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How does the Xbox One controller's battery life compare to the DualShock 4's?

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Snakeyes

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The DS4's 7-8 hour battery life is pretty well documented, but I've rarely seen reports on the XB1's. Can anyone who owns the system chime in?
 
More than 7-8 hours.

I think the last time I recharged my gamepad was like last weekend?

I played at least 8-10 hours alone over the weekend. Played another 2-3 yesterday.
 
It's much longer. I've never had to stop playing to change controllers or start charging in long gaming sessions.
 
I gues it depends on what type of batteries you use, in my case I use some Sony rechargeable ones and they go over 15 hours before I need to change them
 
Snakeyes said:
The DS4's 7-8 hour battery life is pretty well documented, but I've rarely seen reports on the XB1's. Can anyone who owns the system chime in?
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I'm guessing around 20-24 hours for Xbox controller (I've never actually tracked it). Biggest problem is that you have no indication of when it will die. No warning indicators or battery indicators... it just dies.
 
I use AAs and they last a good amount of time. A little less then the 360 pad but it's probably due to the increased rumble functionality.

jedimike said:
I'm guessing around 20-24 hours for Xbox controller (I've never actually tracked it). Biggest problem is that you have no indication of when it will die. No warning indicators or battery indicators... it just dies.
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The rumble stops working is usually the sign to change/charge.
 
i use my ps4 for around 4-5 hours each night...on the second night it needs a charge

The xbone control lasts well over a week per battery change using normal alkaline battery's

I think the led light is the ds4 main culprit
 
I have rechargeable Panasonic AAs, I think I get around 25-30 hours of pure gameplay. Haven't recharge in almost a month and still controller is working fine. PS4 on other hand don't last more than 5-6 hours, but I play in my Razer headphones through audio jack on DS4, so it might be a bit more without that. I think that LED light is main reason why and Sony is stupid for not allowing us to turn that shit off.
 
It was literally within the last 2 weeks that I first had to swap out the AAs that came with my launch system. So pretty damn good.
 
It's like night and day, I have to charge my ds4 every two gaming sessions but my xb1 controller with the play and charge kit is like once every week and a half and I use it daily.
 
jedimike said:
I'm guessing around 20-24 hours for Xbox controller (I've never actually tracked it). Biggest problem is that you have no indication of when it will die. No warning indicators or battery indicators... it just dies.
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The rumble shuts of when the batteries are low. But its a pretty subtle change so its hard to notice at first.
 
captainraincoat said:
i use my ps4 for around 4-5 hours each night...on the second night it needs a charge

The xbone control lasts well over a week per battery change using normal alkaline battery's

I think the led light is the ds4 main culprit
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Yeah that was brought up in a DS4 thread a while back. It's totally the issue. Basically, yeah they're LEDs, but they're SUPER bright and there's a bunch of em.

While I was tearing through my launch games when I picked up my PS4 I was recharging my controller every night.
 
The XB1's pad lasts a pretty long time with whatever batteries you put in there. I'm not sure, but I think I read somewhere that Kinect detects when you put the controller down and puts it on a low power mode or something.
 
Doombacon said:
It's not rechargeable

So longer but requires you to buy AA batteries or the $25 rechargeable pack.
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Yeah over 30 hours with Eneloops, probably between 20 and 30 with the Play and Charge kit, a lot better than the DS4, that's for sure.
 
I should time mine, but using just some rechargeable batteries I bought for 10 bucks, it lasts me over a week before I have to swap.
 
Snakeyes said:
The DS4's 7-8 hour battery life is pretty well documented, but I've rarely seen reports on the XB1's. Can anyone who owns the system chime in?
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There's a reason for that heh (not much to say when there's no complaints to be made regarding the controller's battery life). I love my PS4 but damn that Dual Shock could really use a bigger capacity battery.
 
I use Eneloops and get 20+ hours. Love not having to worry about being tethered when they die. Just need a goddamn indicator....
 
To me it's similar to the DS3's battery life, unless I am playing something with heavy triggers vibration like Forza 5 which drains them faster.
 
It's good. Got around 45 hours on the set packed with the console and seem to do 30-40 on the eneloops I have.
 
jedimike said:
I'm guessing around 20-24 hours for Xbox controller (I've never actually tracked it). Biggest problem is that you have no indication of when it will die. No warning indicators or battery indicators... it just dies.
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Thats a bone-headed decision if I ever saw one. All that money and they couldn't put in a battery indicator at the hardware level like the 360 flashing lights?

I'm curious, what kind of battery does the WiiPro controller use? It costs on average $50 which is cheaper than an X1/PS4 yet has an astronomical battery life. Why is there such a drastic difference between the 3?
 
ref said:
It's much longer. I've never had to stop playing to change controllers or start charging in long gaming sessions.
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Never had to do that with the DS4 either. Sure the indicator might show 1 bar but you can still use it for several more hours. I do have to charge it overnight though
 
The xbox one's battery is surprisingly very good. I have gotten at-least 40 hours with it. The kinect actually helps alot with it having a good battery. If the kinect detects the controller not being held, it enters a low power state.
 
weeeeezy said:
How do these compare to Energizer or Duracell?
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Loads better. Last like twice as long or something like that. They're rechargeable, and they lose their juice capacity (meaning how batteries wear down on the max capacity they can handle as time goes on), MUCH slower than Energizer's or Duracell's rechargeable batteries (that's a good thing).
 
Shujah said:
The xbox one's battery is surprisingly very good. I have gotten at-least 40 hours with it. The kinect actually helps alot with it having a good battery. If the kinect detects the controller not being held, it enters a low power state.
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Question about this. Sometimes I sit a bit far to the right of my Kinect, where I know it can't see me. If I put the controller down, how will it know to put it in low power state? Also, does the light change or dim when in low power state?
 
weeeeezy said:
How do these compare to Energizer or Duracell?
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Blow them out of the water.

They also hold their charge way better when not in use compared to both of those, and come pre-charged.

The Xbox controller is really good about managing its battery life. Since I got it on launch day I've had to recharge the eneloop's I have in it only 3 or 4 times.
 
About 30 for me.

In other words, it drags the PS4 controller across the floor, body slams it, and then tosses it into a trash can that's been set ablaze.

7 hour battery life is a joke. The DS4 was a rushed job.
 
The DS4 has an awful battery. I almost find it hard to believe I even get 7 hours. I'm not sure how much longer it lasts after I get that pop up warning, but I start seeing that at around 4 hours or so
 
puffyshirt said:
The DS4 has an awful battery. I almost find it hard to believe I even get 7 hours. I'm not sure how much longer it lasts after I get that pop up warning, but I start seeing that at around 4 hours or so
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I only use my PS4 for Netflix and I have to recharge twice per week...
 
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