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I wish the Steam Controller used AA batteries (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Based on the description on their site, the controller includes a built-in battery: "8.39 Wh Li-ion battery​, 35+ hours of gameplay... "

That was disappointing for me. Specially condidering the Steam Frame's controllers make use of AA batteries: "​One replaceable AA battery per controller, ​ 40hr battery life​"

AA Batteries might not be as convenient to use, but being able to replace them is a great advantage. All my Xbox360 controllers still work fine, but none of my PS3' Dualshock 3s.

The official docking station could be used to recharge (rechargables) AA batteries so the functionality could remain the same.

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[–] -2 points 10 months ago (11 children)

Sure, but your an outlier.

Kids toys are a use case for non rechargeable. In fact, I wouldn't be shocked its the most common use case.

Before I had kids I used rechargeable for everything but flashlights and smoke detectors.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    From the votes, I think you are the outlier.

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  • [–] -2 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Oh wow what a huge sample size of 4.

    Lemmy is a very anti consumption site, and I would guarantee you they are lying is well. If I walked into their house right now I would find at least one toy with disposable batteries.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah I guess it's "weird" to use rechargeable batteries which are only slightly more than regular batteries but can be used over and over and over again. Putting aside "anti consumption" that's just plain the better deal

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  • [–] -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Well it depends. That is the point I'm making. I put 25 cents worth of batteries in my sons buzz light year 7 years ago and it still works. Rechargeable make no sense for that.

    Thats it. Thats the whole point. I was responding to the person that said that using disposable in kids toys was the dumbest comment they've ever read lol

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I have no idea where you are but not even a single battery is 25 cents where I live.

    Even then, you're still literally throwing away money when you get rid of it instead of buying a product you can reuse in any other future toy, remote, whatever. Throwing away money is the dumbest thing. You don't make any sense, not financially, ecologically, my original comment I think still reigns true, it's pure laziness.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    You can get disposable for 12 cents a battery on amazon right now.

    If I buy even 50 rechargeables I'm never getting money back.

    I stand by my original comment. If you have a lot of toys you want disposable with long shelf life.

    But I do agree if you have a toy that chews through batteries you want rechargeable. Most kids toys do not.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (4 children)

    I don't think you are the norm with the amount of batteries your kids consume. Most people don't have that many toys nor have that many kids.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Sure but thats not the point. The discussion got started from someone saying that there is no use case for disposable batteries in kids toys, which there is.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    And yet your example is an outlier. They haven't said anything wrong, you just want to be right. They do not have a hundred batteries they need to replace constantly- just you and your large extended family. And no one said there's zero use case for disposable batteries in this thread (go ahead and find the quote, you won't).

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    The entire discussion that got started was because I said kids toys are a use case for disposable and they responded saying its the dumbest comment they've ever read. So they are saying under no circumstances should you use dispobable in a kids toy. That is flat out wrong.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago

    They said that because you said "I'm not going to buy a 100 pack of rechargeable batteries" because that's a ludicrous idea for a typical parent. Families have two kids on average (trending downward) so how many toys do you think each kid has that requires batteries? How many battery powered toys are they actually using at a given period? Can they share toys? Can you teach kids to charge their batteries and move them? You read into it and didn't even figure out what or why they were calling you out.

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