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Microsoft has announced Xbox Design Lab has added the Cipher Series, which are transparent Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 as new options. Also now available on Xbox Design Lab are two ...

New transparent shells called the Cipher Series are being added to Xbox Design Lab. The Cipher Series are available for use with Xbox Elite Wireless Series 2 controllers, letting players customize ...

It seems that Microsoft has been paying attention to all of those millennial nostalgia-bait posts about translucent iMacs and PlayStation DualShock controllers that go viral on social media, as it’s ...

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Microsoft has unveiled new controllers based on The Outer Worlds 2, which can be purchased at the Xbox Design Lab just a few weeks before the game hits store shelves. The Xbox Design Lab controller ...

Video game console manufacturers understand the gold mine that is limited and special edition versions of their peripherals. Microsoft understands this well and recognizes gamers' desire to customize ...

Pam's Colecovision was her babysitter, from the age of 4 or 5, but the family only had one game. Over and over, hour after hour, she'd climb and jump through the three levels of Donkey Kong. But the ...

If you're in the market for a new controller, you're in luck. Microsoft's Xbox Elite Series 2 Core controller is on sale for $98 at Amazon and Target, down from $130. That means its about $3 off its ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A review of the best early Xbox Elite & wireless controller deals for Black Friday 2023, featuring the latest offers on Xbox Series Core, Elite Series 2, Elite Series 2 Core ...

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