This article is really bad. You can tell that the person who wrote the article has never actually used a PS3 or none of the devices listed, she's only based it on what she's heard because before you can actually use a PS3 for the first time, you have to connect the controller to the PS3 via USB. Anybody with common sense would realise that it's the charger cable.
Even if the battery did conk out, it would take years for that to happen, I personally think the controller will be so worn out before the battery dies that you would probably have to buy a new controller anyway.
You can literally charge the PS3 on any PC and use it while it's connect as well. Plus you can buy replacement/longer cables for chicken change. People talk about the 360 coming with a 10 ft cable. It doesn't come with the cable, you have to pay for it, and the battery that comes with the play and charge kit is apparently 'NiMH'. If so, wouldn't it have less of a life than the lithium ones in the PS3 anyway? So you're more likey to replace you 360 battery than your PS3 one.
