PSA: Official Xbox One Rechargeable Batteries Work With Xbox Series X|S

@Medic_Alert so I'm debating what to do fir my controller. Currently I will just be using the batteries that cone with the controller but i was debating getting a battery pack bit also heard about these eneloop pros. Sounds like there batteries are pretty good at keeping a charge, you just have the 4 pack and charger?

For Xbox one I use a wired connection, 2meter usb extension and the usb cable that came with PS4 as it's the only one I have that gives a steady connection and never cuts out

That's good to hear! I have two of the Play & Charge kits around, and use one with my Elite (which I will still be using my Elite V1's with Series X. No reason not to. Excellent controllers, and I have 2 spares. All I miss is the share button. Unless I adore the new triggers more .

But I, for one, was upset when Elite V2 opted for rechargable batteries, I thought that was a step backward, and I was thrilled to find out Series X regular controllers will still use good old AA rechargables. People mock it, but IMO it's the best battery solution for a controller. Except the dodgy 360 battery compartments that would lose contact. I use the white Eneloops and replace my batteries like once every 2-4 weeks. It's amazing. 12-20 controller charges a year versus after every session with the other consoles.

@Medic_Alert the regular Eneloops should be better for the task than Pro. Pro is for high-drain devices like camera flashes or motors. Controllers use a trickle. The Pros get less recharges, and retain their charge when idle much less well - overall I'd think you'd get long runtime for console use out of the regular white eneloops. The Pros have higher initial capacity, but they also lose charge much faster so as to negate that if you're not using it with high-draw devices. I haven't tried the pros in an XB controller, but given how well the white performs, and knowing the curves and the use cases for the black pros....I've never really made a point of trying them. I do have some around though.

I noticed this as well, this morning I plugged my One's rechargeable battery into my new Series X controller and it works perfectly. Disposable batteries aren't very ecological, and rechargeable ones needs to be taken out of the controller to be recharged. And this is more expensive, because then you also need a battery charger.

I will just use my Nintendo Switch Pro controller cable to charge the controller.

I’ll be sticking with my 3100mAh rechargeable batteries. I find the official ones are convenient but don’t last very long until they stop working

I use these for my Xbone, and find them to be very convenient:

https://www.google.com/shopping/product/2653259067115572319

Anyone happen to know if they‘ll work on Series controllers as well?

I normally use batteries from nyko

@Medic_Alert Yeah, they certainly will work, but I expect you'd get longer play time out of the regular ones. I keep some pros around for specific devices, but generally they're a pretty purpose-specific battery. They're great for camera flashes, high output flashlights that drain a lot of juice in a short time, things with motors with more draw than rumble packs, things like radios/walkie talkies that have a pretty high juice demand. Anything that has a fast discharge curve and frequent recharges is benefited by pros, anything with a low discharge curve and less frequent recharges, the normal ones actually outperform. It's one of those cases where the marketing just makes it sound "better" but in actuality it's "completely different product with different advantages/disadvantages for different applications." I forget what the curves look like, but the self-discharge of the pros is a fairly steady decline, better than traditional NiMh, but much sharper than regular Eneloop that has almost no discharge curve at all. And the curve of capacity loss over a given number of recharges is significantly steeper on the pros than the regulars, where they wear out and get "smaller and smaller" noticeably quicker than the regulars that keep on ticking for a very long time.

They're more of a "burns brighter, shorter" thing - but if you're doing wedding photography, the extra 45 flash shots per battery change is going to be worth rebuying the batteries more often, whereas for a controller, if you're not using it all the time, it'll be down to 30% capacity in a few weeks of idle, where the normals might sit at 85% for most of a year.

MICROVERSE BATTERIES!

The rechargeable battery pack I have has the controller sit in a dock so I'm good to go. Worst case scenario if you already have these battery packs is just charge it in your Xbox One pad but I'd imagine many of us will have a USB C cable these days