Zaraki_Kenpachi
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What is exactly all the "built-in technology" for this controller? It's $70 and I don't see anything revolutionary vs. other controllers.
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NS Pro Controller tidbit: 40h on a single charge, autoparing when connected with USB
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What is exactly all the "built-in technology" for this controller? It's $70 and I don't see anything revolutionary vs. other controllers.
Camper Van Beethoven
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The absolute worst thing about the PS4 is it's shitty shitty controller battery life, so it's appreciated that this will have a decent charge.
Jaded Alyx
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HD Rumble, NFC, gyro, and still 40 hours battery life.
Not really related to the controllers, but couldn't find another suitable thread to ask in: Can the tablet itself be charged without docking it, i.e. can I play it with an AC adaptor like a 3DS or do I have to switch to playing on TV if I wanna keep playing when battery is low?
You can recharge it with a usc-c cable from any source.
runnin_blue
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Synless
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So this controller has everything and more than the PS4 controller outside of a lightbar and it gets this kind of batter life? I don't get Sony... such a shit feature.
Well, in return you get all the people complaining about it being $10 more expensive.😉
primasaurus
Member
That's BS, the Pro Controller is solid, if anything the DS4 feels cheap
Even tho it comes with a USB-C cable, which on their own are usually around 10 bucks...
never used a Wiiu Pro I assume? he is obviously referring to battery life in which wiiu pro destroys the competition. 80 hrs on a charge
he didn't call it revolutionary, just a beast. considering its battery life and its not sacrificing any features to get there. HD rumble, NFC, Gyro. The wiiu pro sacrificed with weak rumble and no gyro to hit its 80 hour battery life. while the switch pro is half that, its still much much better than what we are used to with DS4 and xbox one
-shadow-
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There's two screws on the bottom of the handles. I assume that you can use those two to access more and open it up.
LordOcidax
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ohh. Didn't know that, thats great to hear.
NippleViking
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Good, but shame it isn't 80. Longer battery life would have made taking it on the go a lot more palatable.
I thought XB1 controllers lasted 30-45 hours?
I thought XB1 controllers lasted 30-45 hours?
Nope. The USB cable that comes with Wii U Pro controller is about six feet if not longer.
Doesn't the Pro controller mimic the Joycons in the fact they lack analog triggers? That seems like an insane missing feature from a modern controller. Even the Joycons looks like they should have and could have accommodated enough travel for analog triggers. Definitely going to cause issues down the road if we do get GameCube titles and of course is pretty poor if you're into racing games. It's my one gripe with the Switch.
Edit lol, beaten by previous comment!
Edit lol, beaten by previous comment!
Pancakes R Us
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Tripolygon
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LRA (HD Rumble) use less power than standard motors in DS4 and Xbox One. NFC and gyros barely use any power. And if the post above is to be believed, it has almost 2x the battery capacity as DS4 has in it.
Ehh No. Not even close.
Sony themselves probably they always offer the worst controllers. Quality wise.
What's missing?
Of course it does. The WiiU Pro Controller had 80 hours of battery life.
This uses the same battery (also found in 3DS) but lasts less long due to the motion controls and other features.
man, this controller is going to be really nice
40 hour battery life, those big face buttons, and the ability to play Splatoon with gyro assisted aim pretty much makes it the GoaT for me and I haven't even held it yet
well for one I believe the gyro in the DS4 is still only a sixaxis so the NS Pro has an advantage there and the NS Pro has HD Rumble and NFC capabilities
40 hour battery life, those big face buttons, and the ability to play Splatoon with gyro assisted aim pretty much makes it the GoaT for me and I haven't even held it yet
well for one I believe the gyro in the DS4 is still only a sixaxis so the NS Pro has an advantage there and the NS Pro has HD Rumble and NFC capabilities
Yes, I have one and I dislike it.
Touch bar and headphone/mic jack. Analog triggers, too?
You dislike 80 hours of battery life?
Tripolygon
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I don't know if this has been mentioned, but couldn't they just make a dongle to connect usb-c to any audio jack? I hate dongles, but I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
EDIT: They actually exist https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0TNLNO/?tag=neogaf0e-20 making them compatible would be too much to ask?
EDIT: They actually exist https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0TNLNO/?tag=neogaf0e-20 making them compatible would be too much to ask?
Yeah, I really don't get why nintendo got rid of analog triggers on the wii u and switch.
I suspect that they will release joycons for all kinds of classic controllers though. The joycon concept seems like something that will stick around in the industry, not just on the switch, not just on nintendo.
a lot of games that Nintendo makes benefit from digital triggers and essentially none benefit from analog
Caayn
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How long do you get out of the XB1 controller? I'm using my launch battery packs which last me around 20~25 hours on a single charge. I suspect that you can achieve better result by using high quality AA batteries?
What games outside of racing games have a large benefit from analog triggers?
archvile7
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I read a report from a guy who researched this and oddly enough, the light bar had very little impact on battery life. The culprit is the touch pad - since it is always "on", listening for input, and just the nature of the device and the way it was implemented causes it to constantly use battery. They disconnected the touch pad and battery life shot up to something like 20-30 hours.
sixteen-bit
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Not bad but the WiiU one had GOAT battery life
archvile7
Member
Yes, the AC charger that comes with the switch can be removed from the dock and plugged directly into the system.
Tripolygon
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How would you even come to that conclusion when you have no idea what IMU the Switch is using. The term 6-axis refers to when an IMU has a gyro and an accelerometer, and 9-axis refers to when an IMU has a gyro, accelerometer and a magnetometer.
I would assume its at least on par with the 9-axis one on the Wii U gamepad
But what about the Pro Controller's included USB C cable?
Probably a combination of the lightbar, motion controls, strong rumble, the battery not being particularly large and Sony engineering.
Pestilence11
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I was thinking 10x the DS4.
Good point, that's a bummer.
The cable included with the Wii U Pro Controller was way longer than the one that comes with the Dual Shock 3. I hope this one is the same.
Labombadog
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So speaking of missing the 3.5 headphone jack, do we know if the Switch will support bluetooth headphones? I have a pair and was wondering if I could use it as a good substitute for the 3.5 jack.