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If there's immoderate console shaper that genuinely embraces customization and colour assortment successful its controllers—it's Xbox. For much than a decade, Xbox has released a dependable watercourse of unsocial colors, patterns, and constricted variation controllers crossed its Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles. And, if the authoritative offerings aren't capable for you, Xbox Design Lab allows you to spell chaotic creating your ain controller plan from scratch.
Aside from immoderate insignificant tweaks to the plan erstwhile the Xbox Series X|S launched successful 2020, the Xbox Wireless Controller has mostly gone unchanged since the Xbox One era. Even better, you tin usage your Xbox One controllers connected Xbox Series X|S and vice-versa. But, if you're funny conscionable how many authoritative controllers Xbox has released since the opening of the Series X|S generation, we've got you covered. Check retired the afloat rundown beneath of each Xbox controller colour by merchandise day including standard, peculiar edition, and constricted variation controllers.
If you're looking for a bully alternative, you tin besides cheque retired our usher to much of the champion Xbox controllers.
All Xbox Controller Colors by Release Date
Carbon Black Xbox Controller
Release Date: November 10, 2020
Released November 10, 2020
Xbox Wireless Controller (Carbon Black)
Released alongside the Xbox Series X successful 2020, the somewhat redesigned Xbox Wireless Controller featured the caller Share button, hybrid D-pad, and textured grips and triggers.
Robot White Xbox Controller
Release Date: November 10, 2020
Released November 10, 2020
Xbox Wireless Controller (Robot White)
The Robot White controller released alongside the Xbox Series S successful 2020 and is indentical successful functionality to its Series X counterpart speech from its stark achromatic color.
Shock Blue Xbox Controller
Release Date: November 10, 2020
Released November 10, 2020
Xbox Wireless Controller (Shock Blue)
Rounding retired the trio of archetypal controller colors debuting alongside the Xbox Series X|S, the Shock Blue controller was the lone existent colour disposable for the caller procreation for its archetypal fewer months.
Pulse Red Xbox Controller
Release Date: February 9, 2021
Released February 9, 2021
Xbox Wireless Controller (Pulse Red)
The Pulse Red Xbox released conscionable earlier Valentine's Day 2021, and what amended mode to amusement your emotion than to bargain your spouse this agleam reddish controller?
Electric Volt Xbox Controller
Release Date: April 27, 2021
Xbox Wireless Controller (Electric Volt)
Xbox's adjacent controller was the shocking Electric Volt colour that falls determination betwixt Mountain Dew and a highlighter. It's decidedly a head-turner.
Deep Pink Xbox Controller
Release Date: May 17, 2022
Xbox Wireless Controller (Deep Pink)
The lone modular controller enactment released successful 2022 was the Deep Pink Xbox controller, featuring a vibrant pinkish colour with matching buttons.
Velocity Green Xbox Controller
Release Date: March 7, 2023
Xbox Wireless Controller (Velocity Green)
Announced and released connected the aforesaid time successful 2023, the Velocity Green controller is amazingly the archetypal plain all-green controller released by Xbox since the transparent Xbox Controller S astir 20 years ago.
Astral Purple Xbox Controller
Release Date: October 3, 2023
Xbox Wireless Controller (Astral Purple)
The astir caller modular variation controller released astir 2 years agone and features a rich, purple colour that's arsenic adjacent successful colour that you're going to get to the console-exclusive Fortnite Xbox One controller, but without the gradient effect.
Every Special Edition Color
In summation to the modular colors above, Xbox has released a slew of "special edition" colors and patterns implicit the years. While immoderate of these tin beryllium recreated contiguous successful Xbox Design Lab, if you're looking to prime up a retail version, your options whitethorn beryllium constricted to third-party resellers oregon refurbished models.
Daystrike Camo Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: May 4, 2021
Xbox Wireless Controller (Daystrike Camo Special Edition)
The archetypal camo controller enactment for the Xbox Series X|S procreation released successful 2021 and featured a reddish camo signifier with heavy reddish matching buttons.
Aqua Shift Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: August 31, 2021
Mineral Camo Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: September 28, 2022
Released September 28, 2022
Xbox Wireless Controller (Mineral Camo Special Edition)
Mineral Camo, the 4th camo-themed Xbox controller (second during the Xbox Series X|S generation) released featured a unsocial colour strategy that included blues, purples, and teals.
Lunar Shift Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: October 11, 2022
Released October 11, 2022
Xbox Wireless Controller (Lunar Shift Special Edition)
The Lunar Shift controller released successful 2022 and was inspired by the "awe-inspiring aura of the moon" arsenic its unsocial colour shifts from golden to silver.
Stellar Shift Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: February 7, 2023
Released February 7, 2023
Xbox Wireless Controller (Stellar Shift Special Edition)
The last subordinate of the Shift series, Stellar Shift, featured a mesmerizing blue-purple colour that exuded "deep abstraction vibes" and came with a peculiar dynamic inheritance for your Xbox console erstwhile paired.
Arctic Camo Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: May 2023
Xbox Wireless Controller (Arctic Camo Special Edition)
Interestingly enough, the Arctic Camo controller was really a re-release of an earlier Xbox One version, but with the updated features of the modern Xbox Series X|S-era controllers. It was softly released successful the US successful 2023 and made its mode to the remainder of the satellite successful 2024.
Stormcloud Vapor Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: August 8, 2023
Gold Shadow Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: October 17, 2023
Released October 17, 2023
Xbox Wireless Controller (Gold Shadow Special Edition)
The Gold Shadow peculiar variation controller was the archetypal caller introduction successful the "Shadow series" since 2017 and featured a gradient golden to achromatic plan with a matching golden D-pad.
Dream Vapor Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: February 6, 2024
Nocturnal Vapor Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: April 9, 2024
Xbox Wireless Controller (Nocturnal Vapor Special Edition)
The last introduction successful the "Vapor series," Nocturnal Vapor, released successful 2024 and featured swirling, earthy tones, but didn't see a matching dynamic inheritance for immoderate reason.
Sky Cipher Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: August 13, 2024
Ghost Cipher Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: October 8, 2024
Pulse Cipher Special Edition Xbox Controller
Release Date: February 4, 2025
Black Xbox Elite Controller (Series 2)
Release Date: November 4, 2019
Released November 4, 2019
Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 (Black)
Released astir a twelvemonth earlier the Xbox Series X|S, the 2nd variation of the Xbox Elite controller featured a fig of upgrades including amended grips, much customization, and a redesigned D-pad that would spell connected to animate the aboriginal Xbox Wireless Controller update.
White Xbox Elite Core Controller
Release Date: September 21, 2022
Red Xbox Elite Core Controller
Release Date: March 28, 2023
Blue Xbox Elite Core Controller
Release Date: March 28, 2023
Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 - Core (Blue)
When there's a reddish version, there's astir ever a bluish mentation to travel it. Released alongside its Red-hued counterpart, the Blue Elite Core controller features—you guessed it—a bluish faceplate, matching buttons, and achromatic grip.
Limited Edition Xbox Controllers
If modular and peculiar variation controllers don't tickle your fancy, Xbox is nary alien to constricted variation controllers either. Since the motorboat of the Xbox Series X|S, determination person been a fig of constricted variation controllers for Xbox games specified arsenic Forza Horizon 5, Starfield, a Halo Infinite-themed Elite Controller, and astir recently, a peculiar variation controller for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
There person besides been some...odd choices to accidental the least. In 2022, Xbox held a sweepstakes to triumph furry Sonic-themed controllers to beforehand Sonic 2, arsenic good arsenic immoderate cheeky designs featuring Deadpool & Wolverine's literal asses connected the backmost of the controller.
Some different newsworthy controllers see an environmentally-conscious controller made from recycled plastics and ground-up Xbox One controller parts, a transparent achromatic controller to observe Xbox's 20th anniversary, and different introduction successful the "Vapor series" that caused Xbox to travel nether occurrence for it's poorly-timed tagline.
Arguably the biggest controller announcement during the Series X|S generation, though, is the instrumentality of Xbox Design Lab successful 2021. Not lone tin you customize your cleanable controller, but you tin besides make exclusive designs featuring fashionable franchises similar Fallout and Call of Duty.
Matthew Adler is simply a Commerce, Features, Guides, News, Previews, and Reviews writer for IGN. You tin travel him connected the tract formerly known arsenic Twitter @MatthewAdler and ticker him watercourse connected Twitch
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