It's rarely a bad idea to have an extra controller on hand. Being able to switch to another gamepad when the battery runs out is always welcome, and you don't want to be caught off guard when a friend wants to jump into a local multiplayer game with you. Being able to put an extra controller and phone clip in your bag for cloud gaming is also useful. So you may be happy to know that the official is on sale. It fell to $44 in its , And variants, and In for $49.
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The Xbox Wireless Controller is a great gamepad choice for multiple platforms, and you can currently pick one up at near an all-time low price.
The price has yet to reach the previous high of $39, but it's still a good deal. The device usually costs $60.
The latest version of the controller is designed for It retains the presentation that Xbox fans have become accustomed to over the past two decades. The face buttons and triggers are responsive and the joysticks are smooth. Although it lacks the adaptive triggers and immersive haptics of the directional pad on the Xbox controller is more clicky than the one on the DualSense.
The device also easily connects to Windows PCs, phones and tablets via Bluetooth, while the dedicated Share button for capturing screenshots and gaming clips is handy. One thing to keep in mind is that the Xbox controller runs on AA batteries. So unless you want to change batteries regularly, it may be worth getting a set of batteries. or one .
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