Xbox One Elite Controllers Selling Out "Instantly"

@jimmyjimmyjim: Not only does that comment have no basis (the console is doing really well), but it also makes no sense. The controller is for the console. If it is doing well, the console (by default) is doing well. Goodbye.

@jagdedge124: You forgot "In my opinion"

@fogirony: I guess they initially thought that it wouldn't sell as well as they are so they limited production to save overhead.

@Mirimon78: shit man, give me your zip code ill drive there and buy.

@Mirimon78: You are full of shit.

@Mirimon78: Every store I check is sold out. If you can buy a few and sell on eBay I say do it.

@Mirimon78: Send a pic of just 1 store with elite controllers piled on shelves. Shouldn't be to hard right? I mean you have been to every store where you are from.

@PsychicKiller82: Stronger, faster, blinder.... you don't need good eye sight when your controller makes you super human.

@Furwings: My PS4 controller lasts for approximately 5 to 7 hours under steady continuous use with rumble on and then requires roughly the same amount of time to recharge via USB. My Xbox One controller, equipped with two NiMH rechargeables, lasts for around 38 to 42 hours under the same usage conditions (i.e. all week long) and then takes anywhere from 8 to 10 hours to recharge.

Given a choice, I much prefer the latter. Since I always have a few others fully charged up and ready to go, I never have to deal with any cables and can stay 100% wireless at all times. And given how long they'll last, I have all the time in the world to throw the dead ones onto the recharger, like when I take a regularly scheduled break or go to bed. Fully charged batteries are always within reach of my chair and based on my own experience it takes no longer to swap dead ones out than it does to plug in a USB cable.

I already owned a bunch of NiMH batteries prior to buying my Xbox One (some were for my Xbox 360, others for various remotes, a toothbrush, a clock, and so on) so I didn't really have to go out of my way in that respect. Financially speaking NiMH's are a far superior investment over alkaline batteries, especially if you can grab some good LSD ones while they're on sale. I own mostly Duracells and Eneloops and haven't had to throw a single one into the garbage since I began using them, which was around 2008 or so IIRC.

The PS4 is the better console IMHO, but only by a slim margin. The better controller though? That award goes to Microsoft. My only gripe is the Xbox One's A button. I own two (a must for Diablo 3) and both suffer from this annoying problem where pressing the A button either doesn't register being pressed, or registers one press as two. It drives me up the wall at times too, like when trying to create a new game save in Fallout 4. I usually end up over-writing a save I really didn't want to! Updating the firmware did help slightly, but didn't fix this problem entirely. This is the number one reason why I'll be buying the new elite controller lol.

TL;DR = I'm buying the Elite controller and I prefer Microsoft's over Sony's for the reasons outlined above. ;-)

@Furwings: http://www.xbox.com/en-ca/xbox-one/accessories/batteries-chargers/play-and-charge-kit

Here you go. Also lasts longer than an hour too!!!