We’ll likely see entire Xbox One systems for $200 on Black Friday, so spending just shy of that on a controller is a leap. Stan Horaczek Who should buy it?Īt $180, the Elite Controller 2 is a big investment. It feels good, but I don’t know that it offers any real advantage beyond that. The triggers now have a textured pattern on them. At one point, I spent five minutes of my gaming allotment looking for the thumbstick that had blasted off under the couch. However, because they’re only on there with magnets, dropping the controller tends to send all the small pieces flying in every direction. The accessories like the sticks, the D-pad cover, and the paddles on the back attach with a really slick magnetic latching system. I let my son play with my controller for a few minutes after dinner and I had to do a little detailing afterward to clean it up. The textured grips make it easy to hold, but they do tend to pick up grime. You can, however, change them on the fly and customize each side. I found the short setting unsatisfying and stuck comfortably to the middle setting for both triggers. The new super-short travel option allows you to press the trigger repeatedly as fast as possible, which comes in handy for games that prioritize button mashing. Switches on the back of the controller offer three options. In terms of playability, you can now shorten the travel on the trigger buttons even further. Shortening the travel makes for easier rapid fire mashing. A switch on the back of the controller allows players to tweak how far the triggers travel with each press. Even across several two-hour gaming sessions without a recharge, it didn’t flinch. In my experience, the battery lasted forever. It also comes with a long, braided USB-C cable. The Elite 2’s built-in battery charges via USB-C or wirelessly via a dock that comes in the box. I still use rechargeable batteries regularly, but I’ve long wondered if it hinders performance. Xbox One controllers drink down AA batteries quickly, and the company recommends that you don’t use rechargeable cells because of they don’t necessarily deliver the same amount of current.
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What else is new?Ī built-in, rechargeable battery is a huge upgrade for the Elite 2. I accidentally activated them a lot when I first started playing with the controller. The paddles on the back of the controller add extra buttons. It’s likely a result of the fact that I’m just not that good in the first place.
I think my preference is slightly tighter than the stock setting, but I found that it changed from session to session. I spent a few hours making tweaks, and then played games of Overwatch to try and find the exact sensitivity that worked for me. A small device that looks like a hybrid of a flat screwdriver and a nickel, which allows gamers to tweak the amount of effort it takes to move the sticks. Players can also now adjust the tension of the sticks themselves. That’s the kind of small advantage you’d have to crave to justify this expensive gadget. For instance, if you’re playing a first-person shooter, you can map one of the paddles to the jump command, then you don’t have to take your thumb off the joystick to press the jump button. The most notable and immediately noticeable difference sits on the back of the controller in the form of four removable paddles that played can map to specific actions. Like the original model, it offers some significant upgrades over the standard version.
The $180 Xbox Elite Controller 2 arrives roughly four years after its $150 predecessor. Inside, it stores all the accessories, including extra thumbsticks, another D-pad cover, the paddles for the back of the controller, and the tool for adjusting the stick tension. The Xbox Elite Controller 2 comes in a hard case like you’d expect with high-end wireless headphones.
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