6 Tips to Improve PS4 Controller Battery Life

When the PS4 came out, it was faced with quite a lot of criticism because of its battery life and charging time. It requires an average of 2 hours to be fully charged, but once it is charged, it runs for around 6 hours. That is not a lot of time for avid gamers who like to play for hours on end without being interrupted. There have also been complaints regarding it not charging well and you might need to change the charging cable or buy a charging station for your PS4.

Therefore, in this article, we will talk about a few tips to make the PS4 controller battery last longer. If you are currently unhappy with how long your battery lasts, here are a couple of steps you might want to try. Also here are some great PS4 battery packs you can use.

1) Lower the brightness of its controller’s light bar

This will not have a lot of difference on your gaming experience, so it is relatively easier to follow this step than the others. You cannot turn the brightness completely off, so just turn it to its lowest setting. You can do this by going to the settings and the brightness option in the control panel.

2) Turn vibration off

Now, this is something that will seriously affect your game quality as your game would be half as fun now. Vibrations are the main point of the game, which provides all the fun to it. Without them, the game feels dry. However, turning vibration off will save your battery life. You will find this option in the settings as well.

3) Lower the volume

By turning down the volume or turning it off altogether, the battery life will increase. Even though this will slightly reduce the game experience, it is not a good idea to have your speakers blaring out at all times. It also causes unnecessary noise pollution. You can fix this by going to your settings and then volume settings.

4) Automatically turn off the controller

Another reason why the batteries drain so quickly is that once you stop using it, it doesn’t switch off on its own, thus draining all the battery. There are different options you can set this on. The available ones are 10 minutes, and 30 minutes, 60 minutes. The 10-minute option is the ideal one. On your PlayStation 4 go to Settings -> Power saving settings -> Turn off Automatically.   Alternatively, you can look at other ways of turning off the PS4 controller.  

5) Purchase a DualShock 4 battery pack

Now, you can get a licensed Venom rechargeable battery pack that guarantees you a 20-hour battery life. You can easily buy it from any store. However, you have to be careful of one very important factor. This battery pack can change the shape of the controller as it is attached to its bottom, so you have to make sure beforehand that you are comfortable with the way it attaches to the bottom.

6) Replace your battery

The last and final step is to replace the battery in your controller. This obviously isn’t convenient and isn’t something you can do all the time. Therefore, it is for when every other step fails. Usually, the battery is a 1000 mAh one, but you can get a 2000 mAh one as well.