Given Microsoft's history of PR nightmares for its next-gen Xbox One, "good" news from the company's own Major Nelson shows just how low the bar really is.
Amid all the turmoil the company has gone about, from trying to enforce unpopular policies, only to switch them after facing furious backlash, then maybe we should be happy for small victories, right? I suppose that's one way of looking at it. One such "victory" is that alongside of your fancy new device for watching television, $500 will also get you some lovely AA batteries for your Xbox One controller. Big thanks to Mr. Hryb for supplying the tip via his Twitter. Apparently it wasn't enough of a revelation to include in his unboxing.
Welcome to 2013, a time where companies decide that we must continue to be reliant on swapping out batteries to keep our gaming going and our legs free of being tethered by something as haphazard as a cord. God knows I've felt the cold touch of a wire one time too many. It's akin to saying your console is the wave of the future, but as a cost saving measure, all game instructions will come on an included VHS.
Now, maybe it's just me, but having a game declare to you that you're going to have to take a time out so you can go on a battery hunt? Oh yeah, best part of the afternoon. Nothing beats it.
Yes, that was sarcasm. Delightful, no? But in all seriousness, am I perhaps making a mountain out of a mole hill? Yeah, more than likely. But it's just one of those things that irks me, and I'm willing to bet it irritates a lot of you, too.
At the very least, it does let me know that if the Xbox One is an immediate success at launch, then at least it's a good sign that Duracell and Energizer stock is about to take a serious upswing. Believe in the bunny, people, he keeps going, and going, and going...
Note that Microsoft hasn't announced its "exclusive" charging set/station for the new console's controllers yet.
