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Xbox one s e3 controller editor6/18/2023 ![]() The Elite still has quite a bit going for it-even after almost a year of use, my Elite’s analog sticks still glide like they’ve been newly oiled. My official ranking overall? The Xbox One Elite controller on top, then the Xbox One S, Xbox 360, and in last place the original stock Xbox One controller. It’s still better than the Xbox 360’s mushy D-pad, but it’s a step down from the original Xbox One controller. ![]() ![]() Unfortunately the Xbox One S D-pad seems similarly soft and squishy, which I don’t like. That’s excellent news, because the original Xbox One’s bumpers were so loud and stiff in 2013 as to be obnoxious. The controller’s overall shape has been slightly tweaked for a more ergonomic grip.Ī close-up of the textured back rear gripsĪnd the bumpers are now softer and squishier-more like the Elite controller. The central Xbox logo jewel is slightly smaller, and the contour lines around it have been adjusted. The requisite chat adapter thingamajig you needed for the original Xbox One controller was an ugly wart, and I’m happy to see it die. You also get the myriad small design tweaks: The rear of the controller is now textured where the original stock Xbox One controller was smooth. It also folds in improvements Microsoft has introduced into the stock Xbox One controller since 2013, like the 3.5mm jack on the bottom of the controller. That makes the Xbox One S controller more viable for wireless PC use (say, in the living room) than the Xbox One controller. And it’s rippled into other environments too-Valve issued an update so the Steam Link works seamlessly with the Xbox One S controller through Bluetooth, too. You can only connect one Xbox One S controller at a time with Bluetooth, but I doubt most people care about that limitation. Now, the big question: How does this controller (regardless of custom color or not) stack up against the original Xbox One controllers? And the pad looks even better in person than it did on the site-the difference between the matte plastic of the body and the glossy plastic of the bumpers/triggers is a subtle touch I didn’t anticipate. The color here is infused into the plastic, not painted on afterward like with many third-party shops’ custom controllers-a small distinction, but vital to maintaining that “official first-party controller” aesthetic. I spent about an hour tinkering with the website, creating various Frankensteins and even a tongue-in-cheek rendition of the stock Xbox One controller before looking at the highest-rated community designs for inspiration and settling on powder blue and orange. Maybe a few dozen that look capital-G g ood.īut you still get quite a bit more choice than I’m used to with first-party controllers. Microsoft can tout however many millions of color combinations, but the reality is there are probably a hundred that look reasonably inoffensive. It’s much, much easier to design something hideous than attractive. Many of the colors aren’t complementary, either. Retrieved on October 3, 2020.Honestly, the pool of colors to choose from isn’t that broad, especially for some of the components, like the thumbsticks. " Microsoft is pausing Xbox Design Lab on October 14th, before you get to unwrap your Series X".
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