They will be wireless, but you will have to plug them for charging anyways. What does that have to do with being serious while gaming? I mean, it doesn't make any difference for me.
I hate having to worry about scrambling to charge when I am in the middle of playing. I just hope that these new controllers will have a longer battery life so that I don't have to recharge so much. At least you can still use it when you plug into the USB. Let's just see how much these controllers are going to cost when I need a replacement.
Yes, but also no.
Every Xbox One controller is wireless. However, when you plug it in via USB it becomes wired and sends the signal via wire instead of wireless (while also charging batteries, if you are using the charge-pack - or in the case of your question, it's using the power via cable instead of the batteries).
This is in contrast to how Xbox 360 controllers work. X360 has both wireless and wired. An X360 wireless controller when plugged in via USB is still sending the signal wireless, but is getting power via the USB. This is why you can't plug an Xbox 360 wireless controller via USB into your computer and have it work, because the controller is still sending a wireless signal.
This makes the Xbox One controllers great for both Xbox One and PC gaming, because you don't need to buy a 'wired' controller for it to work on the PC, you can just plug it in via USB and it'll send the signal via USB instead. I'm really glad Microsoft did this.
It strikes me that I would like to see an update to Xbox Glass that turns it into my gaming remote. If I could have an additional controller in the form of my iPad or iPhone that would be really sweet. Then they would also have a viable competitor against the steam box controller. That's the definition of getting two birds stoned at once.
Well if your a competitive gamer there is a noticeable latency issue. The new controllers don't use the usb simply to charge any more. It turns the controller into a wired controller, which was an intentional design aesthetic so that competitive gamers no longer have any lag by simply turning the controller into a true wired version. So you essentially have 2 controllers in one. This is not possible with the 360 since when you plug in to charge, the signal is still being received wirelessly.
I never noticed that much latency in input when playing wirelessly, maybe it's because the console is really close to the controller? The only time i have them wired is when i am charging them and playing at the same time.
Yes, but also no.
Every Xbox One controller is wireless. However, when you plug it in via USB it becomes wired and sends the signal via wire instead of wireless (while also charging batteries, if you are using the charge-pack - or in the case of your question, it's using the power via cable instead of the batteries).
This is in contrast to how Xbox 360 controllers work. X360 has both wireless and wired. An X360 wireless controller when plugged in via USB is still sending the signal wireless, but is getting power via the USB. This is why you can't plug an Xbox 360 wireless controller via USB into your computer and have it work, because the controller is still sending a wireless signal.
This makes the Xbox One controllers great for both Xbox One and PC gaming, because you don't need to buy a 'wired' controller for it to work on the PC, you can just plug it in via USB and it'll send the signal via USB instead. I'm really glad Microsoft did this.
Well, that sounds great. Let me get this straight though, does this mean that we don't have to buy a separate Play and Charge kit? Not like it matters too much to me, as I prefer wireless, but I wanna know.
Well if your a competitive gamer there is a noticeable latency issue. The new controllers don't use the usb simply to charge any more. It turns the controller into a wired controller, which was an intentional design aesthetic so that competitive gamers no longer have any lag by simply turning the controller into a true wired version. So you essentially have 2 controllers in one. This is not possible with the 360 since when you plug in to charge, the signal is still being received wirelessly.