Xbox’s Leaked Elite 3 Controller Straddles the Brand’s Warring Identities
The latest big hint for Xbox’s next hardware push all lies in a supposed sequel to the Elite Series 2 controller. The Redditor claimed they spent $200 on OfferUp as a blind box, not knowing they were purchasing a yet-unreleased high-end gamepad. The pictures are all available online, showing us a new satellite dish-like d-pad and a removable, rechargeable battery.
- ▪The latest big hint for Xbox’s next hardware push all lies in a supposed sequel to the Elite Series 2 controller.
- ▪The Redditor claimed they spent $200 on OfferUp as a blind box, not knowing they were purchasing a yet-unreleased high-end gamepad.
- ▪The pictures are all available online, showing us a new satellite dish-like d-pad and a removable, rechargeable battery.
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The latest big hint for Xbox’s next hardware push all lies in a supposed sequel to the Elite Series 2 controller. And judging by leaks, it’s the kind of gamepad built to cater to two opposite ends of the Xbox identity: hardcore console players and casual cloud gamers alike.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000797674","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"gadgets","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"gadgets","TAGS":"controllers,gaming,xbox","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Leaked images of the supposed Xbox Elite Series 3 controller first surfaced in a since-deleted Reddit post.
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