My game night controller died mid-boss fight and taught me a lesson

Last Saturday we were fighting the final boss in Castle Crashers and my wireless Xbox controller just cut out. Battery died right as I was going for the block. We all wiped and had to restart the whole level. Now I keep a set of rechargeable AAs charged up and swap them before any session. Anyone else had a controller die at the worst possible moment?

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barbarahill7h ago

Oh man, have I been there? My controller died mid-Halo match and I got so mad I nearly yeeted it across the room. I literally keep a backup set of batteries in a little pouch near my couch now, like some kind of gamer survival kit. Maybe I should just tape a note on my controller that says "charge me or face the consequences" for my own good.

henry_webb6815h ago

Used to think wired controllers were for tryhards and just went wireless for the convenience. Then my controller died during a clutch moment in a fighting game tournament and I lost the match because of it. That was the moment I realized I was wrong about wired being unnecessary. Now I strictly use a wired controller for anything competitive or serious. Rechargeable AAs are a good solution too though, I still use those for casual gaming.