New Controller Features Or Elite 3 Coming?




A new Xbox Series X controller has seemingly been leaked via Amazon.

Earlier today on September 30, the Twitter user below stumbled upon a brand new Xbox controller on Amazon, dubbed "Lunar Shift." This controller isn't actually listed on Amazon at the time of writing, so we're left to speculate as to how the user actually managed to uncover the new controller.

Otherwise, this looks like the real deal. In a follow-up tweet(opens in new tab), the Twitter user also provides a screenshot of the back of the new Xbox controller's packaging, which proves to be identical to the packaging you'd normally get with a standard Xbox controller.

The "Lunar Shift" color of the controller means that it apparently "changes color with light and motion," according to the back of the packaging. Adorned with a swirled textured grip on the side, this would be one of the fancier Xbox controllers out there, if it didn't look so darn shimmery.

 
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MS patents...


The patent filed by Microsoft shows the LCD screen only as a means to tell players if they have successfully paired their Xbox controllers with a device. Of course, the screen could also be used for other purposes, perhaps similar to how PlayStation controllers utilize the touchpad. The new design still incorporates the Xbox button, along with the traditional pause and menu buttons, all of which have been moved down between the control sticks. The screen will be small, incorporated into the controller without adding to the traditional frame.

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I actually quite like the touchpad on the playstation controllers, it's effectively another 8 or so button choices if you count touching and swiping each side
 
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No more gimmicks please. Sony needs to dump the trackpad, and MS needs to scrap this idea too.
 
Aaah, another stealth troll attempt. How many days until you do a 180 and deem MS controller being crap for whatever baseless reason and say that PS controller is the best controller ever made?
What a jackass you are.
I call it down the middle.
Only a certain sect assumes the wrong about me.
 
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I doubt there will be an Elite 3 anytime soon. I imagine not even until next gen. They just revamped the Elite 2 with the new Elite 2 Core, and now have Design Labs with Elite 2 core. Any new features they implement in a new controller would probably go unused for this generation as most people won't have one.