COKTOE said:
I think you're maybe underselling the life-span of these batteries. Taken at it's most literal, a couple means 2, and after 14 years of using rechargeable controllers and 18 years for portable systems, I have never had a single one become noticeably compromised in 2 years. Having said that, the controllers usually need to be replaced after roughly 4 years for other reasons, so that is my battery ceiling, but again, the battery never showed signs of needing replacement after heavy use. That's across 2 full gens with no hint of battery degradation. I'll even toss in my grand champion of battery life, my launch Vita. I abandoned it in Dec 2018. Almost 7 years, and roughly 4-5 thousand hours, it still held a charge almost perfectly. The DS and DS Lite didn't get quite as much time, but they still never faltered. Furthermore to this, LI batteries are fairly easily replaceable. And on a personal note. F*** "replaceable batteries". |
The only issue I had with rechargeable batteries are the battery packs for 360 and Wii controllers that wouldn't charge anymore after 5+ years. All the build in stuff has outlasted the controllers lifespan. My psp battery bloated and burst out of the case after not using it for a decade. It still works on power, battery is too big to fit and likely dead. But you can easily replace it.
My wife's iPod recently died, battery won't charge anymore, it made it 15 years.
