one day with technological advances xbox controllers will come with built in battery's :smile:
tehwabbit to fattyuk
30 Jul 16#8
I'm on the fence on this.
I like the ability to swap out battery packs or plug in, means I can remain wireless without having a cable for my cat to play with.
However I do think they should come supplied!
chezybezy to fattyuk
30 Jul 16#13
I've had every battery pack fail on me, I would cry if I had to throw out my controller every time that happened. But if they came with one in the box that would be awesome.
BuzzDuraband
30 Jul 16#9
Changed link. Heated :smiley:
JMJ1990 to BuzzDuraband
30 Jul 16#11
Many thanks :smiley:
zwarder
30 Jul 16#10
fleabay versions for around a fiver has anybody tried them?
davesmith10 to zwarder
30 Jul 16#12
had nothing but trouble with the cheap ones, battery didn't last, couldn't get the headset to work. used official batteries, everything works dandy
activ8me
30 Jul 16#14
I just use Panasonic Batteries 10 for 99p in Home Bargains, last for 20 hours for a pair for me
AStonedRaichu
31 Jul 16#15
Do these work with slim controllers
nlogan1988
31 Jul 16#16
Just buy some rechargeable AA batteries instead.
cloysterpete
31 Jul 16#17
I dislike these kits immensely, I have two of the official ones and I can never rely on them, sometimes I'll take them off charge and they haven't charged at all, other times they've charged but only last a few hours.
Gave up with them in the end and just got some AA and a 1 hour charger, always keep two fully charged batteries in the second pad so I'm not fumbling around with batteries when it dies in the middle of an online game.
Far prefer the Dualshock system though, I just put my controller back in the Sony dock when I'm done with it, nice and simple no messing around ever. Orange lightbar comes on so you know it's charging up properly.
haritori
31 Jul 16#18
The cables break very easy on these, its only a micro USB cable, but the MS ones are pretty weak..
as for unofficials off eBay or Amazon, i've had them in the past and they fail after a few months and the capacity is also very low in comparison and only give you about 7-8 hours per charge.
Technology is massively overdue advancements in battery technology..
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Base link here since I can't change it.
I like the ability to swap out battery packs or plug in, means I can remain wireless without having a cable for my cat to play with.
However I do think they should come supplied!
Gave up with them in the end and just got some AA and a 1 hour charger, always keep two fully charged batteries in the second pad so I'm not fumbling around with batteries when it dies in the middle of an online game.
Far prefer the Dualshock system though, I just put my controller back in the Sony dock when I'm done with it, nice and simple no messing around ever. Orange lightbar comes on so you know it's charging up properly.
as for unofficials off eBay or Amazon, i've had them in the past and they fail after a few months and the capacity is also very low in comparison and only give you about 7-8 hours per charge.
Technology is massively overdue advancements in battery technology..