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Zanquis
2 years ago
How is that even an issue?
I just got long charger cables I can play and charge at the same time.
I am used to my kid forgetting so it is always on hand standing by.
What are you, a crazy man?! It’s God of War: every second spent on hunting for cables and plugging things in is wasted time that could’ve been spent far better in-game!
If Sony would make a controller with more than 5 hours of battery life, this wouldn’t be an issue. Shouldn’t have to go wired again like a caveman to make up for it. Both Nintendo and Microsoft can make controllers that last for at least 20 hours, Sony needs to figure it out already.
Whaaat I get way more than 5 hours out of mine (either one of ’em). The Switch Pros last longer, sure, but I regularly practically Sun-up to sun-downed those things (me on GT7 and my friend on HFW). I’m more likely to burn out my hands than the controller battery in one sitting.
This is also true of my DS4 controller. It can go at least a solid 12-hour day on a charge and that one is about 10 years old. Yes, its a launch-day Destiny version that’s still being abused for steam games.
I don’t think I have a USB cable longer than 5ft (that isn’t run through a wall channel for my PC). 5ft is just shy of reaching my spot on the couch.
I’ll probably end up picking one up to have on hand, (as well as a second PS5 controller) but I only got my PS5 a few months ago, and mostly the kids play games like Fall Guys where they can use the PS4 controllers (that we have multiple of, so there are always some charged).
Just haven’t run into this situation at that moment yet.
A while back I made it a specific point to make sure I had a 10-footer of every relevant cable. HDMI, USB-C, USB-B, USB-micro, anything I had any reason to use, ever. They are now in a drawer section specifically for 10-foot cables… and I have needed them many times since then. It was a good investment even though it sounded and felt strange at the time. Oddly enough, in all cases but one, the cheapest way to get a 10-footer was to buy an amazon variety pack which had several other cables too. But also, as you mentioned, you… Read more »
Can you connect it to a portable charger and that way be able to sit wherever?
Paul
2 years ago
Replace controller with laptop and you have my house.
“Would it kill you to leave the laptop plugged in while you’re playing your games!?”
WereCatf
2 years ago
I’m unfortunately a poor PC-bleb and I’ll have to wait for years to be able to play the new GoW 🙁 The previous one was absolutely glorious and I enjoyed it tremendously, but buying a PS5 just for one, single game would be a bit much.
I love that Sony has been releasing many of their games on PC in the recent years. I just wish they’d reduce the waiting-times a tad.
understandable desire, but these games are part of what drive their console sales. They depend on the fact that some people will buy a console just for an exclusive.
I’m pretty convinced they ported Horizon and GoW to PC to help draw in more of the PC crowd, and I gotta say it worked on me.
Digi
2 years ago
This is why replacing batteries is better than a built in battery pack.
Ah well…..dig out the extra long charging cable.
Phaet
2 years ago
Makes you wonder why people who like video games start a family in the first place.
I’m not familiar with that phrasing (English is my 3rd language).
Also why did so many people hate what I said? Didn’t they have siblings who kicked them out of video games saying “my turn!” ? Or mothers who were complaining “you spend too much time playing video games?” and didn’t come to a conclusion that this situation would not happen with no people around?
Why people dislike it: It’s pretty bleak to suggest that the only way to enjoy video games is to completely give up on human interaction. As if it’s somehow a mistake for people to have a family, merely because that might occasionally hinder their playing of video games.
You’re not technically wrong that the situations you mention would be avoided by not having people around, but it’s actually depressing to pretend those are the only interactions you can have, or to pretend other people are nothing more than obstacles for playing video games.
Yeah I noticed that there are people who for some reason “need” to have other people around. I never managed to understand it though. But at least I’m not forcing my lifestyle onto others like politicians do. I’d really suck as a politician haha
Contrary to popular belief, not all gamers are incels. Kids are all grown now, and I’m PC, but the consoles are still in box in case I ever need to interest some grandkids.
Things happen during update times. And really, why wouldn’t they? They bond easier with their children, pass on the tricks, the tactics, the packets of game notes from legacy games.
2nd controller not bad but i prefer a 5m cable daisy chanined into another 5m usb3.0 cable into my consoles.
that way i can sit back and chill while controller charges and never worry about batteries. i grew up with sega handheld, i did my share of system eating batteries to know why cabled is king.
WesleyRiot
2 years ago
oof, i felt this one
also: I waited a long time to play the previous GoW, and when I finally started, I gave up after a few hours because it was so unbearably tedious. is this game more of the same?
Yes, it is more of the glorious same. I’ve found nothing wrong with it so far and loved the last one. Sorry you found it tedious, but it’s a good story related single player. Lots of emotion, but still lots of action
TRwolf2k
2 years ago
To quote a commercial jingle ♪’Plug it in, Plug it in’♪
Same, I used to have wireless keyboard and mouse. Of course they’d run out of battery power in the middle of playing a game. 😛
James Rye
2 years ago
Ah, the wonders of parenthood. Which I don’t have ofc, so I can enjoy the comic without the knowing nodding. ^^
DanVzare
2 years ago
Needs a follow-up comic where he realizes he has a second controller… but then that also needs charging because no one ever uses it and the battery has drained.
Arcanum
2 years ago
I like how he’s “your son”, not his name or anything like that, implying this is Tim’s fault or responsibility.
Or maybe Tim just doesn’t want to put his son’s actual name in the comic, which is fair.
FireballDragon
2 years ago
I just had a horrible idea: Go all Arrested Development with the kid and scare him to remembering to charge the controller before he leaves for school or something by saying both of you to have to go to the store to get a new charger and then pretending to run over a guy and knocking off his prosthetic arm. “And that’s why you always charge the controller!”
…I’m not saying you should actually do it, it was just a random idea that sprung in my head. Arrested Development was golden.
Last edited 2 years ago by FireballDragon
Andrew
2 years ago
I’m surprised you don’t already use wired controllers honestly.
The variable latency on wireless controllers is unbearable if you’re sensitive to that kind of thing, whereas wired is perfectly low latency and consistent every time as long as you have a good wire.
But I guess I’m more sensitive to it than most.
amen. people who go wireless are the same who argue modern digital music can compete with true analogue music. if you know what t expect it never stands a chance. they prob game in 480p vs true 8k
Pulse
2 years ago
heh ill never go to only charging controllers. even my switch never spends much time away from its charger.
MarthKoopa
2 years ago
PlayStation controllers always being uncharged is super accurate. Wouldn’t happen with any Nintendo Pro Controller
Rolando
2 years ago
I love how it’s always “YOUR son/daughter/mother/father/etc.” when said person did something wrong. Like, family members love to wash their hands regarding their relationship to said person at that time xD
Miguel
2 years ago
If you don’t want to be tethered to the console or ac adapter via USB, you can use a power bank
Xanthicirs
2 years ago
Gotta have that extra one hidden.
ThatMageGuy
2 years ago
This is literally 95% of why I own a power bank.
Verdiekus
2 years ago
Lmao
Alcor
2 years ago
I think the controllers are poorly designed, electrically. Their batteries run down when you’re not even playing.
It’s a rule of parenting. If he’s done something wrong (potentially), it’s “your son”. If responsibility needs to be shifted, from one parent to the other, it’s “our son”. If he does something right, it’s “my son”. Examples:
“Your son ate all the cookies.”
“Hun, our son needs to be picked up from school, can you do it?”
“First place! That’s my son!”
Cragfast
2 years ago
Funny that it’s God of War…reminds me of the way the guys says “boy” ?
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Anger makes us all have ghostly/ashy skin with red highlights.
How is that even an issue?
I just got long charger cables I can play and charge at the same time.
I am used to my kid forgetting so it is always on hand standing by.
I know what Tim is getting for is holiday gift~~
He probably has those, but you know; ‘in the moment’
What are you, a crazy man?! It’s God of War: every second spent on hunting for cables and plugging things in is wasted time that could’ve been spent far better in-game!
Pssh, the nerve on some people!
That’s so old school…….Powerbank and cable & Bob’s your uncle
Only voted up because Bob, indeed, is my uncle.
Pffft my sofa has USB points where the recline button is. Never need to worry about charging stuff 😀
If Sony would make a controller with more than 5 hours of battery life, this wouldn’t be an issue. Shouldn’t have to go wired again like a caveman to make up for it. Both Nintendo and Microsoft can make controllers that last for at least 20 hours, Sony needs to figure it out already.
Whaaat I get way more than 5 hours out of mine (either one of ’em). The Switch Pros last longer, sure, but I regularly practically Sun-up to sun-downed those things (me on GT7 and my friend on HFW). I’m more likely to burn out my hands than the controller battery in one sitting.
This is also true of my DS4 controller. It can go at least a solid 12-hour day on a charge and that one is about 10 years old. Yes, its a launch-day Destiny version that’s still being abused for steam games.
Quoting Zeke from before the reboot,
“Cables? What are we, cavemen?”
I don’t think I have a USB cable longer than 5ft (that isn’t run through a wall channel for my PC). 5ft is just shy of reaching my spot on the couch.
I’ll probably end up picking one up to have on hand, (as well as a second PS5 controller) but I only got my PS5 a few months ago, and mostly the kids play games like Fall Guys where they can use the PS4 controllers (that we have multiple of, so there are always some charged).
Just haven’t run into this situation at that moment yet.
Gaming from sitting on the coffee table for an hour it is!
Or go old school and sit cross legged on the floor looking up at the TV lol
Ow, my back hurts just looking at that cross legged comment.
…I’m so old now.
A while back I made it a specific point to make sure I had a 10-footer of every relevant cable. HDMI, USB-C, USB-B, USB-micro, anything I had any reason to use, ever. They are now in a drawer section specifically for 10-foot cables… and I have needed them many times since then. It was a good investment even though it sounded and felt strange at the time. Oddly enough, in all cases but one, the cheapest way to get a 10-footer was to buy an amazon variety pack which had several other cables too. But also, as you mentioned, you… Read more »
Our solution was everyone had an assigned controller. Got custom shells for them and everything.
Can you connect it to a portable charger and that way be able to sit wherever?
Replace controller with laptop and you have my house.
“Would it kill you to leave the laptop plugged in while you’re playing your games!?”
I’m unfortunately a poor PC-bleb and I’ll have to wait for years to be able to play the new GoW 🙁 The previous one was absolutely glorious and I enjoyed it tremendously, but buying a PS5 just for one, single game would be a bit much.
I love that Sony has been releasing many of their games on PC in the recent years. I just wish they’d reduce the waiting-times a tad.
understandable desire, but these games are part of what drive their console sales. They depend on the fact that some people will buy a console just for an exclusive.
I’m pretty convinced they ported Horizon and GoW to PC to help draw in more of the PC crowd, and I gotta say it worked on me.
This is why replacing batteries is better than a built in battery pack.
Ah well…..dig out the extra long charging cable.
Makes you wonder why people who like video games start a family in the first place.
It’s like Sims, with real life consequences and infinite compulsory DLCs
Well that’s… a take.
Some might even say it’s one of the takes of all time
I’m not familiar with that phrasing (English is my 3rd language).
Also why did so many people hate what I said? Didn’t they have siblings who kicked them out of video games saying “my turn!” ? Or mothers who were complaining “you spend too much time playing video games?” and didn’t come to a conclusion that this situation would not happen with no people around?
Why people dislike it: It’s pretty bleak to suggest that the only way to enjoy video games is to completely give up on human interaction. As if it’s somehow a mistake for people to have a family, merely because that might occasionally hinder their playing of video games.
You’re not technically wrong that the situations you mention would be avoided by not having people around, but it’s actually depressing to pretend those are the only interactions you can have, or to pretend other people are nothing more than obstacles for playing video games.
Yeah I noticed that there are people who for some reason “need” to have other people around. I never managed to understand it though. But at least I’m not forcing my lifestyle onto others like politicians do. I’d really suck as a politician haha
Contrary to popular belief, not all gamers are incels. Kids are all grown now, and I’m PC, but the consoles are still in box in case I ever need to interest some grandkids.
Contrary to popular(?) belief, not all people who don’t want children are incels. I really don’t get why you brought that word into the conversation.
Things happen during update times. And really, why wouldn’t they? They bond easier with their children, pass on the tricks, the tactics, the packets of game notes from legacy games.
same reason sports fans start a family i assume… we learn not to question peoples life choices and let them enjoy it.
Ooh, rookie mistake Tim. But I feel that pain.
This is why I always have a back up set of controllers for every console ?
And this – this – is why I have 2 controllers 😀
I too enjoy rewarding Sony’s design flaws (piss poor battery life) by giving them even more money. ?
there are aftermarket controllers out there… no need to buy a sony
I mean, the reason I have two controllers is for splitscreen. So anyone with a family should have at least two controllers.
2nd controller not bad but i prefer a 5m cable daisy chanined into another 5m usb3.0 cable into my consoles.
that way i can sit back and chill while controller charges and never worry about batteries. i grew up with sega handheld, i did my share of system eating batteries to know why cabled is king.
oof, i felt this one
also: I waited a long time to play the previous GoW, and when I finally started, I gave up after a few hours because it was so unbearably tedious. is this game more of the same?
Yes, it is more of the glorious same. I’ve found nothing wrong with it so far and loved the last one. Sorry you found it tedious, but it’s a good story related single player. Lots of emotion, but still lots of action
To quote a commercial jingle ♪’Plug it in, Plug it in’♪
This is one reason I prefer wired over wireless.
Same, I used to have wireless keyboard and mouse. Of course they’d run out of battery power in the middle of playing a game. 😛
Ah, the wonders of parenthood. Which I don’t have ofc, so I can enjoy the comic without the knowing nodding. ^^
Needs a follow-up comic where he realizes he has a second controller… but then that also needs charging because no one ever uses it and the battery has drained.
I like how he’s “your son”, not his name or anything like that, implying this is Tim’s fault or responsibility.
Or maybe Tim just doesn’t want to put his son’s actual name in the comic, which is fair.
I just had a horrible idea: Go all Arrested Development with the kid and scare him to remembering to charge the controller before he leaves for school or something by saying both of you to have to go to the store to get a new charger and then pretending to run over a guy and knocking off his prosthetic arm. “And that’s why you always charge the controller!”
…I’m not saying you should actually do it, it was just a random idea that sprung in my head. Arrested Development was golden.
I’m surprised you don’t already use wired controllers honestly.
The variable latency on wireless controllers is unbearable if you’re sensitive to that kind of thing, whereas wired is perfectly low latency and consistent every time as long as you have a good wire.
But I guess I’m more sensitive to it than most.
amen. people who go wireless are the same who argue modern digital music can compete with true analogue music. if you know what t expect it never stands a chance. they prob game in 480p vs true 8k
heh ill never go to only charging controllers. even my switch never spends much time away from its charger.
PlayStation controllers always being uncharged is super accurate. Wouldn’t happen with any Nintendo Pro Controller
I love how it’s always “YOUR son/daughter/mother/father/etc.” when said person did something wrong. Like, family members love to wash their hands regarding their relationship to said person at that time xD
If you don’t want to be tethered to the console or ac adapter via USB, you can use a power bank
Gotta have that extra one hidden.
This is literally 95% of why I own a power bank.
Lmao
I think the controllers are poorly designed, electrically. Their batteries run down when you’re not even playing.
Pretty sure all electronics do that.
Yes they do.
You don’t have two? My wife and I have one for each of us.
“your son”, not “our son”?
c’mon I can tell you, as a mom, I often say “your kids” and it means nothing
Honestly didn’t know this was a thing
Why the downvote?
It’s a rule of parenting. If he’s done something wrong (potentially), it’s “your son”. If responsibility needs to be shifted, from one parent to the other, it’s “our son”. If he does something right, it’s “my son”. Examples:
“Your son ate all the cookies.”
“Hun, our son needs to be picked up from school, can you do it?”
“First place! That’s my son!”
Funny that it’s God of War…reminds me of the way the guys says “boy” ?
that’s the joke
and THIS my friends, is the reason why Wired controllers are always superior.
Ah yes, playing Bloodborne with console and screen at arms reach on the cold floor…
Let me introduce you to Zendure…
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At least they’re using the PS5 and not playing Roblox on their iPad again
and people wonder why i have a daisy chain of usb extension cables across my lounge room… never run out of power if your cabled in.
A long way from the “where’s the hug” button.