Much more than just a stereo headphone jack, Microsoft’s newly-revealed Xbox Elite Wireless Controller is a modular, remap-able and tweak-able work of engineering art.
We knew there was a new Xbox One controller coming, but this is much more than wse expected. Bits come off and move around. Steering wheel controller-style paddles in the back can be tweaked and respositioned. The thumbsticks are new. The d-pad is barely a d-pad anymore. What the hell is going on?
It kinda reminds me of Mad Catz’s modular controller from back in 2011, only taken to the next level. I shall need several of these once fall rolls around.
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18 responses to “The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Is The Good Kind Of Crazy”
Want.
That’s going to be at LEAST $179.95AU. But I want it so bad.
They already said it was going to replace the old controller that’s on shelves and be $70 US. Last week. Unless this isn’t the controller I’m thinking of.
You may pay $179.95AU if you buy it from EB though.
yeah that was just the one that changes the mic input so you can use your own. this is diff.
Fair enough.
Pretty sure its $150us.
It’s apparently US$150 so I’d put my money on AU$199.99 or thereabouts. It’d want to have an auto-win button for that price, although it is obviously targeted at pro-gamers.
…I thought that dpad was censored and blurred out :/
The D stands for dick…
The advantage being that if it’s too small, a quick rub will solve that problem…
Uh oh scuf and and cinch
Wtf is going on with the dpad? Did Microsoft overlook it again like the 360 controller?
Edit: Swappable!
God damn thats sexy
So Microsoft are over the whole even playing field thing… This may be a step towards M/KBD support.
Yeah, this is cool and all but I can’t help but feel that when you fire up a game of Halo, 1/2 the people will have these all maxed out and re-mapped to the best possible button combos, and unless you’ve relearned your buttons and bought one of these too, you wont stand a chance.
Maybe to some extent, but I think in 99% of cases anyone nutty enough to map their own controller setup to the point that its better than the optimised one the developers put in place…. That person is a nutjob who was going to kill you anyway.
I don’t think their extremely small advantage from a custom calibration is going to make as big a difference than a faster internet connection either. It’s not like you’ve given them a mouse and keyboard….
At least it can be used with both Xbox One and Windows, think this controller might be worth it as long as we aren’t paying $200 for it
…. funny you say that….
https://www.ebgames.com.au/xbox-one-162735-Xbox-Elite-Wireless-Controller-Xbox-One
Hmmm overpriced… but will that stop me? haha i hope so 🙁 lol
It better be the best controller the world has ever seen for that amount of money.
i don’t get it?? where the fuck is the price?? whats the point of this article without a price?