The Xbox One Elite Controller is a premium controller released for Xbox One range of consoles and Windows 10 PCs. The controller was bundled with the Xbox One Elite console and on its own as well.
Announcment[]
On June 15, 2015, during its E3 2015 press conference, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller, a new controller which Xbox division head Phil Spencer described as being "an elite controller for the elite gamer".
Release[]
The Elite Controller was then released on October 27, 2015, the same day that Halo 5: Guardians was released.
Design[]
The Elite features a steel construction with a soft-touch plastic exterior, along with interchangeable rear paddle buttons and analog stick tops.
Various thumbsticks can also exchanged with each other. Such as a regular Xbox One thumbstick, a concaved version and a extended version for increased accuracy.
Controversy[]
On the controllers launch, some players found that their Xbox One Elite Controllers were defective. Some users found that their thumbsticks would lock up on each side. Other users found that the thumbsticks would jiggle loose which would interrupt and make gameplay much more difficult.