Dual Shock 3 Video Review!

[rocketpig]

IllegalPaladin said:

rocketpig said:
How is battery life on the thing? The other day I finally realized that you can't charge a PS3 controller when the unit is on standby or turned off... Dumbest idea ever. Given the rather short life of the Sixaxis, I can't imagine the DS3 being very good.

Well yea, if the console doesn't have any power in it, I'm not sure it would charge a controller.  

I don't see my Sixaxis with short battery life, but I usually don't let it drop past half charge anyway. Despite that, I rarely charge the controller on the PS3 unless I use my USB extension cables while I'm playing. In fact, I usually just take it to my PC and just plug it in there and it's much more convienent so I don't have to leave my PS3 running. 

I understand why the USB ports wouldn't have power when it's turned off but there's no reason you can't charge a controller in standby mode.