I have designed a previous special Xbox controller – back when they first released a program to the wild. Now, everything is a little better, but still not as wild and crazy as I want. For Microsoft credit, they will not be full of “Myspace Design non-limits” with official color options, but they do not limit users to a pre-made color combination.
The choice is less when I use the Xbox Design Lab again when it was first available for the public. One controller I designed was almost monotonous. The only bum is that I can go almost a full distance – but Microsoft stops having a full choice on all elements. Abxy and view, menu, and share buttons remain a little more limited in the scope of the others from the controller.
When launched in 2016, Xbox Design Lab had 15 color choices for the main controller body. Here in 2021, for the Xbox One X controller, the Xbox design lab has 18 color options. It seems here, more than the original, there are all-color options as we want in the first place. Not inclusive enough, but lid.
With the original launch, we have 15 colors for the front, rear, d-pad assembly, and top trigger / buttons. Joystick only gets 7 color choices: middle blue blue, black ravine, red oxide, purple regal, military green, blue photon, gray storm, and pink. Because inner pink is the most interesting color to be available for most elements, I choose pink.
Added to the mixture for the ABXY option is the new “black in color” option, something like what we see back in the old school controller of the last generation. Also added: the new “black and white” option for display, menu, distributing buttons. Before it was only four other choices – Gray On White was the only white choice before now.
We still hold back hopes that Microsoft will be aware and provide a full spectrum on the button that is still limited. That, or very strange with it and allow the button to be completely transparent. Can you imagine?
You can get a Xbox design lab controller from Microsoft now for around $ 70 USD. Unless you want carving on the controller – at that time it will be closer to $ 80 USD.
Also note: If you look back to the buyer’s guide I wrote in October 2016, the “best” controller lineup mostly remained the same. Save the PDP lineup, which I am not fully convinced of quality here in 2021, the remaining suggestions now have a newer version made by Microsoft and Razer which is at least as good, if not much better, than its predecessor. Take peep 4 Best Xbox One Controllers This review To see why the elite controller is still your best choice if you just want to be black or white.