Sony done something right. Batteries.

So, recently I was informed that a lithium battery pack slowly dies over time from use, especially if you leave it plugged in constantly.

Hey, I'm human, there are things I don't know. You think you're so smart?

How many leagues in a furlong??? Exactly. You don't know nothin, about anything.

I went out and bought a new battery pack for my xbox, and a new charge cable. So as it stands now I have..

2 packs that take actual batteries
2 white battery packs
1 black battery pack
1 charge cable
1 dual charge stand deal (the white thing that charges two batteries at once)

All to play a damn game. Here's my problem: The Xbox controllers, when they are about half-full of charge, start to do that damn swirly light crap on the controller. Bugs the hell out of me. The two white battery packs I've had for about 4 years now do that after about an hour of play. Apparently it's rare to have batteries last that long. So I fought with them for a while, until my stupidity was pointed out.

The new battery pack is like night and day. Better rumble, faster response, and it's charge lasts longer, even longer than the packs I had with batteries.

Great, you sellin me batteries or something? No, but I'm just sayin, maybe it's time to upgrade.

Just remember, if you upgrade, be sure to buy new. Chances are if they are used, they've been used and you won't get the same life out of them. True stories.

So now I'm on this "upgrade the batteries" roll, I plan on getting new chargers and packs for the wii, and the DS will be charged only after it's died. Then I get to the ps3.

You bastards. You just went ahead and made a complicated decision for me. On the xbox, if the batteries start to go, I switch to the pack that requires legit batteries, and use that until the battery pack charges or I buy even more double A's.

But Sony... you just.... didn't even give us that option. Sure the battery inside will also have a shelf life like the xbox, but you require that cable in many trades, and if not those cables are a dime a dozen. Not like the xbox charge cables that are super specific and the cheapest ones will still swing you about a $10 spot. Those mini-usb cables? I have like 5. I throw some of them away, I don't even use them. I'm probably going to make a hammock out of them. What I'm getting at is they are plentiful.

Long and short of all this? Sony is easily the best at battery/ controller management. If your controller starts to die, charge it. No switching of packs and waiting for one to charge. No searching for a cable to charge it, chances are one is near.

I don't know if people even realize this.... I need to go make sandwich boards declaring it or something....