No, I didn’t miss that at all. However, the bulk of your post was about the pointlessness of wireless controllers when you’re playing close to the TV, and the annoyances of managing batteries. The Xbox breakaway cable was the exception to the rule. Most other controllers were just waiting to drag your whole console to oblivion.
You must’ve missed the part about the original Xbox style breakaway cord. There’s no possibility of yanking the console from the controller cord.
No, I didn’t miss that at all. However, the bulk of your post was about the pointlessness of wireless controllers when you’re playing close to the TV, and the annoyances of managing batteries. The Xbox breakaway cable was the exception to the rule. Most other controllers were just waiting to drag your whole console to oblivion.