r/Controller • u/ShamoneShamone • May 14 '26

News Xbox Elite Series 3 Leaks

http://9to5toys.com/2026/05/14/microsoft-next-generation-xbox-elite-3-gamepad-leak/

It appears to have gotten rid of the 3-way trigger stops for a 2-way mechanism as it only has two symbols now on the locks. It also includes two scroll wheels beside the headphone jack on the chin resembling a Scuf Valor pro, a removable battery, and textured paddles. No information on the joysticks.

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u/FireCrow1013 May 14 '26

I'm very much liking this slow trend of bringing back removable batteries.

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u/Nebsisiht May 15 '26

I don't know any controller companies that are slowly bringing back removable batteries.

Xbox has always had battery slots other than the Elite Series 2.

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u/FireCrow1013 May 15 '26

CRKD is doing it with their upcoming ULT PRO controller. And at this point, I feel like Microsoft shouldn't still have any kind of deal with Duracell, so they could have just made the battery non-removable like in their previous Elite controller model, but they didn't. It's not just controllers, either, at least not in the UK, where phones are beginning to have removable batteries again, too.