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16% less battery life in a controller is pretty significant!
by dcrazy 3mo ago
16% less battery life in a controller is pretty significant!
- vrganj 3mo agoAgreed, that one's not great. But it seems to be the only product that has serious trade-offs.
- mdrzn 3mo agoYes but it's limited to only the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller. The basic Joy-cons have no change to their battery capacity.
- rtkwe 3mo agoIt's because they're basically already using user replaceable batteries, to the point I'm not sure what the SKU revision will actually do. My best guess is they won't be gluing the battery down any more? Otherwise there's not anything I can see they would need to change. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Joy-Con+Battery+Replacement/113634 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Joy-Con+Battery+Replacement/113...
- ablob 3mo agoI wonder if it will feel significant. I can't remember being limited by the controller battery. The runtime on a single charge is probably still going to be measured in weeks, and at that scale I feel like it doesn't really matter.
- AshamedCaptain 3mo agoGlad to hear, because that's how much a battery will degrade by itself in 1 to 2 years if you're average lucky.
- spaqin 3mo agoAt least if you're a heavy gamer like that you can pop a new battery in quickly when the old dies, instead of getting tethered with a cumbersome cable.
- lesostep 3mo agodoes it matter for coach gaming if I can have spare batteries and just swap them. That's honestly sounds better then increased life with only cable recharge