Gamers have myriad ways to power their controllers, with options for different systems and personal preferences.

Swappable batteries mean your rechargeable gaming controller isn’t knocked out of commission for a few hours when the battery dies, but that also means you’ll have to disconnect from a console for a ...

“What it comes down to is when actually talking to gamers, it’s kind of polarising and there is a strong camp that really want AAs. So just giving flexibility is the way to please both [sets of] ...

Oliver has written about technology for more than a decade, spanning some of the biggest properties in the space including Macworld, iMore, Lifewire, and Input. With a focus on mobile, gaming, and ...

Microsoft reveals why they are not directly using rechargeable battery packs. Sony has been using rechargeable batteries for their DualShock controllers for a good while now after being cut from the ...

While every other console controller on the market uses internal rechargeable batteries, Xbox’s still let you use AA batteries to power them, and new remarks by a Duracell spokesperson possibly shed ...

One of the oddities of the Xbox console over the last few generations has been that, while Sony and Nintendo have started using built in rechargeable batteries for their controllers, the Xbox has ...

The Meta Quest 2 is a standalone VR headset that lets you dive into many apps and VR games, but one of the downsides of its portability is the need to swap controller batteries every month or so.

The new Xbox Series X controller, like its predecessors, will use AA batteries instead of a rechargeable battery that is found in PlayStation's DualShock controllers. Xbox partner director Jason ...