Official Xbox 360 Common Controller for Windows - Black (PC)

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It also features a proprietary serial connector [6] (which is split into 2 parts on either side of the headset connector) for use with additional accessories, such as the chatpad. These officially licensed controllers were inspired by Xbox 360 gamepads but feature full Series X support. The Xbox 360 controller has the same basic familiar button layout as the Controller S except that a few of the auxiliary buttons have been moved. Before then, as IGN stated, the original Xbox controller was "huge, ugly, cheap, and uncomfortable" and concluded to be an "abomination".

The controllers are metallic red with a black "Infected Omen" symbol and feature a transforming D-pad.This button is surrounded by a ring of lights divided into four quadrants that provide gamers with different types of information during game play. The Xbox 360 controller has a guide button in the center of its face that provides a new functionality. With billions of combinations of top cases, thumbsticks, d-pads, and more, you can truly make it yours. Launch Team Edition controllers were bundled with the " Xbox 360 Launch Team Edition", given exclusively to members of the Xbox launch team by Microsoft in November 2005. Halo 3: ODST "Special Edition" controllers were released in September 2009 in a "Collector's Pack" including the Halo 3: ODST game.

The controllers were offered in two limited edition variations—one with blue LED illumination (20,000 units made) and the other with orange LED illumination (250 units made). The gamepad is officially licensed by Microsoft, and it serves as a replica of the original Xbox 360 controller--although it’s designed for full Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC support. The main feature of this controller is a D-pad that can be rotated to adapt to the user's gameplay, becoming either a "plus" (4-way) or a "disc" (8-way) D-pad. Star Wars C-3PO "Limited Edition" controllers were released in April 2012 to coincide with the release of Kinect Star Wars.It features custom Modern Warfare 3 artwork (predominantly matte grey), a transforming D-pad and the same concave analog stick tops found on the original transforming D-pad controller. For more great gamepads, be sure to check out our roundup of the best Xbox Series X controllers of 2023. It is also surrounded by the "ring of light", which indicates the controller number, as well as flashing when connecting and to provide notifications. It was sold with the Gears of War 3 LCE console bundle, which came bundled with two of the controllers. These controllers feature a transforming D-pad, concave analog stick tops and standard colored face buttons.