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Duracell batteries have been run with Xbox controllers since the Xbox 360, and the batteries have long promoted the Xbox in its marketing. Xbox is listed as a Duracell Partner on the company’s website.
Duracell’s UK marketing manager Luke Anderson implied in an interview with Stealth Option this week that Xbox’s decision to keep up with replaceable batteries was due to a long-standing agreement between the two companies, claiming that the partnership’s a while ” will continue.
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He added: “[The deal is] for OEM to supply the battery product for the Xbox consoles and also the control battery. That [deal is] goes on for a while … it’s been going on for a while and I think it should take a while [more]. ”
Any theoretical agreement that ensures that Xbox controllers use AA batteries would now be at least 15 years old.
In a statement issued to MCV, a Microsoft representative noted that Xbox users had several options for uploading their controllers, but would not discuss the nature of the agreement with Duracell.
“We deliberately offer the choice of consumers in their battery solutions for our standard Xbox Wireless Controllers,” a Microsoft spokesman said.
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Unlike traditional Xbox wireless controllers, the premium Xbox Elite Series 2 has an internal rechargeable battery and requires no AA batteries.
Microsoft is currently using a customer experience survey around Xbox Series X | ask S “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/scarlett/ “> Xbox Series X / S owners if they would like to see any PlayStation controller features made available for their consoles.
In a questionnaire distributed to customers who have purchased Xbox Series X / S consoles, it seems that one question arouses interest in PlayStation 5 “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/playstation/ps5/ “> DualSense of PS5 controller, which was also launched in November and is widely praised for features, including the customizable triggers.
Earlier this week, Microsoft also said it was working on a solution to the disconnection issues players are experiencing with the new Xbox Wireless Controller launched with Series X / S.
The controller, which is compatible with consoles, computers, cell phones and tablets, loses connection under different circumstances, and for some people only when playing certain games, according to more than 1,700 users on a 44-page thread in Microsoft’s help forum .