So I've had my PS3 for about 5-ish months and I've probably had to recharge my controller nearly 10 times. Now I know that doesn't sound like much at all if you actually play your PS3, but I actually use my controller maybe once or twice a month if that and not for that long.
Each time my controller sits there flashing at me not letting me play a game when I actually want to I plug my controller into the PS3 and let it sit for a few hours. I can't really play while it's charging because the cord I have is ridiculously short and I know it does actually charge my controller.
It's aggrevating because I rarely use my controller and I assume letting charge for a few hours would be sufficient enough to charge it but I guess not. I suppose I get a few hours of playtime at most and then next month when I want to play a game on my PS3 again it's dead.
How is my controller dieing so often?
I do watch movies all the time on my PS3 but I never even touch my controller, I use a remote. As far as I know the controller never turns on unless I actually turn it on so I have no idea why the charge sucks so much. Hopefully the Duelshock 3 holds a charge a bit better.
/rant
