Xbox One Elite Controller - Is It Really Worth 150 Bucks?
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Microsoft once again caught the Gamers attention all around the world as it recently announced an updated controller with a 3.5 mm jack input instead of a proprietary input, but this new controller is an entirely new beast.The new Elite wireless controller comes with hair-trigger locks, a textured rolling pad instead of the good old D-pad and bumpers. But the best part is that most components and swappable, meaning that you can switch the joystick for a D-pad, or remove the bumpers. This new controller will be compatible with the Xbox One and Windows 10. It is priced at $150.
Revealed at E3-2015 , This controller is going to hit the market in October this year. Though it is priced at 150 Bucks ,it's new features gonna make it become a Gamer's Dream.
The first thing you notice as you pick it up is the new silver D-pad, which looks like a robot's innie belly button and features nine angled planes for your thumb to slide over. The idea is it's easier to pull off the kind of circular motions used in fighting games (like Street Fighter). As for other uses, well, I mean—it felt fine, but it's hardly like there was anything wrong with the traditional D-pad. And handily enough, you can use that anyway if you'd rather, because there's one sat underneath. To access it you just lift off the silver D-pad, which is held in place by the kind of snappy magnet Apple uses for its MacBook power adapters.
The next point of interest is the main trigger buttons. These can be set individually, using sliders (Green coloured) on the underside of the pad, to operate as normal, with a long pull, or on a shorter 'hair trigger', enabling you to fire faster. It reduces the speed with which we could squeeze off shots by about half. Of course, when it comes to shooters, it isn't going to lure hardened mouse-keyboard players over to using a controller, but it's a worthwhile quality of life option if controllers are your thing.
The same goes for the thumbstick sensitivity settings, which you can tweak in the accompanying app and then save to one of two profiles which you then flip between using a switch on the front of the pad between the start and menu buttons. The app also lets you alter the amount of rumble feedback you receive–which is welcome if, like me, your hands are starting to feel like those of a particularly gnarled crone–and re-map button functions.
Which brings us to the most substantial addition: the four clicky paddles placed on the underside of the pad. If you've ever used a fancy racing car-style gear shift, these feel a lot like that. The obvious use is assigning functions like reload and grenade to your fingers, so that your right thumb never needs to leave the stick. What you won't be able to do (at least, yet) is create more functions than there are buttons on a regular Xbox pad, which probably makes sense in terms of not splitting Xbox users, but is slightly disappointing when it comes to PC.
The controller also comes with a 3.5 mm audio jack that works with any Gaming Headset with Chat through.
With the new UA or the Adjustability App, you can now customize the sensitivity of the sticks and triggers and the settings will be stored on the controller itself. You can also remap all the controls. In many ways, this is a gamer’s dream as many players spend thousands of hours with the Xbox One controller, and it doesn’t offer a lot of customization in its existing form. It is said That it supports 255 Profiles which can be switched for different gaming modes .
The Product Box comes with
- Xbox Elite Wireless Controller
- Carrying case
- Set of 4 paddles
- Set of 6 thumbsticks: standard (2), tall (2), and domed (2)
- Set of 2 D-pads: faceted and standard
- USB cable
- AA batteries
- Quick Setup Guide and Product Manual
Well the Price tag may be a Bit too much for the casual Gamers but the Elite Gamers would Hesitate to buy such a great customizable Product and Here We leave you with the official E3-2015 Reveal Teaser of The Brand new Controller.
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