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[LordBritish]

leaked (not leaded, sorry)

hopefully these make it to us earthlings..

give 8bitdo some competition..

https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/este-e-o-novo-controle-da-microsoft-para-xbox-cloud-gaming/

 

[MrRibeye]

 

[Unknown?]

Anything made in China has trace amounts of heavy metals such as lead.

 

[Sooner]

Anything made in China has trace amounts of heavy metals such as lead.

A certain GAF member is 40% lead.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I like a controller with a bit of heft.

 

[Dr.brain64]

 

[Fermbiz]

Looks pretty neat. I rock the 8bitdo SN30 Pro when I'm out with the Switch 2, Steam Deck, or my laptop.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

give 8bitdo some competition..

Looks like licensed 8bitdo controllers to me though.

 

[Coconutt]

So stupid isn't the Xbox controller pretty much universally loved. Makes no sense to not keep that silhouette.

 

[AJUMP23]

Looks like Butt.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Going backwards just like all their IPs.

 

[Black_Stride]

Has anyone been able to upscale the text on the back?

So stupid isn't the Xbox controller pretty much universally loved. Makes no sense to not keep that silhouette.

This one is probably much cheaper to produce and thus sell so the barrier to entry for Xbox Cloud is lower.

Xbox Series Controllers are like 60 to 70 dollars MSRP.
This thing will likely be 30 - 40. and come with some Gamepass.
Considering you can find Series Controller for 40 - 50.......this thing will be pocket change in no time.

The "Official" silhouette aint going nowhere that shit is too iconic, I wouldnt be shocked if the Helix launches with effectively the exact same controllers.


P.S Doesnt Xbox Cloud work with your phone as the Controller already?

 

[UltimaKilo]

Looks fine.

 

[crazyriddler]

I guess the idea is that it's a pocket sized controller you can easily carry around and use with laptops or any TV.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

I wish this was a D-Pad on top controller. This shape is great for 2D games.

 

[RoboFu]

I doubt that's official but I do like it. I would buy one for console play.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Can totally see it in my mind how the meeting at Xbox went.

"How do we communicate how retarded game streaming is to the public?"

 

[lughnasadh123]

Looks liked a melted sex toy.

 

[sodstall]

Somehow...Stadia returned

 

[Rob_27]

Can I use it as a main xbox controller connected to the console rather than my clicky one I have. Or is this clicky as well.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Anything made in China has trace amounts of heavy metals such as lead.

Huh?

 

[Topher]

My hands are cramping just looking at the thing

 

[adamsapple]

Huh?

The original title of the topic had a typo. Leaked was "lead"

 

[Moses85]

 

[Shin-Ra]

The worst official controller I ever bought was this but at least it kinda, sorta made sense with the Wii Virtual Console push for 16bit and earlier games.

 

[Dorfdad]

Looking at the article it seems there is a Xbox series x controller version as well called the elite 3 which looks pretty much identical to current sticks but with an optional cloud switch. Wonder how much it would improve latency??

 

[Tobimacoss]

Can't wait to test out the Direct to Cloud functionality. Should shave off 12-18 MS in latency.

Will likely be $29.99, but $19.99 pricing would be glorious.

 

[Dorfdad]

Can't wait to test out the Direct to Cloud functionality. Should shave off 12-18 MS in latency.

Will likely be $29.99, but $19.99 pricing would be glorious.

Will it? That's pretty good actually if true

 

[nial]

It actually looks kinda neat.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Whats the point of this? Xbox controllers feel great already. One of the very few things xbox is doing well. Why change this?

 

[Tobimacoss]

Will it? That's pretty good actually if true

Stadia controllers used to make latency roughly 12-18 MS better. Cloud has lots of variables obviously but that's like best case scenario.

So from my observations, 30 MS or below is required for good xCloud experience, up to 60 MS is quite playable, up to 100 MS for certain games like turn based.

So if this controller can get someone in the 40-50 range closer to 25-35 MS range, that would be really worth it.

Other factors with regards to latency is fps and datacenter location. Every doubling of fps reduces latency by 30-32%. But xCloud can't achieve 120 fps without Magnus based server hardware upgrades.

But all those things combined, more datacenters, higher fps, and D2C controller, can make things feel almost natively.

 

[Tobimacoss]

Whats the point of this? Xbox controllers feel great already. One of the very few things xbox is doing well. Why change this?

This is a Direct to Cloud controller, meant to be cheap and portable.

 

[Brucey]

Can totally see it in my mind how the meeting at Xbox went.

"How do we communicate how retarded game streaming is to the public?"

Hear you.

 

[onQ123]

Xbone controller

 

[Trogdor1123]

SNES is back!

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

 

[Brucey]

Looking at the article it seems there is a Xbox series x controller version as well called the elite 3 which looks pretty much identical to current sticks but with an optional cloud switch. Wonder how much it would improve latency??

Two scroll wheels too looks like.

 

[Tobimacoss]

Two scroll wheels too looks like.

Leaked images reveal Xbox Elite 3 controller with mysterious new buttons

The Elite 3 controller appears to have new scroll wheel buttons, a removable battery, and a cloud mode button.

www.theverge.com

And Cloud button. So all Xbox controllers will get Cloud functionality.

 

[No Banana]

Looks liked a melted sex toy.

Weird. It looked different before Jez borrowed it.

 

[Black_Stride]

Whats the point of this? Xbox controllers feel great already. One of the very few things xbox is doing well. Why change this?

This one is probably much cheaper to produce and thus sell so the barrier to entry for Xbox Cloud is lower.

Xbox Series Controllers are like 60 to 70 dollars MSRP.
This thing will likely be 30 - 40. and come with some Gamepass.
Considering you can find Series Controller for 40 - 50.......this thing will be pocket change in no time.

The "Official" silhouette aint going nowhere that shit is too iconic, I wouldnt be shocked if the Helix launches with effectively the exact same controllers.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Weird. It looked different before Jez borrowed it.

I did a snort laugh seeing that AND the no banana name.

 

[Baemono]

Anything made in China has trace amounts of heavy metals such as lead.

I mean that's one way to lead the market, which was always MS' goal

 

[LordCBH]

What are the scroll wheels for?

 

[Woggleman]

They look very uncomfortable.

 

[Brucey]

What are the scroll wheels for?

Theres a limited edition Asha fleshlight attachment going to the influencers the wheels are powered and used to operate the mechanicals.

 

[Quasicat]

I figured this is what Asha was talking about when she said affordable. Attach this to anything that streams (including an Xbox One) and you have an affordable option on a box you already own.

 

[consoul]

Sidewinder did it better

 

[LordCBH]

Theres a limited edition Asha fleshlight attachment going to the influencers the wheels are powered and used to operate the mechanicals.

 

[Topher]

Leaked images reveal Xbox Elite 3 controller with mysterious new buttons

The Elite 3 controller appears to have new scroll wheel buttons, a removable battery, and a cloud mode button.

www.theverge.com

And Cloud button. So all Xbox controllers will get Cloud functionality.

Hopefully we can remap that shit.

Edit: Wait.....is that a button or a switch?

 

[Black_Stride]

Hopefully we can remap that shit.

Edit: Wait.....is that a button or a switch?

Its the pair button/switch thats already on Xbox Controllers right now, we just have visual indicator now.