| Alara317 said: The fact that Microsoft still either requires AA batteries or a 30 dollar battery pack is laughable to me, and sort of the cherry on the cake. |
I actually prefer the AA Batteries. Want to know why?
I don't have to live a cabled life when the controller goes flat, just hot swap the batteries out for new ones.
Plus... Controllers with built in lithium batteries will eventually fail, it's not a matter of if, but when. - They are only good for a finite amount of cycles.
Someone like myself can easily swap the cells out, but your average person? Nah.
I intend to keep my consoles for decades, so long life is important.
And the other issue is energy capacity.
The Playstation 4's controller has a pathetic 1,000mah battery. 1,000mah. I'll let that number sink in.
3,000mah AA batteries are easy enough to find these days... And if you wish to go the Ultrafire route, 3,500mah.
Which means the Xbox controller can have 6-7x more battery capacity than the paltry Playstation 4 controllers.
Sure, Microsoft's approach might cost you more, but it's easily the option that gives you more options and that to me, means it is the superior choice without question.
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