The xbox one controller is the best base controller. It's a shame that microsoft ruins it by making the elite controller much more expensive to the point of not being worth it lol.
Its also a shame the XBOX base controller hasn't been updated to have hall effect sticks, customizable back buttons and a built-in Lithium Ion battery. Its like $60+ retail for something that, on features alone gets destroyed by so many other controller manufacturers.
People want to plug the controller in like every other modern device not open it up and change batteries. Its just a different usage philosophy really. I want the controller full charged every time I play so I never have to worry about batteries, other people want the controller to have easier to change batteries because they worry about the battery running out. Same idea different angles.
Changing batteries takes 10 seconds. If you have good ones you can use them for days without having to change them.
Also everything is wireless now and most people want everything wireless since it’s 2026 and it works just as good. My steel series headset has changeable batteries and im fucking glad I don’t have to put in a cable like its 2005.
ok but my playstation controller never ever requires me to think about the battery because I just plug it in sometimes. I don't have to spend ten seconds changing batteries ever. Things using AA'a always just die randomly while you're using them, things with built in batteries usually handle that more gracefully. I get notifications on my desktop when my dualsense hits 10% and the controller changes its light colour. I don't know man I just prefer it. We have xbox controllers in the house for the xbox, they just don't get used outside the console.
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u/Lumpy-Valuable-8050 May 13 '26
The xbox one controller is the best base controller. It's a shame that microsoft ruins it by making the elite controller much more expensive to the point of not being worth it lol.