Elite Controller Xbox

At Gamescom 2015, the Elite is on display, with accessories. With paddles installed and shortened trigger distance, the undersides are shown. On June 15, 2015, during its E3 2015 press conference, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller, a new controller that Phil Spencer referred to as being "an elite controller for the elite player."

The standard Xbox One controller has a new textured grip, reversible rear paddle buttons (short or long forms), analog stick tops (original Xbox One stick, convex dome, and extended version for more accuracy), directional pad patterns (either the traditional four-way design or a concave disc-like design), and "hair trigger locks" on the triggers that allow players to reduce the amount of distance needed to activate them.

Users may change button and paddle mappings and the sensitivity of the triggers and analog sticks with software. Users can customize button and paddle mappings, as well as adjust the sensitivity of the triggers and analog sticks, with software. For quick access, a switch on the controller can be assigned to two button profiles. On October 27, 2015,

Cosmetic variants

During Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference, a Gears of War 4-themed unique edition variant of the Elite controller was unveiled. It has a blood splatter pattern and the series emblem on the back of the controller, as well as a D-pad disc with weapon symbols representing in-game weapons bound to these controls.

On August 29, 2018, a White Special Edition controller was announced. Although a functional Elite controller was leaked early in 2018, with modifications, the White Special Edition was yet another cosmetic variation of the original Elite.

Series 2

The Xbox One S controller has a USB-C connector, which is missing from the original Elite (top) and second-generation Elite (bottom) controllers. In January 2018, leaked plans for a revised version of the Elite controller with additional features including a USB-C connection, as well as other hardware modifications such as three-level Hair Trigger Locks, variable tension thumbsticks, revised rubber grips, three user-defined profile settings, and Bluetooth capability that had been introduced with the redesigned Xbox One S controller in 2016 were published.

At E3 2019, Microsoft announced that pre-orders for the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 will begin on November 4, 2019, with a suggested retail price of US$179.99.

In general, the Series 2 and Series 1 Elite controllers do not allow for interchangeable accessories (such as thumb sticks and paddles). The charging dock (Model 1924) included with the Elite 2 was detachable so that you could charge the controller's built-in battery while also using it to connect a USB-C cable to a port on the dock.

Support on other platforms

In June 2014, drivers were made available for the Xbox One controller to be utilized over a USB connection on computers running Windows 7 or later. The Xbox One Wireless Adapter for Windows is a USB dongle that allows up to eight controllers to be used simultaneously wirelessly.

The Oculus Rift CV1 headset initially came with an Xbox One controller, but the Oculus Touch motion controllers have now been released.

Support for the controller is built-in on Windows 10, including wireless audio when using the wireless dongle or USB cable (it is not supported over Bluetooth). The Xbox Accessories app can also be used to control the controller, with button remapping (for both the regular and Elite controller), input testing, and firmware updates among its functions. Drivers are necessary on Windows 7 or 8.1; however, those features are not accessible.

Microsoft also supports Bluetooth-enabled Xbox One controllers for Android, with Samsung Galaxy models specifically included as supporting Minecraft: Gear VR Edition.

The xpad USB driver supports Linux controllers. There is also a xpadneo driver that supports additional controller versions not supported by the xpad driver, as well as other functions. Driver support for the trigger rumble motors isn't even provided on Windows 10 because of some of these features.

In June 2019, Apple announced that iOS 13, macOS Catalina and tvOS 13 include support for Bluetooth-enabled Xbox One controllers. It was released in the fall of 2019.