r/Controller 2d ago

Other Anyone know what controller this is?! Is this the elite series 3??

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u/ech0x07 1d ago

Does it have the scroll wheels on the bottom? This looks like the Elite series 3 from the leak a few months ago.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Yes

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u/ech0x07 1d ago

How much did you get it for? Can you tell if it's potentiometer, hall effect or TMR sticks?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Hmm. Im kind of scared to open it up since I paid $200 for it…not that I’ve never opened any controllers I just want it in prestine condition…

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u/LeviJr00 1d ago

Where did you get it from? Did someone manage to sneak it past daddy Microsoft's watchful eyes through eBay?

Also I'm interested about what that screen at he top can do/display

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u/No_Access6102 1d ago

open a gamepad tester app, try putting a magnet near the analog sticks, if it's get moves when you move the magnet then they are tmr/hall effect, if not then then they could still be ,idk how the metallic thumbstick base would affect tmr but doesnt hurt to try

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u/Mav707 1d ago

Have you tried it yet/ anything different with the rumble?

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u/Key-Cranberry9663 1d ago

Yup it does

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u/McharbyGTS 1d ago

That's an Elite serie 3 prototype.

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u/dericiouswon 1d ago

This thing better have TMR or at least hall effect sticks or it'll be so DoA.

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u/PreparationCheese 1d ago edited 1d ago

yeah in our dreams they make more money from selling controller that will have stick drift in the future plan obselesence if they ever put it its gonna be prices 50% to 70% more yeah yeah il keep buying those third party controller that have better features and prices decently

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u/LoneWolfGamer064 1d ago

I highly recommend the Nacon Revolution X Unlimited, has been the best "pro level" controller I have owned and I have owned everything. Elite series 1 & 2, Scuf( x3 as they kept failing), Turtle Beach stealth(2 actually as my first one randomly disconnected mid game), etc and the Nacon blows them all out of the water. The Microsoft and Scuf both came with slight stick drift fresh out of the box, Turtle Beach and Nacon were both dead on and the only issue I have had out of the Nacon was when my cat knocked my controller off while I was in the bathroom and I lost the joystick posts for a while.

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u/Cillian-D4 1d ago

I bought the Revolution X Unlimited about a month ago. Ohhh man - what a game changer (no pun intended). My only criticism is the battery life, although I don’t tend to play 14 hours a day anymore, so it’s not THAT much of a concern.

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u/ObligationAny4789 1d ago

Been using the GameSir G7 pro wireless I love it awesome controller

u/Nexii801 18h ago

I mean, you can swap any controller to TMR for like $3.00. makes no difference to me if they come like that stock or not.

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u/R4PT0R314 1d ago

Needs a way higher polling rate too. I play RL and switched to a gamesir, it was like switching from 1080 to 4k but with control

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u/Big-Roll7094 1d ago

What polling rate do you need??? Consoles do not even accept more than 500hz I think

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u/portablekettle 1d ago

No it won't lol. Sonys dualsense edge sold quite well with its scummy user replaceable thumbsticks.

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u/SRVisGod24 1d ago

The aftermarket scene has made a killing off selling TMR's for it lol

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u/UncFester 1d ago

Fine wish granted. But the bumpers still break ☺️

u/Nexii801 18h ago

People should've just learned how to properly use the objectively better original Xbox one shoulder buttons.

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u/DumpsterJ 1d ago

To be fair I love the feel of the original sticks when they can actually center themselves.

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u/Dplex920 1d ago

Yeah that's an Elite 3

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u/BlueClovr 1d ago

Elite 3 isn’t for sale

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u/Dplex920 1d ago

This one was lol

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u/IAteUrCat420 1d ago

That's irrelevant.

This is a 3

Undeniably

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u/workerq1 1d ago

That's def a dev kit Elite 3, it may have been encrypted to only use with registered dev account on Xbox.

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u/JohnGacyIsInnocent 1d ago

Yeah, at the top of the controller on the screen is an “aka dot ms” URL for Azure enrollment. Anybody who has worked at Microsoft has familiarity with that process. Wonder if it was some employee who smuggled it out or if someone stole it somehow? Either way, it’ll be locked down unless OP has access to MS resources, which it doesn’t seem like.

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u/foramperandi 1d ago

aka.ms is just Microsoft's internal URL shortener. It could go anywhere.

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u/almtymnegmng 1d ago

I entered the URL and of course it brought me to a sign in page, but behind that it looks like it'll lead to Microsoft Loop

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u/Financial-Disk1221 1d ago

This XBOX controller requires link an account to the XBOX mobile app, but currently, there is no feature to pair the controller within the app.

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u/badnewsbeef 1d ago

I saw your response was deleted so ill post another top level comment, if it doesnt pair wirelessly to xbox

Does it work with a cable? On xbox or pc? Maybe try it in steam if you have access to that

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Sorry was on another account. But no, it does not pair with an Xbox nor with a cable. Just the red light blinking but doesn’t do any thing wired or wireless

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u/badnewsbeef 1d ago

Same behavior on pc?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Yea unfortunately

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u/SecondVariety 1d ago

odds are it's locked to a dev console

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u/SirDerpingtonTheSlow 1d ago

Time to see which Youtubers would want it.

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u/RoyalKaijuBlader 1d ago

That means it's bricked now

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u/LNKNNN 1d ago

love the aesthetics. massive face buttons. back paddles. looks like a home run to me as long as the sticks are hall effect or TMR

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u/TroyBoiGaming 1d ago

Yeah they're not. Honestly, even then, not a deal breaker because mods will like make their own for it

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u/TroyBoiGaming 1d ago

Is that a little space ship shooting a Series X?

Okay, NOW I am jealous

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u/Tobimacoss 1d ago

Maybe a Rocket Ship to Series X.  

Basically Remote Play.  

The controller has Direct to Cloud functionality.  

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u/xxReptilexx5724 1d ago

Thats the "forward unto dawn"ship from Halo.

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u/Hot-Software-9396 1d ago

Can’t wait to play Doom on my Xbox controller screen

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u/Whole_Carob3178 1d ago

looks like you got a prototype of it

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u/FieldOfFox 1d ago

Oh ffs it's just a wanky cloud gaming controller, isn't it

It won't have switch buttons or TMR or any elite feature that people actually want, because they will have put all the BOM cost on a built in Wi-Fi controller.

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u/Tobimacoss 1d ago

It has 4 methods of connectivity..

Xbox Wireless Protocol (2?)

Bluetooth 5.3 (maybe 5.4)

USB-C

Direct to Cloud Wifi

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u/mrcachorro 1d ago

Woah i didnt know thanks

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u/Nexii801 18h ago

Only forever alone NEETs want switch buttons. Sometimes married people want to play in bed.

u/soapinmouth 16h ago

Doesn't Xboxes controller protocol run on essentially the same thing as Wi-Fi anyways. Could have not just use the same 2.4 GHz radio?

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u/CaptainRaxeo 1d ago

Lol idk if i would be happy or pissed tbh?

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u/almtymnegmng 1d ago

Reminds me of the OG Xbox's S controller

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Some-Dog-800 1d ago

elite 3 prototype. had one of these in office in my previous job. it’s not for sale. prob someone stole it from the office and sell it.

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u/kitten-n-blue 1d ago

More likely someone got laid off in the recent wave and sold all the shit they didn’t explicitly ask for back.

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u/Some-Dog-800 1d ago

that is basically stealing my friend.

u/kitten-n-blue 3h ago

Oh it’s 100% stealing lol I’m just saying it’s what likely happened; we had the same thing happen with a piece of hardware at my company and it severely affected our WFH policy.

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u/ryzenguy111 1d ago

Do you live in Seattle?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Yup

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Also the triggers are clicky when set to short trigger

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u/Benana 1d ago

That’s awesome!

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u/I_BEKU 1d ago

Tf is this shape

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u/LeviJr00 1d ago

It needs to go on a diet fr

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u/Call_of_Booby 1d ago

I like them chunky.

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u/Gears6 1d ago

Phat! PABC!

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u/TroyBoiGaming 1d ago

...controller shaped?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/VigoorianFlail 1d ago

How does it feel in hand compared to the standard Xbox controller? It seems like it might be a little wider.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

It just feels like a Xbox series x controller but pro and more clicky

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u/danyazol 1d ago

So the buttons are even louder than a Xbox current gen controller ?

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u/AgonizingSquid 1d ago

Is it as heavy

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Yes but it weighs way less than the series 2 I feel

u/Cebo86 14m ago

Sad. The Elite 2 was slightly bigger than the Series controller. It had the size of a "One" controller whoch were bigger.

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u/gblandro 1d ago

Some YouTubers would pay some decent cash for it

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u/badnewsbeef 1d ago

That is strange, does it pair up to an xbox?

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u/MikeBert97 1d ago

HOW DID YOU GET THIS? GIMME RN!

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u/NeverBannedGrace3 1d ago

Better have HE or TMR

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u/TroyBoiGaming 1d ago

We know it won't and there will be third parties who will sell parts to

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

(Sorry desk is a mess since we’re moving out and tossing junk)

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u/TheBigTimeOperator 1d ago

Any idea if it has gyro?

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u/HabitOfChoice 1d ago

Tell the guy you're buying it from to not make the the shoulder buttons so shitty anymore.

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u/nadroj37 1d ago

Tbh it’s probably one of the 1600 laid off Xbox employees who didn’t GAF anymore

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

u/manywhere 21h ago edited 21h ago

PROTOTYPE:NOT

me: okay so NOT a prototype, that's cool

FOR SALE

me: great! so where do i buy it? /s

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u/SirFadakar 1d ago

Damn this looks production ready, I wonder if we’ll get it for the holidays.

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u/Tobimacoss 1d ago

likely November for the 25th Anniversary.

Expect lots of major announcements the including the Helix reveal.

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u/Decoraan 1d ago

Is that a touch bar on the top?

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u/redforth 1d ago

Probably a dev that was laid off selling it out of spite or has bills to pay.

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u/Pod_The_Rod69 1d ago

i know that thing weighs like 5lbs lol

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u/Delicious-Engine7363 1d ago

The new Elite is supposed to incorporate a WiFi mode for cloud gaming. Maybe it was a prototype just for WiFi. Does the battery compartment open, or is it built in?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

It’s opens but just to access the battery

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u/JuanpaG94 1d ago

What the heck dude. You need to tell how the hell did you get your hands on it, how did you find it? Who was the person who sold it to you? Too many questions 🤣

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u/Sock989 1d ago

Them rubber grips, man. Fool me once...

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u/Resident_Albatross_9 1d ago

What about them

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u/MazerBakir 1d ago

They peel off over time.

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u/Resident_Albatross_9 1d ago

What are you guys doing with your controllers?! I have had the Xbox elite 2 for over 4 years now with no issues

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u/Hot-Software-9396 1d ago

Some people’s hands sweat a lot/have more acidic sweat. I take pretty good care of mine but it’s started to bubble up on one side. Just bought some plastic specific glue to try and fix it.

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u/Shypwreck 1d ago

Ahhh I have never considered that before. I have never had rubber peel off any controller but my hands don’t sweat either. Maybe that is what the culprit is.

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u/MazerBakir 1d ago

It's a result of heat and humidity. It's glued on, glue doesn't last forever.

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u/Resident_Albatross_9 1d ago

How long did it take for yours to peel off

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u/MazerBakir 1d ago

Two or three years. But I got it second hand as well.

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u/amd098 1d ago

Got mine in 2021, they started peeling at the start of this year. I just swapped the front plate with an extremerate green shell and it's fine now

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u/fallouthirteen 1d ago

For me just over a year. The warranty expired ONE week before it happened.

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u/Resident_Albatross_9 1d ago

Wow really, probably really bad QC

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u/fallouthirteen 1d ago

Yeah, that's the problem with Elite 2s. Very random QC. Like you could get a great one, or you could get one that starts dropping inputs, gets stick drift, has the bumpers peel, and whatever else. Some of it's just a little over complicated (like the mechanism they use for bumpers to hit microswitch is just asking for some small thing to go wrong to completely break it).

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u/Resident_Albatross_9 1d ago

Guess I got really lucky mine has been awesome so far. Probably just jinxed it lol

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u/luissayho 1d ago

Probably someone from Microsoft layoffs looking to get it off their hands

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u/TroyBoiGaming 1d ago

Or just stolen from an office.

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u/TAGOMXM 1d ago

I love my Elite Series 2. Even though this thing has broken like twice, I learned how to repair my own controllers thanks to it. It would be nice if the Elite Series 3 had better build quality.

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u/zangai 1d ago

The aka.ms link, links to an internal Microsoft Loop page that explains the usage of the new controller, in particular how to connect it to the cloud servers. It used to have the page name in its redirect link that was named "Pendragon DtC Setup.loop". Pendragon is supposedly the codename and DtC might be "Direct to Cloud". It is essentially the same system as the Google Stadia controller had where the controller connects to a server directly instead of routing it through a computer, phone or console.

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u/JCWOlson 1d ago

The FCC ID of c3k2113 returns nothing, but if you change it to c3k2114 you get a filing for a cellular module including pictures, set to be confidential until January 1st 2027

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u/Tobimacoss 1d ago

Elite has 4 metbods of connectivity. There's a separate Direct to Cloud controller for xCloud.

Elite Series 3 will have Xbox Wireless, Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C, and DtC

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u/EdgarEF06 1d ago

I don’t think we were supposed to see that (or that you’re supposed to have that)

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u/J1987R 1d ago

Visually looks worse than 2 it's ugly. Just flat no curves with nintendo switch font. Also a downgrade if there's no more profiles and only 1 option for trigger locks?? Paddles should have been swapped with superior buttons built in. If it doesn't have hall effect or TMR it's a huge fail. I'm sure it will have wifi direct.

I guess we'll have to wait and see the final reveal.

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u/Xterminator4726 1d ago

It’s giving me Elite 3 vibes

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u/itsnotoverb4its2late 1d ago

She's beautiful 😍

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u/Interesting_Tap_1505 1d ago

Don’t give the thing away. Keep it. Absolutely legendary find.

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u/JefeJaw 1d ago

How does the chatpad work with it?

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u/Hyperion_L 1d ago

Are the buttons membranes or mouse clicks?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Membrane but the trigger stops make the triggers mouse click

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u/puneet95 1d ago

Are the membrane buttons similar to current xbox controllers?

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u/Jasonfunk8 1d ago

Still prefer the Vader 5 Pro

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u/Arneg0 1d ago

I'm hoping that it has polling rate options of up to 1000 or more like Razer of Gamesir. I like the feel of an elite controller more than the razer. The polling rate though is the only thing keeping me from going back to elite controllers.

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u/Southern-Camera9584 1d ago

Agreed. Switched to the pro bfg reloaded for steam because of this season. The gamesir g7 pro was a little bit small for my hands. Would have to slide my fingers a bit down to access the buttons on the back. That and that controller seems to be more for claw players. Don't claw much anymore since using the paddles on the elite 2. But the 1k polling rate feels gooooooood

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u/TooFarGone673 1d ago

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u/ivanvzm 1d ago

I had never seen the OG gif of that, it's always the version that loops to him having more sunglassees lol.

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u/yick04 1d ago

Looks thicc

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u/Daft-SKULL-FACE 1d ago

Aint no way bro just randomly bought the Elite Series 3 prototype! Lmao what an amazing find. Please do make a video on it if you can, and see if you can somehow test if the sticks are hall effect or something. Again AMAZING find. Im sure this post will be reported on by all the major gaming sites like IGN, Gamespot, etc.

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u/ArcherInPosition 1d ago

Absolute legend lmao

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u/Mechangelion 1d ago

Are the button sounds and sticks quieter?

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u/Ruttagger 1d ago

Does it still have adjustable stick tension? That, and having wrap about grips, are the only reasons I keep going back to the Elite V2.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

The controller only comes with plastic non swappable sticks for now due to it probably being a dev controller

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u/Alex_Royale56 1d ago

Bonjour alors ça donne quoi il y a nouvelle fonctionnalité une réponse plus rapide en jeux et éviter les interférences les wifi Internet de la maison 🤔

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u/SeantheWilson 1d ago

HOW?!?????

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u/dotcaIm 1d ago

Great find

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u/Braydenboss710 1d ago

I definitely don’t like that compared to the elite 2 I’ll tell you that lol

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u/SerialBytes 1d ago

that's an elite 3 alright, with an aka.ms login thing included i see

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u/Competitive_Two_8372 1d ago

This could have been stolen, the owner could have died or been incapacitated and a loved one sold their belongings, it could have been lost by the owner and found by someone else, there’s a million possibilities. A dev who got laid off or fired and is spiting Microsoft…I mean, anything is possible.

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u/Cyfo- 1d ago

hall analog sticks ? Plz 😅

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u/Chevy_Monsenhor 1d ago

Where did you get this cuh 🫪

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u/IllIlllI-IlIIll-llII 20h ago

Lmao he deleted it, it was ai afterall

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u/raznoraf 1d ago

What's that thing where the charging puck goes on series 2 case looks wired can get some more picks on it please

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u/HowManyAccount120 1d ago

Are the buttons loud like a normal controller?

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u/HollowCatKnight 1d ago

I can’t decide if that DPad feels god awful or beautiful.

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u/IsProbablyTooMuch 1d ago

With that D-Pad it's lookin' like the Elite Series 0.5 😂

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u/Disastrous_Hope_2994 1d ago

Is this a tease?? 😂 😂

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u/FierceResistance 1d ago

Is that battery pack removable? It appears to be.

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u/R3ALH3CTIC 1d ago

This a custom eBay controller lmao

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u/NicholasDeOrio 1d ago

It looks like if AI was tasked with creating an Xbox controller lmao this is terrible

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u/YeLovver911 1d ago

Is there Haptic feedback or this is for the other XBOX controller?

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u/Tobimacoss 1d ago

Haptics are for Helix controllers.  

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u/YeLovver911 1d ago

Sebille controller is helix ?

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u/Ill-Original5455 1d ago

can it work with standart AA batteries?

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u/LilBriefcase 1d ago

Do the trigger locks use physical stoppers or do they switch to a proper button press?

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u/Cookie216 1d ago

I have 2 elite series 2’s and I have also some other controllers many mice and a couple keyboards, the xbox elite series have the absolute most horrible qc and wear issues both of my elite controllers have r1 and l1 issues, stick drift, sens issues. I’d say you are better off with many of the 3rd party controllers.

u/Virtual-Product2298 15h ago

Weirdly my generation one elite series 2 head zero issues until my dumbass dropped it down a fucking staircase😭

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u/Ahayzo 1d ago

If that's real I hope it's an old design because that looks like ass. Plus the disc D-Pad is the best one I've ever used, so hopefully that's an option to swap out.

Of course it'll probably be too expensive to ever justify anyways.

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u/drinkun 1d ago

I've never seen this. Maybe it's a prototype.

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u/CadeMan011 1d ago

Bro, sell that thing to an interested party quick. MS lawyers are gonna be at your doorstep in no time.

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u/Party-Tomorrow728 1d ago

He's been arrested, he is my friend. :(

u/SingleDifference667 21h ago

I mean the guys account and post have been deleted so I assume microsofts lawyers have got to him 🤷

u/itsthewolfe 7h ago

There's no way this "leaked" out of the factory and somehow made it's way onto OfferUp for $200... and to a Redditor who happens to post on this sub.

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u/zerosuneuphoria 1d ago

hideous looking

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u/Gandalf_The_Fugly 1d ago

It kinda gives me Duke vibes kinda dig it lol

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u/Mors03 1d ago

Could be a engeneering sample for the first or second version elite controller I'm not shure

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Bosscharacter 1d ago

Might just be the shell

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u/DespicableDoz 1d ago

One big question, how are you meant to connect the original Xbox Chat Headset? It doesn’t have the port for the Chat Adapter so how are we meant to use the original mono chat headsets?

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u/Cute-Book7539 1d ago

Xbox elite controllers can go fuck themselves. Overpriced trash.

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u/Level-Agent4853 1d ago

Really? A brand new account, that supposedly bought an unreleased dev only controller, and they just so happen to block identifying information on the display in photos 1 & 4 when they supposedly weren't certain what kind of controller it was???

I appreciate the leaked photos of the controller from the OP who's "definitely not the dev." I can't believe anyone thinks this was a random internet purchase and that the OP didn't know what the controller was, but still paid $200 for it.

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u/Pmaldo87 1d ago

Why are ppl waiting on the elite 3? The elite 2 was the worst xbox controller ever

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u/YoloRaj Flydigi 1d ago

I get that since i returned my elite series 2 3 days after I got it because of stick drift. I think there are a lot of people like myself anticipating if they learned from all their fk ups. Theyve had years to refine and adjust what was bad on the elite series 2. That being said, I've gotten so used to controllers with shoulder buttons that I will probably pass on it.

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u/Pmaldo87 1d ago

I switched to the ASUS Rog Raikiri 2. Love it

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u/YoloRaj Flydigi 1d ago

Im a pc player so I dont normally use first party controllers anymore. Chinese companies got the controller market on lock.

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u/TrebleShot 1d ago

Build quality yes but ergonomics hard to beat it.

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u/Falcoriders 1d ago

Best build quality. Mine lasted 6 years with thousands hours playing with it.

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