Xbox 360 wireless controller has the best battery life

[Zeus]

Gaming journalist Blake Snow decided to conduct an investigation into which wireless official controller has the longest battery life. From the graph of results below, it is clear that the Xbox 360 controller runs away with things, while the Wii comes in next and the PS3's controller puts in a rather disappointing performance.


For our tests, we cleaved to the following criteria: We only used out-of-the box hardware -- that means no charger packs for 360 and Wii, which must be purchased separately. We played a wide variety of games on each console, including lengthy single-player adventures and shallow downloadable games, both online and off. We played for varying time intervals, from fifteen minutes to upwards of eight hours (Hello weekends!). We used Duracell CopperTops for 360 and Wii testing. And we deemed all battery(s) dead after attempting to reconnect the controller for a third consecutive time.


News Source: <A href="http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/international/games/features/159148.shtml" target="_blank">Gamepro</a>

[killplaystation]

ha ha ha! F*uk the PS3!

[ShinoBboy]

this topic fails and seriously, must i or anyone else explain:rolleyes:

[Jongamer]

And I bet they didnt use a DualShock 3.

That would eat up the batteries even more.

[dennis872007]

haha, i did not know my 360 came with a rechargable battery pack. oh wait it didn't I had to buy it for 40 dollars, while the ps3 you can just charge with a usb cable.

[whackawookie]

haha, i did not know my 360 came with a rechargable battery pack. oh wait it didn't I had to buy it for 40 dollars, while the ps3 you can just charge with a usb cable.

battery pack is 11 and the charge kit is 20, if you paid 40 then you got ripped. besides the point that this test isn't to prove or disprove who's controller came with a battery pack but to see which one lasts longer.

[el username]

I think 60 hours with a 360 controller doesn't seem right. I can get about 25-30 and then the low battery lights come on with my rechargeable pack. Oh well, at least it's got rumble!

[naivri]

well, I almost never have to charge my PS3 gamepad whilst the stock 360 controller using batteries runs out all the time

Dont even get me started with the wiimote !

dont know what tard conducted this survey

[kneehighspy]

battery pack is 11 and the charge kit is 20, if you paid 40 then you got ripped. besides the point that this test isn't to prove or disprove who's controller came with a battery pack but to see which one lasts longer.



very true, the battery packs and chargers are very cheap on 360. also the article clearly stated that they did not use the rechargeable batteries on the wii or 360.

i can get a good 20hrs of play on my 360 rechargeable batteries before they need recharging.

i just got a couple of the wii controller charge stations so i can judge how long they last, really haven't played the wii any lately, probably will once i get ahold of ssbb.

i think the last time i charged my ps3 controller was before halloween, thats how often i game on it. i use the bd remote tons more on my ps3 than my dualshock 3's.

[loliix]

Not to mention the SixAxis battery isn't replaceable. Meaning you will have to buy a new controller each time your battery wears off and doesn't retain enough charge. Now that's value..

And before anyone asks, I'm sure this benchmark was done with rumble disabled. It is the only way to compare those controllers, since both Wii and XBOX360 controllers feature rumble but SixAxis doesn't.

[izz]

haha, i did not know my 360 came with a rechargable battery pack. oh wait it didn't I had to buy it for 40 dollars, while the ps3 you can just charge with a usb cable.
guess what! when your ps3 controller battery dies, you'll spend $50 buying a new contoller! :D

[Salmon-Face]

ha ha ha! F*uk the PS3!

-_-
rrrrrrriiiiiiiighhhhhhht ok

[Rotmm]

And before anyone asks, I'm sure this benchmark was done with rumble disabled. It is the only way to compare those controllers, since both Wii and XBOX360 controllers feature rumble but SixAxis doesn't.

Clearly not:

"They also pack the most rumble punch, shaking profusely during intense gaming moments. So it would make sense to think the added density and tactile feedback would drain batteries with haste, but our lab results proved quite the contrary."

[kcvfr400]

This in exactly a fair comparison as the wii and 360 has duracell batteries and we all know how far ahead of the competition they are in battery technology.

The batteries I got with my 360 only lasted 25hrs at best I would approximate, so thats the true figure if they are saying out of the box. The wii is the winner I find as it seems to go on forever on the batteries supplied. I also get about what they say out of my ps3 pad.

All the charge times are good as who plays for 20 hrs straight or more and needs to recharge.


And to the fools above the sixaxis battery is replaced by Sony for $15 or you can buy them off many sites and do it yourself. Its a pain yes but not a new controller price.

[pugton]

Not to mention the SixAxis battery isn't replaceable. Meaning you will have to buy a new controller each time your battery wears off and doesn't retain enough charge. Now that's value..

And before anyone asks, I'm sure this benchmark was done with rumble disabled. It is the only way to compare those controllers, since both Wii and XBOX360 controllers feature rumble but SixAxis doesn't.

You obviously dont have a PS3 or know what your talking about as it even shows in the manual of how to change the internal Sixaxis battery. Its only a lithium battery, bit like motherboard cmos batteries, no biggy to swap it out really.

[kneehighspy]

This in exactly a fair comparison as the wii and 360 has duracell batteries and we all know how far ahead of the competition they are in battery technology.

The batteries I got with my 360 only lasted 25hrs at best I would approximate, so thats the true figure if they are saying out of the box. The wii is the winner I find as it seems to go on forever on the batteries supplied. I also get about what they say out of my ps3 pad.

All the charge times are good as who plays for 20 hrs straight or more and needs to recharge.


And to the fools above the sixaxis battery is replaced by Sony for $15 or you can buy them off many sites and do it yourself.




agreed, you can get replacement sixaxxis batteries for less than $5 on many wholesale import sites and replace them yourself.

i dunno about the wii though, it seems that i had to replace the batteries every month (before i got the charge stations) even if i didn't use the remotes. it seems everytime i went to pick up the wiimotes after leaving them sit for awhile, the batteries were very low and almost drained.

[dwrecording]

this topic fails and seriously, must i or anyone else explain:rolleyes:


I will explain, my PS3 controller has to be recharged every 2-3 days even if i do not use it. My Wii eats battery's quick. My 360 can play 2-3 Hr a night and last around 2 weeks. with out recharging. And thats a fact!
:cool:
The ps3 battery life just sucks!

[Skyline34]

I played my PS3 for everyday of the week and still had 1-2 bars left on the SIXAXIS!!

[Kamalot]

I played my PS3 for everyday of the week and still had 1-2 bars left on the SIXAXIS!!

That's nice.
If you played on the Wii, your batteries would last even longer.
If you played on the 360, your batteries would last even longer than Wii.

What do you play on the PS3? I've got one and haven't touched the thing since Uncharted, which was only 7 hours long.

[LastinFirstout]

i see this news as another desparate attempt to make the faulty box have the edge in something (controller battery life,oh wow :D) bcuz they know this year its where Ninty & Sony walk all over microcopy.

[Spnoz]

That test isn't really "fair".

You can't compare a rechargeable battery with good alcaline batteries. Comparable good alcaline batteries will always outlast rechargeable ones. Anyone having a digital camera using AA batteries already know this.

I understand the point the testers want to make, but I think results would have been a bit less extreme if they used at least, rechargeable AA batteries in the Wii and 360 controllers.

I have my 360 since last August and got a Wii this christmas. And I think I've changed my Wii remote batteries up until now as often as I changed my 360 pad batteries since August. The Wii remote DOES drain batteries quite a lot compared to the 360.

As for the PS3, I don't know since I don't have one. Yet.

[XxBigP123xX]

My 360 rechargable battery died 2 weeks ago:(

[yusky03]

guess what! when your ps3 controller battery dies, you'll spend $50 buying a new contoller! :D

Wrong you can get replacement batteries

Quick google search
http://www.ddrgame.com/ps3-accessory-rechargeable-battery.html

[XxBigP123xX]

Wrong you can get replacement batteries

Quick google search
http://www.ddrgame.com/ps3-accessory-rechargeable-battery.html

Or just send it back to sony...

[kneehighspy]

i see this news as another desparate attempt to make the faulty box have the edge in something (controller battery life,oh wow :D) bcuz they know this year its where Ninty & Sony walk all over microcopy.


how did this turn into a console bash? no one was bashing consoles till this....

[ecsw]

I am not sure about 360's controller. But I am sure my PS3's full charge last longer and holds charges way better than my Wii's controller.

I have tried both regular battery (brand name) and 2200 mah re-chargeable ni-mh batter for my wii controller. Every 3~4 weeks if I don't touch my wii, I need to replace the battery the next time I play. My PS3 controller last me 2 weeks on COD4 every night for more than an hour after I took 3 weeks of vacation and it was not even fully charged before I take my vacation.

Also, most of the ppl just threw away their battery without using rechargeable for wii controller which is not very environmental friendly IMO.

[ecsw]

I will explain, my PS3 controller has to be recharged every 2-3 days even if i do not use it. My Wii eats battery's quick. My 360 can play 2-3 Hr a night and last around 2 weeks. with out recharging. And thats a fact!
:cool:
The ps3 battery life just sucks!

u must be kidding, right? My PS3 controller last way longer than that. I left it without fully charged before I take my vacation for 3 weeks and came back had more than 8 hours~10 hours play before I need to re-charge it.

Now I play COD4 on-line every night for about an hour and 2~3 hours over the weekend and after a week and half, I still have full charge shown.

[yusky03]

Or just send it back to sony...

I didn't think that was covered under warranty or warrenty would be expired by the time it died.

[DiabloTerrorGF]

http://kotaku.com/351109/xbox-360-controller-has-best-battery-life-maybe

Maxconsole, come on, you're better than this.

[cardboardbox]

my sixaxis lasts much longer after being charged up than my 360 controllers with rechargeable batteries. Whoever conducted this test isn't very good at life.

[darkmajin]

is this a joke ? i hardly charge ps3 controler P_P and i have xshit360 i need to buy batteries all the time... xbox360=hardware/network fail

[el username]

well, I almost never have to charge my PS3 gamepad whilst the stock 360 controller using batteries runs out all the time

Dont even get me started with the wiimote !

dont know what tard conducted this survey

The obvious reason to why most of you are saying your PS3 controllers battery lasts so long is because it has no moving parts. The issue is more that they gimped rumble from your controller so there should be no doubt that the battery lasts longer.

On the other hand I think the 360 is way too far scewed to be even close to be considered accurate - 30 hours maybe, but nowhere close to 60.

[Spnoz]

The obvious reason to why most of you are saying your PS3 controllers battery lasts so long is because it has no moving parts. The issue is more that they gimped rumble from your controller so there should be no doubt that the battery lasts longer.

On the other hand I think the 360 is way too far scewed to be even close to be considered accurate - 30 hours maybe, but nowhere close to 60.

It seems they say in the article that they did a lot of different things, like playing games, watching movies (not applicable to the Wii of course), etc...

Which is another thing that show this wasn't a "fair" study (the first thing being comparing different types of batteries - alkaline and rechargeable).

A fair study would test gameplay only time. Because like gamepro said themselves in their article : But due to the lack of an auto-off feature like the Wii and 360... meaning the PS3 controller was on (and draining battery juice) all the time they were watching movies, while the 360 controller automatically shut itself off after some time when watching a movie.

This mean that if they watched a 2 hour movie on the 360 and the controller was automatically shut off after 10 minutes, they still calculate 2 hours of usage. No wonder the 360 controller managed to get 60 hours in this situation. It was probably turned-off for a good 15 to 30 hours out of those 60 hours.

This is one of the problem I have with all of those "studies". Comparisons are only valid if you actually compare apples with apples. In that case, they compared apples with oranges.

A proper test would have been to give all new, out-of-the-box controllers comparable rechargeable batteries (similar in capacity to what is found in the PS3 controller), and calculate how much those batteries are drained from GAMEPLAY activity only on all systems.

Then we'd be looking at a more accurate comparison.

[SpoonerPSP]

Wow...I won't even comment about this "news"...even Bill Gates knows the answer


I will explain, my PS3 controller has to be recharged every 2-3 days even if i do not use it. My Wii eats battery's quick. My 360 can play 2-3 Hr a night and last around 2 weeks. with out recharging. And thats a fact!
:cool:
The ps3 battery life just sucks!

You're the biggest troll on the forum right now...come on! you can say at least 1 week and some 360 fanboy might believe you. Even when out of the box(they've been sitting there for months) they have charge...

BTW...I was on vacations for a month, and when I came back the bar was still full...on BOTH of my controllers and you say 2-3 days? TROLL:rolleyes:

[kneehighspy]

is this a joke ? i hardly charge ps3 controler P_P and i have xshit360 i need to buy batteries all the time... xbox360=hardware/network fail


sell xshit360, save money not buy batteries for xshit360... have money cookies=yum/yum.

[slow but deadly]

who needs rumble any ways i dont feel it when im playing games to me rumble is a gimmick. pc dont have rumble and people still play games on it.
Do people say when there playing. The controller is rumbling wow it so coolll.

real gamers dont need rumble

here some systems that dont have rumble

nes snes n64 ds psp Dreamcast Sega Genesis Sega Saturn
Sega Master System atari 2600 atari 5200
Commodore MAX Machine Vectrex Emerson Arcadia 2001 ColecoVision CreatiVision Intellivision Intellivision II

[XxBigP123xX]

who needs rumble any ways i dont feel it when im playing games to me rumble is a gimmick. pc dont have rumble and people still play games on it.
Do people say when there playing. The controller is rumbling wow it so coolll.

real gamers dont need rumble

here some systems that dont have rumble

nes snes n64 ds psp Dreamcast Sega Genesis Sega Saturn
Sega Master System atari 2600 atari 5200
Commodore MAX Machine Vectrex Emerson Arcadia 2001 ColecoVision CreatiVision Intellivision Intellivision II

I felt it when i used the DS2:eek:

The only real rumble i loved on the 360 was bioshock and the big daddys:D

[kneehighspy]

I felt it when i used the DS2:eek:

The only real rumble i loved on the 360 was bioshock and the big daddys:D


i agree!

rumble was used very well in bioshock, i couldn't imagine the same experiences in the game without it. if rumble is used correctly, it can be very effective in game play.

i had rumble on my n64 / doctor 64, course i did have the rumble pack. but he's right, i don't have rumble on my vectrex (unless you count the speaker hiss) but i still love my vectrex, colecovision, atari systems, amiga's and all the other classic gaming consoles and pc's i have.

i'm guessing now that a lot of gamers won't be purchasing a ds3? (yeah right, i guarantee it'll sell good), don't know about that other guy, but it does add something to the existing ps3 games out so far (that work with it), and the newer titles coming (mgs4, kz2, etc) should implement rumble quite effectively, i've since shelved my old ds2 sixaxxis and see it becoming a ds2 to 360 controller (the benheck way) when i get time.

i guess after 30 years of gaming, the 20 or 30+ different consoles / pc's i've owned (still own) i'm not a real gamer... i like rumble...

[foundmy]

he probably just left them sit there and do nothing.

and was he using a battery kit on the 360, if so that is kinda cheating since it doesn't come with one, and he might of used a 3rd party with more (ma) power storage.

HONESTLY, come on, if you batteries are going in your controller, then that is fine, go out side and visit the neighbors while your controller is charging. or do what i do, have two or more controllers ready to go. DS3 .

[Rockman_Joey]

ha ha ha! F*uk the PS3!


Erm.....quiet you!

Battery life is fine on all controllers! Its if a battery powered device has the battery life of a SEGA Game Gear I'd be pretty concerned!!:D

[Curupira]

...funny..

[dwrecording]

Wow...I won't even comment about this "news"...even Bill Gates knows the answer




You're the biggest troll on the forum right now...come on! you can say at least 1 week and some 360 fanboy might believe you. Even when out of the box(they've been sitting there for months) they have charge...

BTW...I was on vacations for a month, and when I came back the bar was still full...on BOTH of my controllers and you say 2-3 days? TROLL:rolleyes:

Yep 2-3 days of playing on the PS3 and its got 1 line. Around 12-14 days on 360 with rechargeable batterys. Call me all the names you need to, i hope it makes you feel good about your self. Any way I am just telling you what i have seen with my controllers. I do own a PS3, Wii and 360.

[sjkhounk]

If the 360 controller lasts longer because it has an auto-shut off feature, then that's still valid. Because the PS3 lacks that feature. Regular users of the systems don't get into the semantics like we do. They are simulating real world uses. So if they claim the 360 controller lasts 30 hours more than the Sixaxis because of it, then those are the results. Hell, they could claim that it lasted 3 years longer than the PS3 while watching movies, it would still be true.

You wanna argue that they're not using the same battery chemicals or or this or that... what's the point? They would all end up being the same in that case.

You can use the Hydride batteries that you use in digital cameras and get even more battery life. Can't complain about that. Say what you will, at least the options there. Your not restricted to alkaline batteries, or lithiums, or whatever.