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They say good things come in threes – and the Xbox Wireless Controller Breaker special edition series is no exception. This bold new family of special edition controllers includes Heart Breaker, Ice Breaker, and Storm Breaker. For the very first time, three distinct special edition controllers are launching simultaneously, each with their own personality and unique features – from metallic coatings to frosted translucent elements – offering players more choice from day one.​

Xbox Wireless Controller up for preorder on Amazon ($79.99 each) Controller 1 (PH) https://amzn.to/45Oe5J2Controller 2 (LU) https://amzn.to/46iN0Om #ad​

 

[poodaddy]

Cool.....more Xbox controllers.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Can I get these at Foot Locker?

 

[DenimDevil]

And still no hall effect sticks, they can fuck right off.

 

[Skifi28]

Good to know all the layoffs weren't from their controller department.

 

[Hookshot]

Who is buying these? They come out with 10 different designs each quarter.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

MS spends more time on promoting gamepads than consoles and games.

Then add in the occasional meme product like fridges or whatever knick knacks they are trying to get attention with an Xbox badge on it.

Their gaming division has weird priorities. Imagine being an AV equipment maker, and the company's biggest hype jobs are custom coloured remote controls.

 

[drganon]

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Who is buying these? They come out with 10 different designs each quarter.

 

[R6Rider]

"Now you can buy our controllers to not play the games we cancelled!"

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

If there is anything MS needs, it's more controllers

 

[Saber]

At least the blue one is fine I guess? The rest is absolute garbage.
But how these guys are so much focused on controllers is beyond me.

 

[analog_future]

MS spends more time on promoting gamepads than consoles and games.

Then add in the occasional meme product like fridges or whatever knick knacks they are trying to get attention with an Xbox badge on it.

Their gaming division has weird priorities. Imagine being an AV equipment maker, and the company's biggest hype jobs are custom coloured remote controls.

Controllers have huge profit margins and they sell like crazy. What they're doing makes sense from a business standpoint.

 

[IFireflyl]

 

[MadchesterManc]

Must be a market for all this, gotta be folk out there collecting these controllers and displaying them like my sister does with loungefly bags.

 

[mckmas8808]

Who is buying these? They come out with 10 different designs each quarter.

People must be buying them, since they do it so often. And they do look kinda cool.

 

[Jaybe]

No companion hoodies to pair with these?

 

[AJUMP23]

Pink and Blue would look cool as a hoodie.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Meh, this is the only Ice Breaker worth getting:

 

[LordCBH]

I quite like the blue one.

 

[SenkiDala]

Can I get these at Foot Locker?

I play mainly with Xbox controllers I've never had 1 stick drift, through 5/6 Xbox OG controllers, 4 for 360, 3 for One, 4 for Series, never, through dozens of thoussands of hours of gameplay.

I've had drift on every joycon I've owned and every Dualsense (and 1 dualshock 4).

 

[Diseased Yak]

Who is buying these? They come out with 10 different designs each quarter.

*slowly raises hand*

 

[ecosse_011172]

Fugly.

 

[Sticks]

 

[HJuggernaut]

release games not hardware

 

[GinSama]

Kinda ugly.... To be fair would love that Ms could spend as much time making some new games, physical releases etc. or trying to save the main hardware..... as they spend releasing controllers ....

 

[Fake]

WTF is that? How Microsoft find new ways of make the controller more and more ugly?

 

[PlayStaytion]

Xbox Wireless Controller up for preorder on Amazon ($79.99 each) Controller 1 (PH) https://amzn.to/45Oe5J2Controller 2 (LU) https://amzn.to/46iN0Om #ad​

Fantastic!!! I'm just thinking about playing with a controller again.

 

[RoboCain]

I like Xbox, I think their controller's shape is the best.

Now, what's the point of releasing all these models editions if they are not going to improve the tech in the controller?

I mostly use my DualSenses these days because is just more convenient to put them on the charging stand than swapping batteries.

It didn't bother me before, but now I'm like just put a damn battery in the controller and release an official charging stand. Even 8BitDo includes those things on the box these days.