The Downside of Wireless Controllers
I was at a friend’s over the weekend and we were playing some games on his Xbox 360. It seems that every time we’re in the middle of a game, one of the wireless controllers dies due to weak batteries. I have to wonder: Is it really that much better to go wireless when you constantly need to change batteries? The wired controllers never needed a battery switch.
I do have a wireless mouse on my desktop. I use the computer to watch TV sometimes and a wireless mouse serves as a remote control of sorts. I use rechargeable batteries to avoid creating unnecessary waste. Still, there is something to be said for having wires that power up a peripheral instead of batteries.
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January 31st, 2008 at 5:59 pm
I’m so tired of wireless controllers!! We tried to go rechargeable for video game controllers, mouse, etc. but they never last very long and that drove me even more crazy. The Playstation 3 allows you to attach the wireless controllers to the Playstation 3 to recharge. I just bought a similar attachment for the XBox360 (of course it didn’t come standard). I’ve been enjoying your new blog.