Nyko Dual Charge Base High Speed Docking/Charging Station for Xbox One/Xbox One S Controllers with Two Super Fast Rechargeable Battery Packs

Our family owns several of these chargers for our Xbox One controllers (and the similar versions for Xbox 360 controllers, and PS4 controllers as well, yes you could say we take our gaming a bit seriously and I do hate leaky alkaline batteries!!). They work very well and so overall this is a product I give five stars and highly recommend. That is, as long as you aren't planing to use them on the NEW Xbox One Elite controller. My pair just arrived today, and while I didn't have specific plans to use the recharger unit for them (I just got the Halo Guardians Limited Edition Xbox One console and so I will be using the recharger unit for those two special controllers) I was disappointed there wasn't compatibility. However, I don't blame Nyko in the least. I'm sure Microsoft has kept those designs fairly tight under wraps, and even if manufacturers like Nyko knew about the design of the battery faceplate (or whatever the correct term would be), I'm not sure Microsoft would give free reign to 3rd party manufacturers just yet (or however that works in the business, manufacturing, and legal worlds) to start copying that battery cover design, etc. You see, the battery cover on the Xbox One Elite controller has illustrations on it, diagrams basically, illustrating how one can set your preferences for customization options. In the past, battery covers weren't embellished with designs (instructions) in general, just blank, so there wasn't any concern of a 3rd party duplicating such designs or information for a certain subset of controller like there is now for this one type of Xbox One controller. The main reason though for the incompatibility (sorry I should have mentioned this sooner) is the latching is different; the cover for the new controller still uses a 3-prong system to attach into the battery compartment/controller itself, but these latch into different locations. See the included pictures, one of the Nyko battery plate (marked with the Nyko branding), and the battery plate from the back of the new Xbox One Elite controller that I just received today. Note, this if the first time I've submitted a review and taken pics, so I'm sorry they aren't very good, and I didn't use a proper background; I will try to do better next time. It is easy to see how the Nyko controller cover latches are spaced very differently, and within the Elite controller, those locations there is now solid plastic so the battery plate cannot seat properly. Without being able to seal the battery compartment, one cannot have the properly covered battery charger in place (the rechargeable batteries themselves do fit, I did check this). I am not an electrician by any means, so there may be many things at work here as well. I tried placing the controller on the Nyko charger with the battery in place sans cover. No charging light appeared. I have suspicion the battery covers are necessary to keep the rechargeable battery from making extraneous contacts with anything else in or around the battery compartment, or at the very least, to avoid corrosive materials coming into contact with the batteries themselves (sweaty hands, oils, environmental corrosives, humidity etc), as well as physical protection from bumps and shocks. Another things to consider with this new controller are those metallic pedals on the back, designed for remapping buttons. It's very possible they are getting in the way as well, physically, especially when I attempted to place the controller on the charger with just the battery in place (no cover attached). The controller actually looks as if the overall "form" may be slightly different, which if it is (and I'm not just imagining things), that too could affect how the controller is "seated" in the charger and could make the difference between contact and failure. So many things are possible, it will be up to 3rd party companies who manufacture rechargeable units like these to adapt to accommodate the "newest and latest" on the market. I'm guessing Microsoft will be coming out with one (I haven't looked to be honest); at least that one would be guaranteed to work with the Xbox One Elite controller. Until Nyko and others specifically say they are compatible with the Elite controller, one must assume they are not (unless someone else here finds a workaround). Be aware, any "workaround" with existing products, not just Nyko, will not have the illustrations nor the slightly rubbery tactile feel (not sticky) the included battery panel has that is part of the Elite controller (the entire controller has a very special feel to the surface, I'm not sure how to describe, its not sticky, not exactly non-slip but sort of, but a little rubbery-like, and the backs of the handles are a very interesting mesh that seems like it will work nicely maintaining grip especially for those who may be prone to sweaty hands, but I haven't used it yet so I can't to speak to that). For all other purposes (any Xbox One controller that isn't the Elite) this is a wonderful recharger system. I've not had any troubles with it, and can definitely recommend without hesitation. We have several, for Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PS4, and have also given several as gifts. No complaints, and this isn't even a complaint it's a notification about a model change in an Xbox controller that now will require modifying the product to remain compatible. Congrats to anyone else who has just received their new Elite controllers. I plan to download the Xbox One app (which isn't on an App Store, I thought that was a bit misleading, it's actually on your Xbox One), and start enjoying my controller. It was during the loading batteries sequence that I noticed this little "issue" and I thought I would mention it to fellow gamers, so they would have a head's up, as well as any parents, families, etc. who might plan on buying this for the Elite controller (wait until it's said to be compatible, but it works great for all Xbox One controllers other than the Elite because that is a new controller and its design is very different). Enjoy!

Preliminary Review: Awesome, affordable, and easy to use. After setting it up, which was fairly easy, I plugged it in and set it to charge and it started working perfectly. From the pictures I took, you can see there is an LED controller pops up with a color. Easy to determine the battery state. A few people mentioned issues about charging it but not fully charging and getting hot. Well I haven't experienced those issues, but I can say make sure the battery is placed in correctly, or the charging contacts won't line up correctly, causing heat damage and fire hazards. See the pictures. I will update in time after serious usage. EDIT: 12/29/14, no problems whatsoever. Xbox Controllers stay charged, don't get hot, and get used heavily. Unsurprisingly, my brother plays my Xbox alot, free live since I pay for it, and free games too! So when I get home, we swap off and it goes a full day without me putting it back on the stand when I'm done. I don't know where the charge is after that of course, but its never shut off on me. I gotta say as well... the battery pack is flush. It is smooth and not bulgy, it blends well with the ergonomics of the controller itself. No heaviness or awkward bulkiness. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone in need of a charger. It charges well, it looks good, keeps things neat, and affordable. EDIT: 1/2/15, after a few extra hours of good time fun on my Xbox, due to the holiday season, I noticed my battery would die fairly quickly. After further inspection, my brother noticed that one of the prongs on the charge base was damaged. The front charger no longer charges the battery pack. A little disappointed honestly, so I had to lower the review to 3 stars. It functions and works well, but after not even a whole 2 months the base is broken. Sorry Nyko, it was a great product when it worked. I now only have 50% charging capability... thankfully we only play my Xbox one at a time. I couldn't figure out how to upload MORE pictures so I am sharing my google album, I created one with two shots of the broken prongs. I wish I could get a better picture but the flash kept ruining it and it is so dark, and I didn't feel like waiting til it was brighter out. https://plus.google.com/u/1/photos/115147083558157717223/albums/6099974858056679729 It is a safe link, if you wanna see the pictures.

I got my Xbox One for Christmas and had been waiting for the Energizer charging station to become available, mostly because I read the reviews of the Nyko Charge Base, especially the negative ones, in regards to the battery packs not fitting into the controller correctly. Well I'm not sure why people are having a difficult time because I can assure you that the packs fit into the controller just fine if you actually take the time to realize the correct direction to put them in. Not only does it say on the actual battery pak what goes where but you can actually see visually where the pack goes by looking at the part that overlays the internal charging pack. I got mine and opened it up, the packs were less than 25% charged but didn't take long, maybe an hour or less, until both packs were maxed out. The base works great, there are no issues in regards to clearly being able to see if the controller is charging or not as there is an actual picture of a controller that comes up when it's charging. If you know your controller is not fully charged and don't see a picture come up when you have set the controller upon the base you know it's misaligned. That's the only criticism, and it's a mild one at that, is that sometimes when you lay the controller on the base, especially if you only put down one controller on the base, you may not, at least initially, line up the charging module so that it's charging. However, note that this is minor, you simply need to verify that your charging before leaving the controller. I'm very happy with this base and am glad to have saved $10 not buying the Energizer one. It charges my controllers quickly, looks nice and the packs hold a charge for a long, long time.

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Que puedo decir, yo tengo una PC gamer , mas no obstante me encanta jugar con controles, asi que con el tiempo me ice de un par de controles , uno para mi PC y otro para mi laptop con sus respectivos transmisores inalámbricos. NO obstante una constante molestia era el tener que estar remplazando las baterías cada 10 o 15 días para poder seguír jugando, además estos controles XBOX One a diferencia de los 360 NO te avisan cuando la batería se esta agotando asi que era frecuente el que me quedara sin batería en los controles a medias partidas -_-. Este aparatito es una GANGA, tiene un costo mu bajo para lo que te ofrece. Trae dos pilas recargables para dos controles las cuales se integras una única vez a los controles y luego solo tiene que dejarlo caer (con cuidado claro esta) en la base de recarga y adiós problemas de falta de batería. Funciona genial y super rápido, como en 1 hora máximo carga totalmente tu control a tope, por lo menos he llegado a jugar 10 horas continuas antes de tener que ponerlo a cargar en su base de nuevo, de aun no he determinado cuanto aguanta el control sin ser recargado ya que yo lo pongo a cargar cada 3 días y con es me basta y me sobra para mis jornadas de gaiming. La base se ve hermosa y adema solida , va a ser un adorno en donde sea que la pongas y además se ve mas firme que otras bases recargables. Si tiene contoles XBOX One ,tiene que tener este cargador, esta genial. :)

This is an excellent solution to constantly replacing batteries. Full charge lasts a very long time. I have never rub out of power during a gaming session. In fact, these last multiple gaming sessions. I highly recommend this product.

Bin ein bekennender Nyko-Fan jedweder Ladestationen. Habe bisher auch durchweg gute bis sehr gute Erfahrungen damit gemacht. Nur schießt diese hier den Vogel mal schon nach nur drei Monaten ab. Sie laufen aus und haben, da ja alles hinter einem Deckel verborgen abläuft, mir fast einen meiner Controller zerstört. Dazu kommt auch noch das man(n) beim "einlegen" des Controllers in die Ladestation genau zielen muss, sonst beginnt der Ladezyklus nicht. Schade schade, hatte durch die perfekt umgesetzte Ladestation für die XBox 360 Controller mehr erwartet, denn dort halten die Akkus z.B. aus meiner ersten Ladestation (bin im Besitz von vier Stück) von Nyko schon gut fünf Jahre. *** update *** Habe jetzt in beiden "Ersatz-Akkus" am Laufen und habe die Akkus dabei nocheimal "Upgedatet". Nun laufen in den Controllern Akkus mit einer Gesamtleistung von 5000mAh. Station lädt die Akkus ohne murren und ohne heiß zu werden. Von der Stelle ein Danke an Optimum Equipped für das Angebot die Akkus zu "tauschen", ist an dieser Stelle aber nicht Nötig.