Posted 12 April 2020 - 02:55 PM

Some people like them, some don’t. Either way, they are definitely not antiquated. I prefer replaceable. Batteries are low? It’s an instant swap and I’m back to 100%. With my PS4, I have to swap to a second controller or use it corded. Long term, batteries fail. PS3 controllers are pretty iffy now. But 360 controllers still work great because I can just drop in some new eneloops.

My 360 controllers have to be plugged in to the console because neither AA batteries, nor the rechargeable battery pack I overpaid for, work on them anymore. In contrast, my PS3 pad from 2009 and my PS4 pad from 2014 still work fine.

Only Xbox players who can't afford an Elite Series 2 are stuck with that outdated tech anymore. Every other controller on the market has got with the times and switched to internal batteries.