Mendon Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I need a new rechargeable battery for one of my controllers and stopped at three different stores: a Walmart, Target, and Best Buy. None of these stores were selling the MS batteries by themselves, with the only way to purchase one was either packaged with the Play & Charge or Quick Charge kits. All three stores had some Nyko and Interact batteries, but I don't want either of these brands. I came home and looked on Amazon and even they aren't selling the batteries. A few individual MS batteries are listed but they are being offered by sellers other than Amazon, and most were priced as much as a Play & Charge kit. Does anyone know if MS stopped selling the rechargeable controller batteries by themselves? Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Not sure if MS stopped selling them but you can still get them on Amazon... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VSFSO4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=atariage&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B000VSFSO4 Glad you posted that. I just snagged a new pink battery for my GF controller for $7.00 with free 2 day shipping since I'm a prime member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 Yeah, I saw the Blue and Pink batteries for sale by other sellers on Amazon but after reading the reviews of them where multiple people said they were "old stock" and "didn't hold a charge", I decided to pass on those. Not sure if its just a fluke that individual black and white batteries are hard to find or what.... seems totally unbelievable that MS might discontinue sale of them. Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHufnagel Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Yeah, I saw the Blue and Pink batteries for sale by other sellers on Amazon but after reading the reviews of them where multiple people said they were "old stock" and "didn't hold a charge", I decided to pass on those. Not sure if its just a fluke that individual black and white batteries are hard to find or what.... seems totally unbelievable that MS might discontinue sale of them. Mendon Not that strange. Companies like to sell you "value added" products. Even if you don't need the extra's and no value is being added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 You might be better off getting something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 You might be better off getting something like this. Eneloops are great, I highly recommend them. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 You know, I wen't the route of regular old Energizer rechargeables. They work in all of my controllers and I always have a couple of pairs on the charger just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I've always just used AA rechargeables, rayovac in my case. Instead of getting the over priced old stock "official" battery, it seems to make a LOT more sense to me to just use AA's. Of course, after getting a wired controller, I didn't see a need for batteries anymore. Too bad it seems the official ones are no longer made, but I prefer the Madcats controller anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberpunk Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 i'm with with Lord Helmet, except i use Rayovac. they last over a month for me and they're over a year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI7800fan Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Mine also died, I just gave up and only buy wired controllers now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 yeah, I'm a big fan of Eneloops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Ghost Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 You might be better off getting something like this. Eneloops are great, I highly recommend them. ..Al Eneloops are all I try to buy, and I charge them on an LaCross Tech charging station. After a few rounds of purchasing, I am just about at the point where all I have are rechargables in the house. If anyone is ever for a more advanced charger, I highly recommend the LaCrosse stations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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