You can also find replacement batteries online, though hard to say how easy the replacement will be. Wasn’t bad for ps3 or wii u controllers, but no idea how ms approached it.
The official Xbox 360 rechargeable batteries were absolute hogwash. Terrible battery life when they were new, and it just kept getting even worse really fast.
I could imagine the third party batteries being better. I’ve only ever had one set of Xbox One/Series controller rechargeable batteries (third party but AFAIK officially licensed) and they’re working just fine.
Battery tech has improved a lot since they came out and (at least for the other two systems mentioned, plus any other device I’ve replaced the battery for) you can often find batteries with better specs than the original for longer lasting (before recharge is required, can’t say yet about total lifetime).
It’s also not a bad idea to check if your batteries have become danger pillows, though the controller ones tend to be housed in hard plastic that makes it less obvious, but my wii u battery did feel like it had a bit of a bulge to it, leading to a nervous period where I had gotten rid of the old battery but was still waiting for the new one to be shipped lol.
You can also find replacement batteries online, though hard to say how easy the replacement will be. Wasn’t bad for ps3 or wii u controllers, but no idea how ms approached it.
The official Xbox 360 rechargeable batteries were absolute hogwash. Terrible battery life when they were new, and it just kept getting even worse really fast.
I could imagine the third party batteries being better. I’ve only ever had one set of Xbox One/Series controller rechargeable batteries (third party but AFAIK officially licensed) and they’re working just fine.
Battery tech has improved a lot since they came out and (at least for the other two systems mentioned, plus any other device I’ve replaced the battery for) you can often find batteries with better specs than the original for longer lasting (before recharge is required, can’t say yet about total lifetime).
It’s also not a bad idea to check if your batteries have become danger pillows, though the controller ones tend to be housed in hard plastic that makes it less obvious, but my wii u battery did feel like it had a bit of a bulge to it, leading to a nervous period where I had gotten rid of the old battery but was still waiting for the new one to be shipped lol.