[情報] 微軟不是因為金頂合約才在手把使用AA電池

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-01-07-no-microsoft-isnt-forced-to-use-batteries-in-xbox-controllers-because-of-a-deal-with-duracell

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No, Microsoft isn't forced to use batteries in Xbox controllers because of a
deal with Duracell

微軟不是因為金頂合約才在手把使用AA電池

You may have read reports which suggested Microsoft is forced to use AA
batteries in Xbox controllers because of a long-standing agreement with
Duracell.

你可能看過微軟因和金頂的長期協議被迫在手把使用AA電池的報導。

Eurogamer understands this is not accurate.

據 Eurogamer 了解這並非事實。

The story was sparked by Duracell UK's marketing manager Luke Anderson, who
said the following in an interview with Gfinity blog Stealth Optional:

這則新聞來由是英國金頂行銷主管 Luke Anderson 接受 Gfinity 旗下部落格
Stealth Optional 訪問時的言論：

"There's always been this partnership with Duracell and Xbox... it's a
constant agreement that Duracell and Microsoft have in place.

「金頂和 Xbox 一直有合作關係……這是金頂和微軟的長期協議」

"[The deal is] for OEM to supply the battery product for the Xbox consoles
and also the controllers' battery. So that [deal is] going to go on for a
while... it's been going on for a while and I think it needs to go for a
while [more]."

「（此協議就是）讓 OEM 廠為 Xbox 主機以及控制器提供電池。（此協議）已經進行
了一段時間，我認為協議還需要維持更長的一段時間。」

It is true that Xbox does use Duracell batteries in its controllers, and thatthe two brands have appeared together in Duracell marketing materials.

Xbox 的控制器的確採用金頂電池，兩個品牌都曾出現在金頂的行銷廣告裡。

But reports today suggested Microsoft's hand was being forced into requiring
its controllers used batteries instead of built-in rechargable packs simply
because of this partnership. This is not the case.

但有報導指出微軟就因為此合作關係被迫在控制器裡使用可替換電池而不是內建充電
電池，然而事實並非如此。

In a Digital Foundry interview last year with Microsoft veteran Jason Ronald,partner director of program management at Xbox, the company discussed its
decision to once again use AA batteries in its Xbox Series S/X controller
while its competitors use rechargable battery packs as standard.

微軟資深員工，Xbox 合作夥伴主管 Jason Ronald 去年接受 Digital Foundry 訪問時
討論到當他牌都使用內建充電電池時，Xbox Series X|S 控制器依舊再次使用
AA 電池的決定。

"What it comes down to is when actually talking to gamers, it's kind of
polarising and there is a strong camp that really want AAs," Ronald said. "Sojust giving flexibility is the way to please both [sets of] people... You canuse a rechargeable battery pack and it works just like it does on the Elite,
[but] it is a separate thing."

Ronald表示：「這件事和玩家討論時有點兩極，有一方十分希望採用 AA 電池。所以
這是滿足雙方的彈性方案……你可以使用充電電池組，用起來就跟菁英控制器一樣，
（但是）不是內建的。」

Simply put - there's still a large chunk of Xbox owners out there who prefer
to use batteries, and it is this thinking which drove Microsoft's decision.
Batteries, while short-lived, can also be more easily replaced than an
internal power cell, which will over time fade and die.

簡單來說，還是有大量的 Xbox 玩家喜歡使用可替換電池。是這個意見才使微軟下了
這個決定。可替換電池雖然不耐用，但相較內建電池可以輕鬆替換，不會隨著時間流
失蓄電量。

Today, Microsoft issued a statement saying similar - that its decision to usebatteries was about customer choice.

今天微軟發表類似聲明：其決定是基於消費者的選擇。

"We intentionally offer consumers choice in their battery solutions for our
standard Xbox Wireless Controllers," a Microsoft spokesperson told Eurogamer."This includes the use of AA batteries from any brand, the Xbox Rechargeable
Battery, charging solutions from our partners, or a USB-C cable, which can
power the controller when plugged in to the console or PC."

微軟發言人向 Eurogamer 表示：「我們刻意讓消費者在一般 Xbox 控制器裡自己選用
偏好的供電方式，包含使用任何品牌的 AA 電池、我們合作夥伴提供的充電電池組、
或者 USB type-C 連接線，在插入主機或 PC 時為控制器供電。」

Note the mention of "any brand", there. Despite its ever-energetic bunny
mascot, hopefully this Duracell report has run its course.

請注意微軟提到了「任何品牌」。

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