Nyko Charge Base - PlayStation 4 with a Modern and Simple Drop and Charge Design, Dual Patented Dongle Charging Port, Includes a USB and Wall Mount for Super Fast Charging of PS4, PS4 Pro and PS4 Slim Controllers

To all of you who are gamers, be it novice or pro, the discovery of this Nyko Charge Base for the PS4 is UNDENIABLY NECESSARY! A little over a year ago, I sold my Ipod Touch 4th generation to purchase the Xbox 360, which I played with when my brother-in-law received it as a gift. He maybe played with it once, and that introduced me to Spider-Man: Edge of Time and I had such a BALL! playing the game, I decided I had to have the system for myself. I probably could have had my mother-in-law give me his since it has become an experiment on dust collection (LOL), and keep in mind I was 38 at the time and had not owned or played a gaming system since the SNES. Yeah. (Wow, thoughts of NBA Live '95, when you had to make Michael Jordan on the game! Remember blowing dust out of the cartridges, HAHAHAHAHA! For those of us born in the 70s and early 80s, the SNES has become our 8-track tape player!) That was the pinnacle of gaming at the time, and other than the Ipod Touch, I had not thought about gaming systems since.I still feel like the experience of games is very new to me, but as you can tell, I am still learning. I can only assume charge bases were also made for the Xbox 360, the PS3, the Wii, but knowing about this would have saved me quite a bit of money on rechargeable batteries. This Nyko is very, very use to use, and I initially thought the contact points were a separate component that needed to be purchased, but after taking the base out of the box, there's a little tiny box at the bottom of the box that holds the charge points. Pull them in and charge your controllers. That's it and you are good to go. Charging does not take too long for the first time, so know for the little bit of money spent buying this will hopefully last the life of the PS4 and the controllers themselves.

If you have kids this maybe the answer! Time will tell!! I just got this hooked up last night So far seems fine. I recently purchased some new PS4 controllers to use with my PS3. I have a 5yr old and an 8yr old. In 2 weeks I went through 2 USB mini charging cables from the younger one not taking his time plugging it in to charge or getting the end of the cables bent over. Sometimes they keep the cables plugged in then sit on the cables stressing the USB ports out on the controllers and the console....not good... This seems like a great solution to my problem..Functionality seems like if the controllers are charged the icons on the base unit showing each controller turn off after a few seconds. If the controller is low the icon stays on.MANUFACTURER: A better way to do this, People like to see a visual indication for things all the time... Is it on the base, is it not on the base, is it charged and that's why the icon doesn't come on??? My idea, when you put the controller on the base, if it needs charging the icon flashes steady. If the controller is charged the icon is on all the time indicating ready to use.. That way the user knows if the controller is seated in the base unit properly. When I put the controller in the base unit and the light went out a few seconds later I have no idea if it is charged or not making contact anymore right???? Just my opinion, It does work like they have it though.NOTE: The little USB adapters come in a very very small box attached to the underside of the packaging with the base unit. I had to tare the box apart to find it. The adapters plug in nice and firm to the controllers, and you plug in the base unit via a regular cord. (No big ugly wall module) You simply place the controllers down in the base unit to begin charging. No cords to worry about and no USB connectors to keep unplugging in and out every time!! So many times I have gone to use my controllers and the kids had not charged them, because they had not plugged them back in with the cable. This makes it a no brainer for them!! So far I love it.. I will update in the future if I have any problems.. It would be nice if it came with one spare adapter as well.....

I really like this charging station just as I like Xbox One charging station. The reasons are because for 1) you get an easy way to store your controllers 2) it keeps them charged when your not using them 3) just drop and go! Those are the top three reasons. I wouldn't knock stars off this for how the controllers "don't fit" because they do fit. If your throwing your controllers on the charging station as you run out the door then No this will not work as planned but if you take care of your stuff and place it on the station then your fine. I was curious to see how they were going to place the charging pins for these controllers because of the ports being on top but I don't mind the dongle that connects to the top as it very fitted to the PS4 controller. Once they are connected to the controller they don't seem to wiggle or want to move which is a great thing. My only negative was that I was waiting for Amazon to ship me this product but after a month of waiting I finally decided to cancel my order and re-order the same product for a few dollars more from a different company. It arrived not even a week after I did that, but I'm not going to fault the product for that mishap.Great product and a definite recommend to those who are in the market.

It's a simple charging piece, does its job well and has nice looks. The only reason I give it 3 stars is because the charger plug is separated from the device. It's not a hassle per se, as you plug it on your controller and can leave it there while using the controller wirelessly. Then when you want to charge, you rest the controller on the base and the back of the charger plug makes contact with the base and begins charging.Problem is, the plug is way too small and easy to lose. If that happens, the charge base becomes useless. I think that is not the best design... I've some chinese charge bases for my PS3 controllers that work very well for years and the plug is located on the charge base itself.