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Stop Whining About The DualShock 4 Battery

Every time the PS4‘s controller is mentioned on the internet, it seems to be followed by a wave of commenters talking about the things they dislike about the controller. Usually, the main gripe concerns the battery life, as the vocal commenters seem to think it doesn’t last long enough. However, their arguments are mostly invalid, and they tend to make no logical sense. If the 7 to 10 hour battery life is too short, then there's a serious issue here.

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ats19923639d ago (Edited 3639d ago )

Why? Its a perfectly justifiable reason to have a complaint about the dualshock 4. It seems the person who wrote this article should quit worrying about other peoples opinions.

boyscout2993639d ago

Did you even read the article? The point is that those who complain about the battery life usually have arguments that are entirely invalid. People are allowed to have opinions. It's just nice when those opinions are informed and actually make sense. :P

ats19923639d ago

Yea agree people should be more informed before they complain i just think sony could have made it be able to have more battery life than that this is just my opinion.

dumahim3639d ago

Who is he, or anyone else to say people's opinions are invalid. He claims 7-10 hours of battery life? Most of the time, I can get 6. Lately though, it lasted longer, but it turns out my rumble had stopped working and came back with the last update. Now I'm back down to short battery life.

Besides, even if someone is to think 6 hours of play time is enough for one sitting, I don't want to have to keep charging the controller whenever I'm not playing.

crxss3639d ago

Everything can be improved.

Gazondaily3639d ago (Edited 3639d ago )

No it's not good enough. You may think your opinions are so much more informed than the rest of us that you command us to 'stop whining' about the battery life, but when our experiences suggest that it isnt good enough, who are you tell us otherwise?

The battery life is ridiculous. As much ad I love the controller, I spend the vast majority of my time tethered to the console. That sucks. The best alternative really is to buy two controllers (which I don't really need as there arent that many games that I can play locally that I like).

The DS4 is one of the best controllers made in a ĺong time but that battery life is rightfully criticised.

BLuTheSecond3639d ago (Edited 3639d ago )

So we should stop "whining" about the controller's only big flaw because you don't think its a big flaw?!

Edit: Septic hit the mark with his comment.

monkey6023639d ago

The controller is amazing for everything but the battery life. My controller has been wired up for the last few days solid because of its awful battery time. You can't tell someone to stop whining and that they're ill informed when they are speaking from personal experience.
All too often my day has gone: work, come home and try to play a game of something but low and behold my other half has spent all day watching 90210 on Netflix now my controller is dying and I have to plug it in while I play, which for me means sitting on the damned floor because the short cable that came with it is the only one that bloody works and the 2 longer cables I bought won't. This never happened with the dual shock 3 because the battery was fantastic.
Like it or not the simple fact is the dual shock 4 battery is terrible

WickedLester3639d ago

It's not that complicated. The battery life on the PS4 is terrible and people are unhappy about it. What logical argument does anyone need to have beyond that?

nirwanda3639d ago

Battery life is fine its the rubber coming off the left analogue stick that bothers me.

Lord_Sloth3639d ago (Edited 3639d ago )

I don't personally have an issue with the battery since I'm just gonna get another controller and rotate between them as I did on the PS3. My only complaint is with the analogue sticks. I much preferred the DS3 sticks. These feel....off...

UltimateMaster3639d ago (Edited 3639d ago )

As much as I love all the new technology.
It would be preferable to get more battery life.

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iamnsuperman3639d ago

I think it is justifiable. It just isn't long enough. I have two controllers and I often find myself charging them because the battery gets too low. It just not the same level the DS3 was. That had a good battery life. I think the criticism is valid in the light of that controller.

Gamer7773639d ago

I think, the problem with the dualshock 4s' battery life is due to the added features. The lightbar, speaker and touchpad are hard on battery life. Sony had to choose between maintaining this features and keeping the controller light in weight. If they added a larger battery that allowed for battery life comparable to the dual shocks 3s' 30hrs, we would have a heavier controller.

strickers3639d ago (Edited 3639d ago )

If it is an issue buy the charge cradle. I keep hearing these people so upset about it and I keep giving the same advice.Official 2 pad mains charge cradle. Done.

iamnsuperman3639d ago

@stickers

That isn't a solution to a valid problem. That is like saying get an external battery back if the battery of your phone isn't that good. Sure that helps the situation but it doesn't fix the issue. I get round the battery issue on the DS4 by charging them while my PS4 is on standby. But it still doesn't dampen that criticism of the controller (its battery life isn't what it should be)

OpenGL3639d ago

I love the DS4 but the battery life is pretty bad especially compared to the amazing battery life the DS3 had. Granted, at ~6-8 hours I'm not having problems with it dying during gameplay as I don't usually play games for more than a few hours per sitting.

It is interesting though that the battery in the DS4 is more than 2x as large (800mAh vs 300mAh) as the one in the DS3. My guess is the new Bluetooth audio feature, speaker, lightbar, and touchpad are responsible for the additional battery drain.

I still hope Sony announces a new model soon with improved battery life though.

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Zhipp3639d ago

Well, I think it depends on charge time as well. If it only takes about an hour to go from 10% to 100%, then I don't think it's that big a deal.

That said, as a user of the Wii U Pro controller, I can't tell you how awesome it is to have extra long battery life. I basically only charge the thing when I want to. I'll literally go weeks without plugging it in at all.

GamingSinceThe80s3639d ago

You should try the Wii U game pad that thing get's like 2 or 3 hours of play on a full charge and if you don't keep it on the charger 24/7 it dies in a day or 2 even when it's turned off it can't hold a charge.Where as the ds4 can hold a full charge for month's.

Zhipp3639d ago

At least with the Wii u gamepad you have the option to buy Nyko's extended battery pack. Does the DS4 have a replaceable battery?

SoulMikeY3639d ago

What's up with these sissies saying. "Who are you to blah blah?". I am a person who can tell ANYONE in the f***ing world whatever I want, that's who!

Now shut the f*** up.

Fgfttfgff3639d ago

All the people who bitch of the battery life get a morphie for 40$ plug it in to the morphie play wherever you want.

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boyscout2993639d ago

But is it really such an inconvenience to charge them nightly? I mean, really...

MasterCornholio3639d ago

Take my case for example. Every time I'm done gaming I just plug it in. That way I never have issues with the battery life. If the controller lasted an hour or two it would be a problem but that isn't the case.

Highlife3639d ago

I have a 10 ft usb extender was a couple of bucks on Amazon. It's no big deal if I need to charge while I'm playing.

MasterCornholio3639d ago

@Highlife

I play with my PC monitor so the cable that came with the console is long enough for me.

Could the battery life be better? Sure it can but it isn't horrible at all.

Gamer7773639d ago

The more you have to recharge a battery, the faster it degrades and loses overall capacity.

RogueLeader11013639d ago

This is true when talking about charging your device 1000 times and the more you have to charge it, the faster you will reach that number, but even at 1000 cycles the charge is typically holding anywhere from 50-80% of its rated capacity.

Keep in mind that with current Li-Ion batteries 1 cycle= 100% battery drain. If you run the battery down to 50%, charge it to 100%, run it down to 80%, charge it to 100%, then run it down to 70% and charge it back up to 100% that is 1 cycle.

eferreira3639d ago

that's but but it's not a huge issue with batteries today. My original launch ps3 controller still lasts a long time and my iphone 4 which I've had for a tad over 4 years now still holds a great charge.

Soldierone3639d ago

I charge it at night and have still had it die in mid gaming sessions on my days off....

With DS3 I could play all day and be perfectly fine.

I personally don't think it's standby mode lasts too long either (When Ps4 is in sleep, not completely off)

Risky_243639d ago

@Fgfttfgff

The Ps4 is not always in sleep. It can be put in sleep(quick resume) or regular standby(off).

hadouken0073639d ago

Most cell phone batteries dont last that long but they deal with it, cant please everyone I guess.

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incendy353639d ago

4 hour gaming marathon might be long for you, but for me that is nothing! Especially the first few weeks a game is out.

My biggest issue is that it always seems to die on me in the middle of a game. If it wasn't an issue, I wouldn't complain. But it is, so I do.

Shane Kim3639d ago

Well ofc it's going to die in the middle of a game. That's when you're using the controller!!

yezz3639d ago (Edited 3639d ago )

Where do you get 4 hours? You must have a faulty one since I'm always getting something around 8-11 hours...

KonsoruMasuta3639d ago

Red the article.

The 4 hour number comes from the article. The author claims that any gamer that games longer than 4 hours in one session has problems. He also advises those gamers to seek help.

bleedsoe9mm3639d ago

i've had to stop a gaming sessions to recharge my controller , thats not a invalid ps4 flaw , thats a real gripe i have a right to complain about .

djplonker3639d ago

you can play and charge it at the same time if the cable isnt long enough a 3m one is like $1/£2...

bleedsoe9mm3639d ago (Edited 3639d ago )

i just go play on something else , the length of play time seems to be somewhat better since sony put out the dimming option , now if the give the ability to turn the light off completely the battery life will be even better . i don't know where the guy got 7-10 hrs mine was 4--5hrs now with the dimming 5-6 hrs

Sitdown3639d ago

Now doesn't that sort of defeat the purpose of it being wireless?

liquidhalos3638d ago

You could always plug your charger cable into your laptop and charge that way. Not ideal but its a quick fix.

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai20h ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander197210h ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

-Foxtrot10h ago

@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander197210h ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel1d 4h ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz9h ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay8h ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers29d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken28d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g29d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing29d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H929d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola29d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66929d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle29d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg30d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos29d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola29d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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