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Sony patent could let players tap a credit card on their PlayStation controller to buy games (www.dexerto.com)
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[–] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I skipped the PS4 gen and went from 3 to 5. Is it just my poor memory or did the PS3 controllers not last longer? I know the 5 has more going on in it, but the battery tech has to improve greatly as well in ~14 years

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Ps3 controller where basically the best controller ever made in terms of battery life and reliability. Hall effects, amazing battery life, could fall from a 2 story drop and keep on trucking.

    They where so reliable that's it's part of the reason I think they have been slowly making them worse ever since.

    So that people have to actually buy new ones.

    Outside of a SINGLE battery replacement from age, my original day 1 ps3 controller is still going strong while every PS4 and 5 controller I've had has started to fail in one way or another in like a year ish.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    I think the Wii U pro controller had the best battery of all controllers. That thing would just like a month and there was barely any standby drain, it kept well ahold of it's charge. But the DualShock 3 was a close second.

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