Sam (He/Him) is the former Managing Editor of DualShockers and is now Senior Reporter at TheGamer. He's been in and around games media for six years now and has held a variety of roles within the ...

Amid new speculation caused by comments from a Duracell spokesperson, IGN understands that there is no deal forcing Xbox to use AA batteries in its controllers. Speaking to Stealth Optional, Duracell ...

It was reported yesterday that the reason Xbox controllers still rely on AA batteries is due to a long-term agreement with Duracell to supply those batteries. Many won't be surprised to discover this ...

While every other console controller on the market uses internal rechargeable batteries, Xbox’s still let you use AA batteries to power them, and new remarks by a Duracell spokesperson possibly shed ...

WTF?! When practically everything has a built-in rechargeable battery these days, it is somewhat odd that the Xbox Series X|S controllers are powered by two AA batteries. Microsoft does have an Xbox ...

If you somehow weren’t already aware, the standard controller for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S still uses replaceable AA batteries. Xbox has previously referred to this as an intentional choice ...