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The Xbox Wireless Controller – Arctic Camo Special Edition is available today in all Xbox markets worldwide for $69.99 USD ERP. Consider pairing your new Arctic Camo controller with the Arctic Camo Xbox Series X Console Wrap to complete your style, only available in United States and Canda at the Microsoft Store. Visit Xbox.com or your local retailer, including Microsoft Store, for more information.​

 

[Sleepwalker]

Hate camo patterns on consoles and controllers, this is no exception.

 

[T-Cake]

LOL, every time I respond saying "Yay! More controller options instead of new games!" No wonder Xbox is going down the drain.

 

[adamsapple]

LOL, every time I respond saying "Yay! More controller options instead of new games!" No wonder Xbox is going down the drain.

I mean you'd be wrong like every time but when has that stopped folks before

 

[Plague Doctor]

Is Xbox really sure they don't want to be just a peripheral and hardware skin company?

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

Camouflage a console no one wants or looks for to begin with.
Brilliant.

 

[drganon]

Just what Xbox needs, more ugly controllers.

 

[fatmarco]

I mean you'd be wrong like every time but when has that stopped folks before

I mean they quantifiably release more controller variants than they do games.

They released a total of 9 controller variants in 2023.

No ones going to say that Microsoft had 9 or more exclusive games in 2023.

 

[adamsapple]

I mean they quantifiably release more controller variants than they do games.

They released a total of 9 controller variants in 2023.

No ones going to say that Microsoft had 9 or more exclusive games in 2023.

Yes, but do you see how dumb that sounds? Between 2023 and '24 they'd have put out 7, 8 first party developed games.

Doing a linear comparison with design lab controllers is about as dumb as saying that Sony have quantifiably put out 0 games in the year that they're launching a new console in.

 

[@gkTH]

Can't wait to see a brand new Xbox skin on the PS5 plates.

 

[TheDreadLord]

At this point MS is now competing with D-brand instead of Sony

 

[Saber]

The console itself isn't that bad looking. The controller on the other hand is ugly.

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

Perfect skin for those who want to hide their XSX for when friends/family are over.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Perfect skin for those who want to hide their XSX for when friends/family are over.

 

[Esppiral]

Microsoft allways caring about nations outside of the USA,

Así les luce el pelo....

 

[Esppiral]

I mean they quantifiably release more controller variants than they do games.

They released a total of 9 controller variants in 2023.

No ones going to say that Microsoft had 9 or more exclusive games in 2023.

How many first party games has released Sony in th las 12 months?.....

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I mean you'd be wrong like every time but when has that stopped folks before

Sales suggest otherwise but keep up the fight brother

 

[FoxMcChief]

I will never, ever understand people’s interest in anything decorated in camo.

 

[DAHGAMING]

Nice il get these, goes well with my camo jacket and air max 95.

 

[TVexperto]

more controllers than games at this point

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

I can’t see anything?

 

[SupremeHoodie]

The console itself isn't that bad looking. The controller on the other hand is ugly.

Worst take I’ve heard on Neogaf all my years being here. This is the perfect controller. Xbox honestly has had the best controller every generation since they’ve started.

 

[DGrayson]

I'm a sucker for camo controllers

 

[BlackTron]

I mean they quantifiably release more controller variants than they do games.

They released a total of 9 controller variants in 2023.

No ones going to say that Microsoft had 9 or more exclusive games in 2023.

Meh. When N64 came out, it already had like 6 controller colors and 2 games on day 1

 

[JackMcGunns]

LOL, every time I respond saying "Yay! More controller options instead of new games!" No wonder Xbox is going down the drain.

Is Xbox really sure they don't want to be just a peripheral and hardware skin company?

At this point MS is now competing with D-brand instead of Sony

 

[fatmarco]

Yes, but do you see how dumb that sounds? Between 2023 and '24 they'd have put out 7, 8 first party developed games.

Doing a linear comparison with design lab controllers is about as dumb as saying that Sony have quantifiably put out 0 games in the year that they're launching a new console in.

Yeah, fair enough, but the dynamic / context for Playstation as a brand isn't the same. The fact that Sony is launching a Pro console without an exclusive is testament to that difference in context because they've been steamrolling the entire generation.

In contrast, Xbox has been struggling incredibly hard for years and are dead last, and their controller variants have now become a meme because they stand in contrast (because they're actually cool and consistent) to the disaster that Xbox's first party output and overall management has become.

I like Xbox controller variants, but it does irritate (and obviously irritates others) seeing them announce them at the precise points in time where the brand/community really needs genuinely good/ hopeful news relating to exclusive first party titles.