Microsoft Elite Controller - Windows & Xbox One

At E3, Microsoft has announced the Elite Wireless controller for Windows and Xbox One.

The controller will have swappable components, and a number of other features such as button remapping.

The Elite Wireless controller will launch this fall. More details to come.

UPDATE - GIFs:

It looks like a rejected Mad Catz controller.

@NVIDIATI said:

At E3, Microsoft has announced the Elite Wireless controller for Windows and Xbox One.

The controller will have swap-able components, and a number of other features such as button remapping.

The Elite Wireless controller will launch this fall. More details to come.

i'm telling you, it's a decepticon waiting for the right moment to come up and assasinate you..

Pretty cool, Scuf have been making controllers like this for a while but they can't properly rework the insides of the controller so they have to compromise quite a lot, I'm pretty interested in trying this out and seeing how well it works with the freedom to completely redo the controller.

Yeah, it does have that Mad Catz vibe.

@NVIDIATI said:

@CountBleck12 said:

It looks like a rejected Mad Catz controller.

Yeah, it does have that Mad Catz vibe.

does not look anything like the mad catz.. it looks pure evil

I may trade in one of my regular controllers for it.

Looks like modded 360 controllers are pointless now especially for Razor since this controller is pretty much a direct competitor since it has all the features Sabertooth an Onza have.

UPDATE - Added some GIFs.

This means users will be able to mod in their own custom parts. Which means that some enterprising soul is going to come along with a killer d-pad for it sooner or later :D The design language for it overall is a bit busy, lacking the sleek simplicity of the original. But it could be far worse. If someone makes a good d-pad for it I think I'm looking at my new main PC controller.

Looks pretty sharp

I like it, interested to try out that Steam controller too.

Looks cool but a part of me is also a little sceptical for some reason...

seems kewl , should get one

Looks like a nice piece of kit. I'll wait for pricing though.

Someone's butthurt. Doesn't look like any Mad Catz controller. lol!! I'm preordering mine today if it's available to do so.

Pretty sick setup imo. The XB1 controller was already better than the DS4. This just makes it a no contest comparison.

I'm impressed

The only butthurt one is you, I'm laughing at how ridiculous it is.

Not necessarily the looks, but some of the function and design aspects look like something you might see from Mad Catz or Razer (especially with that black and green).

If anything, it looks a little bit more like this modular Mad Catz controller:

Even then, they're still quite different (not that any of this matters).

The one thing I want to change is the bumpers :(

Ready for some hands-on

GAF is freaking out over this thing allegedly being $150.

Yeah, the price is too damn high if true.

They said on Giant Bomb that it's gonna be 150 bucks.

Eff that.

I noticed that, a number of websites are now reporting a $150 price tag and an October release. Crazy...

Some more pictures:

not surprising. Scuf controllers, which has many of the same features, are around that price range

the d-pad looks interesting.. wonder if it'll make diagonal direction inputs easier/better for fighting games.

$150 for the controller?? yikes. I guess that's on par with some arcade/fighter sticks that are out there, so I'm sure there will be a market for it.

Hmm.. next step for controllers? After paddles, more face and shoulder buttons next? Interested to try these.

Valve has only two paddles right?

That price isn't that crazy at all. To get a controller with the same features from Scuf or Cinch you're going to pay about $180, and they still don't have all the features this one has. It's also worth noting that those are quite literally modded Xbox controllers. This one from Microsoft is a purpose built controller that is actually different. It even has some metal internals instead of the plastic pieces of the regular controller, and analog sticks that are guaranteed not to develop drift. I'll be getting one of these the day they release.

For $150 no $100 yes.

65.99 or GTFO.

149.99, dollars that is, seems a bit steep for a controller.

That controller is a must have!

So far most of the big games shown at E3 are using the Xbox controller. With this version, I don't think the standard will change anytime soon. The Xbox controller layout is just the standard for gaming.

I would agree but I think we have some metal components for triggers and what not.

I am in for anything less than $100 if it is quality. Its not like everyone in my house will be getting one of these. This will be for Papa Bear only.

Sick....I want one NOW!

I have no doubt of the quality, MS always kills it with their controllers. I'll just wait for a sale. I definitely want one, it's seriously badass.

its cool, but none of that stuff was necessary tho...

I know most of ya'll would buy it out of novelty (I would too) , but do you really need all those bells and whistles?

Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but does this mean Windows 10 will finally have wireless drivers for the Xbone controller in general?

I wonder if it's gonna satisfy @SolidTy 's stratospheric standards of quality

hmm... that's a bit much for a controller, unless it really is the dogs bollox. I paid a lot more for my Thrustmaster Warthog joystick but is top end quality.

I like it alot. Really sophisticated.

I'm glad you are so intrigued by my standards. Based on what I saw, no I don't think it will, however playtesting it for dozens of hours will determine my opinion in the end.

Notice too, that I didn't wonder if this was going to satisfy your standards of quality hours ago when I saw it. I know you'll love it. It has a big X at the top of it.

I gotta say though, releasing multiple controllers all over the place so quickly is a bit puzzling. We have the launch Xbone controllers, the newly improved Xbone controller, and now this model.

Clearly, one will surely be better than the others and that's the one I'll want, and since this is apparently $150, this might be the best one in theory, but who can say.

My pet peeves are still the same, the bumpers and Dpad, and what I see looks to be on par with Xbox Dpad products save for that strange disc. It looks like it's $150 and changing out pieces serve no purpose to my in my household.

For $150? That's like half of a console price, if money was stretched, I would rather take that $150 and spend a little more on getting a new GPU for my second PC, get a bunch of games, buy another bad ass fighting stick (I have quite a few), or even save a little more and get a new console to add next to my Xbone, honestly.

No controller is perfect this gen or any gen though. I have issues with all three controllers this gen as I've said before in other threads. I have also said, and I'll reiterate, I enjoy all three controllers this gen because I was weened on Atari, Intellivision, and other crappy controllers of yesteryear and I appreciate how far we've come.

I posted this line in my second paragraph:

Then this lemming posts:

If you guys want to read the rest of this thread, just know you will eventually see an epic romance story unfold between two loving lemmings.

slim70 was professing his love for me in his psychotic stalker way (I got like 6 notifications from GS during E3, lol, seriously dude has the hugest man crush!!!) and then slim70 meets xhawk. xhawk sloppily steals comedic lines from me a la "Cyrano de Bergerac" and from there sparks fly.

It is truly an EPIC

SYSTEM WARS LOVE STORY FOR THE AGES.

slim and xhawk sitting in a tree...

It all happens below, enjoy. :P

You mean ill get one before you? :P

Jeez I bought a arcade fight stick with genuine japanese arcade parts for less than that. I can't justify spending this much for a console controller.

That does look great. Ill definitely pick one up at some point.

Looks pretty slick. Definitely an enthusiast accessory. To be honest, I do not have an actual opinion. I do not currently have an Xbone and have little experience with the console's controller. The price tag isn't really surprising considering other controllers with the same features are similarly priced.

I like it, just not at 150. I'd consider it at 100, but I wouldn't pay more than 80 bucks honestly.

I think it looks damn sexy. Not picking it up at $150...