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Xbox 360 controller that uses AA batteries
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:24 pm
Why the frick would make this the standard controller? I can't believe that a system this expensive doesn't come with rechargeable controllers! I just put brand new batteries in my controller, and I only made it through a couple of holes on Tiger Woods before it started turning off in the middle of a shot.
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Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:26 pm to Ortho Reb
They have rechargeable cases, so it's an obvious profit move to make the batteries standard and the charging ones $20
This post was edited on 2/3/12 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:26 pm to Ortho Reb
Means you have used used batteries.
This post was edited on 2/3/12 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:27 pm to Ortho Reb
Did you buy your batteries at a flea market?
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:37 pm to sicboy
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Did you buy your batteries at a flea market?
I still use a controller that uses AA batteries, but they last for a a good while. I prefer that to having to plug in my controller periodically.
This post was edited on 2/3/12 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:45 pm to sicboy
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Did you buy your batteries at a flea market?
I guess Walgreens is now considered a flea market!
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:46 pm to Poisson
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Means you have used used batteries.
They shouldn't sell used batteries at Walgreens as new then!
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:54 pm to Ortho Reb
Sounds like a battery problem. I bought a 24 pack of Duracell's for the house before BLOPs came out. Still working on that same pack.
I use to have a rechargeable battery pack but it stopped holding a charge after a few years.
I use to have a rechargeable battery pack but it stopped holding a charge after a few years.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:55 pm to LSUTigerfaninHtown
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I still use a controller that uses AA batteries, but they last for a a good while. I prefer that to having to plug in my controller periodically.
This. I had the rechargeable batteries and they lost potency over time. It got to the point where I had to hard wire the controller to use it with the rechargeable pack in the controller. now, I just buy large packs of AAs on Black Friday for use with the Xbox.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:57 pm to Ortho Reb
I'm not sure if you know this, but Microsoft is actually trying to turn a profit. They make good money off the Play and Charge Kit, but it isn't a huge inconvenience to use batteries either. On the other hand, why would Sony not include an HDMI cable with the PS3. It would cost them next to nothing, and no one is going to go look for a Sony HDMI cable. Also, for the vast majority of PS3 users an HDMI cable makes a huge difference. It's a much bigger difference than having to change batteries every 50 hours or so. FTR, I have both systems. I just thought this was a strange thing to get upset about.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 2:00 pm to audodger
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It would cost them next to nothing
Disagree. When you consider the amount of units they want to move, it's a smart cost cutting choice. Sony is hemorrhaging cash right now.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 2:29 pm to skullhawk
Rechargeable battery pack for Xbox-$20
Rechargeable battery for Xbox-$10
Done...I buy a new one every year or so, have about 4 or 5 of them, never have problems
Rechargeable battery for Xbox-$10
Done...I buy a new one every year or so, have about 4 or 5 of them, never have problems
Posted on 2/3/12 at 2:32 pm to mod4clay
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Rechargeable battery pack for Xbox-$20
Rechargeable battery for Xbox-$10
Done...I buy a new one every year or so, have about 4 or 5 of them, never have problems
this no big deal really
Posted on 2/3/12 at 4:12 pm to audodger
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I'm not sure if you know this, but Microsoft is actually trying to turn a profit.
Really, never thought about that! I guess it's impossible to make rechargable controllers part of the system? I wonder how Sony does it?
Posted on 2/3/12 at 4:13 pm to Ortho Reb
USB-Cell. Look them up.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 4:29 pm to LSURoss
my batteries last me well over a week.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 6:06 pm to brucevilanch
I keep my controller plugged in. The cord is plenty long enough and I'm not sitting across the room. I've always played games with a wired controller while sitting fairly close to the tv so its no big deal.
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