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    Xbox Elite Wireless Controller

    • The bumpers and thumb sticks you can add are really neat, and the entire controller is really well made.
    • Didn't come with batteries and the right stick is loose in its mount
    • Comes with a carrying case, a spare D-pad, some elevated different stick types to change in and out at your will, and a really nice braided charging cable
    • The Pros:-Controller has great customization-thumb stick and d-pad choices are nice-feels like decent quality (at first)The Cons:-after about a year of normal use my rubberized grip just started coming off of the bottom part of the controller-A defect arose (after the warranty period) in which the controller would glitch out when trying to play with the charge cord plugged in-The controller is very
    • The RB button got stuck after 4 months of light usage and the controller doesn't work anymore
    • Fast forward to 2 days ago and out of NOWHERE the right stick just ghosts on me
    • I decided to keep it but after just 3 months the left tumb stick got damaged
    • damn long stick broke again not
    • The sticks, both right and left, will come loose or juat downright break in a couple months.
    • Well of lately I have been having issues the last few months of my right stick slowing going up if I am not touching it which was fine
    • The ring would start chipping paint and the paint would become dust, causing the analog sticks to feel gritty
    • The stick have both worn down inside the controller so much I can’t depress them and have full range of motion
    • Analog sticks break on majority of elite controllers
    • Good weight and the interchangeable sticks allow you to adjust just for your own feel
    • On third controller, same issue: sticks get loose after a couple of months
    • It gives you an advantage in FPS because you don't have to take your thumb off the right stick to jump
    • Left stick does not work because it is always moving upwards making it impossible to navigate menus let alone play a game
    • Was good for the first couple of weeks then after that I noticed my right stick/ camera view on most games started dragging upwards on its own, I cannnot help it
    • Mine was bought 10 months ago and is now unusable due to horrible stick drift (already replaced bumpers that broke at 7 months).
    • Nothing happens to the controller, just the Left and Right stick part comes off but it's easy to put back on
    • Sad, Because I really liked the smooth sticks
    • I know it says lightly used, but the one I got from them was greasy, and looked as if someone had done the hot knife challenge to this thing, not only that, it has a very bad case of sticky keys/sticks
    • First time I used it, I noticed that the right stick is oddly stiff and the ABXY buttons do not register sometimes.
    • The extra d-pad option is great, especially for fighting games and side scrollers; the extra sticks I guess are cool but they all feel too long/awkward compared to the regular
    • a month later the right joy stick
    • Wasn't like new the right stick keeps forcing forward and is extremely stupid.
    • It is comfortable and the sticks feel fantastic and yield to the slightest touch
    • but I've had to resort to cutting and gluing to fix the grips, buying an aftermarket charging cable, and awkward work-arounds for the loose left stick.
    • However in less than a year, the grip is peeling off and the sticks are getting loose
    • Does have clicking noise in right stick when I move it to the top right but works great!
    • Now after very little time of having it the left joy stick gets stuck and does not work and it dosnt even charge up with the wire only batteries
    • Also, the sticks themselves felt too sloppy and loose for my taste, while the buttons felt mushier, too
    • The controller was great except the right analog stick made a clicking sound when you turn it
    • I get the xbox elite controller and it has a major drift in the right analog stick.
    • I loved this controller at first, then I experienced relentless right stick drift and it became worse than useless.
    • The left joy stick broke and my son doesn't even use it that often.
    • The problem is, it has many known problems including bad analog sticks
    • I loved this controller at first, then I experienced relentless right stick drift and it became worse than useless.
    • my right stick is the extended stick and my left stick is the standard stick
    • I noticed that my right analog stick would drift up by
    • After that 9 month mark, I noticed the right analog stick would move upward drastically when playing (broken analog/thumb sticks are a common problem for the elite controller)
    • The first one had a clicking noise on the right stick and the second one had a drift issue on the Left stick (both brand new right out of box).
    • The back paddles are the main draw, but the interchangeable D-Pad and thumb sticks and the locking trigger positions are nice also
    • Right analog stick was fine, but the left was slow to come up to speed, so that's a critical failure
    • The right stick usually lasts a few nights of gaming before I can hear a "click" noise inside of the regular controllers
    • The second issue is the magnetic thumbstick is slowly loosing there stick over time
    • My analog stick was already broken before I even opened up the package
    • The left bumper broke resulting in a really hard sticking click
    • I like the swappable thumb sticks and dpad
    • Don’t buy this controller, paid for it and the sticks stopped working, there was a delay in the sticks, and the rubber fell apart on the handles all in about 2 months use
    • The only reason i still use it is because I am used to the extended round top sticks
    • I fretted so much about the sticks dying or the o so prevalent bumpers breaking that I spent an extra 16-17$ on a warranty that I am not sure is actually legit
    • the right stick doesn't center perfectly so it drifts down slightly on occasion
    • Its heavier feels more sturdy, has better grips, adjustable and replaceable sticks, replaceable Dpad, and the paddles are in a comfortable position and very easy to map the layout
    • (This has given me the idea of this causing my issue of the controller slightly going up with my right stick.
    • The sticks, both right and left, will come loose or juat downright break in a couple months.
    • That ended when the sticks loosened up like every other xbox controller
    • - The Xbox One controller sometimes exhibits a loose stick due to manufacturing faults.2
    • Then I began to experience unbearable stick drift
    • After less than a year, the right stick just started drifting up
    • I like all the interchangable sticks
    • Controller drift is a massive issue, in both left & right sticks
    • Left bumper broke within first month and right stick had drift within second.
    • The paddles are a great idea, the swappable sticks are neat, the rubberized grip feels good
    • First it was the RB button not registering sometimes, then the right analog stick not registering, and now the controller will randomly desync from my console and I have to reconnect it
    • Just ordered new thumbstick parts to replace the old loose sticks, and also ordered a new magnetic stick set
    • my normal xbox controllers last about a year before I get that dead stick pull to one side or another.
    • I love the customization options and the longer thumb sticks
    • This controller suffers two main design flaws: the bumper buttons are connected by just a thin piece of plastic which appears easier to break than in standard Xbox One controllers, and the sticks under the metal domes are plastic which causes the sticks to become loose as the metal wears the plastic pegs
    • The sticks are precise and you can configure a lot of stuff with the Xbox accessories app like the trigger and sticks deadzones, vibration, and button mapping to suit your preference.
    • However despite them(xbox) saying limitless button mapping options you can't map the joy stick press to any of the paddles
    • I have gone through 4 of these in a year, first was just faulty, second third both broke the right stick
    • No excuse for the loose sticks
    • First time I used it, I noticed that the right stick is oddly stiff and the ABXY buttons do not register sometimes.
    • I like using a tall right stick and a short left one
    • The right stick seemed to drift and it the whole unit disconnected a lot during the most inopertune times
    • After that your sticks wander, bumpers break, and the triggers turn to junk
    • But after 3 months the right analog stick became loose
    • My hands get kinda sweaty so the grip became warped and bubbled and peeled, the right stick drifts a little bit.
    • It did arrive on time but very disappointed in quality that it was shipped out in, box for controller was crushed on one side, not to mention the controller worked for a day before the right stick broke, its stuck in the up position
    • love it at first but now have stick drift on left stick totally useless.
    • After Two years of hardcore use.. I finally have the right stick moving on its on
    • Mine came to me with severe stick drift to the point it was almost un useable
    • The controller sticks in your hands incredibly well
    • The right stick started drifting
    • 2nd controller, left bumper and bad stick drift
    • I have gone through 4 of these in a year, first was just faulty, second third both broke the right stick
    • right stick started to have unnecessary dead zones after 4 months
    • While it was hyped up to be an amazing controller to end all controllers it has too many flaws the analog stick on the left like rattles and the skin grip comes off so easily after a while plus the only 90
    • Loose stick
    • the bumpers are cheap single pieces of plastic and the sticks can come loose
    • The right stick is already drifting.
    • I really liked the controller but the durability was poor as well, the rounded top thumb sticks lost their rubber tops after about 10 months of playing.
    • Lasted just a little longer than 3 months before I got the infamous analog stick pull-out defect
    • so for fps games, you dont have to move your finger from the right stick to use a,x,b,y
    • The right stick drifts upwards... will post video later
    • Worst of all, the right stick has started to develop the dreaded XBox Drift
    • Like new condition,synced perfect without any trouble to my xbox one s,came a day early, (so very fast shipping)no complaints and would recommend this seller to a friend for sure if they were interested in an xbox elite controller.
    • n’t work on other controllers
    • Let me see if i get what i am reading, i was planing to buy this controller, but it seems to break easy aftet a few month of use regarles of level of use that does not sound like a high end controller, and a 90 day warranty tells me that even the company dont have confedent the controller is going to last, i was a hardcore gamer both on xbox 360 and ps3, but move to pc, now i pike to pkay exclusives, so i want to get me a xbox one and ps4, with the high end controllers, i had my xbox 360 for about 10 years and it works fine, the controllers are very well made to last, to the point that i but a new shell for running over my wife pink controller with my car, well i but the sheel and fix some of the bent joysitck parts and works lile new, so how in yhe world a 150 dollars controller breaks in 3 to 8 months with only a 90 days warranty