Well not as bad as the ones that stop being wireless if the battery goes to zero.
Or needs soldering if the battery gets to old to replace the battery.
Depends on which needs fixing more and which is easier to fix between a new joystick with the stick drift or old battery that holds barely any charge.
The main problem with Xbox controllers is they are expensive and come with no battery. Including a rechargable battery pack, they cost more than a lot of better alternatives.
At this point it makes more sense to just buy a third party controller, which will be higher quality, as well as cheaper, and include features like hall effect sticks and more or less easily replaceable battery.
I almost got two 8bitdo 2C as it was on sale for € 15, I think usually they go for €25 to have 4 player games for gaming night. In the end didn’t because they didn’t have replaceable battery which is a deal breaker for me. Also they have individual reciver.
The receiver I have for xbox-x controllers supports up to 8. Not that I have 8 friends.
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So basically it’s the worst controller imaginable?
Well not as bad as the ones that stop being wireless if the battery goes to zero. Or needs soldering if the battery gets to old to replace the battery.
Depends on which needs fixing more and which is easier to fix between a new joystick with the stick drift or old battery that holds barely any charge.
But to each their own.
The main problem with Xbox controllers is they are expensive and come with no battery. Including a rechargable battery pack, they cost more than a lot of better alternatives.
At this point it makes more sense to just buy a third party controller, which will be higher quality, as well as cheaper, and include features like hall effect sticks and more or less easily replaceable battery.
I almost got two 8bitdo 2C as it was on sale for € 15, I think usually they go for €25 to have 4 player games for gaming night. In the end didn’t because they didn’t have replaceable battery which is a deal breaker for me. Also they have individual reciver.
The receiver I have for xbox-x controllers supports up to 8. Not that I have 8 friends.
i mean…this is one of the many reasons why controllers typically can be turned off/ auto turn off after like 5 minutes of inactivity or something