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[IbizaPocholo]

Leaked Xbox controller "changes color with light and motion"

Here's the Lunar Shift controller

www.gamesradar.com

A new Xbox Series X controller has seemingly been leaked via Amazon.

Earlier today on September 30, the Twitter user below stumbled upon a brand new Xbox controller on Amazon, dubbed "Lunar Shift." This controller isn't actually listed on Amazon at the time of writing, so we're left to speculate as to how the user actually managed to uncover the new controller.

Otherwise, this looks like the real deal. In a follow-up tweet(opens in new tab), the Twitter user also provides a screenshot of the back of the new Xbox controller's packaging, which proves to be identical to the packaging you'd normally get with a standard Xbox controller.

The "Lunar Shift" color of the controller means that it apparently "changes color with light and motion," according to the back of the packaging. Adorned with a swirled textured grip on the side, this would be one of the fancier Xbox controllers out there, if it didn't look so darn shimmery.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

So, a pearlescent finish?

 

[Beer Baelly]

 

[Skifi28]

I wish controller makers would spent half the money and time they do on colors in making them more reliable.

 

[SJRB]

Sounds weirdly gimmicky.

 

[Frank Horrigan]

 

[T-Cake]

I loved the tweet the other day from Xbox where they had a green controller and overlaid video on to it. It looked incredible, not sure what purpose it would actually serve in a game if the controller was able to play video or something though.

 

[jigglet]

Sounds weirdly gimmicky.

It feels like it should be a launch feature for a new Nintendo controller.

 

[GenericUser]

Who gives a shit, give me hall effect sticks and back paddles

 

[ParaSeoul]

I loved the tweet the other day from Xbox where they had a green controller and overlaid video on to it. It looked incredible, not sure what purpose it would actually serve in a game if the controller was able to play video or something though.

They just used it as a green screen

 

[DaGwaphics]

I loved the tweet the other day from Xbox where they had a green controller and overlaid video on to it. It looked incredible, not sure what purpose it would actually serve in a game if the controller was able to play video or something though.

A streamer using a classic green screen could have some fun with that. I'm sure someone will try it now.

 

[lh032]

pretty sure the fans would rather prefer a drift solution or a permanent fix instead.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Give me a damn Elite Series 3 with better bumpers no stick drift and hall effect sticks and I am all in

 

[Filben]

Sounds very gimmicky.

I want better feedback/vibration, more precise, more reliable, more games to use it to full capacity, something like adaptive triggers, better build quality and longevity.

Light's just light and won't change anything for me when being focused on the game.

 

[ReBurn]

pretty sure the fans would rather prefer a drift solution or a permanent fix instead.

Pretty sure you wouldn't know what Xbox fans would want.

But anyway, a controller like this sounds like it could be fun. Some people like things that light up.

 

[amigastar]

That's not real.
Anyways i'm still using my XBox 360 Controller on PC. An Xbox controller with haptic feedback like PS5 controller would be nice.

 

[Fbh]

Ah yes because the one thing everyone does when gaming is looking at their controller

I wish controller makers would spent half the money and time they do on colors in making them more reliable.

"Sorry sir but then you could just have one controller for the entire gen and we wouldn't really want that. Shitty build quality and lots of fun designs is the way to go!"

 

[drotahorror]

Until they fix those loud ass clicky dpad and face buttons I'll never touch another xbox controller.

 

[Punished Miku]

GYRO
Y
R
O

 

[Skifi28]

GYRO
Y
R
O

I'm hungry as it is, just stop

 

[RoboFu]

You guys are dumb it’s just a glittery shimmery paint job.

 

[Puscifer]

I wish controller makers would spent half the money and time they do on colors in making them more reliable.

I'm still so annoyed I never got around to buying a spare 360 controller for PC.

 

[Ghost of Caelid]

Sounds very gimmicky.

I want better feedback/vibration, more precise, more reliable, more games to use it to full capacity, something like adaptive triggers, better build quality and longevity.

Light's just light and won't change anything for me when being focused on the game.

Xbox design lab does well because fans like flavors. Acting like different colors takes away from resources into reliability is silly.

 

[Patrick S.]

Sounds very gimmicky.

I want better feedback/vibration, more precise, more reliable, more games to use it to full capacity, something like adaptive triggers, better build quality and longevity.

Light's just light and won't change anything for me when being focused on the game.

That thing doesn't light up, it's just colour flip paint, like Standox Catalunya Splash, which us car guys grew tired of fifteen years ago

 

[chromhound]

Doritos flavor color

 

[ProgenitorCastle]

Reads "motion", expected gyro support and left dissapointed

 

[jaysius]

Aqua Shift also claimed the exact same thing, it didn’t shimmer in the light though.

I had to return mine because the headphone jack was busted out of the box(high static in one ear of headphones no matter what headphones or Xbox or pc). and due to it’s “limited edition“ nature.

 

[adamsapple]

GYRO
Y
R
O

Eh. It's an acquired taste, I've never liked using it in any of the PS4 games that support it with the DS4.

 

[Punished Miku]

Eh. It's an acquired taste, I've never liked using it in any of the PS4 games that support it with the DS4.

Ever played any 1st party Nintendo games with gyro? Or Neon White, or Doom? The PS4 gyro isn't the best but gravity rush 2 was decent.

 

[EverydayBeast]

If I’m Microsoft I put my faith in games first not controllers.

 

[adamsapple]

Ever played any 1st party Nintendo games with gyro? Or Neon White, or Doom? The PS4 gyro isn't the best but gravity rush 2 was decent.

The most experience I've had is with Days Gone's Gyro aiming but I guess it wasn't one of the best implementations in the first place.

If I’m Microsoft I put my faith in games first not controllers.

The hardware design lab and the game development have nothing to do with each other.

 

[Bonfires Down]

What is this useless crap? Add a gyro instead you fucking troglodytes!

 

[HYDE]

Solar shift when!?

 

[Filben]

Xbox design lab does well because fans like flavors. Acting like different colors takes away from resources into reliability is silly.

It's just an unfiltered list of what I want instead and no statement about practicality of resource distribution.

 

[Business]

 

[Rambone]

PS5 controller features, when?

 

[Ghost of Caelid]

PS5 controller features, when?

Play deathloop on xbox. You'll see that theres no rush to include haptics because rumble can recreate 75% of what it has to offer. The 25% it's missing are the more minimal vibrations that you experience in smaller doses.

 

[Beechos]

Aint this just like a pearly white type of paint job. Dont know why everyone getting all upset for.

 

[pasterpl]

Gimmick

 

[Chukhopops]

Just add the Elite Core to design labs and I’ll be fine, thank you.

PS5 controller features, when?

 

[lachesis]

Sounds like a mood ring reinveted for new generation..

 

[DeepEnigma]

Ever played any 1st party Nintendo games with gyro? Or Neon White, or Doom? The PS4 gyro isn't the best but gravity rush 2 was decent.

I mainly use the gyro for faster typing in the group chats, lol.

But I also notice the gyro is majorly improved in the DualSense compared to the DS4. It feels more accurate and responsive.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Play deathloop on xbox. You'll see that theres no rush to include haptics because rumble can recreate 75% of what it has to offer. The 25% it's missing are the more minimal vibrations that you experience in smaller doses.

Then there are features in Returnal and GT7 that stands far above that. I wasn’t that impressed with the haptics and triggers over standard rumble until playing those two games with those features.

 

[Boy bawang]

I'm glad to see some gyro love in this thread. While sensations are subjective and some people won't like it, it is objectively the most accurate way to aim with a controller and Xbox still not having this option is a huge miss.

 

[jaysius]

Just add the Elite Core to design labs and I’ll be fine, thank you.

They’re doing this in the coming months.

 

[jaysius]

Play deathloop on xbox. You'll see that theres no rush to include haptics because rumble can recreate 75% of what it has to offer. The 25% it's missing are the more minimal vibrations that you experience in smaller doses.

It’s because Xbox has trigger rumble motors and have had them since Xbox One. They do quite a good job at the “haptics”.

 

[Sho_Gunn]

Basically RGB for consoles....whatever works

 

[b0uncyfr0]

Instead of releasing different colours - you'd think MS would rather focus on QC for the Elite 2. Its still crap.

We dont need more colours ffs, there's the design lab to build your own.

 

[midnightAI]

yeh, thats called colour shift paint (or chameleon paint, or pearlescent paint)
you can do it yourself with aerosols, unfortunately its been done to death on cars and looks pretty horrid most of the time if you ask me

 

[Kurotri]

Phil Spencer compliments DualSense and suggests Xbox could update its controller | VGC

“We kind of look at some of that and [think] there are things that we should go do”…

www.videogameschronicle.com

What happened to this? I'd rather have them add DualSense-like stuff instead of colors changing..