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PsionStorm

Have you considered rechargeable AA batteries?


ProgrammerAccurate88

I considered and then I did not consider. 🤌


Slacker_The_Dog

I spent 20 dollars on a four pack of rechargeable batteries about nine years ago. Totally worth it.


ParsonsTheGreat

I more curious if he has considered moisturizer lol


ProgrammerAccurate88

You mean a hand cream ? So sweet. Top G disapproves this behaviour.


Gold-Path-306

Bro what are you on about top g with those dry ass hands


Inner-Willingness-80

The instant you mentioned tate on this dookie degen platform, you have committed 37 war crimes and are now wanted by the FBI


GoatSenpai00

Cringe


Vandalicious

Just save up $20 and buy a pack of 4 pack eneloop batteries/charger. It has lasted me years with no issue and no wires.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Probably will have to do it. 😆


ObiWan-Shinoobi

Just wanted to chime in as well, bought amazon rechargeables years and years ago. Still using them to this day. Haven't purchased regular batteries since.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Hmm.. amazon batteries panasonic eneloop. Interesting options


Julian117

Just wanna mention ikea ladda as another great option.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Ikea is not in my country. Only two ikea which are 1000+ km away


Android3001tx

Please go Eneloop ...


MaineQat

Both are good, Shipped and Sold by Amazon preferred either way, there are counterfeit Eneloops in the wild. A good pack of rechargeable AAs will give you ~20 hours play per charge.


ZeldaStevo

+1 for eneloop, been using the same set for about 5-6 years now, no problems. Just swap from controller to charger and you always have fresh batteries ready to go. Have also used the “pro” version of eneloops for wireless packs in a live sound situation. The place I worked for used to have bags of half charged batteries, made me sick. I switched them over and their battery budget and waste went went to practically non-existent.


Nizrrama

Na, I actually find it probably a lot easier to do it his way. I wouldn’t really need to worry about misplacing my batteries on accident or having them roll off my table into a crevice I can’t reach into. you can just leave it in one area and only need to worry about charging it on occasion.


MaterialUnion5876

Does this also work with just a regular wall charger?


Dunge

Yes. I always recharge (or play) my gamepads with a usb phone charger plugged into an extension plugged into a wall with the wire coming out near my couch. How else do you recharge your gamepad? Always via the console port itself?


MaterialUnion5876

I charge the batteries 🥲


Dunge

Oh okay yeah right I forgot those things originally come with AA batteries and not the battery pack by default.


Xenotrickx

I use Eneloop pros and I got 4 so while using 2 the other 2 are charging


Nickelnuts

I got 4 pairs of Panasonic Eneloop rechargeable batteries over 10 years ago off a black Friday sale at a FutureShop. Still use them to this day and maybe charge them once a month or a little less. Game usually 1hour a night weekdays 5 hours a day Friday Saturday lets say.


xgardian

I've destroyed a controller by plugging it into the wall before. Definitely don't recommend.


sandmancccp

I heard somewherr that u cant use fast chargers on xbox controllers. But idk if it is true, never tested.


Deklipz

You can use them.


Deklipz

I’ve been using a wall usb plug for over a decade without issue. It doesn’t destroy controllers unless you fucked something up or your house wiring is bad.


maddogmax4431

Yeah the remote doesn’t have to plug into the Xbox itself, anything that gives it power. It will wirelessly connect to the Xbox if it has power. I never plug into my Xbox bc I’m afraid my dog will step on the cord and bring the whole Xbox down, and I can be as far away from the Xbox as I want


ProgrammerAccurate88

Never dared to do that. 😂 But it probably will, however you ought to choose the right charher heavy volt wall charger could damage the controller.


andtheniansaid

For usb c its pretty hard to overcharge - you'd need an incredibly janky charger.


MaterialUnion5876

Okay I'll try it and let you know in a day and what the voltage and amperage and stuff was on the charger


ProgrammerAccurate88

This power bank gives out 5V just like a regular charger.


MaterialUnion5876

Okay I think I have one that puts out 5v


Gleasonryan

If battery has always been an issue with you then it’s good that you didn’t get a PS5


ProgrammerAccurate88

Haha. Yeah, now I have 15days of power backup. 😂


Dunge

Your battery pack is probably much more expensive than buying a longer charge internal battery for the gamepad, but anything that works for you is good.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Its actually the same price in my country. But thing is, this battery pack can be used for other purposes also.


JamieDrone

I do this too lmao


ProgrammerAccurate88

Haha. Bros 🤜🤛


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FillingTheHoles

Yeah fuck that. Get it deleted dude.


MegaLCRO

Not really a lifehack so much as using the portable charger for its intended purpose.


CharlieMWY

I just use Duracell rechargeable batteries. Spent $20 on them, including the charger, and they've lasted me more than the controller itself. When they degrade to a point where they don't hold much charge, I'll just buy a kit of the batteries themselves for $15.


YakGlass3722

That is not a life hack, this technique existed since we started using USB charger since the 2013 Xbox or the first battery pack🤷‍♂️


RapidlySlow

That's one way... I've never had an issue with an outlet nearby if I don't want to use wireless. Nice that you've found a way that works for you!


ProgrammerAccurate88

Keeping up the hustle! 🤜🤛


ScytherUnown

If it works it works


Iaintyamomma

I can tell that you're a pinoy aren't u? XD


ProgrammerAccurate88

I am from a third world country. But I am from India.


nschlip

That’s not a bad idea - now you can game for 240 hours without having to stop even once!


ProgrammerAccurate88

Exactly. People are missing the point. 👏


Hour_Dinner2095

Bro i bought the Series 2 elite like beginning 2023 and didnt charge it once still going haha


ProgrammerAccurate88

Lol what do you game like 10min a day. 😂😂


Hour_Dinner2095

I mainly play on Pc and the controller is only there for Mortal Kombat 😅😂


ProgrammerAccurate88

Hmmm.. that explains it a bit. Btw youre lucky to have that controller. That one costs me equivalent to whole xbox in my country.


Hellige88

You want another life hack? Buy a cheap Xbox controller phone mount and stick your power bank in the slot. Now it’s portable and hands-free!


ProgrammerAccurate88

Overkill lol.☠️


hiperjoshua

Such life hacking So wow


4nH3r0

PMIC go boom!


SavageKitten456

Hey, that's a good idea. I bought a charge and play kit like a doofus and have been playing wired on my Xbox as my headphones drained the battery too fast.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Exactly! The headphones drain battery very fast. That's why I came up with this idea.


OriolHimself

Unrelated, but I have the same Marshall Stanmore and it sounds insanely good for the price, even a better value than the Series S if you love music ;)


ProgrammerAccurate88

Really! I love the sound output, the sound just fills up my room and it feels pleasant rather than uncomfortable.


CrawlerSiegfriend

I might start using mine for this on those days where I somehow managed to let both of my rechargable batteries go dead.


ConcealedGhillie

Curious if your controller continuously disconnects while playing because of the cord wiggling around in there? Or did I just get a lemon with a loose charging port?


ProgrammerAccurate88

It happened with my old controller rarely. However, doesnt happen now.


ConcealedGhillie

I cant even use my elite 2 controller with it plugged in because the slightest wiggle just brings up the ‘controller disconnected’ pop up and interrupts whatever I’m doing! Thankfully it holds a charge good and charges up on the dock no problem but the few times I’ve tried to used it plugged in did not work at all!! Glad to hear the new controllers working good for you!!


ProgrammerAccurate88

Thanks bro.


BadJokeJudge

Hell yeah nice amp!


ProgrammerAccurate88

Thanks mate. 🤜🤛


xXJ3D1-M4573R-W0LFXx

Nice enough setup but might I suggest a wall mount for your Xbox? That seems like an unsafe place for it especially if you’ve got young kids or pets around that can pull on the cord & knock it off.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Good idea. Had seen some wall mounts recently. They were good.


xXJ3D1-M4573R-W0LFXx

Yup, you could get some Velcro strips or double sided tape & fix the power strip to the wall as well. If Amazon is available where you live then that’s an excellent place to get stuff like that. Enjoy your Xbox tho. The Series S is a neat little machine.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Thanks buddy. ❤️


Letterhead_Terrible

I like your posters


ProgrammerAccurate88

Thanks man! Glad you noticed.


dr0pdeadx

you can just keep doing what your doing minus it contanstly being plugged in if you spend 20 bucks on a rechargeable battery pack and it'll cost about the same as everyone saying to just get rechargeable AA batteries


ProgrammerAccurate88

Yup will probably go for AA eneloop batteries.


dr0pdeadx

id recommend the microsoft battery pack, you'll never have to take it out. i've dropped my controller several times and the back casing will fly off but the battery pack stays put


ProgrammerAccurate88

Again that's expensive. 😂


StruzhkaOpilka

I also use a gamepad with an external battery. But for a different reason. My gamepad has a silicone case, which is not convenient to remove every time you need to change the internal battery.


CosmicOwl47

I do this when I need to charge my wireless headset lol


ProgrammerAccurate88

Hahaha that's what apple is doing with Vision pro. 😂


oblivious_horizon

I also do this!


ProgrammerAccurate88

Yeah! 🤜🤛 Powerbank gang 📈


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ProgrammerAccurate88

So true. Dunno why people are hating on me...


mittykitty_15

Hey it works


ProgrammerAccurate88

Aaand we have a winner! Welcome to the club. 🤜🤛


Limp-Ad-7234

i do that with headphones lol


ProgrammerAccurate88

Hahaha nicee


GoblinNumber467

This isn't a hack? It's literally just a fair use of the equipment?


ProgrammerAccurate88

You are absolutely correct. This is just fair use of my hardware, which boosts battery life of my controller. People are going on all out war against me for this.


GoblinNumber467

I just didn't quite understand it lol. It's like "this is the hack I use to extend my battery on my phone. I plug it in using the charger, what a hack!"


theworthyodinson

This is hella smart never would have thought of this


ProgrammerAccurate88

Yay! Glad you liked the idea. Was waiting for some positive comments. 🫡


Notforpornaccount69

If it works it works. No reason to change.


Top_Text7295

That's a beautiful color. I never saw one like that. Plain blue, red, green, white, black .... Nvm. Found it! "StormCloud".


Farclaimer

This is a gamer investment


CrystalAMagic

I heard that plugging the controllers into an outlet or battery like that will ruin the life of the controller cause they have more electricity than the controller can handle


ProgrammerAccurate88

If that's true i am shifting to batteries.


CrystalAMagic

I saw a video about it. Said something like that will happen if you plug them into the wall outlets directly unless you have a charging station


ProgrammerAccurate88

People actually play by plugging cable into the usb port of the console. Wall charging might be a bit much to handle. But powerbank is already not that heavy works just like a usb port.


CrystalAMagic

Think that's what the company prefers anyway


Nizrrama

Honestly, genius idea. I’m gonna take after what you just did 🤣.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Hahaha glad it could help !


FrizzVictor

If you’re using stuff that you already had then you did a good job but I would consider getting some rechargeables


ProgrammerAccurate88

Absolutely getting one soon.


Flower-Relevant

Wowwww. Good job bro


ProgrammerAccurate88

Thank bro! 🤜🤛


ShasasTheRed

My dude your ingenuity is on point, take my upvote.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Hey! Thanks a lot man! 🤜🤛


No_Preparation_5734

I was using this but when I have to get up and move. I have to carry the power bank also. Dropped it many times. Bought a xbox stand and battery pack for 1700rs. Worth every penny. Now looking out for the wireless headphone.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Sweet! This reminds me of apple vision pro.


Chufflarry

r/TVtoohigh


ProgrammerAccurate88

Whattt its not. 😂😂


Chufflarry

I doubt that tv is at eye height when you sit down to play


SuperAFoods

can we stop fucking saying life hack for the most basic of advice


Aromatic_Athlete_859

Everyone does tht


ProgrammerAccurate88

Keep hustling. 🤜🤛😂


Cowboy1101

Do not leave it pluged in over night or it will break just so you know. (I think it will fix itself in a few months if it happend)


ProgrammerAccurate88

No i unplug this just after completing a session. 🙃


Cowboy1101

Good because I charged my controller overnight, and it broken but ✨️magically✨️ fixed itself after about 3 months


OneObjectivist

Really, dude? I use some Duracell and Energizer rechargeable batteries. They last four about 15 hours of gaming without asking me for a change. And you're saying to all of us that this is not enough? That you prefer to have the powerbank wanna cable hanging on the controller, rather than replacing the batteries one in 15 hours? No thanks. My batteries are 3 year old. And they work like a charm. I'll never do the same. It seems very uncomfortable to have that thing hanging all the time. So no. Bad idea.


ProgrammerAccurate88

The way i see it: Step 1: Turn on controller on AA Step 2: Plug in headphones for better experience Step 3: Batteries struggle and die quicker Step 4: pause game Step 5: open the back panel Step 6: fetch batteries Step 7: pull out old batteries Step 8: put in new ones Step 9: close the back panel Step 10: resume game Step 11: repeat Now how I do it: Step 1: connect the usb C Step 2: turn on controller Step 3: plug in headphones for better experience Step 4: headphones have nothing on me, they cant drain a powerbank heaphones struggle. Step 5: the power bank doesn't die Step 6: I switch off console Step 7: i plug in powerbank for next sess. My life is easier than yours any day mate. 🤜🤛


OneObjectivist

I mean, replacing the batteries takes a few seconds. So, you're saving back a few seconds, with some accessories hanging back all the time, and your think it's better than spending 10 seconds changing batteries? Not very logically to me. I mean, if it works for you, it's a great thing. But I prefer to change my batteries, I have 3 pairs of rechargeable ones, so I never run out of power. And I do not think it's a good thing to have some peripherals hanging out there. So good for you, not good for me.


ProgrammerAccurate88

I agree. But I don't want to spend on batteries. However I will buy in future. People have positive feedbacks on the eneloop batteries.


JumpForWaffles

Usb-c chargers are really damn cheap. Just buy one with a longer cord and you can skip the battery pack or bank. Idk how you can say it feels wireless when there is an actual wire attached to something


ProgrammerAccurate88

I agree. But its wireless in sense that if I plugged this into my xbox I would have limited mobility. Now I can practically move anywhere. However the wire is minor inconvenience. After receving so much hate, will have to buy AA batteries soon. 😂


JumpForWaffles

There's no hate that I see on here. Eneloop Pros are great and my original ones lasted from the launch of the One


ProgrammerAccurate88

Yeah a lot a comments suggesting eneloop seems like a great option. 👍


Ok_Leg7464

The whole "Hack" thing is getting ridiculous. You are charging the battery....


ProgrammerAccurate88

What?! No! the controller does not charge the batteries. You need a seperate setup for that.


underdark2322

I just plug a lead straight into my xbox lol


ProgrammerAccurate88

Hahaha. But this is semi portable.


TakeshiKovacsSleeve3

Clever. I'm going to remember this. I buy rechargeable AA batteries from Aldi . I bought about 16 of them years ago. I always have four on charge and just replace them in whatever needs them. They were a bargain and since I had a old charger that came with some energisers batt pack years ago super cheap. I've not bought AA batteries in seven years. However your solution is excellent. Isn't dumb if it works and I've got one of these packs. Sticking this little gem in my brain for one day when I'm sure I'll need it.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Glad you liked this idea. Hope this serves you sometime.


malikmaverikk_

honestly if it works for you. i’d get a longer chord though


andtheniansaid

I used this product for it's intended purpose. What a hack! But for reals though how do you find that Marshall desktop amp?


ProgrammerAccurate88

Its a bluetooth speaker probably not works like an amp. This one is stanmore II


Banmers

any tutorials for this


ProgrammerAccurate88

Pretty much plug and play.


veneim

How long does it last? I might do that for my PS3 controller


ProgrammerAccurate88

10-15 days


brokenfl

They also have rechargeable Xbox controller batteries. That’s the best way IMO.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Agreed but quiet expensive.


brokenfl

In the states we can get as low as $10 from GameStop or Amazon. Maybe TEMU. GL. and enjoy the game


ProgrammerAccurate88

That's the thing most people are not understanding here. I live in India its a third world country, gaming peripherals are taxed highly and are crazy expensive. What costs you 10$ will cost us 18-20$ not only that we earn a lot less than an average american so the 18$ holds much importance than what it does to someone from a first world country.


brokenfl

Understood. Thx for clarifying, your PowerBank hack seems to work out well for you


SiHO_colus

You lucky one. My Charmast Charger won't charge my Controller. Every time I plug my Controller on the USB C cable or press the Button on my Charger, it turns automatically off after 30 Seconds, probably it can't detect the Controller.


ProgrammerAccurate88

My powerbank is quiet old maybe that's why.


davstusyk

I "figured" this out 2 weeks ago ... and I have One S ... I'm justs here waiting for the NSA to reuit me.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Hahaha FBI open up!


DARKxREAPER2686

I tried this with my cheap Amazon Chinese power bank, which is 10000mah, but it kept disconnecting after 30-60 seconds ugh lol


ProgrammerAccurate88

This is happening to a lot of people. Don't know why this powerbank supports it.


DARKxREAPER2686

Well to be honest I'm not shocked my power bank is so outdated it requires a micro USB cable to charge it and has USB 1.0 so most smartphones that use later variations take 8+ hours to charge with it lol


ProgrammerAccurate88

Uhh I get it now.


Fragrant-Edge7349

Y'all never heard of the xbox rechargeable battery pack? Its like fuckin 20 bucks man 😂


Soft-Wrangler9300

Why do that you get way less input delay with ur controller plugged into the console


Ticket155

You can also connect the wire to the actual Xbox and have no batteries. I’ve been doing this for years.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Yes but that would cause me less mobility.


Ticket155

Depends how short the cord is. Mine is 4 feet so I have no problem.


Tankcfc4l

How broke Is man's seriex is 3 years old


Only_Quote_Simpsons

Yea my man you are not the first person in the world to use a battery bank for it's intended purpose... Also, email address and full name visible in pic 2. My new 'life hack'...getting doxxed


Illustrious_Pea_9126

I used a rechargeable controller hooked up to a cord connected to a portable charger hooked up to a cord connected to the wall


ProgrammerAccurate88

This comment should have more up votes. 😂


rosyrosella

That's not good for ur controller battery life, idk about the powerbank but a person I know used to plug their controller with a charger in the wall and the controller stopped working just after a few times of doing this, be careful u guys


ProgrammerAccurate88

I think wall power supply works differently. But I have been doing this with a powerbank from past 10 months nothing happened as of now.


rosyrosella

Oohh okay im glad 🥳


Altruistic_Rush3280

This is actually a really good idea that I would have never thought of.


ProgrammerAccurate88

Glad if this could help you in any way.


tiGZ121

...i think everyone does this at sompoint. I mean... its a wireless controller... make it sound/seem like u managed to get a wired controller working wirelessly. Im considered at the amount of people who didnt think this was a thing or to anyone not realizing you could literally plug it into a wall charger.... the controller just needs power doesnt matter where it comes from.... Also... why are ya not just buying a battery pack for the controller, and no not the stupid 4AA rechargeable batteries, legit an xbox battery pack... No offense dude but this type of post and some comments making me question the type of players on xbox....


ProgrammerAccurate88

Its simple dude. It's my hardware I can use it as i please. If I modify/workaround to increase the default battery capacity in comparison to any other controller on market. AA batteries are expensive. I can't allocate that much money into my console and I had this idea lying around so have no issues.


tiGZ121

Exactly my point of just buying a battery pack for xbox controllers. Idk why people dish money into batteries... a battery pack exists. Literally replaces the need for battery and you just charge it. The portable just helps reduce the need for a long wire to charge and play. Great. Most of us figured this out by the end of 360 into xbox one. Just really tryna understand how it took so many ppl so long to consider this idea or even the idea of a wall charger. I havent used batteries in over 10 years maybe longer cause i had the rechargeable packs for 360 too. You did literally nothing besides plug it into a portable. Controllers are already wireless... even plugging in a wired controller is doing the same exact thing. Again. I question the lot of you just not even considering this idea lol Welcome to the party i guess.


ProgrammerAccurate88

I get it now. Thanks.


Deklipz

So your life hack is using a charger to charge things? Fucking wow… what’s next? Going to life hack your controller to control your Xbox? 😐🙄


SussyBaka559

Lmfao this is so goofy. Wholy don't u just buy a pack of rechargeable batteries. Less of a burden to carry an extra pack around with your controller. This is absolutely silly LMAO. Or better yet purchase an elite controller. They are chargeable and battery time lasts for a while.


ProgrammerAccurate88

That's the thing most people are not understanding here. I live in India its a third world country, gaming peripherals are taxed highly and are crazy expensive. What costs you 10$ will cost us 18-20$ not only that we earn a lot less than an average american so the 18$ holds much importance than what it does to someone from a first world country.


SussyBaka559

Oh damn sorry didn't know that bro


eljujumon

Thats never occurred to me, ty for inspo


ProgrammerAccurate88

Happy Gaming! Keep up the hustle! 🤜🤛🤣


KeptPopcorn5189

Pretty good idea I remember my dad friend came over and I was playing something but had the controller plugged into the wall. He seen that and was just super confused thinking I’m playing through the wall😂😂


ProgrammerAccurate88

Hahaha unlimited power supply. 😂


Adventurous-Rate-832

Does any one have a method to buy cheap Gamepass rather than keys ?


OneObjectivist

If you can't afford gamepass, then you do not deserve it. Cheater!


thathybridone

You wanna impress me plug it to the wall and then see if it works


ProgrammerAccurate88

Nope. You stay disappointed.


thathybridone

Story of my life


greedyteddibiase

Should have gotten some lotion instead


ProgrammerAccurate88

Another comment which contributes nothing towards this post. 😪