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Finally! Xbox Series Ten'due south biggest problem is solved

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The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series South are some of the most sought-afterwards consoles right now, but there'due south one large trouble with Microsoft's latest consoles – the controller/s use disposable AA batteries. And some users are finding they're running through those batteries at an alarming rate.

If a solution was going to come from anywhere, information technology was CES 2021, and the technology briefing has delivered. The HyperX ChargePlay Duo – a charging station for Xbox controllers – was announced at the conference. The Duo comes with 2 rechargeable battery packs so yous tin can charge 2 controllers at a time, and an LED light informs you when the controller is fully charged.

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The HyperX ChargePlay Duo Controller Charging Station is currently available for Xbox One (run into video below), but the version for the new consoles goes on sale in the US in February for $39.99. There's no news on pricing elsewhere in the world yet, just we await these stations to exist available in the Great britain and Europe, too. So while for at present you may have to hang on to your batteries, fingers crossed y'all can ditch them before long.

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Rosie Hilder is Creative Bloq's Deputy Editor. After beginning her career in journalism in Argentina – where her blogging prowess led her to become Deputy Editor of Time Out Buenos Aires – she moved back to the U.k. and joined Future Plc in 2016. Since then, she's worked as Operations Editor on art and design magazines, including Computer Arts, 3D World and Pigment & Describe, and got the 'Apple issues' when working on United states championship, Mac|Life. In 2018, she left the world of print behind and moved to Creative Bloq, where she helps have care of the daily management of the site, including growing the site's reach through trying to please the Google Gods, getting involved in events, such every bit judging the Brand Impact Awards, and helping brand sure its content serves its readers as all-time information technology tin. Her interests lie in branding and illustration, tech and sexism, and enough more in-between.

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