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Xbox Design Lab Has Now Been 'Temporarily On Hold' For Six Months

A strange situation

www.purexbox.com

Would be a massive shame if they shuttered it, one of the cooler things about Xbox imo.

 

[Sebastian1295]

When asked to comment on this, microsoft replied with this statement.

 

[clarky]

At this point what isn't on hold apart from COD skins?

 

[Magic Carpet]

Does that mean they are about to announce a new controller design?

 

[Kacho]

Can't imagine many people are using it at this point. I bought a couple during the Xbox One era, along with special edition controllers and it got out of hand. I don't need 100 controllers lying around.

 

[Rush2112]

What mindless fanboy would want this after all the news is beyond me.

 

[Drew1440]

Shame, they're generally one of the better PC compatible controllers out there.

 

[Deerock71]

Now introducing: The Xbox Saturn. What are you waiting for? It's been out for a week!

 

[Certinty]

Probably let go of everyone working in that part of the business.

 

[Baemono]

Isn't this the service that allows you to create custom controller ?

Cause if so, if they lose their ways with custom controller, they lose their way

 

[Connificent]

MS sells more controllers than consoles

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Isn't this the service that allows you to create custom controller ?

Cause if so, if they lose their ways with custom controller, they lose their way

Yes, it was pretty popular with fans

 

[MandingoMcThickens]

What mindless fanboy would want this after all the news is beyond me.

Spoken like a true fanboy.
I didn't know these peripherals *only* work with Series S|X.

 

[Darsxx82]

It will surely return with the announcement of a new controller (Sebile?). Meanwhile, there are in-house and special editions Xbox controller that are announced periodically.

 

[Magic Carpet]

MS sells more controllers than consoles

Gonna go out on a limb and say this is true of every console ever made that has controllers.

 

[Astray]

What mindless fanboy would want this after all the news is beyond me.

There's a surprising market of controller enthusiasts and people who want controllers that match their set-ups.

 

[HJuggernaut]

it was kinda meh for me, MS didn't have games so they pushed this extra shit

 

[Jack Videogames]

At this point what isn't on hold apart from COD skins?

Layoffs

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

MS sells more controllers than consoles

You mean like every other console manufacturer does?

 

[clarky]

You mean like every other console manufacturer does?

Who in their right mind would buy an extra Duelsense?*

*runs for cover.

 

[Pallas]

MS sells more controllers than consoles

Considering most modern consoles with a controller, and you probably want to buy yourself an additional controller, add replacements to the equation …

You get the picture.

Never had a Xbox lab controller myself but I've gifted them before. Wonder what the hold is for.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Who in their right mind would buy an extra Duelsense?*

*runs for cover.

Not me nor did I buy that silly Edge Pro controller

 

[Muffdraul]

I bought one three years ago when I finally got a Series X. The R bumper took a shit after like two weeks. I figured "Eh, I got a rotten egg. I'll return it for a replacement." Second one did the same exact thing. Then I bought a normal Xbox controller which still works perfectly three years later. Maybe just my own anecdotal bad luck, but maybe meh.

 

[Fake]

Six Months? I swear I read 'foverer'.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I can honestly say that in 40 years of gaming I have never looked down at a control pad and thought 'This bit needs to be purple'

 

[Connificent]

You mean like every other console manufacturer does?

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

I mean there is a good reason more Xbox controllers are sold vs Dualsense because many people, myself included, vastly prefer the Xbox controller

For one having huge hands I prefer the stick layout of the Xbox as all PS controllers make me feel like I am playing with a kids toy as the tips of my thumbs rub each other a lot