This may already be annoying at times when the all, especially since one is a controller again just in an exciting mission at Destiny or with the dude in an exciting FIFA Match. Whether the DS4 now consumes more than his older brother, I can not say, subjectively may already be the case. The included USB cable for charging from Sony is very short and not suitable for gaming-while-charging. The two cables here at the optimum length and even if it feels as if we back in 2000 (PS2 controllers were not wireless), they fully meet their purpose. Buy recommendation.