hemo memo
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We had people on this very thread spinning this as positive by comparing Sony to itself like the competition don’t exist.
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Rumour: Dualsense lasts 10-12 hours
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We had people on this very thread spinning this as positive by comparing Sony to itself like the competition don’t exist.
GHG
Member
Came to say this.
If your sessions last for longer than 10 hours straight then the problem is you not the controllers battery life.
cormack12
Gold Member
The fact is, like the 1TB drives, these are based on analytics. It's probably Sony trying to get away with the best price/benefit ratio, so they take into account all the metrics and find the 'sweet spot'. Just like MS/Sony have done and concluded around 1TB seems to be the sweet spot in storage, though we'd all like 2TB+ on this forum.
MastaKiiLA
Member
What's moaning about it going to do? For some of us, it addresses a concern had with the DS4. What difference does the life of controllers on other systems matter, if you won't be using them? Like buying a Tesla and complaining a Clio can drive further. Yeah, it's true, but you have a Tesla. You should know what you were getting into.
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Portugeezer
Member
Won't really change much for someone who is playing a rumble intensive game for many hours a day; you still better charge that shit every night (also charging in general should be quicker with USB C).
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twerkitout
Member
It's crazy that people today would prefer to put AA batteries in a controller. I can deal with charging a controller occasionally or *gasp* playing with it plugged in as long as I am not replacing batteries all the time. Replacing batteries is bush league and just MS gouging their customers (similar to their storage strategy on XSX). Who doesn't have at least one extra controller for multiplayer?
bitbydeath
Member
I disagree since it’s less fuss.
hemo memo
Gold Member
To ask for more? If players complain they would bother to consider or improve. Didn’t Microsoft answer the Halo backlash because fans complained? This is something I want them to improve because i’m buying the console so i’m not going to pretend this is the best thing ever to defend the company against the competition. Players should grow up from this immature console wars and attachment to these multibillion dollar companies.
hemo memo
Gold Member
But 300% less than the competition. It’s really bad.
Patterson
Member
Well, looks like PS5 is not the right fit for you then. Problem solved.
J_Gamer.exe
Member
The competition seem bereft of features and still relies on batteries. Hardly a compelling argument
Portugeezer
Member
No. When I charge my Switch it doesn't last 300% longer.
MastaKiiLA
Member
But they have improved the controller. This is a pretty big jump in battery life over the DS4, and covers a single gaming session for the vast majority of people. That's the difference. I don't want to swap AA batteries, although I wish the rechargable pack was replaceable after it degrades. But they'd obviously prefer to sell more controllers. However, I'm fine with the stated battery life of 10-12 hours. Therefor, there's no reason to complain. I see most of the complaints in this thread are from people who don't necessarily have an interest in the console, which makes the point moot. Should PS gamers complain about MS requiring AA batteries for controllers, when there are a huge number of rechargeable Xbox-style pads for the PC? I don't see a point in that. Saying that "Xbox gamers should demand more to force the company to improve" kinda rings hollow when I'm not buying an Xbox. It comes across as concern trolling.
Just a nitpick, but you mean 66% less. You can't have more than a 100% reduction on something, unless you're going into negatives. Which would be a bit funny for battery life.
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RaySoft
Member
I know it was meant as a pun, but Solid State batteries are the future of batteries
Gediminas
Banned
why i should care what competition have? will it help to my controller? will it last 10 hours longer?
does competition really feels the same? that they have less what dualsense offers? and that they have inferior controller? it's really BAD, yes?
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Punished Miku
Gold Member
DS4 is usually 3-4 hours.
Switch Pro controller is usually 35-40 hours.
Joycon is usually 20 hours.
You're right, even the small portable Switch controller lasts more than 300% longer, while having more features and being much, much smaller.
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Gediminas
Banned
fake news. DS4 no way is for 3-4 hours. i had like 10 of them, most of them gas out at around 10h. few maybe was around 8h.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
100% that is what mine lasts, and it's the 3rd one I've owned because the others just stopped working entirely with minimal use and zero abuse. Friend of mine literally had their DS4 cause their entire system to start smoking when she plugged it in. This isn't counting all the joystick rubber meltdowns or the complete pointlessness of the touchpad or the light.
I own the PS4, and will own the PS5. I have zero reason to exaggerate. The DS4 really, reallyyyyyyyyyy sucks.
P.S. The LAN port on my PS4 also mysteriously stopped working entirely. Have to play fighting games Wi-Fi for no reason for 2 years. Google it, and it's also a common issue.
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yurinka
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Regarding the battery, I think this is more than enough for a long gameplay session. My biggest question nos is the dpad quality. I'd love to see they go back to the godlike responsiveness they had for Street Fighter-like games on some of dpads they did have in some of their portables.
cerealbuster
Member
A switch pro with all that stuff,except loosy tighty triggers hold up over 40hours. That‘s not trolling, it‘s embarrassing.
hemo memo
Gold Member
Pro Controller
Punished Miku
Gold Member
And that was a downgrade from the Wii U pro controller, which LITERALLY lasted EIGHTY hours. Not kidding. Google it, it's real.
I once beat two full video games over a period of months and never charged it.
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ZywyPL
Banned
But again, why even bother making wireless controllers instead of just putting a long USB cable in the box, which would have been orders of magnitude cheaper? They are wireless for a reason, and that reason is convenience. Many people aren't lonely games, they have girlfriends, wives, kids, pets etc. running around the house, and cables hanging around the living room are simply not an option.
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hemo memo
Gold Member
Thank you Sony PR person. That’s for me to decide.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Official DS4 says 9 hours, and it's usually about half that.
Eevee86
Member
Wait, Switch Pro Controllers die?
Geez, PS fans sure are a defensive bunch. I absolutely hate my DS4's battery life, it's awful and this doesn't sound much better.
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Portugeezer
Member
Doesn't come with the console. You could also buy another DualShock, double your battery life right there.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
8bit controllers are shit.
Shmunter
Member
And at least you don’t have to supply own batteries like a fisher price toy. Can’t believe MS is still too cheap to make the transition.
Biggest peeve I have trying to fire up the 360 these days, feels so early 2000’s.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Unlike the superior Wii U Pro controllers the Switch Pro controllers drain themselves as they always stay on or something.
base
Banned
It's called an usb cable.
Zoro7
Banned
I went through the whole PS4 generation without the DualShock battery hindering my game time. Thanks for your concern though.
Mate, I would rather a controller only last 2 hours if it means I don't have to buy fucking rechargeable batteries for it.
It's the 21st century, only toys and tv remotes should be on AA/AAA batteries by now.
Patterson
Member
Oh I’m sure you decided long ago Mr. XBOX troll.
Freeman
Banned
I still would like to know why the DS4 battery last so little compared to the DS3, if it's a matter of it having more functionalities I guess it's fine (except for the stupid ligth you can't turn of on PS4 but that you can easily turn of on PC as well as choosing any color you want for it).
But 10-12 house is a big improvement and kinda makes it irrelevant since no one is going to play for 12h without having the opportunity to charge it during the night.
With the DS4 you have to keep a long USB cable in hand, my controller is very unpredictable, sometime it last much longer than I expect and sometime it doesn't last at all.
But 10-12 house is a big improvement and kinda makes it irrelevant since no one is going to play for 12h without having the opportunity to charge it during the night.
With the DS4 you have to keep a long USB cable in hand, my controller is very unpredictable, sometime it last much longer than I expect and sometime it doesn't last at all.
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BluRayHiDef
Banned
I intend to buy an additional DualSense controller. So, when one drains, I can just switch to another one. Also, 10-12 hours of battery life is great, because that's about as long as a gameplay session would last on a day off from work.
Lestat Phoenix
Banned
Hope you are kidding my Xbox controller lasts over 40 hours.
Lestat Phoenix
Banned
It's absolutely terrible news.
BluRayHiDef
Banned
We can defend that because it's not a serious issue and because if it's necessary to play the best games in the industry, then so be it.
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Deleted member 775630
Unconfirmed Member
Thank you for sharing your personal experience. I've already had that I had to plugin a cable when gaming. Couple of issues, it's annoying, since your movement is hindered and it's always there. But more importantly, in case of the PS4 I now have to sit 1m away from my TV... So unless you always charge your controller after gaming and never play more than 10-12 hours, then it's OK. Just more constraints that you have to take into account.
OR you can say, hmm it's weird Nintendo and Microsoft are able to get 30-40 hours out of these controllers, maybe we should be getting the same quality if we pay the same price? Stop seeing this as an attack on your preferred system, and see it as an obvious improvement that could be made on it when the competition is able to do this.
Yeah I prefer options and flexibility, but you do you.
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