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Hynad on 16 January 2017
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AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Hynad said:

I've had my dualshock 4 for much longer than 3 months (almost 2 years) and it's still good as new. And I use it almost everyday. So I'll take what you just wrote with a grain of salt. As for the "canadian prices", the differences in price for everything Switch related is pretty much proportinal with the USD prices. What you should wrap your head around is that controllers for the switch cost more than games. 

Ive had mine since december 2013. what i was reffering to is tgat after 3 months there was already major ware and tear despite barely using the system. someone else in this thread said they had to buy multiple PS2 controllers and that they just used the same Gamecube controller for 14 years. Lets be honest, Sony is known for cheap controllers. 

 

Also nice how you completely ignored my point on the battery life. What you should wrap your head around(triggered much?) is that the ps4 controller is too. It sells for 48$ regular and 52-54$ for colored variants. And it is just a standard controller. Is that not more than a game? The Pro controller might be 70$ but it will last longer, has better gyro controls, has hd rumble, is bigger, and is a side accessory, its not being manufactured fir every switch therefore it has different supply and demand pricing. 

PS4 controllers sell for a little less than what a brand new game costs. The battery life you speak of is indeed pretty bad for the DS4, and has always been. No denying it. That being said, Sony isn't selling a basic plastic dongle for a premium to allow you to charge your controller while playing. You can use any regular android phone charger, and of course, it came packed in with the PS4. With the Switch, you have to attach the Joy-Con to the Switch to charge them, meaning you can play on the TV while doing so. If you want to play on the TV while charging your controller, you need to buy an overpriced piece of plastic that should have been bundled with the console in the first place. Instead, they're including a plastic shell that doesn't even has a charging plug. It's actually a little insulting how much they're not even trying to hide their nickle and diming ways.