Xbox One Play and Charge Kit

I bought this to keep me going until I buy a second controller and one of those Nyko charge docks. 1. It's simple. A charging cable and a battery. That's it. No weird parts or confusion at all. 2. It works well. Every part worked as expected. 3. Battery keeps a charge for a good long time. No issues. I don't have exact estimates, suffice it to say that I've forgotten the last time I'd charged it a few times. 4. Lithium ion battery. Cons 1. Kind of expensive for a battery and a cable. 2. Didn't come with the controller like it should have. Kind of upset I had to buy this separately. Overall, it's either this or the Nyko charge base. They're both great options but until I get a second controller, a dock seems too much. *update* So I went with that Nyko base and that turned out to be a bust. After so long, I figured I might as well just buy a second one of these for charging my two controllers. The price hasn't hardly dropped but that's okay. The first one I bought back in April of 2015 still works and still holds a charge. I've seen the other reviews about how the battery dies after 6 months. That was likely a bad batch from the manufacturer. It happens. I'm not making excuses for Microsoft because that's really not cool, but I can see both sides of the situation. Willing to take another shot with one of these. The first one turned out fine and it can't get worse than that "I work when I want lulz" charge base from Nyko.

I bought this in 2013 and it still works great. Single-handedly the most reliable gaming accessory I've ever had in my life.

Overall very good product, well made, well designed. Perfect for Xbox One users who have purchased a Xbox One headset (Turtle Beach, Tritton, Microsoft) because the new headsets are wireless to the console which means they have to get power from somewhere so they draw power from the controller. Save yourself some money buy this instead of using AA's, they are expensive. Pros: Comes with one charging cable and one lithium ion battery pack Official Microsoft made product Strong durable cable and usb plugs Battery Life (full charge) 5+ hours without any headsets or accessories plugged in. Led light tells whether charging or you have a full charge (orange-charging/white-fully charged) Long Cable 9ft from end to end Provides a USB connection with your console if you need to update controller (this can be done with any USB to USB mini cable, and headsets/accessories that need an controller firmware update for use usually include a 1ft USB to USB mini) Cons: The cable is not super long so if you have a couch or seat more than 8ft away the cable isn't going to have slack and the lack of slack will be noticeable both by the look of it and how it feels while holding the controller. ***If you are using the play and charge kit while using the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter to connect a Xbox 360 headset to use with the Xbox One there will be a loud ringing buzzing noise both in your headset and transmitted through game chat on some headsets such as the Turtle Beach X12's. As of now there is no fix for it, and as far as I know Microsoft has not been working on one*** *** TEMPORARY FIX*** Unplugging the cable will stop the ringing buzzing noise and as long as you are not playing for more 6 hours your controller battery should last.

These batteries are an improvement over the 360 counterparts and definitely last 3-4x longer than those in the Dualshock 4 - and this is with vibration and use of headphones pretty often, but Microsoft needs to iron out the bugs as I experienced this across 3 Xbox Ones and multiple controllers. I tend NOT to neglect or abuse my electronics but I have tried using these batteries every which way to maintain proper function of a Lithium Ion battery and they still end up having issues in keep a charge. I am on my 4th battery in 2 years and the issue is eventually they will just charge how they want, when they want even though the battery is still very much viable. My previous battery (3rd) can still hold a very long charge but when it chooses, it can just bleed out over the course of 1~2 hours at times. If I plug in the official USB charge cable, the white light indicating a full charge can come on instantly or within minutes or it could be on all night. It doesn't happen that often but even a little can be often enough for some, so just be aware of this inconvenience and IMO, is still the way to go in terms of cost/benefit since the 3rd party batteries seem to not only have a low output but also seem to even be hazardous.

As always, Microsoft has proven to be a solid purchase in ALL XBOX ONE accessories. I have tried knock offs and they have failed superbly. If you own an XBOX ONE (and all other variations) stick with the best. The recharg's battery is solid and reliable. As I stated, I have purchased third party models.......and: 1. They do not have anywhere as long as a play time as the MS version. 2. They quickly discharge even when not being used. 3. When recharging them it can take days....the original MS version fully charges within 120 minutes, and yes, I am over estimating that value, I can often re-use a cell within an hour. If you game on XBOX ONE, do yourself a solid and have at least one extra MS rechargable per controller.

A must have for all xbox gamers. I dont know how many hours i have played before it ran out of charge... but for sure its more than week. And the extra long wire is an add on for windows PC.... Yes you heard it right. Connect your controller to PC with the wire and it works perfectly (download and install drivers). it wont act as a mouse... only works in a game (if developer enabled it). update 05-Apr-2016: i still stand by my review that this product is awesome. however, i do not understand why the price is now doubled. hate it when they do this. it is a damn good product but not good at this price which is now being sold at almost 4k. i got it for 1.8k update 04-Oct-2016: I recently brought xbox one s controller (white one with bluetooth from USA) and not console (i now have 2 original and 1 xbox one s controller). This play and charge kit is working fine except that it is not charging when tried with new controller only. Even today i recommend this product. Its really really good and after close to 2years of purchase i am totally happy and suggest it to fellow xboxers :-) update 07-Dec-2016: - I have tried it again with xbox one s controller. On the dashboard it does not indicate that its charging. However, when i connected wire to this controller with this battery pack for couple of hours it has charged. I do not understand why it would not indicate but charges. May be i need to give feedback on this. update 20-Dec-2016: After recent update both xbox and controllers, i now see the charging status is now showing up on dashboard as well as the light on the cable is glowing. Microsoft has now fixed it and xbox one controllers with 3.5mm jack will work as it should compared to day one standard controller. It also fixed the battery drain when a headphone is connected to the controller. Now the controller with headphone is having much life than before. I believe soon USB type C port controller should enter market. It charges fast with that cable. May be with Scorpio this sort of controller will enter market. Update 16-Aug-2020: this product is amazing and is solid. However, i see third party battery has now replaced this one. I cannot confirm on the current available. Would suggest people to wait for xbox series x to launch. Hopefully updated battery pack will be launched by microsoft.

Es un excelente producto, las baterías normales no suelen durar mucho si activas la vibración en el control y con este kit puedes durar varios días o semana sin tener que recargarlos, lo mejor es que no los tienes que quitar, lo único que debes hacer es conectar y desconectar el cable para cargar las baterías y seguir jugando.

Sehr gut, der Akku hält sehr lange und man sieht am Stecker wenn fertig geladen ist

No longer have to worry about having replacement batteries on hand when they run out at an inconvenient moment. Nice long charging lead from Xbox to controller lead means you can use the controller while the battery unit is being recharged. Warning check availability and pricing including delivery charges - It may be cheaper direct from Microsoft - if they have it in stock.