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[Draugoth]

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.

 

[awwr999999]

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.

Xbox has been copying Sony's DualShock 2 for over two decades now.

 

[DAHGAMING]

Xbox has been copying Sony's DualShock 2 for over two decades now.

Bruv, do you remember this thread ? Or come across it searching through the forum ? Just wondering how this mad random shit comes bacl from the dead. No hate by the way I like it when the old random ahit reapears just wonder how it comes to be.

 

[Astray]

Xbox with yet another banger controller colorway.

 

[awwr999999]

Bruv, do you remember this thread ? Or come across it searching through the forum ? Just wondering how this mad random shit comes bacl from the dead. No hate by the way I like it when the old random ahit reapears just wonder how it comes to be.

NeoGaf put it near the top of my queue. Must be some kind of system to boost engagement.
To be fair, claiming the OG Xbox controller > DualShock 2 is asking for it.
DualShock 3 is where Sony dropped the ball. PS3 losing the ports for plugging in wired DS2s was a mistake.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

You know you are spending too much time on neogaf when you get ten pages deep into the forum and aggressively reply with console warring bullshit to some topic from the beginning of the year.

 

[Topher]

Xbox has been copying Sony's DualShock 2 for over two decades now.

You really need to stop fighting console wars from 20 years ago my man.

 

[SweetTooth]

Microsoft is turning into the late Madcatz, probably heading for the same fate.

 

[diffusionx]

>buy this Xbox
>can never find it when I want to play it

Gee thanks Microsoft

 

[Team Andromeda]

>buy this Xbox
>can never find it when I want to play it

Put the heating on then *rollseyes*

 

[BigLee74]

Can’t comment as I can’t see it.

A guy in a wheelchair wearing camo-gear is being chased by his angry mum.

“You can hide but you can’t run”

 

[Rush2112]

They make more controllers than games.

 

[lughnasadh123]

I'd rather have the winter backdrop as the skin instead of the camo design.

 

[BlackTron]

NeoGaf put it near the top of my queue. Must be some kind of system to boost engagement.
To be fair, claiming the OG Xbox controller > DualShock 2 is asking for it.
DualShock 3 is where Sony dropped the ball. PS3 losing the ports for plugging in wired DS2s was a mistake.

Start paying attention to dates man. Your takes while reviving threads are so bad I thought you might be intentionally trolling. Sad to hear you've actually been serious.

I'm no fan of the Duke controller but I would probably prefer it to any PS1-PS4 gamepad. Some people have preferences, I like Xbox and Nintendo controllers. Dual Shock shape and analog position kills my hands. Imagine bumping an old thread just to let us know we're wrong about a controller preference. There isn't even a contest of Controller S vs DualShock2 to me. One is a usable controller and the other is a pile of shit. Deal with it.

Sony's layout came from SNES. DC was an evolution from there, and Xbox based their controller on DC. It's been the same ever since. If Xbox copied Sony, it would be full of more features and shitty to hold.

 

[Hookshot]

I don't like how the splotches look like leaves when it's a winter camo and you don't have leaves in winter or cold climates.

 

[King Dazzar]

Xbox has been copying Sony's DualShock 2 for over two decades now.

 

[panda-zebra]

NeoGaf put it near the top of my queue. Must be some kind of system to boost engagement.
To be fair, claiming the OG Xbox controller > DualShock 2 is asking for it.
DualShock 3 is where Sony dropped the ball. PS3 losing the ports for plugging in wired DS2s was a mistake.

It's usually the Similar Threads section under the last post of a page/reply box that catches people out like this, not the forum software mystically raising threads from the grave on the main page.

 

[Kvally]

They make more controllers than games.

They all do.

 

[DAHGAMING]

Xbox is massive, its crazy, I check out Gaf, see whats going on, and even though the Pro come out just a few days ago the thread about it has already dropped below this Xbox controller thread. I guess the site will crash come the the Next Xbox is anounced, the excitement will be out of controll.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

 

[dragonyeuw]

They make more controllers than games.

LMAO, beat me to it.

 

[RoboFu]

MS keeps pushing the same controller BS that sony did during the ps3 and ps4. Just putting out a new color or simple pattern where as Sony now is the one putting out worth while LE controllers like MS did during the ps3 and ps4 gens. lol

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Looks like puzzle pieces.

 

[Rambotito]

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.​

I can only see the controllers at the bottom. What's supposed to be in the first picture?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I can only see the controllers at the bottom. What's supposed to be in the first picture?

A picture of the console in a wintery forest.

It looks nothing like the forest.