Rechargeable Controllers in the Box
We’ve turned a blind eye since the 360-era, Microsoft, but we cannot turn a blind eye any longer. Since the beginning of the age of wireless controllers, Sony has always built a rechargeable battery into its DualShock 3 and DualShock 4 controllers.
With the Xbox 360, you had to use your own AA batteries, or buy the Play & Charge Kit separately.
Roll around the Xbox One and PS4 launch. As noted above, Sony once again packs its controllers with a built-in, non-removable, rechargeable battery. Microsoft… did the exact same thing they did with the 360, forcing you to fuel your Xbox One controller on AA batteries or paying above the odds for the Play & Charge kit again.
Third time’s a charm, right?
It may not seem like a huge deal, but considering how quickly a controller can zap the juice out of a pair of AA batteries and the extra cost of a Play & Charge Kit on top of everything else, it’s a decision that really puts an extra cost of playing on the owner.
While it’s certainly not going to stop people from buying an Xbox Series X if it doesn’t have this in the box, it certainly would help to sweeten the deal and bring it closer to that ‘must-buy’ territory.
