Sony To Replace PS3 Controllers
The wireless PS3 controllers, or Sixaxis, as Sony would like us to call them, do not feature removable battery packs. This will make them pretty much useless when the rechargeable batteries lose their efficiency, common after a certain amount of charges. A Sony spokesman has denied the rumor, saying
“This is a purely speculative story and is largely untrue. The latest generation of Lithium Polymer batteries hardly suffer any memory effect at all, so it’ll be many years before there’s any degradation in terms of battery performance.”
Furthermore, should batteries fail after a few years, Sony will replace the controllers, free of charge
“When and if this happens, then of course we will be providing a service to exchange these items.”
The Sixaxis controller will retail for $49.99 when the console launches on November 17th in the US.
Via Eurogamer
October 22nd, 2006 at 11:54 pm
That’s pretty good by Sony, i certainly didn’t expect that. But anyway, the batteries can last years, by that time the price on the controllers will drop, plus new third party controllers will be availble.
October 23rd, 2006 at 1:19 am
Now thats customer service(Microsoft should take notes).
October 23rd, 2006 at 5:11 am
Hahaha… Why can’t they just make the battery removable? Would save a lot of time and hassle.
October 23rd, 2006 at 5:14 am
Because it’s more stylah
October 23rd, 2006 at 5:17 am
JUST IN:
Sony announce that the ps3 comes with wires and ceiling plugs so you can suspend your ps3 from the roof – to ensure stylish.. gameplay.
October 23rd, 2006 at 5:18 am
Go play you lil’ nun chuck please buahhaha!
October 23rd, 2006 at 5:27 am
Yeah.. You nun chuck please.
Doom you’re the only nunchuck please around here.
October 23rd, 2006 at 7:35 pm
[...] Sony’s PS3 controllers, also called Sixaxis, are wireless, but unfortunately do not feature removable battery packs, which makes them useless after the rechargeable batteries lose their efficiency, common after a finite number of charges. A Sony spokesman has denied the rumor, saying “This is a purely speculative story and is largely untrue. The latest generation of Lithium Polymer batteries hardly suffer any memory effect at all, so it’ll be many years before there’s any degradation in terms of battery performance.
October 24th, 2006 at 3:36 am
there latest Lithium Polymer batteries also tend to explode.
now thats a fact lol =]
October 25th, 2006 at 8:44 am
Doom Says:
“Go play you lil’ nun chuck please buahhaha!”
Well Doom, then you go play you lil’ “six degrees of freedom” please buahhaha!
October 25th, 2006 at 8:09 pm
Well Doom, then you go play you lil’ “six degrees of freedom
December 1st, 2006 at 7:06 am
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December 6th, 2006 at 4:44 am
[...] Sony’s PS3 controllers, also called Sixaxis, are wireless, but unfortunately do not feature removable battery packs, which makes them useless after the rechargeable batteries lose their efficiency, common after a finite number of charges. A Sony spokesman has denied the rumor, saying “This is a purely speculative story and is largely untrue. The latest generation of Lithium Polymer batteries hardly suffer any memory effect at all, so itâll be many years before thereâs any degradation in terms of battery performance.” [...]