to blatantly dismiss the system 3-5 hours is plenty of time for the majority of gamers on the 3DS who do not go on portable gaming marathons and for those that want a longer battery life guess what... Just like the Psp there will be replaceable batteries.

I just do not see why DS fans would want the 3DS to be lowered in specs or raised in cost to give them there niche expectated play time. I mean the NGP will probably have a little longer battery life but it should because you cannot replace the battery...

Surely I cannot be the only one bothered by the constant media complaints of the battery life?

I don't really care that much, but I'd much prefer a battery life like on the ds.

The battery life should be longer, but it's not a dealbreaker.

Slashkice

Battery technology slowly advances and the only solution would be maybe to use OLED but that could drive up the price even more and was probably extremely difficult to pull off as OLED does not have glassless 3D screens yet.

Nah it doesn't bother me too much, as long as it charges faster.

I wouldn't say it perfectly fine as it should be longer, but it won't be a huge issue for me. I was okay with the 5-6 hours battery life of the PSP.

I don't really care that much, but I'd much prefer a battery life like on the ds.

cain006

So you would prefer them to take out the only innovation and the selling point of the 3DS as well as possibley downgrade the graphics even after that?

Handheld battery life has declined and even the DS had less than the GBA.

Not getting one until like the 3rd or 4th gen anyway...

Not getting one until like the 3rd or 4th gen anyway...

Infinite_Access

And you really think the battery will improve much by then... The DS got a battery downgrade from the lite to i and XL and the psp only slightly increased the battery life in later models (2000, 3000,etc.)

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I don't really care that much, but I'd much prefer a battery life like on the ds.

Banjo_Kongfooie

So you would prefer them to take out the only innovation and the selling point of the 3DS as well as possibley downgrade the graphics even after that?

Handheld battery life has declined and even the DS had less than the GBA.

I'll end up loving the system anyways, but its a serious issue for a device that your supposed to be able to take on a long commute and not have die on youdarkspineslayer

Not at all because if your involved in the niche market that would use a system 5+ hours without a recharge than you could easily bring a replacement battery.

Not getting one until like the 3rd or 4th gen anyway...

Infinite_Access

You have to wait like 4 years if they even do one since the 3DS upgrades itself.

Of course, NOW that Ninty suffers from it, stop bashing battery life :roll:

it's horrible and should be derided less 3 hours becomes industry standard because you just take it in stride

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[QUOTE="cain006"]

I don't really care that much, but I'd much prefer a battery life like on the ds.

Giancar

So you would prefer them to take out the only innovation and the selling point of the 3DS as well as possibley downgrade the graphics even after that?

Handheld battery life has declined and even the DS had less than the GBA.

Because it is vastly superior in tech to the Ds and Psp.

The Ds barely matched the N64

The Psp was around Ps2 and Dreamcast (UMD made its battery life imo) tech while the 3DS is approaching the Wii...

N64 to Wii is a pretty big jump.

Of course, NOW that Ninty suffers from it, stop bashing battery life :roll:

GreenGoblin2099

Ummm I never owned a DS rather a Psp, I am just chosing not to be hypocritical and defend the 3DS for the same attack that was against the Psp (very similar issue).

[QUOTE="Giancar"][QUOTE="Banjo_Kongfooie"]

So you would prefer them to take out the only innovation and the selling point of the 3DS as well as possibley downgrade the graphics even after that?

Handheld battery life has declined and even the DS had less than the GBA.

Banjo_Kongfooie

Because it is vastly superior in tech to the Ds and Psp.

The Ds barely matched the N64

The Psp was around Ps2 and Dreamcast (UMD made its battery life imo) tech while the 3DS is approaching the Wii...

N64 to Wii is a pretty big jump.

DS was a bit stronger than N64.

Nah it doesn't bother me too much, as long as it charges faster.

AmayaPapaya

Sadly it needs 3.5 hours to charge which ir really bad people bash psp short battery life but at least PSP can fully recharge in less tha 1 hour.

3-5 hours is with 3D on, Max brightness, WiFi on, no power save mode

It can get up to 8 hours for 3DS games, more for DS games based on settings

I don't get it. Why would that bother anyone?

1. The 3DS has a short battery life.
2. The enthusiast press reports this to their readers.
3. ????
4. Oh my god the press is so stupid and unfair and exaggerative!

I used my PSP a lot as my preferred gaming system this gen so I use to average battery life. Also I really do not play my handheld systems outdoors anyways.

3-5 hours is just piss poor for any handheld in my opinion, my GBA can last days without needing to be charged.

well I was going to comment on this but

I used my PSP a lot as my preferred gaming system this gen so I use to average battery life. Also I really do not play my handheld systems outdoors anyways.

jasonharris48

Ditto.

Battery lifeis not a problem for me TBH.

Well considering how weak the graphics engine is, yes the battery life should be much better. I think the design of the 3D is to blame and they should have just focused on better graphics than some crappy 3D effect that gives most users a headache.

At its worst it has the same battery life as the psp3000.. Which Ive never had a problem with imo.. I was never playing and went DARN IM OUT OF BATTERY AGAIN?.... Just charge it whenever you aren't playing its not a big deal. The psp1000 was a big problem, at launch it was like an hour and a half lol.. but 3-5 hours is fine...

Well considering how weak the graphics engine is, yes the battery life should be much better. I think the design of the 3D is to blame and they should have just focused on better graphics than some crappy 3D effect that gives most users a headache.

demonic_85

False.

Well considering how weak the graphics engine is, yes the battery life should be much better. I think the design of the 3D is to blame and they should have just focused on better graphics than some crappy 3D effect that gives most users a headache.

demonic_85

I'm pretty sure the battery is replaceable/upgradeable.

Most of the time I played the DS it was plugged in, so this doesn't bother me too much.

I'll just have to make sure the 3DS gets charged before a long trip, as I would do with the DS, and bring alternate forms of entertainment with me when/if the battery dies.

wow 2nd poster saying it should be longer turn off the 3d and you get as much as a ds phat , stop complaining , also turning off street pass and wifi when not in use ,

helps to

ds phat got 5-9 hours on max 10 -12 on min and in gba mode,

so this isnt to bad of a downgrade id like you to look at psp and the confirmed ngp life -3 to 4.and half hours gameplay with max settings

ya ngps battery life was confirmed by ign amoung other sources and said its the same as a stock psp 1000-3000

sure in a 3000 u can put a 1000 battery and get 8 hours BUT STILL

FOR a system thats more powerful then a psp , its got more batterylife then it makes it better then it and hasgames to boot -see mgs re saints row driver mariokart nintendogs pilot wings asphalt -looks gorgeous without 3d-from the trailers ,

and ridge racer among other original titles like steel diver and professor layton ,

and we all know how good oot star fox and super mairo 3ds is gonna be as well as paper mario and kid icaris in june omg -theres no complaining in my camp i can confirm in june july ill be buying 3 games each just to snatch all of these

and my wallet would hurt in deffinatelly from 3ds compared to ds i didnt start getting to 40 titles til dkr time -with that said ,

this is looking like my best handheld yet

wow 2nd poster saying it should be longer turn off the 3d and you get as much as a ds phat , stop complaining , also turning off street pass and wifi when not in use ,

helps to

ds phat got 5-9 hours on max 10 -12 on min and in gba mode,

so this isnt to bad of a downgrade id like you to look at psp and the confirmed ngp life -3 to 4.and half hours gameplay with max settings

ya ngps battery life was confirmed by ign amoung other sources and said its the same as a stock psp 1000-3000

sure in a 3000 u can put a 1000 battery and get 8 hours BUT STILL

FOR a system thats more powerful then a psp , its got more batterylife then it makes it better then it and hasgames to boot -see mgs re saints row driver mariokart nintendogs pilot wings asphalt -looks gorgeous without 3d-from the trailers ,

and ridge racer among other original titles like steel diver and professor layton ,

and we all know how good oot star fox and super mairo 3ds is gonna be as well as paper mario and kid icaris in june omg -theres no complaining in my camp i can confirm in june july ill be buying 3 games each just to snatch all of these

and my wallet would hurt in deffinatelly from 3ds compared to ds i didnt start getting to 40 titles til dkr time -with that said ,

this is looking like my best handheld yet

mariokart64fan

the psp came out 7 years ago and it should easily have more battery power than something made that long ago, considering the fact that the 3ds isn't that much more powerful than the psp.

OLED isn't the big game changer in battery life some people seem to think it is. I believe arstechnica did a report on it a while back, while yes it often requires less power than LCD but depending on the colours it's displaying it often requires MORE power. plus of course there's the technical limitations of using OLED for a paralex 3d screens.

battery life has always been the strong point of nintendo handhelds- the DS Lite could go on for something like 15 hours. the 3DS has a 3-5 hour battery life despite the large battery it has.

3-5 hours is just piss poor for any handheld in my opinion, my GBA can last days without needing to be charged.

Vesica_Prime

And that's obviously an apples to apples comparison. :roll:

I dont have a problem with the Nintendo 3ds current battery life, I will buy one this Christmas. If they improve the battery life by than it will be a big plus for me.

I dont have a problem with the Nintendo 3ds current battery life, I will buy one this Christmas. If they improve the battery life by than it will be a big plus for me.

Dark_man123

I'm not aware of a device with more battery life while doing the same things. I'd wait for the PSP2 battery life expectancy before saying that it's a big problem.

The battery lasting 3-5 hours means it'll need to be recharged more. Constant recharging reduces the amount of total charge the battery can hold. So it is a legitimate concern.