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Dualshock Charging

TheVoidTheVoid Posts: 3,086
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Anyone else finding they charge their controller a lot?

I've played Alien and CoD recently which both use the vibrate and speaker options a lot, so could it just be that?

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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 17,123
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    PS4 controller battery life is complete crap. Have a look on Google it's a well known problem.
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    SimonB79SimonB79 Posts: 3,135
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    MGS4SnakeRulez wrote: »
    PS4 controller battery life is complete crap. Have a look on Google it's a well known problem.

    2 or 3 days (maximum) that's what I get! :( ... & naturally the more the battery gets charged the quicker it'll deteriorate! :(

    (XBox pads last for weeks, with daily usage!) :)
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    gdjman68wasdigigdjman68wasdigi Posts: 21,705
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    has the op only just realised this??

    i grabbed a couple of the official Sony chargers....
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    SimonB79SimonB79 Posts: 3,135
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    gdjman68wasdigi wrote: »
    has the op only just realised this??

    i grabbed a couple of the official Sony chargers....

    OR an extremely long USB cable lol! 👍
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    simon69csimon69c Posts: 1,423
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    Yeah I just have two controllers along with the charging dock. Alternate the controllers and leave them on charge whenever not in use. That way even if I do manage to run out of juice on one I can just grab the other and carry on.
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    gdjman68wasdigigdjman68wasdigi Posts: 21,705
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    SimonB79 wrote: »
    OR an extremely long USB cable lol! 👍

    i havent tried them yet, they are in the cupboard:blush:
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    fastest fingerfastest finger Posts: 12,872
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    SimonB79 wrote: »

    (XBox pads last for weeks, with daily usage!) :)

    I should bloody hope so, especially when you're forced to pay seperately for the batteries / C&P kits.

    Luckily I've got 2 DS4s so I just alternate them. I've also got a 3m USB as back up so the battery life has thankfully never caused me an issue.
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    The SackThe Sack Posts: 10,416
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    Dualshock 4, is great for the environment, mine is on charge more than a smartphone, it must have taken real skill to pack such a shit battery in it.
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    fastest fingerfastest finger Posts: 12,872
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    The Sack wrote: »
    Dualshock 4, is great for the environment, mine is on charge more than a smartphone, it must have taken real skill to pack such a shit battery in it.

    Wii U says hi. It's even worse.
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    The SackThe Sack Posts: 10,416
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    SimonB79 wrote: »
    & naturally the more the battery gets charged the quicker it'll deteriorate! :(

    No they wont, lithium based cells are dying the second they are put together due to their chemistry, they will be dead through suicide before charging knackers it up.
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    The SackThe Sack Posts: 10,416
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    fastest finger wrote: »
    Wii U says hi. It's even worse.

    Really? Blimey the DS4 only lasts 5 or 6 hours and that's your lot, its hard to imagine something even worse.
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    fastest fingerfastest finger Posts: 12,872
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    The Sack wrote: »
    No they wont, lithium based cells are dying the second they are put together due to their chemistry, they will be dead through suicide before charging knackers it up.

    Ive still got a launch day PS3 sixaxis that holds charge no problem. My 360 C&P kits are long dead though.
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    The SackThe Sack Posts: 10,416
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    fastest finger wrote: »
    Ive still got a launch day PS3 sixaxis tje holds charge no problem. My 360 C&P kits are long dead though.

    Therefore i rest my case your honour, charging has done nothing to it.
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    fastest fingerfastest finger Posts: 12,872
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    The Sack wrote: »
    Really? Blimey the DS4 only lasts 5 or 6 hours and that's your lot, its hard to imagine something even worse.

    Yeah, it's about 3 hours thanks to the screen and speakers. The pro controllers last for ages though.
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    HotbirdHotbird Posts: 10,010
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    fastest finger wrote: »
    Ive still got a launch day PS3 sixaxis that holds charge no problem.

    Sixaxis FTW, no battery draining rumble feature :D

    My Sixaxis controllers lost the ability to hold a charge properly years ago.
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    SimonB79SimonB79 Posts: 3,135
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    The Sack wrote: »
    No they wont, lithium based cells are dying the second they are put together due to their chemistry, they will be dead through suicide before charging knackers it up.

    That doesn't make sense because I've just had to replace my iPad & blackberry (phone) batteries because they weren't holding their charge very long! :blush:
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    SimonB79SimonB79 Posts: 3,135
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    fastest finger wrote: »
    I should bloody hope so, especially when you're forced to pay seperately for the batteries / C&P kits.

    Luckily I've got 2 DS4s so I just alternate them. I've also got a 3m USB as back up so the battery life has thankfully never caused me an issue.

    Probably costs more to keep em charged (via mains) then it does ta buy batteries! :o:blush:
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    gdjman68wasdigigdjman68wasdigi Posts: 21,705
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    fastest finger wrote: »
    Wii U says hi. It's even worse.

    i bought the big battery from Amazon:blush:
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    fastest fingerfastest finger Posts: 12,872
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    SimonB79 wrote: »
    Probably costs more to keep em charged (via mains) then it does ta buy batteries! :o:blush:

    Considering keeping an iPad charged costs an average of 87p a year, I don't think a couple of joypads with batteries 1/3 of the size are adding much to my electricity bill.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 17,123
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    SimonB79 wrote: »
    OR an extremely long USB cable lol! 👍

    That's what I done in the end :D I got a long USB extension lead.

    I have a P&C battery in my Xbox One controller which lasts ages.

    Whoever choose that awful PS4 controller battery should be fired. My original PS3 controller battery from almost 5 years ago still holds a 10 hour charge.
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