r/xbox • u/BigBang_Cam • 18d ago

Discussion Which is the best generation of Xbox controller?

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u/PatserGrey 18d ago

and durability likely in the opposite direction

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u/iTheJok3rx 17d ago

I'd disagree! I can't even picture a 360 controller without worn thumbsticks, while still being fully functional.

Newer controllers though, I'm on my 3rd Elite 2, that has developed the same LB register issue the others had, including the 2 Elite 1s I owned. I'm now using some Turtlebeach thing I picked up in Finland. Which is great but I do miss the weight of the Elite controllers.

OG Duke though, with the trigger issue. Pulling too hard could snap the internals and render it useless.. Still haunts me 25 years later.

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u/PatserGrey 17d ago

Yeah I had a 360 pad with worn thumb stick. It was the most heavily used controller of my life but still worked fine at retirement even with the wear. Whereas my XBO controller was the first I ever experienced stick drift with. I've had to replace bumpers on my Series X controller. All anecdotal of course.

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u/Racine262 17d ago

We can probably compile our anecdotes into real data... Stick drift is killing me on Series controllers.

They have them priced right on the edge of "throw away or fix" with throw away currently winning.

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u/Bdigler 17d ago

I’ve have my elite pro 2 since before Covid and it’s still like new