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.
Tags: batteries
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.