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Adinnieken on 29 August 2013
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the-pi-guy said:
Gamecube said:
hinch said:

Spreading more anti Sony FUD, I see. When was the last time a lithium battery time failed on you?

The DS3 controller I'm using now is 5 years old and still holds its charge.. which is more than can be said about my two (official) dead battery packs for my 360.


About 2 years my buddy had to replace his 4 year old ps3 controller. A few month after that he had to replace his other old controller. I'm still using my launch xb360 controller:).

So because you have one case of a long lasting xbox 360 controller and one case of a short lasting PS3 controller, you think that proves him wrong?  You obviously don't know anything about statistics.  

The difference is with the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, you replace the battery, not the controller.

Sony makes the battery integral to the controller, so replacing the battery isn't a simple procedure for the average consumer.  Not to mention, you have to find a source for it.

With the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, go to any retailer that offers gaming hardware/software, and you can pick-up a replacement battery.  While at launch they are only bundled in the Play and Charge Kit, my guess is that eventually they'll be available individually for less.  The point being, replacing a battery is a lot easier than replacing a controller and something someone doesn't even think twice about.

With that said.  Based on the information I have, the Xbox One's battery is Lithium.  The Xbox One controller, when connected via a Micro USB cable charges the battery and powers the controller.  When it's done charging the battery, it powers the controller.  That is, the battery isn't powering the controller.  As opposed to the Xbox 360, where the Play and Charge Kit for it charged the battery and powered the controller as well, but it would constantly cycle the battery if after being charged it was left connected.  Subsequently, using the play and charge kit killed the battery life.  The quick charger on the Xbox 360 or charging the Xbox 360 battery via the Play and Charge kit while you weren't playing was the better solution.

One of my original Xbox 360 batteries lasted for five years.  The other met an early demise after a few too many falls.