2 controller is bad now but thats because of dust)



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superbeast1370 on 08 December 2009

Are you fucking kidding me? EPIC FAIL



Xoj on 08 December 2009

actually they only charge 10$ for a battery replacement.

at any rate u can use it connected to the USB.



CaseyDDR on 08 December 2009

o.O the battery is easily replaceable at that!



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reptile168 on 08 December 2009
Icyedge said:
reptile168 said:
I do agree that battery is gay on the PS3. The original usb cable is incredibly short so i can't recharge and play at the same time.

Once fully charge it can work for around 20 hours and charge in about 2 hours. You can also charge via any usb device (computer), stop your exageration. They are including free rechargeable battery with their controller and you say that it is gay?!?! Do you think you can still play on another console while you charge the AAs battery?

right, so i'll plug the controller on my pc while playing on the PS3. Great idea. You are a genius.

and yeah, i can play on the 360 while charging the batteries. The cord is actually like 10 feet long.



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coolestguyever on 08 December 2009

Okay. I've had the same controllers since March 07 and the battery works fine. So they're saying controllers should use AA batteries that end up being thrown out and end up in landfills?



Akvod on 08 December 2009
reptile168 said:
Icyedge said:
reptile168 said:
I do agree that battery is gay on the PS3. The original usb cable is incredibly short so i can't recharge and play at the same time.

Once fully charge it can work for around 20 hours and charge in about 2 hours. You can also charge via any usb device (computer), stop your exageration. They are including free rechargeable battery with their controller and you say that it is gay?!?! Do you think you can still play on another console while you charge the AAs battery?

right, so i'll plug the controller on my pc while playing on the PS3. Great idea. You are a genius.

*facepalm*



Xoj on 09 December 2009
reptile168 said:
Icyedge said:
reptile168 said:
I do agree that battery is gay on the PS3. The original usb cable is incredibly short so i can't recharge and play at the same time.

Once fully charge it can work for around 20 hours and charge in about 2 hours. You can also charge via any usb device (computer), stop your exageration. They are including free rechargeable battery with their controller and you say that it is gay?!?! Do you think you can still play on another console while you charge the AAs battery?

right, so i'll plug the controller on my pc while playing on the PS3. Great idea. You are a genius.

and yeah, i can play on the 360 while charging the batteries. The cord is actually like 10 feet long.

u know they are bigger USB cables also, and way cheaper to get than 360 accesories?.

for conformt almost everyfeature of the ps3 lets the consumer save



specialops787 on 09 December 2009

Common guys. Yahoo is not saying that you have to buy a new controller everytime you drain the batteries. They are saying you have to buy a controller EVERYTIME the battery actually stops functioning (which we know is SO often).

Media like to rag on certain items that do not have "user replaceable batteries." Such as most iPods that I know of.

They do have a point though. Its nice to have the option to put AA batteries in. Especially if the cord is so short like some people are saying (also gay that it does not charge while the system is off).



Xoj on 09 December 2009
specialops787 said:
Common guys. Yahoo is not saying that you have to buy a new controller everytime you drain the batteries. They are saying you have to buy a controller EVERYTIME the battery actually stops functioning (which we know is SO often).

Media like to rag on certain items that do not have "user replaceable batteries." Such as most iPods that I know of.

They do have a point though. Its nice to have the option to put AA batteries in. Especially if the cord is so short like some people are saying (also gay that it does not charge while the system is off).

the battery it's replaceable thats the thing, and it cost only 10$

u can charge it any USB charger. you know they are plugs for that too and they are cheap.