Microsoft has announced Xbox Design Lab has added the Cipher Series, which are transparent Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 as new options. Also now available on Xbox Design Lab are two ...

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New transparent shells called the Cipher Series are being added to Xbox Design Lab. The Cipher Series are available for use with Xbox Elite Wireless Series 2 controllers, letting players customize ...

It seems that Microsoft has been paying attention to all of those millennial nostalgia-bait posts about translucent iMacs and PlayStation DualShock controllers that go viral on social media, as it’s ...

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The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (or Elite 2 for short) has arguably been the industry gold standard for a pro-level game controller for the past decade. Over the years dozens of ...

Although the basic form of the video game controller hasn’t changed much since the Xbox 360, innovations in how players interact with games are still alive. It just comes in the form of elite-style ...