Microsoft
went
and
made
its
pricey
Xbox
Elite
2
controller
part
of
the
resurgent
transparent
tech
trend
with
some
fetching
new
seethrough
“Cipher
Series”
color
options
in
its
Xbox
Design
Lab
custom
controller
shop.
In
addition,
the
company
announced
new
chromatic
options
for
the
D-pads
and
paddles.
Prices
start
at
$149.99
for
a
custom
design,
but
you’ll
pay
extra
for
some
options.
The
new
translucent
faceplate
options
are
white
(Ghost
Cipher),
green
(Velocity
Cipher),
purple
(Astral
Cipher),
blue
(Surf
Cipher),
pink
(Candy
Cipher),
and
red
(Pulse
Cipher)
options.
Meanwhile,
you
can
choose
Energy
Chroma
and
Sunset
Chroma
for
the
paddles
and
D-pad.
Microsoft
also
released
a
new
standalone
Ghost
Cipher
edition
of
the
standard
Xbox
Wireless
Controller
that’s
much
more
transparent
than
the
Elite
options
(the
Elite
rubberized
grips
keep
the
translucence
from
extending
past
the
faceplate).
It’ll
set
you
back
$69.99
when
it
arrives
on
October
8th,
and
preorders
begin
today.
Click
through
the
gallery
below
for
that
controller
and
examples
of
the
Elite
Cipher
Series
options.
1/10
Microsoft’s
new
transparent
options
for
the
Xbox
Elite
Wireless
Controller
Series
2.Screenshot:
Xbox
Design
Lab
The
Xbox
Design
Lab
is
fantastic
if
you,
like
me,
are
a
person
who
thinks
gadget
design
takes
itself
too
seriously
most
of
the
time.
I
particularly
like
the
challenge
of
making
something
as
garish
as
possible,
so
I’d
end
up
creating
something
like
the
below
images
if
I
could
bring
myself
to
pay
for
it.
(This
build
costs
$194.95,
thanks
to
the
optional
chromatic
D-pad
and
back
paddles.)
Behold,
my
delightfully
hideous
creation.Screenshot:
Xbox
Design
Lab
Behold,
my
delightfully
hideous
creation.Screenshot:
Xbox
Design
Lab
Microsoft
has
been
on
the
translucent
tech
tip
with
its
controllers
for
the
last
few
years;
see
the
2018
Phantom
Black
controller,
the
2021
Forza
edition,
or
the
more
recent
Sky
Cipher
blue
one.
Now,
I
wonder
if
Microsoft
going
all
the
way
and
giving
us
another
Crystal
Edition
Xbox
is
too
much
to
hope
for?
Original author: Wes Davis
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