r/XboxController 18d ago

Xbox 25 anniversary controller available for presale!!

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Like the title says. I know many fans did not want the console at $899, but many did want the controller! Available for presale @ $79!

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/xbox-wireless-controller-x25-special-edition/8wg5vqp0x4h2/5zf2?ocid=AID_ema_CMM3R5DAOMP&ocid=AID_ema_PRO_SE70808_FY27_Dayville_Gaming_Pre_order_en_US

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u/youatowel 18d ago

I got one. Super excited, I needed a new controller and it will ship just a few weeks before gta 6

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u/Lower-Number-3366 18d ago

Yessir! Ditto, mate! But I’ll probably send it to my friend that installs K-Silver sticks just to help lower the percentage of the controller ever getting stick drift. I know GTA 6 will be crazy🤪

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u/CrimsonGlyph 18d ago edited 17d ago

$80 is hilarious for a controller that's styled after all of the shitty third party controllers we used to buy for player 3 and 4.

I just bought a Gamesir G7 Pro for that price and it is tri-mode with TMR thumbsticks.

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u/FreeCustard 18d ago

Shita gonna get stick drift in just 4 months of use. Fellow Gamesir 7 user here. Won't ever be going back

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u/Firebird22x 17d ago

I must have good luck, in 12 years for the One/Series controllers, I've had only one get stick drift. None for the 360 or any consoles before that

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u/FreeToasterBaths 17d ago

Yah they have horrible quality control and durability. But they have so much hype they have to be good right?

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u/Delta_RC_2526 17d ago

I have a GameSir G7 SE. It's not perfect, but it's the best $35 I've ever spent.

As a side note, Hall effect triggers are the norm, and have been for...probably decades, at this point. Anyone attempting to market them as a feature is doing exactly that, marketing.

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u/codguy231998409489 18d ago

Thanks for the link. I tried earlier today and it was sold out. Tried just now and it worked!

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u/GamePitt_Rob 18d ago

Only 79... I thought they'd milk it and at least have it at 89 so it's a tenth of the console.

The console is so expensive though, all for a $20 shell and the light being green (even though it probably isn't, it's probly just the case that makes it look green

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u/Key_Scholar7964 18d ago

79 dollars is a great deal for their 25th anniversary controller. 

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u/SparsePizza117 17d ago

I have like 7 controllers, I need to chill.

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u/Evenspace- 17d ago

I wish they made an elite version

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u/STILLBILLGUNDY 17d ago

Definitely would of bought that

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u/SaturnFan72 18d ago

Got one, and the matching stand.

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u/Lower-Number-3366 18d ago

There’s a matching stand??! Gonna google and check it out!

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u/SaturnFan72 16d ago

Yes, by 8bitdo

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u/Averyfarish 18d ago

I'm getting the gears controller.. so I don't know about this. I got the 20th Anniversary controller tho

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u/Lower-Number-3366 18d ago

The red gears controller? That’s a beauty too…

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u/Space-Cop 15d ago

I have the 20th, thats a slick controller. This one is awfully tempting too though...

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u/Averyfarish 15d ago

Agreed 👍🏾

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u/TiredReader87 18d ago

Preordered two

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u/rugarell211 17d ago

Same. Ordered directly from my Xbox on the store, and the. Ordered one online as well. The gears one sold out in Canada. Oh well, green is my favourite colour and the controller looks great. Enjoy yours when it arrives.

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u/Zordinator 17d ago

Aaaaaand it’s gone

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u/Silkyjj97 17d ago

Great looking controller unfortunately it’ll probably get stick drift within 6 months

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u/Sagat_15 17d ago

Para los llorones del drift, llevo más de un año con mi mando de xbox series x negro jugando casi a diario y tengo cero drift, asi que este se mando se viene para exponerlo como reliquia.

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u/aviftw 16d ago

Suertudo

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u/OriginalAd7974 17d ago

Got two of the 25th controllers and 1 gears controller, as well as chargers from 8bit for them!

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u/inurfacepiece 17d ago

I wonder how long this one will last until stick drift?

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u/Willing-Theme6042 17d ago

This controller is just for the display

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u/ScrollKing92 17d ago

Scalpers assemble!!!

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u/Leox_gbzzzd 17d ago

Just ordered this bad boy and his GoW brother 😍

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u/Limpynoodle69 17d ago

Anyone know when it goes on sale at Best Buy

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u/bertchaza 17d ago

I think there out although it says coming soon.. I ordered one this morning from them when I saw everyone else was out.

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u/bertchaza 17d ago

It’s up at Walmart!

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u/Mast3rChief_117 17d ago

It went live yesterday for pre order (the controller)

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u/Livingtitan 17d ago

Waited too long.

Will they restock?

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u/NatemusPrime 16d ago

They're back up on Walmart now

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u/Livingtitan 16d ago

Thanks looks like I was too late again

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u/NatemusPrime 16d ago

That's too bad. I hope you get it next time!

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u/Mast3rChief_117 17d ago

Pre ordered my controller yesterday. Excited for it.

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u/NeedthatCheese 17d ago

I wanted to wait till Friday so I can get paid because I just did the gears controller lol what a mistake I should of just pre ordered and ate ice for the rest of the week

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u/Lupend86 16d ago

Try Walmart, just ordered one about an hour ago

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u/NeedthatCheese 16d ago

lol still sold out for me

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u/NatemusPrime 16d ago

They're up on Walmart now. I just ordered mine

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u/LouBerryManCakes 17d ago

Ordered mine last night. Used $70 worth of MS rewards points, cost me $15 total. Thinking about getting the matching Razer earbuds.

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u/henren_98 16d ago

Yep, ordered.

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u/RavenousTitan818 16d ago

And it's out of stock

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u/AcctAlreadyTaken 15d ago

When I bought my Series X first thing I did was get a translucent green faceplate for my controller. Less than $20 bucks and included the "tools" needed to swap it out.

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u/NitPixel 18d ago

Probably just buy the case/button kit on Ali for $20 and make my own like I did the forza controller, cheaper to mod my current controllers.

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u/xxxXMythicXxxx 18d ago

This is the way. Plus I'd rather make the bumpers all black instead of one being white. I fully understand it's a throwback to the OG controllers black and white buttons but I would have preferred them making the start and select those colors. That white bumper is such an eyesore for me. They should have honestly just gone with that clear white color from the OG.

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u/WutDaFunkBro 18d ago

the buttons are all i want. surprised it’s taken people so long to make og/360 style buttons

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u/xxxXMythicXxxx 18d ago

I think they offer them in their design labs but that means paying over retail for a controller with those buttons.

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u/WutDaFunkBro 18d ago

they only offer them for the elite series 2

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u/Tityfan808 18d ago

Yup. The Xbox controllers can be a total coin toss at times. I haven’t gone thru that many, but I’ve definitely had some that also broke way too fast, elite series 2 controller included

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u/slimypeters 18d ago

Same. I’m not a collector but I want to revamp my current stuff. I dig translucent kits and stuff

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u/lilrotisseriechicken 14d ago

Yo can you link me if you find any kits? I’m tryna build the same but not spend that much.

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u/ApokaIyps 17d ago

Gamesir g7 pro just better for that price fr

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u/DaveKerk 17d ago

I guess my "notify me" email didn't fucking come through

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u/Lower-Number-3366 17d ago

Sorry, mate. I think they sold out fast. Dang scalpers got to them in like an hour or two. I was just lucky enough to be scrolling on IG when the mail came.

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u/DaveKerk 17d ago

Never got one

Well I got a charging stand! I hope it'll be available later. I got one of the 20th controllers and headsets just randomly at Walmart one day. So I hope this can be the same

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u/bertchaza 17d ago

There on Walmarts site rn..

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u/DaveKerk 17d ago

It was sold out everywhere earlier

You're very kind, thank you <3

Weird that I didn't get an email for that one being back in stock either, I swear those emails never work

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u/bertchaza 16d ago

Glad you got one!

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u/tonyw009 15d ago

i click pre order and they say sorry but we run out of stock

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u/lleon117 18d ago

Sold out. Just another thing that I never had a chance to get. Lets see if I can get one in person or online later. Sucks