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Xbox Elite Controller |OT| That's a paddlin'

AlexMogil

Member
Dang I wish they made more of these. My local Gamestops stopped taking orders in June.

Got no Best Buy, MS store, Target, and my local Walmarts have no idea what I'm talking about. Toys r Us isn't going to carry it locally.
 

The Flash

Banned
On with Xbox Support since my D-pad isn't right. They're telling me I need a console serial number to perform a replacement. I told them I don't have one. They're trying to tell me you cannot get a replacement unless you own an Xbox. WTF???

See if you can talk to that person's supervisor. No way that's true.
 

Justinh

Member
Yeah somethings up In that video. I have been playing with my controller and it moves so fast on Instant I can't even aim.

I'm playing on the aggressive setting right now. I turn a little slow but not like that video. I'm only using sensitivity 4 in game and aggressive for the right stick in the app.

Yeah, wow! Instant is kinda insane. His app looks different, he should update. Honestly, I'm a little wary about his discount code for scufgaming, too.

See if you can talk to that person's supervisor. No way that's true.
Yeah, that's straight up BS, they've said over and over that these work for PC, too.
 

Head.spawn

Junior Member
On with Xbox Support since my D-pad isn't right. They're telling me I need a console serial number to perform a replacement. I told them I don't have one. They're trying to tell me you cannot get a replacement unless you own an Xbox. WTF???

Can't you just return it to wherever you bought it? There is no way there isn't a warranty.

Whats wrong with your D-pad?
 

Aggie CMD

Member
Friend and I just picked up Elite controllers from the Microsoft Store @ Houston Galleria. It looked like they had a decent amount of stock.

And that Surface Book looked nice too.
 

The Flash

Banned
Yeah, wow! Instant is kinda insane. His app looks different, he should update. Honestly, I'm a little wary about his discount code for scufgaming, too.

I remember seeing a video after it's announcement where a guy who admitted that he was sponsored by Scuf, said that it would probably not be as good as a Scuf and that he probably wouldn't get one. Like come on, dude. Really? Really?
 

Wallach

Member
So watching a comparison between the new scuf and xbox elite and the guy says the elite has really bad slow turn and I hope this is not the case. I'm kind of worried now he states changing the stick sensitivity doesn't help.

https://youtu.be/vDBx2gXRHr4?t=8m33s

If he's seen that problem on other Xbox One controllers, it is just as likely to occur on SCUF controllers. They don't make their own internals or anything, they use the same Xbox One controller components. SCUF only modifies the shells and outer physical components.
 
Friend and I just picked up Elite controllers from the Microsoft Store @ Houston Galleria. It looked like they had a decent amount of stock.

And that Surface Book looked nice too.

Yeah the Microsoft store here in Cleveland had several so I snagged one. Seems the Microsoft store is the best place to find one.
 
I received mine and it's unbelievable and at £100 I am over the moon don't think I have spent a £100 on anything better up until now...

Just turned it on and done an update completely forgot it had wireless updates.

To appreciate this controller you really need to see/feel it in person to truly understand what all the hype is about
Wait... The controller updates itself wirelessly?? You don't need to use the micro USB in to update it??
 

MrBenchmark

Member
still waiting on mine amazon email promised release day delivery for this and a blu ray i preordered yet the UPS tracking shows nothing since kenosha WI last night.

as a paying prime member i'm growing tired of amazon not making my deliveries on time.
 
If he's seen that problem on other Xbox One controllers, it is just as likely to occur on SCUF controllers. They don't make their own internals or anything, they use the same Xbox One controller components. SCUF only modifies the shells and outer physical components.

Look above you about two posts. I already responded my controller is fine. it seems his controllers broken or he doesn't know how to use the app.

Awesome. Thanks mate.

What else do people think others will map the paddles to?

I have jump on the top left and booster on the top right. Bottom left is grenade and bottom right is melee. I'm thinking about ditching the left bottom paddle cuz I keep hitting it on accident.
 
So far i love it. Been playing Halo 5 on it and i am trying to train my mind to use the paddles instead of the face buttons. Fucking hard as hell. Sometimes my thumb still slips off the joystick and will hit a face button. Thats what 10 years of Halo will do to you.
 

Justinh

Member
Wait... The controller updates itself wirelessly?? You don't need to use the micro USB in to update it??

I believe this is the case for all the new controllers with the updated bumpers and 3.5mm jack included.

So far i love it. Been playing Halo 5 on it and i am trying to train my mind to use the paddles instead of the face buttons. Fucking hard as hell. Sometimes my thumb still slips off the joystick and will hit a face button. Thats what 10 years of Halo will do to you.
Yeah man, it's tough!
Been playing with dual analog for quite some time and now have to rewire my thinking into getting it more natural feeling.
 

hwalker84

Member
The tiny little kiosk Microsoft store has a few and they're holding one for replacement. Only downside is while it's not far from a mileage standpoint it's super far because of traffic.
 

The Flash

Banned
Correct. All Mark II controllers can update wirelessly.

The tiny little kiosk Microsoft store has a few and they're holding one for replacement. Only downside is while it's not far from a mileage standpoint it's super far because of traffic.

Awesome. Glad you got that worked out.
 
Look above you about two posts. I already responded my controller is fine. it seems his controllers broken or he doesn't know how to use the app.



I have jump on the top left and booster on the top right. Bottom left is grenade and bottom right is melee. I'm thinking about ditching the left bottom paddle cuz I keep hitting it on accident.

That's cool. I'll probably use this setup too.

I believe this is the case for all the new controllers with the updated bumpers and 3.5mm jack included.


Yeah man, it's tough!
Been playing with dual analog for quite some time and now have to rewire my thinking into getting it more natural feeling.

That happened when the ones with the 3.5mm jack were introduced. So it has been a while since they been updating without a cord.
Ah ok I have a normal controller and a titanfall one so I didn't know this.

This looks excellent.
 

Lizardus

Member
Joke post right? What did you expect them to secretly stick proprietary hardware in every PC on the planet in anticipation of this controllers release?

Should have worded my post a different way. I meant to ask why the wireless adapter wasn't included with the controller for such a hefty price.
 

chekhonte

Member
The microsoft store in the U District of seattle was sold out. They said that had over 2000 people for the halo 5 launch and sold out of elite controllers near instantly.
 

Novocaine

Member
I'm going to jump in. It's so expensive, but I'm going to be using it for years to come. I love the feel of a solid controller.
 

Hawk269

Member
I am still playing with the controller so have a few questions...

So you can only have 2 profiles loaded in the controller? So if I have Halo 5 on 1 and Forza 6 on 2 and I want to play ESO, I would have to use the app to load that profile into one of the controllers 2 slots?
 
Well, Amazon have 'lost' mine, bastards!

It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if an employee has stolen it for themselves.

I'm so annoyed. I wanted this to play both Halo and COD with. My OCD (real OCD not internet OCD) now won't have it any other way, so I'm stuck until I can get one. Yaaaaaaaargh!
 
I don't think I'll be doing all those complicated things like mapping sensitivity curves. I just want to change the buttons to paddles, put the nice dpad in and have the metal sticks in. That will be good enough for me.

I hope some experts release sensitivity settings that we can all use rather than having to fiddle around with it ourselves.
 

Crumbtiny

Member
Friend and I just picked up Elite controllers from the Microsoft Store @ Houston Galleria. It looked like they had a decent amount of stock.

And that Surface Book looked nice too.

Man, tempting as Galleria is on the way home (sort of) but going there after work at 3:30. Lol traffic is bad over there now, let alone then.

Managed to order one from GameStop last night, but who knows when that'll ship.

Choices, choices.
 

KevinG

Member
Checking inventory for in store pick up in my area, sold out everywhere.

Also, GameStop is doing their usual "hold stock of a rare item and bundle it with stuff you don't need" thing.
 

Gorki247

Member
Yeah, wow! Instant is kinda insane. His app looks different, he should update. Honestly, I'm a little wary about his discount code for scufgaming, too.

He looks almost pleased that it's not working as good as his scuf controller.

I love how he tried to demonstrate how quickly you could switch out the stick on a scuf controller (Spoiler: compared to the Elite, not that quick at all).
 

The Flash

Banned
I am still playing with the controller so have a few questions...

So you can only have 2 profiles loaded in the controller? So if I have Halo 5 on 1 and Forza 6 on 2 and I want to play ESO, I would have to use the app to load that profile into one of the controllers 2 slots?

Precisely.
 
He looks almost pleased that it's not working as good as his scuf controller.

I love how he demonstrated how quickly you could switch out the stick on a scuf controller (Spoiler: compared to the Elite, not that quick at all).

yeah that scuf looks great but my scuf ones left paddle died 3 times and it wont be a year old till next month. I really like my scuf but its not reliable. hopefully I have better luck with this elite controller. Im glad he is full of it cuz i was worried after watching that video.
 

Purexed

Banned
Walked into a Microsoft Store this morning and walked out with my Elite controller 5 minutes later. One other dude was there buying one as well, but it was easy-breezy.
 
I'm getting trolled by Walmart so hard right now.

So I wake up excited to try to find one in store [ I know I'm an idiot didn't pre order it ]. Anyways, after calling every store known to man in my area. The last Walmart of 6 had some. I drive like a mad man to get there in time to snag one. The kid behind the counter says yeah we have them in the back just with no bar code on them so we can't sell them yet!

Says it's going to be a few hours until they finish processing. The struggle is real!!!!
 

kaioshade

Member
I really don't know what they were thinking when they produced this thing. They have so few of them available. It's like they don't even want to sell them.

Because half of the internet was shitting on the price. Microsoft prob saw that and scaled back production. I'm sure more will be made.
 

Rootbeer

Banned
Made a great choice getting it from target.com... below MSRP and still getting it on launch week. Can't wait to toy around with this thing. With each new video or review my thirst grows.
 

GloveSlap

Member
I can't find it anywhere in stores. I should know better, when in doubt just pre-order on Amazon and decide if i want it later.
 

finalflame

Member
Just went to my local Microsoft store at Stanford Shopping Center at 10am and they had a spot on the shelf stocked to the brim with them:

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Picked mine up, of course:


Let's see what this baby can do.
 

KevinG

Member
My scheduled delivery was by 1:15 PM. Now I'm back at work while my wife gets to sign for everything. 2:45 now... The waiting is the worst.
 
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