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Switch 2 Pro Controller: Built to Break? Full Teardown | iFixit (www.youtube.com)

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[–] heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (8 children)

I don't get why Sony and Nintendo refuse to follow Xbox and just have a battery door you can throw AAs or a battery pack into. It is a far better design. Still, props to Nintendo for being the only one of the big three to have modular sticks on all their regular controllers (Sony and Microsoft have soldered sticks except on their high end controllers). Disassembly seems a bit tedious on this controller but not a total nightmare. However, all of them need to have modular USB ports, as it's a common failure point that needs to be user serviceable. I do wonder how Nintendo are going to handle the new EU repairability laws when they release Switch 2 revisions.

[–] spitfire@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I've used both Xbox One controller (powered by AA rechargeable batteries), and Xbox Elite Series 2 (built in rechargeable battery). The battery life on the first one was really poor compared to the Elite 2. Considering the fact I did not have to charge the Elite often, I'd guess the battery might outlive the rest of the controller, and if not you could still probably find a replacement on AliExpress. Convenience of a battery that you have to charge less often than once a week is really much higher than using AA batteries.

[–] heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What sort of AAs were you using? I used to get around at least a month or two on a set of fully charged standard Eneloop AAs. Then again, I didn't use my Xbox too intensely, maybe you had a different experience. It would make sense for the Elite to have longer battery life simply because of better battery chemistry (lithium ion on the integrated pack compared to AAs with nickel metal hydride).

[–] spitfire@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I believe I had Eneloop Pro's (2500mAh?) in there and while the Elite would last 40h the Xbox One worked for 20-30h at most. When Elite's LED turned orange it still had enough juice for a few hours, so I could complete my gaming session easily, can't say that about the other one which was really annoying

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