Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Microsoft
• Released on: 2007-08-24
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Original language: German
• Subtitled in: German
• Dimensions: 1.57" h x 4.80" w x 7.48" l, 1.10 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
Recharge your Xbox 360 Wireless Controller while you play and kiss disposable batteries goodbye! Complete with a charging cable and rechargeable battery pack, the Xbox 360 Play and Charge Kit is all you need to juice up your Wireless Controller even in the midst of battle.

Customer Reviews

The best accessory for any 360 owner
This is absolute essential if you bought a premium pack or a wireless controller.

Your 360 control pad will last 30 hours on fresh AA batteries but, what you don't want, is to be in the middle of a battle on your favourite game only for a "Please reconnect controller" message to pop up. This simple cable completely removes the need to buy batteries ever again. Your on screen battery indicator (Guide blade) will tell you when your pad is running low then you simply plug one end of the cable into an available USB port on your console and the other in the top of the controller to recharge your battery whilst playing!

Simply brilliant!

Nice bit of kit!
This is a nice bit of kit. Certainly saves you running out of batteries mid game and you rummaging around trying to get some AA batteries from the TV remote or something. I charge mine is one of those stand alone docking stations that can hold two packs. I play with one while the other charges and I swap them around like that. But really good that the cable can recharge the pack while playing. If you are thinking of buying it then it's worth a second look.

Definitely one to buy but one niggle...
...charges incredibly slowly, around 5-6hrs if you're playing at the same time but holds charge for a lot longer than I expected. The wire is handy if like me you've another wireless controller but haven't got round to equipping it with a battery pack as it will work as a standard controller. I haven't tested this out yet but I'm assuming the charging wire also means you could connect a wireless controller to a PC via USB for use as a PC gaming pad. Definitely a good purchase.